AUTHORITY OVER MANKIND
In my previous article in Facebook Wall, titled, "My Love for the Philippines", dated 24 September 2022,
I explained the importance of Allegiance to Authority.
Many asked this question,
"Are you saying: 'No matter how corrupt, inefficient, or despicable the leaders of a government are, we will just be silent and blindly obey their authority'?"
MY RESPONSE
Our role-models are the Lord Jesus Christ and the Apostle Paul of Israel.
LORD JESUS CHRIST SAID
"...for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.
“So give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to GOD what is GOD's.
"If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.
"Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
"...for there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.
“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?"
(Gospel of Matthew 26:52 / 22:21 / 5:39 / 10:28 / 10:26 / 7:1-3, Holy Bible, NIV)
APOSTLE PAUL OF ISRAEL SAID
"Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which GOD has established.
"The authorities that exist have been established by GOD.
"Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what GOD has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves."
(Epistle to Romans 13:1-2, Holy Bible, NIV)
STRIVE TO OBEY GOD
There are two kinds of people on earth:
1. Those who live as god of themselves, blatantly or carelessly disobeying the will of GOD because they are either deceived or they simply refuse to investigate the truths;
or,
2. Those who seek GOD in order to conform to His plans and commands while on earth.
Please allow me to explain further.
AUTHORITY BACKS THE THRONE OF GOD
One aspect where GOD has Authority over us is in the area of Fatherhood.
GOD is the ultimate and primary Authority, but He allows earthly authority such as in politics.
We will first discuss Ultimate and Primary Authority here.
Jesus Christ, the Most Powerful Person who ever walked this earth introduced GOD as our Eternal Father.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the word, 'father', as the one that originates life.
The reason why you and I live is because our physical body is kept alive by the human spirit.
The Holy Bible shows that human beings consist of three elements: body, soul, and spirit.
That spirit came from the breath of Almighty GOD that He imparted to Adam, our ancestor.
That's the reason that GOD alone must be called the Father because He originated that life in all mankind.
FATHERHOOD OF GOD
GOD the Heavenly Father alone can be and must be called Father in spiritual matters.
No human on earth should ever call another human being as his or her father spiritually.
Jesus Christ said, "And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and He is in Heaven."
- Gospel of Matthew 23:9, Holy Bible, New International Version
CREATION VERSUS COPULATION
That event, which is called Creation, in the Garden of Eden where GOD breathed His life-giving breath into Adam, happened only once.
It could never be and shall never be repeated again. And no human being can do that to another human.
On the other hand, the process of multiplying, where Adam mated with Eve, and thereafter any male human mating with a female human is called copulation.
Copulation carried the same effect: the life-giving human spirit is propagated into the entire mankind.
EFFECT OF HUMAN SPIRIT
Remove the human spirit, and our body dies; then our soul, which is the real SELF, departs.
You can search the Internet and you will find the following:
. countless people across the world revealing their supernatural "near-death-experiences";
. scientific and medical journals of methodical experiments showing that upon death, there is an entity that departs from the body;
. reliable and well-respected Bible Scholars, worldwide, explaining what happens after death;
MY PERSONAL TESTIMONY
I will discuss here how I personally witnessed the spirit realm.
Back in Manila Philippines, I, together with a group of Christian believers, conducted a deliverance prayer session on a 14-year old girl who got inhabited by an evil male person's soul by using the evil witchcraft of astral-projection to manipulate her body.
I saw with my own eyes how the power of the Name of Jesus Christ, when pronounced in prayers, began to deliver this young girl and miraculously healed her during that Christian prayer session back in Manila, Philippines.
(To be continued…)
SINNERS' PRAYER OF REPENTANCE
“Dear GOD THE FATHER,
"I know I’m a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness.
"I believe Jesus Christ is Your Son. I believe that He died for my sins and that You raised Him to life.
"I want to trust in Him as my Savior and follow Him as Lord [owner of my life]; from this day forward.
"Guide my life and help me to do Your will according to the Holy Scriptures.
"I pray this in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.”
Sincerely in Christ Jesus, the Only Savior of the human race,
Paul L. Fuentes
Bible Teacher
