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Geestelike Oorlogvoering, Engele, Demone En Hoe Om Waarheid Te Vind

Geestelike Oorlogvoering, Engele, Demone En Hoe Om Waarheid Te Vind

As gevolg van my program Geestelike Oorlogvoering: Engele, Demone, Kwantumfisika En Jou Brein, het ek baie terugvoer ontvang – sommige positief, sommige verward en sommige negatief.

Terwyl ek besin het oor die kritiek wat baie oor die program geopper het, het ek besef dat baie van die meningsverskil spruit uit die feit dat ons nie almal ons begrip uit dieselfde databasis put nie. Dit is ‘n gegewe dat as ons ons gevolgtrekkings maak uit verskillende inligtingsbronne wat uiteenlopende data bevat, ons noodwendig nie sal kan saamstem nie. Ons eerste prioriteit om hierdie kwessies aan te spreek, is dus om die datastel te bepaal wat ons “gesaghebbend” vind, die standaard waarteen ons eie idees en ander inligtingsbronne getoets sal word.

My standpunt (vooroordeel) is dat die 66 boeke van die Bybel ons skriftuurlike standaard is, en watter gevolgtrekkings ons ook al maak, moet daarmee ooreenstem en dit nie weerspreek nie. Verder, op ‘n verskeidenheid maniere, leer die Skrif dat God drie bewysdrade voorsien het wat geharmoniseer moet word sodat ons tot ‘n akkurate begrip kan kom. (Sien my blog Die Ou Testament, Moderne Onderrig En Die Integrerende Bewysgebaseerde Benadering.) Hierdie drie bewysdrade is:

  1. die 66 boeke van die Skrif (geskrewe openbaring)
  2. God se ontwerpwette wat in die weefsel van die werklikheid (wetenskap en natuur) ingebou is
  3. en lewenservarings (hoe dinge werklik werk).

Ons doel is om waarheid te vind waarin al drie hierdie fasette harmoniseer. Ek demonstreer dit op baie plekke, soos my praatjie getiteld Die God-Gevormde Brein en my boek Die God-Gevormde Brein: Hoe Jou Siening Omtrent God Jou Lewe Verander.

Een van die waarhede van die Skrif is die oorkoepelende storielyn, die beloofde Messias van Genesis 3:15. Dwarsdeur die geskiedenis, tot en met Christus se oorwinning aan die kruis, het Satan en sy magte aktief teen God en sy plan oorlog gevoer en probeer om daardie mense te vernietig wat saam met God gewerk het – die weg waardeur die Messias sou kom. Daardie oorlog was soms fisies, met die verskillende nasies wat Israel en Juda aangeval het, maar nog belangriker, dit was ‘n geestelike oorlog met voortdurende aanvalle deur nie net heidense aanbidding nie, maar ook valse profete met valse profesieë en valse geskrifte, soos met Bileam (Numeri 22, 23; 2 Petrus 2:15) en die profete van Baäl, maar ook die valse profete wat beweer het dat hulle profete van Jahweh is (1 Konings 22:13; Jeremia 14:14, 23:25-28; Esegiël 13:3-6; Miga 3:5).

Namate die valse profete en hulle valse geskrifte deur God se volk aanvaar en gebruik is, het die foute wat hulle geleer het, filters geword wat toegepas is om die Bybel te verstaan, en die waarhede van die Bybel is verdorwe deur die mense wat op hierdie valse Skrifgedeeltes staatgemaak het om die Bybel te verduidelik.

‘n Voorbeeld van hierdie dwaling word in die Nuwe Testament opgeteken, wanneer Jesus die Fariseërs konfronteer oor hul praktyk van Korban, wat die gebruik was om ‘n persoon se eiendom by sy dood as toewyding aan die tempel te verklaar; daardie eiendom kon dan nie gebruik word om vir sy eie ouers te sorg nie, net vir homself. Jy kan Jesus se veroordeling van hierdie gebruik in Markus 7:11 vind. Maar waar kom hierdie praktyk vandaan? Uit die Misjna (geskrewe Joodse mondelinge tradisie en rabbynse literatuur), (Misjna [Ned III. 6; IX] verklaar dat enigiets wat as ‘n qorbān afgesonder is), ‘n valse tradisie uit valse skrif, wat gebruik is om die Bybel verkeerd te interpreteer en mense te lei tot praktyke wat strydig was met God se ontwerp van liefde en vertroue.

Jesus veroordeel Korban tereg en bevestig, deur hierdie kontras te beklemtoon, dat ander geskrifte, idees en praktyke deur die geïnspireerde Woord van God beoordeel moet word, nie andersom nie, wat op baie plekke in die Bybel bevestig word (bv. Jesaja 8:20). As ons toelaat dat ander tradisionele geskrifte, apokriewe en pseudo-apokriewe boeke as bronmateriaal gebruik word, bring ons foute in in ons begrip van die Skrif. En as enige van hierdie ander geskrifte deur Satan en sy volgelinge geïnspireer is, dan word ons begrip van die Bybel verdorwe, iets waarvan die Bybel waarsku, in hierdie tyd in die menslike geskiedenis, sal gebeur:

Die Gees spreek uitdruklik dat in latere tye sommige van die geloof afvallig sal word en ag gee op verleidende geeste en leringe van duiwels (1 Timoteus 4:1 AFRB’23).

Daarom beveel ek aan vir enige van diegene wat nie saamstem met wat ek aangebied het nie en wil betrokke raak by betekenisvolle studie van hierdie belangrike onderwerp dat ons ons gevolgtrekkings oor hierdie onderwerp slegs bepaal deur wat ons kan dokumenteer, demonstreer en bevestig deur die 66 boeke van die Bybel, geharmoniseer met wetenskap/natuur en lewenservarings.

As iemand bekommerd is dat my insluiting van kwantumwetenskap en breinwetenskap nie uit die Skrif kom nie en daarom glo dat dit goed is om ander nie-Skriftuurlike geskrifte, soos die pseudo-Apokriewe in te bring, sou ek verweer dat daar drie tipes bewysdrade is soos hierbo beskryf: Skrif (geskrewe materiaal), wetenskap en natuur (God se skepping en die wette waarop die lewe funksioneer en werk), en ons persoonlike ervarings met God (hoe dinge werk). Die Bybel leer ons om die drie verskillende tipes bewysdrade te integreer soos Jesus met sy gelykenisse en illustrasies gedoen het. Maar enige nie-Bybelse geskrewe materiaal moet deur die 66 boeke getoets word en nie andersom nie.

Ons moet verduidelikings van die wetenskap slegs verwerp wanneer dit die Skrif weerspreek. Ons sal nooit die wetenskap self hoef te verwerp nie, want wanneer dit reg verstaan word, is dit altyd in ooreenstemming met God se Woord. Ons sal egter baie wetenskaplike verduidelikings vind wat verwerp moet word omdat dit die Bybel weerspreek – soos die teorie van goddelose evolusie, wat daarop dui dat die wetenskap leer dat daar geen God is nie en dat ons uit laer lewensvorme ontwikkel het.

As daar kommer is dat my aanbieding van die wetenskap op een of ander manier die Skrif weerspreek, vra ek gretig bewyse om dit te dokumenteer, want my doel is altyd om die suiwerste voorstelling van waarheid, van die werklikheid moontlik, te lewer, en ek wil opreg hê dat enige misverstand, fout of valse gevolgtrekking verwyder word uit wat ek aanbied.

Daarom vra ek diegene wat dalk nie met my aanbieding saamstem nie, en wat my wil help om my begrip te verbeter, om die enigste datastel te gebruik wat ek gesaghebbend vind, die 66 boeke van die Bybel, in harmonie met wetenskap/natuur en lewenservarings. As ander geskrifte gebruik word, soos ek met Luther in my aanbieding gedoen het, word daardie ander geskrifte nie gebruik om die Skrif te interpreteer nie en vervang nie die Skrif nie, maar word bloot gebruik om die feit te dokumenteer dat my gevolgtrekkings van wat die Skrif leer nie myne alleen is nie, net soos die Lutherse aanhaling wat ek gebruik het, gedemonstreer het.

My doel hiermee is nie om vir enige ander persoon te sê wat om te dink nie, maar eerder om die waarheid en liefde van God met ander te deel sodat hulle kan dink, studeer, bid, redeneer en self kan besluit – sodat elke persoon ten volle oortuig kan word in hul eie denke (Romeine 14:5). Ek wil diep persoonlike studie stimuleer, motiveer en aanmoedig wat God se koninkryk van waarheid en liefde bevorder. En sy koninkryk word nie bevorder “deur mag of deur krag [Newtoniaanse fisika] nie, maar deur my Gees [kwantumfisika], sê die HERE, die Almagtige” (Sagaria 4:6 NIV 84).

Dit is as ons op die waarheid reageer en die waarheid kies dat ons verander word; die waarheid maak ons vry (Johannes 8:32). Soos ons die waarheid internaliseer, inneem, waarneem soos Jesus dit geopenbaar het, word daardie waarheid vasgelê in die substruktuur van ons brein en verander die resonerende harmoniese deeltone van ons kwantumhandtekening, wat ons al hoe meer in harmonie met die hemel bring. Soos ons God vertrou, as ons kies om sy metodes en beginsels uit te leef, word ons verder verander, getransformeer en gevestig deur ervaring in ‘n lewende vereniging, band, vriendskap van geloof, vertroue en liefde met ons Skepper.

Ek moedig jou aan om diep te dink, persoonlik te studeer en getrou te bid, en God se Gees uit te nooi om jou te verlig, te bemagtig en te transformeer – en wanneer jy ten volle oortuig is in jou eie gedagtes oor een of ander waarheid, kies dit, sê ja, en waarheid vir waarheid, keuse vir keuse, sal jy getransformeer word en daagliks groei in jou liefde en vertrouensverhouding met God.

 

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Testimony 59

I’m a native Ghanan, but am currently in France for my master’s degree. Prior to this, during my final years at undergraduate studies in Ghana, I was introduced to your ministry and I’ve been immensely blessed by what you share, especially about the Design and Imposed Laws. God richly bless you for that.

One of the first things I did when I arrived in France was to buy all four of your books. They not only helped me, but those I shared them with. I shared the message with an atheist student and I marveled at how God worked mightily in his life. Today this person shares the Love of God with others and debunks theories of who God is not. I want to share what you present in your “Heavenly Sanctuary and Investigative Judgment” pamphlet, because the message brought rest to my soul and I live today as a healthy person.

God bless you so much and your ministry.

Michael A., Ghana

 

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My husband is a pastor and I listen to your lesson almost every week. Thank you for helping me in my study life and to help me love the “real” God more.

C. F., NC, USA

 

Testimony 64

I’ve been reading the bible and walking with Jesus since I was around 16. I’m 42 now. I’ve mostly been alone in my walk although I went to several churches in different denominations. For the past 3 years God has been showing me His character of agape. It’s been a blessing and changed how I view God and my walk with Jesus. About a year ago I came across the power of love and the principles of design law. These teachings changed how I read scripture and have been such a beautiful blessing. I’m very excited and grateful for these truths. We share these truths of agape, design law and the reality of the principles of the two trees in the garden of Eden with people on Facebook and YouTube. People all over are learning to trust God and His agape design law which makes life possible. Thank you for everything you shared with me. May God continue to bless your ministry and lives.

Bradley M., Hinsdale, NY, USA

 

Testimony 20

I just wanted to personally thank you for your teachings and insight into scripture. I came across your website via my cousin who suggested I look into “Healing the Mind” information. My youngest daughter has been struggling over the last couple of years and it all came to a head this spring. When I started listening to the “Healing the Mind” lectures my own life began to be transformed. I began sharing with all my daughters the concepts you laid out so clearly. I ordered your book and soaked it up. I just want to say “Thank You!” My walk with the Lord has been refreshed and renewed. Your obedience to the Lord is a blessing to so many.

R. K., Anderson, SC, USA

 

Testimony 39

[This ministry is the] biggest blessing I have ever received! Your DVDs and lessons could not have come at a better time in my life. I have experienced in the past year many difficulties that, if it wasn’t for this wonderful view of God that I have discovered through this ministry, I would not have been able to respond in love and forgiveness. My heart is being transformed everyday by the Calvary-looking God you teach. Hallelujah!! I have tears in my eyes as I write, because my life has taken a complete turn from where I was heading.

I am from Central America. Most of my family is scattered in different parts of the world and all have the same view of God that I had growing up; a distant, exacting, and ready-to-punish-us-with-tragedy type of God. So, I have been translating lessons for my family and, to my surprise, they have also been sharing them with others! I can already see the difference. My brother has often said, “Thank you for sharing, I have never heard it this way!” My other family members are taking an amazing turn from a message of “repent or burn” towards a loving God, pleading to us that we won’t reject him because he loves us eternally.

Bless you for all you do.

Sofia S., Ashfield, MA, USA

 

Testimony 38

Since November 2015, when I started studying Gods word from this God Is Love point of view, my life has been transformed. My troubled marriage of 15 years has been healed and my husband and I are truly happy for the first time in 15 years. Now When I read the word of God I understand it so much better and I can’t help but see Gods love radiating through the pages to humanity. Gods word is living and active and I am blessed beyond measure to be having this amazing experience. God has given me a beautiful understanding of Jn 3:16 that amazes me more and more each day. Thank you again for your ministry.

Helen D., London, England

 

Testimony 4

I’m a youth leader in South Africa. We as a youth group are currently using a lot of the material on the Come and Reason site. Since we’ve started using the material, our youth group has grown.

R. V. N., South Africa

 

Testimony 28

I have been following your Bible study class for about a year now. I must say I am impressed with how your ministry has grown. I took it upon myself to listen to all your lesson podcasts from the past and they have both enriched me physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. I have learnt a lot from this class. I have also noticed how the class has grown in spiritual strength. One of the things that benefited me is that now I am not afraid of God. I use to be, but now it has melted away. The second thing is that you helped me to have a real life relationship with God. Now He is my friend that was always there and I love having him with me all the time. Thirdly, because of this class, it inspired me to take over and lead a class. I have called it “Let Us Reason Together,” adapting your inquisitive style and creating a class of free thinkers.

T. Banda, Malawi, Africa

 

Testimony 26

Your teachings about our heavenly Father have changed my life. Thank you sooooooo very very much! I know He’s doing some serious healing in my heart and life and I look forward to each new day to learn something new about Him and to just hear you speak about Him. Thank you, forever.

Nancy S.

 

Testimony 25

I just want to say thank you so much for your conversations via YouTube. I regularly tune in to your lectures, “Let’s Talk” sessions, and many others. Through these I’ve found greater depth and meaning to God’s word. Thanks for all that you do and please continue. I’m currently working in the middle of Silicon Valley at Stanford University. I feel like God really has me in the right place right now and I’m sensing that your teachings might be part of it.

B. F., Silicon Valley, CA, USA

 

Testimony 7

Ok, so last night I listened to “The Law of Liberty” and “How to Achieve Victory: Freedom, Truth and Spirtual Warfare.” These are both MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITES so far! The logic is just soooooo beautiful. I had to re-listen to them a couple of times. I just want to EXPLODE! (<< we assume with joy and happiness)

N. B., Canada

 

Testimony 60

Just watched watched lesson 10 in the 1st quarter 2021 bible study classs on Isaiah. I want to thank you for your intellectual spirituality; it’s not an oxymoron! From the point of view of a teacher I also enjoy seeing how much personal pleasure you clearly take in not just tasting, but feasting on God’s word – it reminds me of Jeremiah not being able to hold it in! It makes me smile that your cup is so full and overflowing that you make it to Tuesday’s lesson (on a good day). It just goes to show the richness of God’s Word.

God bless the Come and Reason Team from our church here in Great Britain.

Andrew H., Great Britain

 

Testimony 44

We were given a gift of the DVD set, “God and Your Brain,” and we just finished watching it. The truths in this are so powerful and truly an answer to a prayer. We’re seeing hope where once we thought God wasn’t answering our prayers to be free of certain mindsets. He answered with these DVDs and we are hungry for more. Thank you!

Daniel T., Easley, SC, USA

 

Testimony 72

I am blown away by the truth that you present. God’s Design Law makes so much sense! You have validated my impression that, if God is love, He would not kill those who don’t want to know him. If God gives us choice, then how can He destroy us if our choice is not to follow him. Thank you for opening my eyes and heart to the pure love of God seen through Jesus. The love I now have for Jesus is deeper and free from condemnation. My heart has been opened to love others as Jesus loves me. May God continue to bless your God-given insight into His word and your ministry. The truth has set me free!

H. Miller, Centereach, NY

Testimony 40

I was brought up in a different faith and have been petrified my whole life of God. I believed that I would burn in hell for eternity. When I was 12 I started pursuing the things of this world, but for the next 45 years the Spirit was always calling me, as I knew there was a God through nature. I could see the vast sea of stars in the universe and knew there was something bigger out there. Five years ago, through a Revelation seminar, I was blessed to learn about God’s character and government.

Then I found Come and Reason Ministries and have come under some extreme pressure when I speak about the ministry. One time a member sent me an internet article titled “Whats wrong with Tim Jennings?” I asked her what she thought of it and she said “I don’t know, I didn’t read it.”

I have always wanted to find out for myself the truth about God, so I stayed with the Design Law construct and have been liberated to understand the big picture. Once we consider Design Law, all other Bible stories and prophecies seem to fit perfectly. It is truly beautiful to see people grasping how God operates this Universe of Love and the liberation it has provided in their lives. It blows my mind to see how consistent Design law is with what our founders believed. I hear statements like “This makes so much sense.”

Tom W., Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA