Universalism

Is Universalism Seeping into the Church of Today?

Universalism aka; Universal Reconciliation, universal salvation, or Christian universalism, is the belief that all people can be saved, and that all people enter into heaven independently of their religion and of the knowledge they happened to gain during life.  If the creator (God) is responsible for the world, then, universal salvation from pain and suffering for all beings, is a requirement of benevolence.  In other words, God cannot be perfectly good until all people are saved from the suffering that God made possible. Is the church of today bringing in these beliefs and teaching false doctrine? 

Are you, as a believer in Christ sure you are going to heaven?  Does the church teach confession of sins and repentance to build faith for laying on of hands (Hebrews 6:1-2)?  Does the church call on the Holy Spirit so that the Holy Spirit can convict the Body of their sins? Do believers believe they will go to heaven just because they are Believers?

The truth according to God’s Word, whether a believer in Jesus or non-believer, is this, we are either going to heaven or we are going to hell.  Unfortunately, Bible Scripture is being replaced by doctrines of mankind regarding the truth.  The Bible is very clear as to where we may be going according to our beliefs.  Beliefs that will allow us everlasting life with God, the Son, and Holy Spirit or everlasting torment and punishment in hell. This message applies to all.

1 John 5:19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.

Psalm 9:17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

John 13:36 Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, where are You going?” Jesus answered him, “Where I am going you cannot follow Me now, but you shall follow Me afterward.”  (In other words, continue the path of righteousness and Peter will be able to follow Jesus).

John 8:21 Then Jesus said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek Me, and will die (an everlasting death) in your sin. Where I go you cannot come.”

John 8:24 Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”

Matthew 12:32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.

Matthew 25 :46 And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Matthew 26:24 The Son of Man indeed goes just as it is written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.”

Luke 13:34 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were not willing!

Hebrews 3:11-19 So I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest.’” Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end, while it is said: “Today, if you will hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.” For who, having heard, rebelled? Indeed, was it not all who came out of Egypt, led by Moses?  Now with whom was He angry forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose corpses fell in the wilderness? And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey? So, we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.

Matthew 7:13-14 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

Matthew 7:21-23 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’

Isaiah 3:11 Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, For the reward of his hands shall be given him.

Luke 16:25-26 But Abraham said, ‘Son (rich man), remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’

Matthew 25:31-46 “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.  All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.  And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’  “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’  “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’  “Then they also will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Revelation 14:9-12 Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name. “Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

Revelation 20:10 The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

As I was driving to work today, I believe the Lord gave me the following vision/information.  In the end times believers and un-believers will choose the desires of their life.  They will choose to protect self, families, wealth, possessions, status in the church, and their own beliefs (Pride). 2 Corinthians 4:4 whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.  1 John 2:15-17 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.  And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

 They will not lay down their life for Jesus.  Rather, they will deny Jesus just as Peter did, John 13:37-38 Peter said to Him, “Lord, why can I not follow You now? I will lay down my life for Your sake.” Jesus answered him, “Will you lay down your life for My sake? Most assuredly, I say to you, the rooster shall not crow till you have denied Me three times.  Most will be just as fearful as Peter. They will deny Christ and take on the mark of the beast.  It will not be instantaneously. Rather, it will be a quick progression, but subtle enough as to not alarm people.  It is a deception like the world has never experienced. Now, are you sure you are going to heaven?                                     Tony Sanchez 10-11-19

Offenses Leads to Bitterness and Un-forgiveness

Definition of OFFENSE: 1. An act of stumbling, a cause or occasion of sin, stumbling block. 2. Something that outrages the moral or physical senses. 3. The act of attacking, assault. 4 The act of displeasing or insulting, the state of being insulted or morally outraged, takes offense at the slightest criticism. 5 breach of a moral or social code, sin, and misdeed

Matthew 18:7 Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!  Matthew 18:7 How terrible for the people of the world because of the things that cause them to sin. Such things will happen, but how terrible for the one who causes them to happen!)

As I observe people, I have realized how so many are hurt due to offenses.  You can see the different stages of hurt that has manifested on their faces, demeanor, and actions. An offense almost always results in rejection.  We take offense because we believe what man says or does to us despite the fact that God is very clear on who we should trust. Psalm 7:1 O LORD my God, in You I put my trust; Save me from all those who persecute me; And deliver me.  Psalm 56:11 In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?  Man cannot do anything to you unless you open the door for him to do so.  Man offends by criticism, judging, accusations (charges against you) blame, slander, backbiting, gossip, etc.

How do we open the door to torment and destruction when we are offended or when we offend?  Before we go any further, I want to give you a list that is a result of offenses and I want to ask you to meditate on these and tell me which one is the strongman.  This strongman will allow the rest to manifest and is the general over the rest.

Bitterness…Unforgiveness…Resentment...Retaliation…Anger/Wrath…Hatred…Violence…Murder

If you picked Murder, you are incorrect.  Murder is the end result.  We have to identify the one in control once we opened the door due to the offense.  Bitterness is the strongman.  Bitterness initiates the process that can ultimately result in murder or will leave you in bondage somewhere in between Bitterness and Murder.

Bitterness - Hebrews 12:15 Looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled.   Bitterness corrodes like acid, eating away at our soul.  It poisons the mind first and then the body.  It is often marked by cynicism and animosity toward others.  Bitterness is a strong man kept in place by several underlings.  Each underling is given entry into our lives by the one preceding it.  The severity of the evilness of each underling gets progressively worse.  Bitterness is a strongman and he seeks a place to live.  You are the palace and he wants to be in your house.  Once you let him in, he will bring others to torment you.  He is the general and he has an army that he will try bring in and destroy you.

Un-forgiveness - Something has been done to you and there is a spirit assigned to you.  What is the first thing that comes to you when someone wrongs you?  Un-forgiveness.  Bitterness is the strongman and the first armor he trusts in is Un-forgiveness.  Un-forgiveness is now part of your life and your will not have forgiveness if you give a place and habitation for Un-forgiveness.

What Bitterness is banking on is you remembering a record of wrongs.  He is banking on the spirit of Un-forgiveness reminding you of Bitterness someone has against you.  The task of Un-forgiveness is to remind you, rehash it, bring it up, project it, and torment you with it.  Un-forgiveness will replay the words, the voices, the sights, the sounds, the actions and memories.  Un-forgiveness will flash at you everything others have ever said or done to you over and over again to reinforce itself so the strongman of Bitterness can stay.

Resentment – The strongman now sends out another spirit to reinforce Un-forgiveness.  Resentment stands on the foundation of Un-forgiveness.  The record of wrongs is now fermenting and Resentment fuels the fermentation of Un-forgiveness.

Resentment defiles you by saying “You know what?  I really don’t like you.  I resent you. I’m never going to forgive you.”  Bitterness is trusting the spirit of Un-forgiveness to stay with you and add fuel to the fire. He is trusting that Resentment will get a foothold for more torment and control. 

Retaliation – “I’m going to get even.  You’re going to pay.”  I remember what you did to me and you better watch your back.”  The spirit of Retaliation is much more dangerous than Un-forgiveness and Resentment.  After Resentment has started to simmer, we find ways to get back at the person who caused it.  We do this in many ways and one of the most common is slandering the person.  You will express your criticism to anyone who will listen.  You want to be heard and you want someone to agree with you and when they don’t, you go to the next person.

Anger and Wrath – After Retaliation gets a foot hold, anger starts to set in.  Un-forgiveness, Resentment and Retaliation have been building and now a strong feeling of anger comes along.  Un-forgiveness and Resentment can be hidden skillfully by someone who is deceptive.  Retaliation can be hidden, but Anger starts to show physically.  Family, friends, coworkers, see this manifestation of anger in your face and demeanor.  It is a very uncomfortable for people to coexist with a person with anger and wrath.

Anger and Wrath never occur unless these three, Un-forgiveness, Resentment and Retaliation have been festering for some time.  You get angry for a reason.  The reason is because of the breach, because of the hurt, because of the victimization, and they think their anger is justified.

Retaliation may seem worse than Anger, but this is the fermenting stage.  Retaliation sets the stage to eliminate, but you will not eliminate anyone unless you have Anger and Wrath working within the spiritual dynamics of this principality and the spirits that create and answer to it.

We are dealing with Anger coming out of a relationship.  This is the Anger and Wrath tied to Bitterness.  This is a progression of spiritual dynamics producing the elimination of a person in a relationship.  It is the root behind all people who murdered someone and are in prison.  It is the root behind all family splits, behind all division, and behind all break up of human relationships.

Hatred – After Anger and Wrath has gained their foothold, Hatred comes.  Hatred not only has the root of Bitterness, but is being fueled by all of the previous.  Now begins the stage of elimination. 

Hatred says this: “I exist on the planet and you do too, and one of us has to go and it will not be me.  I hate you; I can’t stand you.  I resent you, I am going to get even because you don’t belong on this planet.”  Hatred involves the elimination of the other person.  Retaliation was the fermenting stage of this.  Anger started to vocalize it and now Hatred comes to help execute it.

Bitterness is banking on the fact when you are ready to forgive, ole Un-forgiveness will pull up a flash card of memories reminding you of what they did to you.

Violence – You can see violence every day in families and the news is a constant reminder how bad it is getting.  This is the progression of breakup of human relationships out of Bitterness.  Bitterness is behind all domestic violence and all juvenile violence.

Violence is what puts people in jail and this is why we have a police force.  Violence is Anger and Hatred in motion because it is not just emotional and spiritual anymore, it has now become physical.

At this level, people will hate you so much; they will want to punch your lights out physically or verbally.  Bitterness is banking on the fact that this progression in your life is going to keep him in place and these spirits are able to generate their nature in you and also in others to fuel this thing back and forth.

Murder – The seventh and final spirit that competes the full plan of the devil for destruction originating from the strongman of Bitterness (Hebrews 12:15 looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled) is the spirit of Murder.

This can actually be physical murder, or murder with the tongue, which is character assassination.  When hatred, violence and murder are in someone’s life, they feel they are justified and everybody else is going to pay the price.  Have you been a victim of this?  Did you feel defiled?  Have you victimized someone else on this basis?

Beware – If any one of these seven spirits answering to bitterness exists, all of the preceding spirits will be there.  If left unchecked, all the rest will surely come.  For example, if you see Hatred in a person, Un-forgiveness, Resentment, Retaliation and Anger always precedes Hatred.  Each of the seven is progressively worse than the one just preceding it.  You are a target of the strongman of Bitterness and you don’t want him to set up his throne within your life.

Resolution – In order to defeat the strongman of Bitterness, you need to understand how his armor works.  You have to understand the Bitterness armor in your life so that Bitterness can be dealt with and you can be set free.  If you have been offended by someone or you have offended someone, the breach needs to be repaired with that person if at all possible.  If it is not possible, you can still be free by the power of God through Jesus Christ whether there is any resolution with that person who created the breach or not.

We are going to get offended as we go through life.   The key is don’t hold the offense captive (…. bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ 2 Corinthians 10:5).  When someone says or does something that makes you feel a “ping of hurt,” recognize that “ping of hurt” as an offense.  This is especially important for people who have a long history of rejection in their lives.  They tend to take anything that someone says as rejection and therefore, is an offense to them.  Immediately renounce the words or actions that caused the “ping of hurt” in the Name of Jesus.  Below is the prayer and authority that we use when an offense comes.

Forgive me Father for taking offence.  I renounce this offense.  I repent for believing in this offense and in the name of Jesus Christ I cast out this offense (Mark 16:17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons). I choose to believe what You say about me and not the offender.

Guard you heart against offenses because in doing so, you protect yourself against the downward spiral of torment that Bitterness brings to you and all people that are around you. Don’t claim the words or actions of the offense, but instead claim what God has to say about you.  I praise you because you made me in an amazing and wonderful way. What you have done is wonderful. I know this very well. Psalm 139:14. 

Forgive those who offend you and understand that it is the sin working in them. 

If man offends me, I choose to forgive him. Yes, if you forgive others for their sins, your Father in heaven will also forgive you for your sins Matthew 6:14.

Blessings, Tony Sanchez

Parental Rejection

Parental Rejection 1. withholding of affection from or denial of attention to one's child. That being said, nine out of ten people have either been on the receiving end or the giving end or both.

Every child has a fundamental right and need for an unthreatened and loving (not anger or wrath) relationship with both parents. To be denied that right by a parent by abusing, neglecting and abandoning children, is child abuse. It is the child who is being violated by a parent's alienating behaviors. They did not ask or choose this abuse for themselves.  The actions of the rejecting parent are not Godly. 

When a parent chooses not to be active or is absent in a child’s life, young or old, great damage is done. Children are left to feel unworthy, unloved, rejected, and worthless due to the lack of self-esteem that comes along with being rejected by a parent.

For the child, parental alienation is a serious mental condition. The severe effects of parental alienation on children are well-documented—low self-esteem, self-hatred, lack of trust, depression, substance abuse, anger, and addictions are widespread, as children lose the capacity to give and accept love from a parent. Self-hatred is particularly disturbing among affected children, as children internalize the hatred targeted toward the rejecting parent.  They believe that the rejecting parent did not love or want them, and experience severe guilt of not being worthy to be loved as it relates to parent betrayal. Their depression is rooted in feelings of being unloved by one or both parents and being separated from them. Alienated children typically have conflicted or distant relationships with the alienating parent also, and are at high risk of becoming alienated from their own children and self.  Research reports that fully half of the respondents in the study of adult children who had experienced alienation as children were alienated from their own children. Contrary to popular belief, the effects of a father’s rejection of a child can have a more adverse effect on the child’s psychological development as rejection by the mother.  Men are the head of the family (But there is one thing I want you to know: The head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God, 1 Corinthians 11:3) and must show love to their children and must show the mother the same love. Three neurological studies (studies of the physical brain) suggest that parental rejection activates the same part of the brain which is activated by the experience of physical pain. Both physical and emotional are traumas and have long term effects on our physical and emotional (soul) health.

What are the long-term effects of parental rejection?

It goes without saying that both a mother’s and father’s acceptance of, and love for their child is of paramount importance in relation to the following few examples; how the child’s personality develops; their self-image; – their self-esteem; – how they learn to relate to others.

Whether intentional or not, the effect on a child who is rejected by one parent or both can be devastating. The result is often low self-esteem, chronic self-doubt, and depression.  The impact lasts well into adulthood. “How can a child expect anyone else to ever love them if even my own parents don’t love me?” How can a child love themselves if the parent does not show and teach them love?

When the caretaking is assumed by friends and relatives who explain that it’s not that their parent doesn’t love them, they just don’t know how, the children have a way to at least try to understand that the rejection isn’t personal even though it’s very, very painful and very, very personal to them. Hopefully, with good treatment and support, the parent is eventually able to once again open their heart and arms to their child. Children being children (even as adults), they are often able to forgive and accept only if love is restored

Rejection can take on many subtle forms and when it is left unattended, can wreak havoc on a person’s emotions (soul): Not hugging your child.  Not telling your child you love them.  Not showing interest in what makes your child tick. Not being a part of their life. Not saying these simple words, “I love you.”  Biting sarcasm, criticism, accusations, and judging have a profound effect on them.

Perception is reality.  This is a reality for both our children and ourselves. If we define a situation as real, it becomes real in its consequences.  If your children perceive you are rejecting them, they will believe it and suffer. It’s self-fulfilling rejection (feeling unloved). Rejection and unloving become one with the child.  It’s an awful thing that keeps a child in bondage.   If a child perceives himself rejected by her parent and family then they will inevitably have self-worth issues, self-rejection, self-hatred, and self-bitterness. If they think they have little value, they will act in a way that causes others to walk on them. They will do destructive things to themselves and others.

They won’t stand up for themselves, they won’t put themselves out there, and others will perceive this and treat them accordingly. We will all experience continuous rejection in life, and hopefully we’ll go through it in a way to make us stronger in character, but it is very difficult if we don’t receive the love we deserve.  

The unloving spirit leaves a void in their lives that children need filled.  They most often fill that void and emptiness with destructive activities such as addictions and constant fear.  The unloving spirit is a fear and it brings depression, Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a food word makes it glad Proverbs 12:25.  Kind and loving words from a parent makes their heart glad and at peace. The parents Godly love will cast out all fear because God’s love has no fear (There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love 1John 4:18). Understand, it is not our love, but God’s love that we convey to our children.  Children simply want their broken heart to be healed so that they are not in fear of not being loved and rejected.

We don’t want our children to develop an identity of rejection early on that will make life harder for them and others they are associated with.  Especially, other family members like siblings and grandparents. Grandparents play a big role in a rejected child’s life when the parents do not accept the responsibility of a loving parent.  More and more, grandparents are having to stand in the gap for a rejected child. It may require the grandparents to raise the children whom the parents have abandoned. Unfortunately, the parents don’t have a clue to what sacrifices grandparents make.  They tend to ignore what the grandparents do for their kids as they live their lives separate from their kids and grandparents. The children need their parents love more than they need their grandparents, because grandparents are not their mother and father and it is difficult for the grandparents to take the place of the parent’s love.

We don’t want our children’s personalities to develop around their fear of rejection by a father,  And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord, Ephesians 6:4. Do not bring wrath into their lives, Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged Colossians 3:21. We do need to assure our children that we love them and accept them as they are. And we should assure them often with the spoken words, “I love you.” We don’t have to be perfect. We don’t have to be happy and cheerful all the time. We don’t have to never lose our temper or always have hours available for our kids. We just need to be around, emotionally available, and free with our feelings of love and praise. Parents must bring up their kids as God says: Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it Proverbs 22:6.  Train them up with God’s love.

To make our children feel accepted we simply need to purposefully talk to them, listen to them, discern what is in their hearts, take them seriously, make time for them, and be genuine and available.

No one is perfect and we don’t need to pretend to be perfect for our children. The essence of acceptance is that children feel they are loved based on their position as your child, not on their performance. Acceptance is based on your actions as parents.  There are no excuses for parents who don’t show love to their children. NONE!

Children are precious to God. God makes it clear, through the Bible, that we are to love, respect and care for children, bringing them up to become the adults God intends them to be.

Psalm 127:3-5 Behold, children are a heritage (inheritance) from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So, are the children of one’s youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; They shall not be ashamed, but shall speak with their enemies in the gate. This section must be taken spiritually as well as biologically in light of NT revelation.  A man’s offspring would join in his defense (character) in the city’s gate, the place disputes were addressed.

Mark 10:13-16 Then they brought little children to Him, that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked those who brought them. But when Jesus saw it, He was greatly displeased and said to them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.” And He took them up in His arms, laid His hands on them, and blessed them.

Conclusion

This teaching applies to children, parents, grandparents and past generations who failed to love their children or did not receive love from their parents. We have no other choice but to reverse this iniquity of the generations by simple showing and declaring God’s perfect love to their children, (Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children’s children to the third and the fourth generation.” Exodus 34:7

We must understand what God commands us to do no matter what our parents have done to us:

Ephesians 6:1-4 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.” And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.

We can only honor a rejecting parent by forgiving them, Mark 11:25 “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.

We need to show compassion for our parents because they were not taught God’s love by their parents and their parents, parents and….  Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do” Luke 23:34.  Our parents just did not know.

May you all receive God’s perfect love through your mother and father, Tony Sanchez

Repentance

Repentance – What Does It Really Require?

Believers in Jesus Christ are called to seek forgiveness for their sins — something that was made freely available by Jesus Christ’s death on the cross. Repentance is an essential act that is covered throughout the New Testament scriptures, with believers embracing Jesus’ sacrifice and making a concerted effort to change their ways. Forgiveness and repentance are fixtures in the New Testament. Yet, the church, the Body of Jesus Christ ignores this important aspect of our Christine walk even though it is the first step in the doctrines of Jesus Christ,  Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine (teachings) of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment, Hebrews 6:1-2. When was the last time your pastor preached on repentance?  How many teachings have you heard on this subject?

At its core, repentance is a routine and consistent act that includes not only an admission of wrongdoing, but also a pledge to do better. According to Merriam-Webster, the repentance definition is “to turn from sin and dedicate oneself to the amendment of one's life.” Since every human sins every day, Christ’s death offers forgiveness to all those who are willing to engage in repentance. The Bible makes this clear again and again.

Sin

First step is to understand how sin works in our lives. We have to acknowledge that sin is a huge issue in our lives. We are oblivious to how much we sin every day. In the world today, right has become wrong and wrong has become right.  Most of us are operating in the gray area between right and wrong and if we don’t repent, we will become slaves to sin, Romans 6:20-22 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.

Second step is we must identify the sin.  Sin will bring us into bondage and will compromise our relationship with our Father.  Sin brings us into a gray area of not knowing right from wrong.  Sin will affect our faith.  This is outlined in Hebrews and it shows us the progression of Jesus’s doctrines from repentance to faith.  We need to repent so that we can have faith in God’s truth leading to laying on of hands for healing of our sickness and disease.  Sin will not allow us move onto and experience faith without getting rid of sin through repentance.

Commons Sins in Our Lives That We May Not Comprehend

God tells us not to worry three times in Mathew 6 (verses 25, 31, 34).  We worry about our children, jobs, finances, what people think of us, our health, fear of failure, fear of not dieting and exercising, fear of rejection, traumas, fear of man, fear, fear, and more fear.  So, if we have worry 25 times a day and this is a conservative number, without repentance, then we have a problem.  Multiply 25 times 365 days and we have 9125 un-repented sins.  This is just worry (fear, anxiety, terror, stress). 

What about depression, idols, anger, rejection, feeling unloved, abandonment, grudges, taking offense, bitterness, envy, self-accusation, self-hatred, self-bitterness, guilt, unloving of self, shame, self-condemnation, jealousy, slander, gossiping, murmuring/complaining, un-forgiveness, porn, TV porn, adultery, abortions (over 60 million, the sin of our nation and we have their blood on our hands), divorce, addictions (food, shopping, drugs, alcohol TV), pride, driveness to succeed, to name a few?

Is not obeying our government a sin? Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.  Therefore, whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves Romans 13:1-2. How many of you roll through red lights or stop sign? 95% don’t come to a complete stop.

Which of these sins apply to you? Sin becomes so common in us that it becomes one with us.  It does not allow us to distinguish right from wrong.  Sin hinders our relations ship with God, His Son, and the Helper/Holy Spirit.

 

Jesus Commands Repentance

Jesus himself made it clear that repentance is key, urging people to turn to God and ask for forgiveness for their sins:

From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand- Matthew 4:17.

Like Jesus, John the Baptist also warned that the end was drawing nearer and that it was essential to repent:        

In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; Make His paths straight.’ - Matthew 3:1-3.

Repent, Don’t Hide Sins

The Bible also speaks of the importance of not hiding one’s sins, noting that an admission of wrongdoing can help people find “mercy.”

He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy - Proverbs 28:13  I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance. - Luke 15:7

Repentance Leads to Wiping Away of Sins

By admitting one’s sins and repenting, it is possible to be spiritually refreshed and rejuvenated.

Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, - Acts 3:19

In humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, - 2 Timothy 2:25.  Note: We can’t know the truth (right from wrong) if we don’t repent because sin keeps us in darkness. Sin causes us to compromise God and His Word.

“But if a wicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is lawful and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die. 22 None of the transgressions which he has committed shall be remembered against him; because of the righteousness which he has done, he shall live. 23 Do I have any pleasure at all that the wicked should die?” says the Lord God, “and not that he should turn from his ways and live?- Ezekiel 18:21-23 (NIV)

 A Failure to Repent Can Be Damaging

According to the Bible, there are consequences to refusing to repent one’s sins.

But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent (no shame or regret) heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, - Romans 2:5

I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish - Luke 13:3 Perish from what? Sickness and disease.

God is Faithful and Just

Repentance and, in turn, forgiveness, shows God’s love for us through his willingness to purify us from our poor choices and sins.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. - 1 John 1:9.

If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land - 2 Chronicles 7:14.

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. - John 3:16.

How Do I Truly Repent?

Repentance is an emotional, heartfelt, humbling, and contrite attitude towards God.  Repentance is prayer and unfortunately, we as believers pray very little for repentance or anything else for that matter.  Muslims pray five set times per day to their god.  How many times do we pray to God Almighty? Isn’t our God greater than any earthly gods?

Repentance is a declaration to the heavenlies.  Not only to God, but we are sending a message to the spiritual realm, For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places Ephesians 6:12. This is where the real battle is being fought.  

When we pray to God for anything, we are making a petition or declaration.  Prayer is spiritual warfare and constant repentance during the day, every day, is key to coming out from under our sinful ways.  We certainly can’t sin at least 25 times throughout the day and do nothing.

Sin, sin, sin, sin, sin, sin, sin, sim, sin, sin, sin, sin, sin, sin, sin, sin, sin, sin, sin, sin, sin, sin, sin, sin. Sin = 25

Repentance = ZERO.  Deliverance from sin = ZERO.  Deliverance from sickness and disease = ZERO.

What kingdom is winning this battle? Are you getting the point? If you sin all day long, you must repent all day long.

What I have learned about God and His Word is that His Word is very basic.  It simply requires us to obey and submit to His righteousness. God and His Word is not complicated. Mankind has made God’s Word complicated.  So, I am going to show you an uncomplicated to way to pray for repentance that works, but it requires everyday consistency. 

Based on the scriptures, it’s clear that God made a way for salvation and forgiveness. That way is paved with acts of repentance with the Bible repeatedly telling us that we should embrace Jesus’ sacrifice and speak to God about our wrongs. This is as simple as speaking to our Lord God directly and repenting of our sins and asking for God’s help because we can’t do it by our own strength. This shouldn’t be done out of mere fear, but with heartfelt sorrow. God calls us to Him, and repentance is simply the repeated act of answering that call. A repentance declaration.

The three keys are:

Obedience – But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. Romans 6:17

Submission to His Righteousness – But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you Romans 6:33

Declarations – Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing James 3:10. Declarations are extremely important.  When you repent out loud, it is a declaration to the spirit world.  You are sending the message that you want to change your sinful ways.  Daily declaration, and it requires to be specific, will reverse your sinful ways.  It’s God’s promise.

Prayer of Repentance – “Repent, and turn from all your transgressions, so that iniquity will not be your ruin. Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit Ezekiel 18:30-31.

Prayer: Father, in Jesus name, I come before Your thrown of grace and mercy to confess my sins to You.  I choose to repent so that iniquity will not be my ruin. I know I cannot do this by my own power.  Father, I asked You to forgive my sins and help me repent. I ask You to give me a new heart and a new spirit so that I can be free from sins. I choose to die to sin. I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me Galatians 2:20. Amen and Amen.

This is your daily prayer that we have NO choice, but to use throughout the day to overcome sin.  We cannot afford to ignore repentance because time is getting short. Pass this along to leadership and wait for the feedback or lack of.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Amen and many blessings to you all,

Tony Sanchez 6/28/2019

Depression

Insights to Depression                                                                                      

Depression, by definition, is the result of a chemical imbalance in the body.  Anytime you have a chemical imbalance in your body, either by adding something from the outside that throws the body chemistry off, or from things being secreted on the inside because of spiritual dynamics, you can have depression.  All depression is the result of a chemical imbalance in the body.

Where does depression come from?  Doctors can’t tell you, so don’t believe what they have to say about depression.  God, in His Word, tells us where depression comes from in Proverbs 12:25 Anxiety (FEAR) in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad.  This verse tells me that everyone has some level of depression at one time or another due to fear, since we all have fear.  We took a survey during this teaching and everyone in the group has experienced depression. Most will not admit that they have had bouts of depression for fear of being judged.

You are very chemical in your creation. In fact, if you looked at your body on the inside, you’re nothing more than a bunch of little chemical plants that manufacture various chemicals, hormones, neurotransmitters, glands and organs. They maintain basic homeostasis (balance), the way God designed it. But your enemy knows he can interrupt the secretion of hormones, chemicals and neurotransmitters.

We know how the devil is doing it and what the consequences of it are. It’s no longer a mystery. You don’t need a word of knowledge. It’s obvious. It’s the same in every disease. The devil is also the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. When you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all. He’s not very creative. He cannot change because he’s in subjection to creation himself. He, too, is a created being.

When we become one with the Unloving spirit, Rejection, Guilt, Shame, or we become one with the lack of self-esteem, our hypothalamus gland senses trouble. Then the pineal gland responds by stopping the secretion of serotonin. When you have lowered serotonin levels, you don’t feel good about yourself. Why? Not only do you have those thoughts, you have the physiological feeling to go with it that reinforces it. At this point, you’ve been had on all three dimensions, spiritually, psychologically and biologically. The result is a mind/body connection that affects our health.

Do you remember the drug Fen-Phen? They said it was causing heart problems. It was the number one diet drug in America for a long time. Fen-Phen basically was an upper. An upper is an amphetamine. An upper causes serotonin to be released. So, when you don’t feel good about yourself, you eat. When you don’t feel good about yourself, the rate of your metabolism slows down – not everyone since it may be genetic, but many.

For people who have difficulty with weight gain, the rate of metabolism can be determined by your spiritual state. Not just by a genetic component. When you don’t feel good about yourself, your serotonin levels drop. So, Fen-Phen raised the serotonin levels. When your serotonin levels are normal, you feel better about yourself, so you don’t eat.

Food can be an addiction. Addictions work like a pacifier and my position is that all addictions are a result of not feeling loved.  Constantly trying to feel that void of emptiness in the heart. Food, smoking, drugs or drink; anything we take to build up our lack of self-esteem. Obsessive compulsive behavior, OCD, is a serotonin deficiency disease. Manic depression is a genetically inherited serotonin deficiency disease, but it’s genetic.

When the pineal gland causes serotonin to be under secreted, you now have reinforced not just the thought, but the biology as well. You now have both the psychological and the physiological responding to those thoughts. You’re caught in the trap. This is Satan’s nature at work whether it be Fear, Guilt, Bitterness, Self-Rejection, hatred and the list goes on  as you well know.

Be In Health ministers has been able to document almost 500 different personality aberrations (mental disorders) in mankind that frankly, are demonic, all with a specific fruit, long term. This is producing most of our disease and is spiritually rooted. Not all disease has a spiritual root, directly, but a lot of disease does have a spiritual root.

Sometimes it is no longer just a spirit of Fear at work anymore, it may be that you now have a personality of Fear. Have you seen people with phobias? Maybe it was someone who has panic attacks? Those are personalities of Fear and phobias that have been ingrained in the person’s life.

Your mind can be programmed. Your thoughts can control you; not just from the spiritual dimension, but also from the psychological dimension. For every thought you have, there’s part of your life that wants to correspond. Like depression, for example.

Depression, is the result of a chemical imbalance in the body as was discussed at the beginning of this article. Any time you have a chemical imbalance in your body, either by adding something from the outside that throws the body chemistry off, or from things being secreted on the inside because of spiritual dynamics – you can have depression begin.  Depression is the result of a chemical imbalance in the body. A chemical imbalance is the hypo and hyper dynamics of secretion. What causes certain glands to over secrete or under secrete? A spiritual problem that is part of the person’s personality - a part that is not of God. They may have become so one with it, it’s now a way of life for them. They cannot separate themselves from it, so, they become one with it.

Do you see why it is so important for you to learn to separate as Paul shows us in Romans 7? You need to be able to separate yourself and your thoughts from this stuff and choose to line up with the Word of God. The Word says God is love and God loves you. It also says if God be for you who can be against you? We can quote many scriptures about God loving us – that does include you. God loves us even if we’ve still got sin in our lives.

You need to mix the Word with your faith. Take that lie that’s been in your mind and cast it down as a lying imagination. It does not match the knowledge of God. Find out what the Word says and believe it.

The antidote to these lies and the depression is the mind of Christ; the Word of God. You decide what you will believe – the lies of the enemy’s kingdom or the Word of God. Who will you believe? The things you’ve been programmed with or what God says about it? It’s time for you to come out of agreement with the devil. Come out of agreement with the lies! The devil is a liar. He was a liar from the beginning and is the father of all lies. If he can get you to believe a lie, your body will conform to that image. Your soul will conform to that image. Your spirit man will conform to that image. That’s why in Hebrews 4:12 it says the Word of God is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. The Word is able to separate the soul from the spirit. Verse 13 says neither is there any creature that is not made manifest before Him.

So, if I could tell you that you had depression because of an Unloving, unclean spirit of Rejection, would that be significant to you? If I could tell you that you had a certain mental torment because of Fear and Anxiety, would that be significant to you? If I could give you the etiology (the cause) of your problem spiritually, would that be significant to you?

It would be the only thing that would make any sense, because otherwise you’re lost in the mess of your own thoughts, emotions and feelings - with no way out. When you’re lost in the ignorance of the moment, your enemy is controlling your physiology and your soul. Then you are a victim and you are in a prison house with no way out. Unless, you choose the truth of God’s Word and the insight of discernment. That’s why the Word of God is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. It is that level of knowledge and discernment that the church needs today. Not only to heal disease, but to prevent it. That is our mission for you and for the body of Christ.

Depression and Sugar Substitutes

The body will pitch a fit when you try to quit diet drinks, but don’t be too concerned about the withdrawal. Diet drinks are phenalphenalics. Phenalphenalics produce low grade depression. That would include aspartame and Sweet and Low. Anyone that consumes diet drinks on a regular basis is susceptible to an ongoing low-grade depression. A safer alternative is Stevia but, it used to be more difficult to use, difficult to buy and difficult to dissolve.  When someone comes to me and says, “I’m not really depressed I’m just not on top of my game” the first thing I ask them is, “Are you drinking diet drinks? 

Look at the back. They used to call it aspartame.  Now they have this fancy word called phenalphenelics. Who knows what that word is?  It’s a chemical that lowers serotonin levels and it produces depression.

Facts about phenalphenalics…  Our body doesn’t outgas these chemicals long term especially when you’re putting away five to six diet drinks a day.  Talk about cellular toxicity, talk about residual chemicals in your body… do you know what depression is?  Clinically speaking?  Depression is the result of a chemical imbalance in the body that produces feelings of yuck.  When you add phenalphenalics like aspartame, NutraSweet, Sweet and Low and all of these diet drinks…you’re loading your body with chemicals that don’t outgas quickly and cause chemical imbalance in your body. Then you wonder why you have depression.

The next time you think you have low grade depression, get off your diet drinks for thirty days. It takes thirty days for the body to acclimate itself. Get off the drinks. An antihistamine is the worst drug in the world to detox from. Your body becomes used to a particular chemistry base and when you remove that chemical, your body biologically pitches a fit. If you have caffeine in your drinks, try two weeks not having any caffeine. You will have a throbbing headache within 24 hours [as your body demands its chemical fix. If you are determined to get that chemical out of your body, hang in there, your body will adjust in a few days.]

Weight Gain, Serotonin Levels, Diet Drinks, Metabolism

When people gain a lot of weight, they tend to get criticism. Then Self-Hatred and Guilt move in.  But do you know why you are gaining weight? Because you don’t feel loved.

When you don’t feel loved, serotonin levels diminish. If you’re on diet drinks, it makes them diminish even more.  So, you have a serotonin deficiency. When you have a serotonin deficiency, your rate of metabolism or caloric burn slows down and you put on weight.

How do you lose weight? Start loving yourself, start accepting yourself, start believing in yourself and allow the serotonin levels to come back to normal. Then your caloric burn will increase, your rate of metabolism will increase and you’ll begin to lose weight; not because you’re on a diet, but because you love yourself. 

“How do you love yourself?”

Are you born again?  If so, then you know God loves you. So then, why don’t you love yourself? What would He tell you to do?  Love yourself. When you are born again, you have faith and you have hope. God’s nature is love. God loves you and He wants you to love yourself.

People tend to focus on their broken heart or may feel it has been broken “so many times”. Only God can heal a broken heart. If you really want it healed, then ask Him to heal it. He loves to heal broken hearts.

If you let your broken heart become your identity, you may fall prey to Self-Pity, a killer, or a spirit of Heaviness, Isaiah 61:3, which is depression and makes you live alone in your prison house. The Scriptures say, “You shall love the Lord your God with all of your heart, soul and mind; and you shall love your neighbor as yourself,”. As you love yourself, Luke 10:27.

When you’ve been injured, maybe because you grew up in an atmosphere where you didn’t have anyone to love or nurture you, you were victimized.  Victimization is a trauma, which a whole other issue that needs to be addressed.  But God never intended for us to be isolated and alone. Find some friends that don’t tear you down or drag you down. Find some Godly fellowship.

Becoming Free

You can defeat your enemy and God can work with you, but if you’re waiting for God just to deliver you from this stuff and you think there’s not an action required on your part, you’ve been deceived.  According to Ezekiel 18, you make yourself a new heart and you make yourself a new spirit, you deal with it, (Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? Ezekiel 18:31). 

God doesn’t want just to deliver you; He wants you to know what you’re being delivered from. He wants you to know enough that you can defeat it in the future.  God’s perfect will is not for you to continue to be delivered from the strongman.  God’s perfect will is that you don’t have a strongman at all. 

Do you think there’s a level of sanctification in which we can walk where Satan is defeated in our life forever?  Yes, I’m walking in certain measures of that now.  Does it mean those strongmen in my life from the past don’t come knocking on my door from time to time, to see if I’m filled or empty?  Oh, yes, sometimes every day.  One came walking by two weeks ago, from my past. Satan’s workers came walking by, he knocked wanting back in and I said, “Mister, no vacancy”.

Block to Healing – Not Discerning the Lord’s Body

A powerful but often overlooked block is, Not discerning the Lord’s body. Let’s look at exactly what that means to us.                         1 Corinthians 11:27-31 describes physical diseases in God’s people including, weakness, sickness and premature death.

Therefore, whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. 30 For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep. 31 For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged.

This passage is talking about taking communion in disbelief concerning what the cup and bread represent. The cup means forgiveness of sin representing the blood of Jesus Christ. The broken body is our deliverance from sorrow and sickness and all manners of rejection, despair and disease.

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely, he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. Isaiah But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed Isaiah 53:3-5.                                                     

 When you look up the word “stripes” you will find it as Hebrew #2266 which means bruising, wounds, which of course we understand was the brutal beating of Jesus. It also refers you to a word that it originally came from, Hebrew #2250 which means fellowship and to join.

Perhaps we are not being healed because we may be Christians, but we don’t have a true relationship with Christ, an intimate fellowship. We may believe that the stripes freed us of disease but we have failed to have an intimate relationship with our Lord.

Have we in our longing to be healed and delivered from depression and disease, judged ourselves as in 1 Corinthians 11:31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.? Maybe we are participating with spirits of Heaviness, Oppression and Self-Hatred. We need to remind ourselves that Jesus took our sorrow and we need to ask ourselves, “then why am I still participating with it?” Not in condemnation but conviction.

What am I doing selling out to the enemy, coming in agreement with what he thinks about me instead of what God thinks about me?  Why is it that, my serotonin levels drop and physiologically I become depressed along with the spiritual wickedness beating me up. 

Prayer: In the name of Jesus, I am in charge of my life and my thoughts – not evil spirits. I am taking my life back because of what Jesus did for me on the cross. I am going to renew my mind of what God says about me and have my body, mind and spirit come into perfect peace. I am truly going to take communion in belief that my sins are forgiven and that I am freed from the curse of Rejection, Sorrow, Guilt, Shame and all manner of disease in the name of Jesus and by the power of the Holy Spirit.                                

 

Blessings,

 

Tony