17 February 2010
Greetings Everyone:
I have been asked by many to
repeat an article I had posted on this page over a year ago. It involves the transference
of spirits. There is Scripture to help and guide you and I trust it will bless
you and at the same time help you. Be aware we live in evil times and not
everyone carries the Spirit of Christ in them. So Be
aware. Be informed and above all, be filled with the Spirit of GOD!
If I can help you in any way
after you read this article, please do not hesitate to contact me. There are
numbers and email addresses in this web page and you can usually get me at any
of them.
What follows is exactly how I
posted it last year. May God bless your understanding as you read it.
From 2008:
Glad you dropped by. I hope this
page becomes a blessing to you. I will try to change it at least once a week so
you can have fresh material to ponder. From time to time I will address issues that
relate to the church, our lives, your families and so
on. For now, this first article is something I am convinced we all need to be
aware of as we walk in the Spirit of Christ. Hope it helps. If you have any
feedback, just click on my name in this page and it will pull up an email
address for you and all you have to do is fill in your message and click send. God
bless and I hope to see you Sunday!
Pastor Bob.
THE TRANSFERENCE OF SPIRITS
You CAN enjoy freedom from negative spirit’s in other people and have freedom in Christ!!!!
Three kinds of spirits operate
on the earth. God’s spirit, demonic spirit’s and the
spirit of man.
The human spirit is
impressionable. The Bible teaches us how an actual transference of spirits can
take place from one person to another. Character traits such as faithfulness,
dedication, or for that matter, irresponsibility or laziness can be
transferred.
An alcoholic father can pass on
the suicidal spirit of alcoholism to his children.
Sexual perversion bondage can be
passed on from one person to another.
A couple can be happy
participants in the vision of a particular church, but within a few weeks of
coming into contact with people with negative spirits or rebellious spirits
they quickly develop a critical or judgmental attitude and let that attitude
take over just like the critical and rebellious spirit they came in contact
with.
A child left watching horror
movies can quickly develop an unnatural fear.
A person watching pornographic
materials can soon find themselves enslaved by sexual perversion and addiction.
The Bible says in 2
Samuel 15:6; that Absalom “stole the hearts of the men of Israel.” This took place over a period of three years.
The pride, deceit, rebellion and manipulation that was
in Absalom was transferred to an Entire Nation!
A negative spirit is transferred
in three different ways. Through religious teaching. Through unrighteous associations. And, by exposing the heart
to that which is evil and sinful.
Paul warned the church in
Corinth not to open their hearts to religious teaching which would give them a “different
spirit,” one that would take
them away from “the simplicity that is in Christ” (2 Corinthians 11:3-4).
Scripture gives a very clear
warning against unrighteous associations, in saying “do not be unequally yoked
together with unbelievers” (2 Corinthians 6:14).
Proverbs 6:27 says “can a
man take fire in his bosom and not be burned?”
An example of this is how a person’s whole personality
can be altered by attending a concert with satanic worship. If you associate
with those who are suspicious, rebellious and judgmental, you yourself will be
open to that kind of spirit.
Jesus told us “out
of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks” Matthew 12:34). Whatever we fill our hearts
with will become the spirit that saturates us.
People can receive “a
hardened spirit” that is
unreceptive to the things of God (Deuteronomy 2:30).
Others can receive “a
hasty spirit” (Proverbs 14:29). This
is a spirit that is easily seduced into business ventures or projects that come
to nothing.
A “haughty spirit” is one that breeds arrogance, scoffing
and is condescending towards others (Proverbs 16:18).
Again in the book of Proverbs we
read about a “wounded spirit.” Often
this wounded spirit endeavors to draw others into its hurt. It manipulates
others through tears, anger, guilt, silence or threats. No wonder the Scripture
says “who
can bear (tolerate) a wounded spirit?
“ (Proverbs 18:14).
IMPARTING GOD’S SPIRIT
Lois imparted
a spirit of faith into her daughter Eunice, who in turn imparted that spirit to
her son Timothy (I Timothy 4:14, 2 Timothy 1:5-6).
Elijah imparted spiritual strength to Elisha.
Moses laid his hands on Joshua
and a spirit of wisdom was imparted to him, (Deuteronomy 34:9).
When you associate with True
men and women of God there is an impartation that takes place.
In the same way, when people idolize
celebrities such as the Jackson’s, Madonna’s and Mansfield’s, the result is an
enactment of perverse behavior.
The Lord said to Moses, Gather
to me seventy men…I will take of the Spirit that is upon you and will put the
same upon them” (Numbers 11:16-17).
We learn several principles from these seventy who
received an impartation from God’s Spirit.
They. . .
- Had an allegiance to
God’s cause, verse 16.
- They were known by
their leadership, verse 16.
- They had the same
vision as Moses, verse 16.
- They helped carry
Moses’ burden, verse 17, and
- They worked for the
common good.
Again in the book of Numbers,
chapter 13, a stark contrast between a positive faith spirit and a negative unbelief
spirit is seen. The Israelites decided not to listen to Joshua and Caleb who
brought a good report, but instead followed the advice of the ten negative
spies. They chose to believe that they “were grasshoppers” in comparison to their enemies. (Numbers 13:33.)
The results were disastrous. The
people were filled with Self Pity (Numbers 14:1). They. . .
- Rebelled against God’s
anointed leadership (Numbers 14:2).
- They filled their
lives with regret, (Numbers 14:2).
- They began to view the
future negatively, and
- They desired to go
back to Egypt
and rejected God’s message of faith and a promised land.
On the contrary, the spirit of
faith believes we can do what God says we can (Numbers 14:4-9).
The majority chose to follow the
spirit of unbelief; as a result they Perished!
Similarly, people today perish
in addictions, fear, hopelessness and infirmities because of a
transference of an unbelief spirit!
It may be that the Holy spirit has exposed the control of a negative spirit in your
situation. When a transference of spirits has taken
place it is More than a mere
influence. It is a measure of control and domination that is being exercised.
If this is so in your life I Invite You To
Reach Out To The Lord Jesus Christ For Deliverance Right Now!
The first step is recognition
that a problem exists. Be man or woman enough to admit it. Confess the problem
out loud in prayer.
Disassociate yourself from that
which has been binding you. Speak out loud and say “Lord I repent of
__________________________” and you fill in the blank with whatever it is.
Ask for the Blood of Jesus to
cleanse you from that sin of pride, addiction, fear, complaining, negativity, a
wounded spirit or whatever the Holy Spirit shines His light on.
As you are taking these steps in
faith, the Holy Ghost is enveloping your life. Begin to worship God and decide
that from now on you are going to walk in freedom. To embrace a negative spirit
is sin before God. As you have repented you can now enjoy that you are indeed a
“new
creature in Christ Jesus” (Corinthians 5:17).
Once you realize this is your enemy, the devil looks
small, while God and His resources appear as they really are, very large, (Ephesians
6:16).
You are now ready to live a life
of victory. Do not give the devil any opportunity.
“Above all taking the shield of
faith with which we can quench all of the fiery darts of the wicked one.”
Pastor Coutts