Expressed UnionCreation is designed to be structured under human dominion. If I am dominated, through my senses, by this broken world I can never exercise dominion. Adam didn’t lose his religion, he lost his right to RULE! 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 “If the believer does not discern his own spirit he invariably is ignorant of how to commune with God in the Spirit. He easily substitutes his own thought or emotions of the soul for the work of the Spirit. Thus he confines himself to the outer realm unable ever to reach the Spiritual realm.” “If the believer does not discern his own spirit he invariably is ignorant of how to commune with God in the Spirit. He easily substitutes his own thought or emotions of the soul for the work of the Spirit. Thus he confines himself to the outer realm unable ever to reach the Spiritual realm.” Watchman Nee “…it becomes the devil’s business to keep the Christian’s spirit imprisoned. (POW) He knows that the believing and justified Christian has been raised up out of the grave of his sins … Satan works that much harder to keep us bound and gagged, actually imprisoned in our own grave clothes.” A.W. Tozer “Sense knowledge has gained supremacy over Christianity and dominates it. Civilization has failed because the type of Christianity we have given it has failed. It was a sense-ruled type that was stripped of miracles.” E. W. Kenyon Romans 8:14-16 (NLT) “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, ‘Abba, Father.’ For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children.” John 3:3-8 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?”Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” Romans 8:14-16 (NLT) “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, ‘Abba, Father.’ For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children.” Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” John 3:3-8 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?”Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” Luke 18:18,21 “Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, ‘Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?’ … “And he said, ‘All these things I have kept from my youth.’” John 6:28-29 “They replied, ‘We want to perform God’s works, too. What should we do?’ Jesus told them, This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.’” 1 Peter 1:23 (NET) “You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed (parentage), through the living and enduring word of God.” 1 Peter 1:23 (Message) “Your new life is not like your old life. Your old birth came from mortal sperm; your new birth comes from God’s living Word. Just think: a life conceived by God himself! “ Peters gospel is NOT you need to behave properly. He is telling them they need to align with their true IDENTITY. Adam is no longer the governing head of humanity. The life source has changed. God did not improve us, he recreated, refathered us. Our life now proceeds from a new origin, renewed and animated by the Spirit of God Himself. Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” 1 Peter 1:22 “Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart,” 1 Peter 2:11 (NKJV) “Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul,” James 1:21-22 “Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness (kakia), and receive with meekness the implanted (Inborn) word (logos), which is able to save your souls (psychē). But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” Matthew 11:27-30 (AMP) “…and no one fully knows and accurately understands the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son [deliberately] wills to reveal Him. Come to Me, all who are weary and heavily burdened [by religious rituals that provide no peace], and I will give you rest [refreshing your souls with salvation]. Take My yoke (teaching) upon you and learn from Me [following Me as My disciple], for I am gentle and humble in heart, and (renewal, blessed quiet) . For My yoke is easy [to bear] and My burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 (Message) “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” Religion:— from the latin root word (religare) a return to bondage. Fear based performance. Religion:— You have to DO one more thing do be perfect. Acts 15:10 (NLT) “So why are you now challenging God by burdening the Gentile believers with a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors were able to bear?:” Acts 15:10 (MSG) “So why are you now trying to out-god God, loading these new believers down with rules that crushed our ancestors and crushed us, too?” Jesus teachings are __________. Jesus teachings are EASY. Matthew 5:43-44, 48 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you,… … Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.” That’s easy!!! 2 Corinthians 6:14 “Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?” The Response Jesus Expects: 1. That’s Impossible 2. I Surrender 3. I Trust You 4. I Rest In Your Abiding Presence This is not a call to enlist. It’s an announcement of our UNION. • Authority is shared, not awaited • Sonship is identity formation, not rule training (Discipleship) • Commands are entrusted realities, not performance standards • Presence is indwelling, not postponed Jesus is not looking for servants to send from Him. He is releasing sons from within Him. This passage doesn’t end with work to do. It ends with life to express. Creation is designed to be structured under human dominion. If I am dominated, through my senses, by this broken world, I can never exercise dominion. Adam didn’t lose his religion, he lost his right to RULE!
