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On Eleven Words for 2011 -- "It is Time to Dust Off Your Bible!"



Dear Joshua Family Subscribers:

The following message is one of the best prophetic articles that I have seen so far, this year. Eleven Words For 2011 - It Is Time To Dust Off Your Bible, written by Dennis Cramer. Kudos to Dennis for sharing this with the Body of Christ!

At first, I wondered what all of the fuss was about concerning the Eleven Words - 2011 prophetic article on the net? It was a great prophetic article, and the message was quite clear and accurate. I understand, that it was originally posted on the Elijah list, but since I unsubscribed last year after the Lord had dealt with me about 'not reading' most of the type of messages being posted there, I had to check out a few other blog sites to finally learn what was actually going on.

Evidently, some people were not happy about the article and complained because it wasn't to their liking, (not ear-tickling) so, it was deleted and then reposted again with an explanation to please the people. But, if many of the people were already way-off/ or deceived by tainted doctrines and soulish prophetic words themselves, then how would they recognize the truth when they finally do see, or hear it? Most of them probably would not, but there might always be some who would.

Usually, when this sort of thing happens in the case of some ministries, it is pretty evident, that it is likely done, to keep the money flowing in. :) Lord help your people!

Now, my question to our readers here: Is there a major shake-down and challenge concerning deceptive teachings taking place in some of the Charismatic churches and ministries these days? I believe so, and so do so many others who are in the movement themselves.

It's now time to dust off those Bibles again, for those who are taking part in Extreme Charismatic Doctrinal error, Bizarre mystical manifestations, an over-emphasis on Angelic encounters (some are fallen angels), and Extra-Biblical revelation/ or New-age type experiences that run outside of the boundaries of the truth of the Word of God.

It's time to get rooted and grounded in the scriptures, get back to the basics, and look to Jesus Christ, who is the only true author and finisher of our faith! Let's never settle for a cheap imitation when we can have the real thing. Selah! (Pause and reflect on this!) ~ L.D. Oxford

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Eleven Words for 2011 -- "It is Time to Dust Off Your Bible!"

(with clarification from Dennis Cramer)

Resources: http://www.denniscramer.com/



INTRODUCTION:



• What Exactly is Meant by the Phrase "At Will"?

I would like to add some clarity to explain my 2011 (global) prophecy, a "word in season" for the Body of Christ in every nation. Perhaps, the phrase "at will" that appears after a number of the "doctrines of concern" that I address in point three below, could be more clearly understood by the reader.

"At will" means a Believer makes a decision, on his own, to initiate or attempt to duplicate a particular sovereign, supernatural experience. The individual wants a particular supernatural experience to happen so badly, he will do anything (within his power) to make it happen – to force it, to duplicate or copy it, whether or not it is God's sovereign will. Rather, a Believer should allow God to SOVEREIGNLY cause it to happen at His chosen time, as we see recorded in all similar Bible examples.

When a Believer unwisely exercises his (soulish) human will, outside of or in conflict with the sovereign will of God (anything contrary to the written Word of God, the Bible), he is producing a seemingly supernatural (source unclear) experience from his own will or "at will." This is the meaning of "at will." "At will" is self-will, and self-will can be sinful and can lead to all kinds of spiritual deception and questionable practices.


• The Question of Supernatural Sovereign Experiences "At Will"

Do I believe in Third Heaven experiences? Absolutely, I do. The Bible supports such sovereign experiences as in the example of Paul in 2 Corinthians 12. Do I believe in being physically transported? Absolutely, I do! By a sovereign act of God, Phillip was physically transported ( Acts 8 ) from one location to another. So if it's in the Bible I believe it! I believe it all! Amen!

However, there is a HUGE difference between God willing you to have a certain sovereign Bible experience (like Paul or Phillip), as opposed to you willing it or trying to make it happen, to duplicate it through mere human effort or merely through the exercising of your human or soulish will, in other words, "at will." These Bible experiences were 100% sovereign. They did not happen because these individuals willed them into existence or willed them to happen. God and God alone initiated them – He and He alone willed them.

This is the very nature of a sovereign experience: God makes it happen when He wants, where He wants, and with whom He wants. Period! And they usually happened when the candidates or recipients least expected it. Why? Because these were sovereign events, not planned or initiated by man, but by God.

When discussing a sovereign experience there is a big difference between initiating versus cooperating. God INITIATES all sovereign experiences and the Believer COOPERATES with them. Mix the two, crisscross them, and this can lead to some real doctrinal confusion and counter-productive measures.


• It's All About God's Sovereignty

The critical issue with operating in the supernatural is: who is initiating what or who is "willing" what? Teaching Believers that by following certain steps, teachings, formulas, and/or merely exercising their own human wills, they can duplicate any sovereign supernatural experience – is dangerous and unscriptural.

One cannot go to Heaven like Paul or be transported physically like Phillip simply because they want to or because they feel like it (at will). Teachings like this often crossover into dangerous methods and techniques that resemble New Age, Mysticism, Spiritism or other occult manipulative practices. A Believer cannot and must not force, manipulate, or otherwise attempt to reproduce a sovereign supernatural Bible experience by merely following a method, a series of steps, or worst of all "willing it" to happen.

Whether we are discussing being translated in the spirit or transported physically, or any supernatural sovereign experience we read about in the Bible, the critical difference between whether it is God or not is who "willed" it to happen: Was it you or was it God? If you willed it to happen it ceases to be a sovereign, God ordained, supernatural, Bible experience, and you risk experiencing a counterfeit.