2004.10.1.09. Spiritual Categories Of Those Who Dwell On Earth Today Created by James3 on 8/30/2019 6:33:35 PM Spiritual Categories Of Those Who Dwell On Earth Today
Greetings
In previous articles reference has been made to categories of relationship with the Almighty and categories of people on earth today.
At this time it seems that it might be helpful to define some broad categories which require very different approaches in terms of ministry, evangelism and the like.
The objective of the categories that follow is as an aid to focussing attention in any particular discussion.
Insofar as different ministries focus on serving different primary categories it is also useful to more clearly define these categories.
In considering what follows it is important to recognize that in terms of "mighty one's" {god's} there is Yah the eternally self existing, the Almighty and then all the rest.
At some level every single spirit being, including human spirit's are mighty one's -- refer the comments made by Yahooshua in John 10:33-35 "33 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God [ a mighty one]. 34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods [mighty ones]? 35 If he called them gods [mighty ones], unto whom the word of God [the Almighty] came, and the scripture cannot be broken;" (KJV, correct words in [] brackets)
Thus, in considering categories of human being or categories of worshipper it is important to recognize that any form of worship IS of a god or mighty one.
The following categories cover all people on the earth:
1. Those who truly worship ONLY Yah the eternally self existing and NO OTHER mighty ones and who do not have the mark of the beast as defined previously AND who have a personal relationship with the Almighty -- this is an extremely small number of people today.
2. Those who worship Yah AND other mighty ones and have a relationship with the Almighty. This includes but is not limited to those who worship:
- Moses, the Rabbi's, the book, etc (includes the Jews and some Messianics)
- Those who at some level worship Muhammed and the Quran (the Muslims)
- Those who worship Jesus or Yahooshua or Yeshua or Yahshua, the book {bible}, the "cross", "men of God", the pastor, (includes many Christians and Messianics)
- The car, wife, house, job, children, etc (includes those in the above categories)
- Those who worry about what "people" will think, or say, etc
This includes most of those who consider themselves to be devout believers.
3. Those who nominally worship the Almighty and some of those mighty ones in point 2 but who do not have a personal relationship with the Almighty and are not seeking to draw close to Him. This includes the majority of those who apply labels like "Jew", "Muslim", "Christian" or "Messianite" to themselves.
4. Those who do not worship the Almighty at all in any form, includes those who believe in mighty ones {gods} but who do not recognize the existence of an All Mighty Mighty One. Includes many pagan religions at some level.
5. Those who say there is NO Mighty One or mighty ones {no God or gods}, includes those who deny the existence of a spirit realm and consider the material physical world to be the only reality.
6. Those who actively serve Satan and the forces of darkness at a conscious level -- a relatively small proportion of the world population.
7. Those who are sold out to Satan and are totally controlled by demons, that is people who are "illuminated", may be more than those in category 1.
Note that categories 2 to 5 are all also serving Satan and the forces of darkness to the extent that they are worshipping other mighty ones, observing pagan doctrines, feasts, etc -- if you observe Christmas that is an act of worship towards Satan. If you worship "Jesus" that is an act of worship toward Satan. If you call the Almighty "God" or "the LORD" that is an act of worship towards Satan. If you do not observe the true Sabbath (Saturday) that is an act of worship towards Satan. Refer the article on the mark of the beast for a more complete list.
The reality that the Almighty HAS extended grace as a consequence of His love toward us does not alter the fact that while one holds on to lies and false beliefs that holding on is an act of worship toward Satan.
Remember what Yahooshua said to those in categories 2 and 3 in John 8:44 "44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it." (KJV)
If we believe lies, consciously or UNCONSCIOUSLY then we are at some level a child of Satan.
The covenant through Yahooshua is available to ALL the above categories of people but is only being applied in a meaningful way to some extent by those in category 1 and some of those in categories 2 and 3.
Notice that in terms of the definitions used above it is at least theoretically possible for a person to be in category 1 and NOT have knowledge of the covenant of Yahooshua while having a deep personal relationship with the Almighty. It seems quite possible that given the deeply apostate state of those in categories 2 and 3 that there are those outside the formal groupings who ARE in category 1.
It is only those in category 1 who have real assurance of salvation and the possibility of overcoming and even they can slip and fall at any time in their lives.
If one cannot say with deep conviction that one has dealt with the obvious sin's associated with the mark of the beast as set out in the recent article on this subject then one should not presume to assume that one has any place in the Kingdom of Yah.
IF you love Yah, keep His commandments.
Warm regards and blessings
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