We must be born of the Spirit of Truth.
There are many spirits presently teaching many different things as it relates to the new birth, but how do we know that we are truly born of the Holy Spirit?
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If we must be born of the Spirit in order to enter the Kingdom of Elohim, then it is of utmost importance to know what it means to be born again. The first instance we see this terminology put forth is in John Chapter 3 and by Yahshua's soft rebuke of Nicodemus, a teacher of Israel, it's heavily implied that this idea is not only found in the Prophets but that those that taught the Law should have been aware of it and awaiting the fulfillment of that promise.
John 3:5 Yahshua answered, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he CANNOT ENTER into the kingdom of Elohim."
John 3:6 "That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit."
John 3:7 "Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye MUST be born again."
John 3:8 "The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit."
John 3:9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
John 3:10 Yahshua answered and said unto him, "Art thou a master (teacher) of Israel, and knowest not these things?"
It's interesting that in verse 8, Christ compares being born again to the wind in that it cannot be visually observed but only heard. Ezekiel prophesied of this new birth in the below passage.
Ezekiel 36:25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
Ezekiel 36:26 A NEW HEART also will I give you, and A NEW SPIRIT WILL I PUT WITHIN YOU: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
Ezekiel 36:27 And I will put MY SPIRIT within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
This new birth as described by the prophet Ezekiel is the promise of a new and obedient heart and Spirit that causes His people to walk in obedience to His statutes. This is the same Spirit that Yahshua was given without measure, it is the Spirit of Obedience, Righteousness and Truth. Nicodemus appears to have an honest and genuine response when he asks, "HOW can these things be?". Yahshua taught the following:
John 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: THE WORDS THAT I SPEAK UNTO YOU, they are spirit, and they are life.
This statement appears to be the declaration that kept Peter and the other disciples steadfast in their following of the Master Yahshua because they truly understood and believed it. Just a few verses below Peter verbalizes his understanding.
John 6:67 Then said Yahshua unto the twelve, "Will ye also go away?"
John 6:68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Master, to whom shall we go? THOU HAS THE WORDS OF ETERNAL LIFE.
John 6:69 And WE BELIEVE AND ARE SURE that thou art that Messiah, the Son of the living Elohim
Yahshua taught that it is the Spirit that quickens (Gives Life) and that the Words that He spoke are both Spirit and Life. His Word, The Gospel, is the un-corrupted seed that must be sown in our hearts, it is the means by which the Spirit enters the heart. Peter also wrote the following.
1 Peter 1:22 Seeing YE have purified YOUR souls in OBEYING THE TRUTH THROUGH THE SPIRIT unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
1 Peter 1:23 Being born again, NOT of corruptible seed, but of INCORRUPTIBLE, by THE WORD of Elohim, which liveth and abideth for ever.
A person must be Born Again by the The Word which Lives forever. This is no doubt a reference to the occurrences of John chapter 6. Yahshua's Words are the Words of Eternal Life and they are The Spirit that makes alive. It is the pure seed by which one is to be born again. This pure seed teaches one to obey Yahweh's Law from the heart.
There are MANY false doctrines being spread around and sown in the world today. These doctrines have their origins in the spiritual realm and are also able to convey spiritual things but they are not Holy.
Matt 13:37 He answered and said unto them, "He that soweth THE GOOD SEED is the Son of man;"
Matt 13:38 "The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but THE TARES are the children of the wicked one;"
Matt 13:39 "The enemy that sowed them is THE DEVIL; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels."
Matt 13:40 "As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world."
Matt 13:41 "The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity (anomia: Transgression of Law);"
Matt 13:42 "And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth."
This is the work of the enemy by way of seducing spirits that turn the truth into a lie. The bad seed is a counterfeit to the good seed, but produces children of disobedience (Lawlessness). Note the methods that Satan employs in order to appear like the Messiah below, also note that they are both after a specific group of people but one is for destruction and the other for salvation.
Rev 16:13 And I saw three UNCLEAN SPIRITS like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
Rev 16:14 For THEY ARE THE SPIRITS OF DEVILS, WORKING MIRACLES, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of Elohim Almighty.
Frogs are used here to represent unclean spirits since they are unclean animals (still unclean) and the unclean spirits appear to be words or doctrines that proceed out of the mouth of the Dragon, the beast and the false prophet. Also note the passage below which states that out of the Dragons mouth comes forth what appears to be water in order to destroy the woman whose seed are those which have the Testimony of Yahshua and keep the commandments of Elohim.
Rev 12:15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
Rev 12:16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
Rev 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS of Elohim, and have THE TESTIMONY OF YAHSHUA the Messiah.
The remnant are born of the un-corrupted seed and the dragon goes after the woman with what would appear to be living water, however, it is not. The Dragon is a deceiver and an anti-Christ, his doctrines are designed to imitate and lead people away from the Truth unto lawlessness and ultimately death.
These are counterfeit, gas lighting spirits that will claim to believe and follow Christ while denying the path that He walked and taught. They will call Him "Lord" and "Master" and claim to believe in Him and His Words while openly teaching things that are completely contrary to His doctrine. They will claim to believe the whole Bible while teaching you to reject the overwhelming majority of it. They will use very subtle language and subtly change words while quoting scripture in order transmit the lies. They will go so far as to say that those that hear and believe the Truth taught by Christ are in bondage and headed for destruction while simultaneously teaching that doctrine doesn't matter. The Spirit speaks EXPRESSLY concerning these things.
1 Tim 4:1 Now the Spirit SPEAKETH EXPRESSLY, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
The serpent is extremely subtle, for this reason Christ warns over and over again in the Gospel about not being deceived and only listening to and following Him. The epistles are also lined with warnings concerning deception and corruption.
2nd Cor 11:2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
2nd Cor 11:3 BUT I FEAR lest by any means, as THE SERPENT BEGUILED Eve THROUGH SUBTILTY, so your minds should be corrupted from the SIMPLICITY that is in Christ.
2nd Cor 11:4 For if he that cometh preacheth ANOTHER YAHSHUA, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive ANOTHER SPIRIT, which ye have not received, or ANOTHER GOSPEL which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.
It's a very difficult thing to process that our Pastor or Teacher or fellow "church" members are the ones under the influence of these unholy doctrines and leading people astray, however, it's helpful to think about it from an exterior vantage point. Do people that you currently believe to be lost not have well meaning leaders? Perhaps you're a Jehovah's Witness and think this of Methodists or perhaps you're a Seventh Day Adventist and think this of Morman's. It's easy to think that people in other organizations are lost but its not so easy to place oneself in the shoes of the one that is deceived and surrounded by deceivers that are themselves being deceived. This is exactly what Yahshua said would happen calling them "Wolves in sheep's clothing", "The blind leading the blind" or the way Paul put it, "Deceiving and being deceived"
The Holy Spirit will always point to Yahshua and His Words but the opposing forces will try and pull people away toward what the scripture calls doctrines of demons.
Hebrews 3:6 But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, IF we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
Hebrews 3:7 Wherefore as THE HOLY SPIRIT SAITH, To day IF YOU WILL HEAR HIS VOICE,
Hebrews 3:8 HARDEN NOT YOUR HEARTS, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
We must listen to His voice, the Father will then send His Spirit (The Spirit of Truth) in the name of Yahshua and teach all things to those that obey Him.
John 14:15 "IF ye love me, keep MY commandments."
John 14:16 "AND I WILL pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;"
John 14:17 "Even THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you."
John 14:26 "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I HAVE SAID unto you."
This cannot be overstated. The Holy Spirit will always point to the Everlasting Gospel (The Testimony of Christ, His doctrine).
1st John5:6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Yahshua the Messiah; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, BECAUSE THE SPIRIT IS TRUTH.
1st John5:7 Wherefore as the Holy Spirit saith, Today IF ye will hear HIS VOICE,
"IF" we will hear His voice... Choose today who you will listen to going forward. If you adhere to the spirit of Calvinism then you need to choose to abandon that and make the choice to Hear Him... This is a choice you must make... This is the message of the Spirit AND the Bride.
Rev 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And WHOSOEVER WILL, let him take the water of life freely.
Take of the water of life freely and begin to obey the Gospel since the Spirit is given to them that obey as stated by Peter below.
Acts 5:29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey Elohim rather than men.
Acts 5:30 The Elohim of our fathers raised up Yahshua, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
Acts 5:31 Him hath Elohim exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
Acts 5:32 And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Spirit, whom Elohim hath given to them that obey him.
John makes a similar statement in his letter. Both Peter and John stated this because they both believed the Gospel of Christ (His Testimony) and the Law and the Prophets.
1 John 3:24 And he that keepeth HIS commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by THE SPIRIT which he hath given us.
The promise of the Spirit is always tied to obedience, this is an undeniable scriptural truth. There are those that will take Paul's writing and twist them so as to minimize faith in such away to make it fruitless. As they do with the passage below.
Gal 3:14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles THROUGH YAHSHUA THE MESSIAH; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit THROUGH FAITH.
Paul clearly states that it is through faith in Yahshua the Messiah that the Spirit is given, in other words it is in believing Him. We see in verse 1 of this same chapter that Paul rebukes the Galatians calling them foolish for being bewitched and not obeying the Truth. It is through faith in the Truth that the Spirit is given. Paul wrote of this same promise to the assembly at Ephesus.
EPH 1:12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
EPH 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, THE GOSPEL of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
EPH1:14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
It is the Faith in the Gospel that Christ preached that seals one with the Holy Spirit. Faith in false doctrines will bring with it a fruitless spirit of disobedience and lawlessness. This spirit is at work today, as there are countless teachers pushing doctrines that cause people to read the scriptures through a disobedient lens. They also take the blessings for those that obey and promise them to the disobedient while projecting the condemnation and curses from the disobedient onto those that are zealous for the Law and the Gospel. One of these promises is the promise of the Holy Spirit which was promised in order to make us walk according to Yahweh's law.
Ephesians 2:1 And you hath he quickened, who WERE dead in trespasses and sins;
Ephesians 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit THAT NOW WORKETH in the children of disobedience:
Being born again of His Spirit is done by way of choice. That choice is to hear Yahshua's doctrine and obey Him. His Words are Spirit and Life and no one will enter into Eternal Life except through Him.
1 John 2:29 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.