PRACTICALITY

DISCERNING THE WAY TO ETERNAL LIFE

by
Scott Jones

No man who has ever walked this earth was more SUPERNATURAL than Jesus Christ, and yet no man was ever more PRACTICAL.

For example, Jesus didn't need money to make his way through this world. He proved this on several occasions, such as when he told Peter to find their tax money from the mouth of a fish [Matthew 17:27], or when Jesus multiplied the bread and fish in the wilderness to feed thousands [Matthew 14:15-21], and so on.

And yet, Jesus for the most part followed the natural custom of this world by employing money to fulfill his and his disciples' temporal needs, such as when he sent the disciples into town to buy provisions [John 4:8], and when he allowed the proposition that Caesar possessed legitimate claim to the coin of the realm since his inscription was engraved upon the legal tender of that day [Matthew 22:16-21], and so on again.

This is because Jesus knew -- unlike any other man before or since, or ever will -- indeed, this is because Jesus knew the LAWS of the spiritual realm, and the LAWS of the spiritual realm GOVERN the LAWS of the physical realm, including not only earth, but the entire universe. And yet, those of us who are indwelt by the Spirit of Christ also have a SUPERNATURAL knowledge of the spiritual realm as well, exactly as it is written --

Of course, our knowledge of the spiritual realm is not as extensive as Jesus' was when he was in the flesh, but nevertheless, the genuinely born again believer DOES have a knowledge of the spiritual realm that NONE BUT HIM on this earth possesses. The natural man may THINK that he possesses a knowledge of the spiritual realm, but he is utterly deluded. He has no clue, pontificate however he may.

Unlike the natural man, on the other hand, the genuinely born again Christian DOES possess a SUPERNATURAL KNOWLEDGE of the spiritual realm because he is INTRODUCED to the spiritual realm upon the MOMENT of his regeneration -- and I do mean the very MOMENT -- and he is likewise AWARE of the spiritual realm upon the very MOMENT of his regeneration -- and I do mean the very MOMENT -- no matter how slightly or imperfect his knowledge may be at that point. There are no exceptions.

In other words, in order to TRULY understand THIS world, one must FIRST understand the SPIRITUAL world. And that's because EVERYTHING changed when Adam and Eve fell. EVERYTHING. You see, the SPIRITUAL world was FIRST affected, and then, contingently, THIS world was affected, including the very creation itself.

That's why a TRUE knowledge of the SPIRITUAL world is MANDATORY if you want to have a TRUE PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE of how the PHYSICAL world operates. It is not Einsteinium logic or physics equations that will give you a TRUE knowledge of THIS world, but rather a NEW BIRTH. And if you doubt that, just ask any physicist you can find to miraculously multiply bread and fish, or to walk on water, or to raise the dead. Et cetera. Indeed, if you want a GENUINE knowledge of the SPIRITUAL world, and thus of THIS world, then there is ONLY ONE WAY to obtain it, and that is by becoming a NEW CREATURE, by in fact becoming a creature OF the spiritual world.

Oh, and by the way, the NEW BIRTH is a GREATER MIRACLE than created the very WORLDS, a GREATER MIRACLE than any other miracle that Jesus ever performed on earth with the SOLE EXCEPTION of the RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST, for the SUPERNATURAL MIRACLE of the NEW BIRTH proceeds from the VERY SAME POWER as the RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST. And thus, if you want to TRULY understand THIS world, then you must become a NEW CREATURE.

And you can only do that by having Jesus Christ PERSONALLY INTRODUCE HIMSELF to you in the UNMISTAKABLE SUPERNATURAL MIRACLE of the NEW BIRTH, wherein he DOES IN FACT make you a NEW CREATURE -- and I do mean a GENUINELY NEW CREATURE, a creature who did NOT exist one MOMENT beforehand -- and by HIMSELF INDWELLING YOU and taking up residence in your NEWLY REGENERATED SPIRIT.

There is no other way to gain a TRUE knowledge of the SPIRITUAL realm, and thus a TRUE knowledge of the PHYSICAL realm. None whatsoever.

So how do you gain this PRACTICAL knowledge? How do you become a NEW CREATURE? How can you retain your IDENTITY and yet STILL be a NEW CREATURE? If you were born again you'd know EXACTLY what I'm talking about, even if you couldn't articulate it exactly. So how can you achieve this?

By being VERY, VERY PRACTICAL with the written Word of God. That's how -- by taking the written Word of God AS IT IS PLAINLY WRITTEN, without eisegesis (reading into the text something that is not there), and without proof texts (in an attempt to sustain a personal or cultic bias), as the old saying goes -- "A text without a context is a pretext for a proof text."

In other words, when Jesus states with regard to LIFE (and he clearly means ETERNAL LIFE in the given context), indeed, when Jesus PLAINLY STATES that "FEW there be that find it," then my friend, you better BELIEVE that FEW there be that find it [Matthew 7:14]. And so forth. That is, you better take the written Word of God AS IT IS PLAINLY WRITTEN, and you must ACT UPON IT ACCORDINGLY. If you don't -- if you will not take the written Word of God AS IT IS PLAINLY WRITTEN, and then ACT UPON IT ACCORDINGLY -- indeed, if you don't, then you will NEVER be born again, and you will therefore NEVER set foot in Jesus Christ's kingdom. Wait and see.

It really is that simple. Take the written Word of God AT ITS FACE VALUE.

It is THAT SIMPLE. If you will FOLLOW the advice given below TO THE LETTER, then I can PROMISE YOU -- because Jesus Christ HIMSELF has PROMISED -- yes indeed, if you will FOLLOW TO THE LETTER the advice given below, including the part about PERSISTENCE, and including the part about THE TRADITIONAL TEXT, then I can PROMISE YOU that Jesus Christ HIMSELF will PERSONALLY INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO YOU in the UNMISTAKABLE SUPERNATURAL MIRACLE of the NEW BIRTH, and you will thus INSTANTANEOUSLY be baptized into the SPIRITUAL REALM by the indwelling Holy Spirit, and you will likewise INSTANTANEOUSLY -- and I mean HERE AND NOW -- you will likewise INSTANTANEOUSLY be given ETERNAL LIFE AT THAT VERY MOMENT... and you will also EXPERIENCE eternal life AT THAT VERY MOMENT.

Hear me well -- eternal life is not something that the GENUINELY born again Christian WILL receive, but in fact, eternal life is something that the GENUINELY born again Christian HAS ALREADY RECEIVED and HAS ALREADY EXPERIENCED -- yes, has already EXPERIENCED -- for eternal life is actually POSSESSING JESUS CHRIST by the POWER of the Holy Spirit -- which is an EVENT, an EXPERIENCE, a SUPERNATURAL EVENT and a SUPERNATURAL EXPERIENCE -- and if you were GENUINELY born again, this is an EVENT and an EXPERIENCE that you would not only SUPERNATURALLY UNDERSTAND, but likewise an EVENT and an EXPERIENCE that you would have ALREADY EXPERIENCED, along with the REMEMBRANCE of that EVENT and that EXPERIENCE, and ESPECIALLY along with the POWER of that EXPERIENCE, as it is written --

Friend, YOU may have made a commitment to Jesus Christ, but unless you have EVIDENCE -- SUPERNATURAL EVIDENCE -- unless you have SUPERNATURAL EVIDENCE that Jesus Christ has made a commitment to YOU, by FILLING you with his Spirit, indeed, unless you have SUPERNATURAL EVIDENCE that Jesus Christ has made a commitment to YOU by FILLING you with his Spirit, EXACTLY as described in the quotations noted in these two works on the FILLING of the Holy Spirit -- Part I, Part II -- then you will NEVER enter the kingdom of heaven, for if Jesus Christ has not borne witness to you HERE by FILLING you with his Spirit, neither will he bear witness to you THERE, when you stand before him at his judgment seat.

Consequently, I challenge every one of you, every one of you reading this right now, to SERIOUSLY EXAMINE YOURSELF, and be BRUTALLY HONEST with YOURSELF, for you can NEVER be FILLED with the Holy Spirit until you are BORN of the Holy Spirit in a MANIFEST SUPERNATURAL EXPERIENCE -- MANIFEST -- MANIFEST -- MANIFEST SUPERNATURAL EXPERIENCE -- and you will NEVER be BORN of the Holy Spirit unless you are BRUTALLY HONEST about your condition [2 Corinthians 13:5]. Accordingly, I warn you again, if you cannot HONESTLY and LEGITIMATELY claim the EXPERIENCE of being FILLED with the Holy Spirit, EXACTLY as demonstrated in the quotations here -- Part I, Part II -- a FILLING which occurs IMMEDIATELY UPON the MOMENT of REGENERATION, then do something about it NOW, while you still can -- I say, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT NOW, WHILE YOU STILL CAN -- for if you INSIST on DECEIVING YOURSELF, God not only will NOT STOP YOU, but God will actually ENHANCE YOUR ABILITY to FURTHER DECEIVE YOURSELF, and God will do this by imposing JUDICIAL BLINDNESS upon you, for God HATES LIES, and there is NO LIE that God HATES WORSE than the SELF-DECEIVING LIE, for the SELF-DECEIVING LIE is ROOTED IN PRIDE, and that is the very NATURE of wickedness and iniquity [2 Thessalonians 2:11, John 8:44, Matthew 11:25-26].

Have you ever FELT, have you ever EXPERIENCED, the MANIFEST POWER of the Holy Spirit SUPERNATURALLY INDWELLING YOU? If not, then never think of going to heaven, for you are not yet meet for heaven. And yet...

I tell you -- and I call Father, Son, and Holy Spirit to record against that day I stand before the Lord Jesus at his judgment seat -- indeed, I tell you that Jesus Christ can be KNOWN, and KNOWN more INTIMATELY than ANY other person in existence. Jesus Christ is not only the source of all life, he is likewise the sustainer and dispenser of all life, and he is therefore capable of making HIMSELF MANIFEST to his ELECT more certainly than any created being can make himself known to you, exactly as he has promised in [John 14:21-23], and numerous other passages.

If you will not prize your soul above ALL ELSE, you will NEVER be granted a SAVING audience with Jesus Christ. Blind Bartimaeus, as recorded in the gospels, would be saved at all costs. Will you be saved at all costs? If you will not be saved at all costs, you will not be saved by Jesus Christ at all.

Would you be born again? GENUINELY born again?

Then take wise counsel -- pick up a Bible based on the Traditional Text -- in English, the ONLY VALID Bible based on the Traditional Text is the King James Bible -- and then read with SOLEMNITY, beginning in the Gospels preferably, and beg Jesus Christ to reveal himself to you, and give him no rest until he does, for if you read the TRUE written Word of God, you will find the Lord of Glory, even Jesus Christ, moving upon the face of the waters in its pages, just as he moved upon the face of the waters when he walked across the Sea of Galilee, and if you follow the advice just given, and if you persist, Jesus Christ HIMSELF will verily MANIFEST HIMSELF to you (for he HIMSELF promises to do this for those who truly heed this advice), just as he MANIFESTED HIMSELF to his disciples when he moved upon the face of the waters as he walked across the stormy sea some two thousand years ago, and just as he did with ME not too many years ago, and just as he has done with a FEW others from day to day since that time, in this very generation, and just as he will do for YOU if -- IF -- you heed my advice, and if -- IF -- you persist therein, for he who promised is FAITHFUL. John 14:21-23, Matthew 14:25-27
 

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