The bewitching and the apostasy

Bewitching is the biggest problem in the church today

1. O foolish Galatians! Who has BEWITCHED you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified?2. This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?3. Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh?

Galatians 3:1-3

The Bewitching

The bewitching consists in blinding the Christian to the salvation which is in the Cross & the Spirit.

The bewitching can enter through many various doctrines but has the same purpose, to take your eyes of the Cross of Christ and onto some form of good works. The only way of us to become “Spiritual” is through the Cross & the Spirit and as soon as the devil gets our attention on any good works we are back in Adam.

Faith and Baptism

We are baptized into Christ and thus are included in a organic way into his death on the cross and resurrection by the Spirit. This is the gospel and salvation. All the good works and holiness in our lives are FRUIT. We can and must focus on the root and the fruit will pop up spontaneously.

FRUIT vs ROOT

If the fruit of the Spirit in your life doesn’t look right it is not right and that is why the New Testament does list the fruit of the flesh and fruit of the Spirit, BUT the fruit of the Spirit are not listed as TODO items and the fruit of the flesh are not listed are DO NOT DO items. Fruit is fruit and root is root. The bewitching is simply to miss that point.

Doctrines that tend to bewitch us

Tithing, penal substitution (Jesus was punished in my place) , unconditional love, world evangelism or any any other "good thing" that you can do without God. It is clear that we are easily seduced out of the Spirit in back into Adam, to do various good works.

In Adam or in Christ

This is where the critical decision occurs. Do you abide in Christ or do you attempt good works in Adam. It is pretty obvious most Christians do not understand this difference. There are raging debates about victory over sin and whether we must keep the law of Moses etc. etc. Christian oscillate between legalism and licentiousness, yet the critical success factor is walking in SPIRIT and abiding in Christ!

A mystery

Apparently the difference between abiding in Adam or in Christ is hidden to many a sincere little Christian.

Where are you rooted?

In Adam trying to please God in your own Adamic strength, or resigned to death resurrection in Christ? We are clearly responsible for the result here and will be judged according to our fruit, but that does not imply we should try to force Adam to obey Moses law or any set of good works.

You must be born again! That means dead, crucified to Adam, and resurrected in Christ Jesus. You cannot fake this. God does it! You must simple SEE this and BELIEVE this. All preaching and all ministry is simply aimed at helping Christians SEE the all inclusive CROSS.

19. For as by one man’s (Adam as our genetic father) disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s (Christ as our new genetic source) obedience many will be made righteous.20. Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more,21. so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 5:19-21

44. It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.45. And so it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.46. However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual.47. The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the second Man is the Lord from heaven.48. As was the man of dust, so also are those who are made of dust; and as is the heavenly Man, so also are those who are heavenly.49. And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.

50. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption.

1 Corinthians 15:44-50

Please note that SPIRIT means reality power and transformation. Pray that the Spirit illuminates this inside your heart, mind, soul and strength. Comprehending this is the LOVE OF GOD

He is who has ears to hear let him hear