Tuesday, 29. September 2009, 01:59:56
THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOCIALISM
Kriston Couchey
THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOCIALISM In my nation there is a movement toward socialism in all levels of government. Many Christians have begun to react with fear and anger over this trend that seems to threaten the freedoms they have been given in the constitution of the United States. The reactions of both Christians and non-Christians opposing these changes in government have sometimes been a reasoned response, and at times shameful and ungodly. But, there is more going on then just an earthly government changing it's policies and practices, there is a spiritual cause that if not recognized and removed, will continue to bring a great many people into bondage.
THE EFFECT AND ROOT OF SOCIALISMSocialism is defined by some as the equal distribution of wealth among people. In practice, Socialism is the transfer of personal liberty, responsibility, and authority to govern oneself over to the control of a centralized government institution (leadership structure). Socialism is DEPENDENCY upon government (leadership structure) to direct and take care of you. The move towards socialism in institutions of men is a manifestation of the spirit of Anti-Christ. The spirit of Antichrist opposes and denies Christ come in the flesh. The expression of Christ come in the flesh today is you and I, His hands and feet on earth. Anti-Christ means "instead of" or "in the place of" Christ.
SPIRITUAL SOCIALISMThe children of Israel afraid to hear God at Mt. Sinai told Moses, "You hear God for us and tell us what He says and we will do it". Like the children of Israel, many in the church have abdicated their personal liberty, spiritual responsibility and authority over to "leadership" that hears God for them and tells them what to do instead of hearing and obeying God themselves; Spiritual Socialism. The Lord is clearly exposing in this hour the dependency upon men (spiritual socialism) that has hindered the church from entering into it's destiny. This dependency on man's leadership has effectively hindered the formation of Christ in His people as they have relinquished their liberty, responsibility, and authority in Christ to a leadership structure. The church has become socialist in it's governance, and the nations of the earth are manifesting the state of the church. The church has enabled socialism to flourish in the world through it's own failure to overcome the spirit of Antichrist. The Antichrist spirit has manifest in the church as people have depended on men's leadership to take care and lead them "instead of" Christ.
SPIRITUAL TOTALITARIANISMFrom Joseph Stalin to Fidel Castro, we have seen that the abdicating of power and authority over to "centralized" leadership to "care for and guide" the people has given men a "systemic" doorway to abuse power and enforce totalitarian rule. Spiritual Socialism (dependency) in the church is the doorway to Spiritual Totalitarianism. Take as an example the Roman Church.
The zenith of the Antichrist spirit's power in the church was during the dark ages. These were the days in which the Roman Church was supreme in it's ruling over church AND state. All men and women of the western church were in TOTAL dependence upon the church system for spiritual life, even for forgiveness. This bondage of the church to the Antichrist spirit manifest in the world as feudalism; Lords and slaves, landowners and serfs, rulers and subjects. This was a time when the expression of Christ in the common people was rare. This dependency (spiritual socialism) upon church leadership systemically enabled corrupt men to rule over the masses in the the church with totalitarian rule. TOTAL-itarian means TOTAL rule.
While much has changed since Luther's 95 thesis on the Wittenburg church door, western church structure and function is still patterned closely after it's mother; the Roman Church. Moves of the Spirit have brought refreshing, reformation, and revival. But, throughout history, the Antichrist spirit reacts and tries to preempt each move of God. It still has a hold on the church, as dependency and the rule of men over the affairs of the church rather then Christ still replace and hinder the full expression of Christ in His people.
MOVES OF GOD OPPOSEDA recent example of this spirits work was the 1970's charismatic movement, the "shepherding" teaching squelched the work of the Spirit in God's people. It did a good job of it. Every time there is an expression of Christ in His people the Antichrist spirit tries to use a inappropriate leadership hierarchy to "swallow up" the work of the Holy Spirit and oppose the expression of Christ in His people.
I am not writing to following to be critical or condemning to the church that Jesus loves passionately. I am writing this to bring light to the state of affairs in the church to help bring healing and deliverance to His beloved Bride. In the last 15 years I have personally witnessed and heard testimony of numerous organizations and individuals devastated by abominable leadership teachings that rob the people of God of their dignity and freedom in Christ. Much of this is done in the name of "Apostolic" ministry. As one example: the moving of God's Spirit in the mid 1990's was followed by a totalitarian response from the Antichrist spirit in the unbiblical "covering" doctrine, a carryover of the shepherding movement. It is one of MANY false leadership teachings that have leavened today's "apostolic" movement.
These are NICOLAITAN teachings. Nicolaitan means: "Subduing or lording over the people". The church has become in many cases (NOT ALL) a state in which leaders are TOTALLY depended upon for things spiritual. A "lay person" (an unbiblical term applied to the church) that hears God speak differently then leadership is liable to be cast out as a rebel. As a pastor told some friends, "I don't need to hear what God is speaking to you, I have high level prophets that tell me what God is saying."
TRUE LEADERSHIPBut Jesus called them unto him and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and those that are great wield power over them. But it shall not be so among you, but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; and whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant,
God is bringing a greater revelation of the purpose, heart, and function of the ascension gifts in this new day. There is coming a great diminishing of the positions and titles of men in the church, simply because God is putting the church back into order, HIS ORDER. While God is establishing apostles in His church; God is NOT building an apostolic hierarchy of superiors and inferiors. He is building (forming) Christ in His people. The church is not a structure of dependency upon an apostolic network, it is a world wide family that is becoming in nature and authority the expression of Christ on the earth. It is a kingdom of Priests. The job of apostles and prophet is to SEE TO IT Christ is formed in people, that means teaching people to be dependent on HIM, and letting Christ be expressed as He wills through His people.
JUDGMENT FIRST IN GOD'S HOUSE...casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. ~Paul~Full obedience to Christ in the church will signal judgment on all disobedience. God is come to His church and is cleaning house now in this day of transition. We are not in a position to judge the world until our own house is in order. We go deeper into bondage and deception if we attempt to take a splinter out of another's eye when we have a log in our own. I have seen one person attempt to deliver another who had the same bondage as the one they were trying to deliver. It doesn't work. The church as individuals and a corporate entity has no divine authority to confront the strongholds in the world they themselves are overcome by. Bondage does not beget freedom, freedom begets freedom.
God is bringing deliverance from the oppression of the spirit of Antichrist IN His church.We must see our sin before we can repent of it. Praise God the tide has shifted and is going out now. Being exposed on the beach are "unseen" places where we have been mired in chains and muck. It is a body wide revelation God is bringing to free us ALL from what many have not begun to recognize until now. Now is the day of our release, the sun has risen with Healing in His wings. He brings deliverance for His people from the spirit of Antichrist that has enticed men to usurp the Lord's rightful place as head of His household. Judgment has come to the house of God.
He that overcomes shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. ~Father God~
In His Love
Kriston Couchey
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