Di hampir setiap agama dan filsafat manusia, ada tingkatan, yang dapat dicapai manusia melalui pengetahuan alam, teknik dan metode. Jika Anda ingin memasuki level baru, you should first do something to achieve that level. When you have achieved that level, there will be a new level ready to be achieved. Until you have achieved the highest level. In almost every religion and human life philosophy, people climb from the bottom to the top and have one goal in mind and that is to achieve the highest level. The more people learn and do and prove themselves, the higher the level they walk in and the more satisfied they become. Who doesn’t want to achieve new spiritual levels? But the truth in Christianity is, that there are no spiritual levels to achieve. This is a lie of the devil, who wants you to believe, that there are spiritual levels.
The maturity of the sonship of God
The degree in which a person moves and walks in is not a spiritual level, but the maturity of the sonship of God. No one can enter a new spiritual level by his works, because through the new birth in Jesus Christ a person has obtained the highest spiritual status, yaitu: putra Allah. A higher spiritual level doesn’t exist!
Karena fakta, that there is a lot of ignorance and a lack of knowledge about the new birth among believers, and because many believers don’t study the Bible for themselves, but believe and adapt everything what (terkenal) religious leaders say, many believers don’t really know and understand what the kelahiran baru cara. They are ignorant about their position in Jesus Christ and who they are in Him.
They listen to doctrines, coming from well-known carnal preachers, who are influenced by the (okultisme) world and strange religions, human philosophies and rely on their own knowledge and wisdom, and apply methods and elements of the world to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Since the world’s interest for eastern religions and philosophies has increased, and the spirit of the world has entered many churches, this interest has also entered many churches. Many elements have been taken from these eastern religions and philosophies and have been applied to the doctrines in the church. One of those elements is the preaching of achieving new levels. There are many religious leaders, who preach about spiritual levels and how to achieve new levels. But can you achieve new spiritual levels in the Kingdom of God? Where do we read in the Word about achieving new levels?
Can you achieve new levels?
Nowhere in the Word, we read about achieving new levels. Jesus didn’t say to His disciples: “if you apply these methods and develop those technics and do that, then you will enter a new level and you will walk in that new level”. Jesus didn’t say either: “I give you power over a small part of demonic powers to cast them out and over a number of sicknesses. When you have proved that you can do that, and return you will receive more power and authority until you receive all power to cast out all demons and all sicknesses“.
If Jesus had told this to His disciples, then it wouldn’t be berkah lagi, but the disciples would have achieved it by themselves, by applying certain methods, technics and by their own works.
Namun Yesus berkata lain. He told His disciples, that He would give them power and authority over semua the devils and to heal diseases.
Then he called his twelve disciples together, dan memberi mereka kekuasaan dan wewenang atas semua setan, dan untuk menyembuhkan penyakit. Dan dia mengutus mereka untuk memberitakan Kerajaan Allah, dan untuk menyembuhkan orang sakit. (Lu 9:1-2)
Nowhere do we read anything about levels of faith, pengurapan, healing or deliverance. We also don’t read, that the disciples had to achieve certain levels before they were sent out by Jesus.
Jesus preached and revealed them the Kingdom of God (dan kehendak Tuhan) through means of parables, He called God’s people to tobat dosa, cast out devils and healed the sick. Jesus did, what He had seen His Father do, and when He sent His disciples, they did, what they had seen Jesus do.
Satu satunya, who wants you to think there are levels, is the devil. He uses carnal preachers, who teach believers about walking in new levels of spirituality and that there are levels of faith, pengurapan, Penyembuhan, and deliverance. Because if you believe, that there are levels of faith, levels of anointing, levels of healing and levels of deliverance, they become massive strongholds of the devil in your carnal mind. You will always think, that you don’t have enough knowledge, don’t know the methods or technics, or haven’t done enough to achieve and walk in a certain level, and therefore you will not do what the Word tells you to do. The devil wants to keep every believer away from the truth of God’s Word and keep them ignorant and passive for the Kingdom of God, and he succeeds by using all these carnal doctrines from other religions and philosophies, to ensure that believers stay carnal.
And here we have the problem, why not everyone walks in faith, call others to repentance and preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, dengan tanda-tanda dan keajaiban-keajaiban yang mengikutinya. Because the flesh stands in the way. The only obstacle, that prevents people from walking in faith is their flesh.
Unbelief is in the flesh
Para murid, who were not yet born again and had been given power and authority to deliver and heal everyone, under the old covenant, were able to heal and deliver everyone. Jesus had given them all authority and power, which they needed. Hanya ada satu hal, that stood in the way and that was not, that they didn’t walk in the right level, but that their flesh stood in the way. Unbelief is present in the flesh, since the old man is carnal and sense ruled and not spiritual.
The old man belongs to the unfaithful and perverse generation, who always needs some kind of proof in order to do something. The old man is sense ruled and therefore lives after what (S)he sees, hears, smells and feels. Karena fakta, that the old man wants to see something first, and needs some kind of proof before the old man believes, the disciples were not able to heal all the diseases. Although Jesus had given them all power and authority, they were not able to heal the boy, who was lunatic and sore vexed.
Because when the father of the son, who was lunatic came to Jesus, he told Him that His disciples were not able to cure his son. When Jesus healed his son, His disciples asked Him, why they were not able to heal him.
The reason why the couldn’t heal the boy was not that they didn’t pray or fast enough, as so many preachers say. The real reason why they couldn’t heal the boy was due to their unbelief (Tikar 17:19, Mar 9:19).
Unbelief is present in the flesh and as long as the daging tidak disalibkan Dan laid down yet, unbelief shall always be present. You crucify and lay down your flesh through a.o. prayer and fasting (Baca juga: what is fasting?). Itulah sebabnya Yesus berkata, that this kind goes not out but by doa Dan puasa. This kind didn’t relate to the evil spirit (iblis), but to the faithless and perverse generation of the carnal old man (Tikar 17:14-21, Mar 9:17-29).
Walking in faith instead of levels
After you become born again and perbarui pikiranmu dengan Firman Tuhan, apply the Word in your life and through your relationship with God the Father and Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit, you shall walk after the spirit in faith. You shall spiritually mature as a son of God into the likeness of Jesus Christ. You shall trust and rely upon Jesus; the Word and listen to what He says, instead of trusting and listening to what the world says.
Sebab di dalam Dia bersemayam seluruh kepenuhan Ketuhanan secara jasmani. Dan Anda lengkap di dalam Dia, yang merupakan kepala dari semua kerajaan dan kekuasaan (Col 2:10)
Firman itu berkata, that at the moment you become born again, Anda menjadi ciptaan baru. Anda bukan lagi orang berdosa, but you have been made the righteousness of God in Christ. Anda telah disempurnakan di dalam Dia, and don’t lack anything. You cannot add anything and achieve new levels of spirituality.
Tanggalkan manusia lama dan kenakan manusia baru
The only thing you must do is die to ‘self’ and put on Christ, dengan kata lain, Menunda orang tua itu Dan kenakan pria baru itu. The more the old man dies, the more the new man becomes visible. Lagi, this has nothing to do with levels. You cannot say, that this week we will enter a new level. Karena ketika Anda dilahirkan kembali, you have reached the highest position in life. From that moment you become born again and become a son of God, you are seated in Christ and reign together with Him over every power, kepangeranan, Penguasa kegelapan dunia ini, dan kejahatan rohani di tempat -tempat tinggi.
Jesus Christ lives inside of you; ciptaan baru, by the Holy Spirit and therefore you have everything you need to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, and represent and bring the Kingdom of God on this earth.
Walking in the authority of Jesus Christ means walking in faith. Walking in faith means that you believe the Word and rely on the Word and therefore do the Word and walk in the Word. No matter what the world says, you believe and keep standing on the Word. When the world says, that something cannot be done, while the Word says that it can be done, you decide who you believe: Firman atau dunia. The world always contradicts the Word and sows and reap in the flesh unbelief, takut, kecemasan, amarah, kecemburuan, perselisihan, membenci, nafsu, keinginan, death etc.. The Word on the other hand sows and reap in the spirit keyakinan, damai, sukacita, Cinta, panjang sabar, life etc.
Iman bagaikan sebutir biji sesawi
Sebab sesungguhnya Aku berkata kepadamu, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Pindahkan dari sana ke tempat itu; dan itu akan dihapus; dan tidak ada yang mustahil bagimu (Tikar 17:20)
kata Yesus, that if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, kamu bisa memindahkan gunung. Therefore you don’t need big faith and don’t have to achieve certain levels of faith in order to move mountains. Karena Yesus berkata, that a little bit of faith already can move mountains. But as long as you stay carnal and keep living after the flesh and after this world system, kamu tidak akan dapat berjalan dengan iman, with signs and wonders following you. Your carnal mind shall resist and stop the works of the Kingdom of God and keep people away from coming to Jesus.
Faith is not a fruit of the flesh and doesn’t come forth out of the lies of the flesh, but it is a fruit of the spirit and comes forth out of the truth of the Spirit. Levels are part of the flesh and the world system and are not part of the spirit and the Kingdom of God.
Satu-satunya hal, the disciples had to wait for before they were allowed to do the great commission, was the promise of the Father, Who Jesus would send to them, yaitu kedatangan Roh Kudus (lu 24:49)
When the disciples received the Holy Spirit on the day of Pantekosta, they had received all power from God in order to do what Jesus had commanded them to do. They immediately walked in the fullness of His power.
When you become a son of God through regeneration, you have begotten the highest place in Jesus Christ. You don’t need any new level, but knowledge of God’s Word in order to find out who you are in Christ.
Through the knowledge of God’s Word, you shall get to know God and kemauannya, so that you shall walk in faith and destroy the lies of the devil, which have been built throughout those years as strongholds in your mind.
Through the knowledge of the Word and by applying the Word in your life, you shall walk in the truth of the Word in faith and represent, preach and bring the Kingdom of God on this earth, call people to repentance and reconcile them back to God through Christ. This is the commission of every born again believer.
Establish the Kingdom of God by faith on this earth
Oleh karena itu, pergilah kamu, dan mengajar semua bangsa, Membaptis mereka atas nama Bapa, dan putra, dan Roh Kudus: Mengajar mereka untuk mengamati semua hal apa pun yang saya perintahkan (Tikar 28:19-20)
Dan dia berkata kepada mereka, Pergilah kamu ke seluruh dunia, dan memberitakan Injil kepada segala makhluk. Siapa yang percaya dan dibaptis akan diselamatkan; tetapi dia yang tidak percaya akan dihukum. Dan tanda-tanda ini akan menyertai orang-orang yang beriman; Demi NamaKu mereka akan mengusir setan; Mereka akan berbicara dengan bahasa lidah baru; Mereka akan mengambil ular; dan jika mereka minum hal yang mematikan, itu tidak akan menyakiti mereka; Mereka akan meletakkan tangan pada orang sakit, dan mereka akan pulih (Mar 16:15-18)
Dan dia berkata kepada mereka, Demikianlah ada tertulis, dan karena itu Kristus perlu menderita, dan bangkit dari kematian pada hari ketiga: Dan pertobatan dan pengampunan dosa harus diberitakan dalam Nama-Nya di antara segala bangsa, dimulai di Yerusalem. Dan kamu adalah saksi dari hal-hal ini (Lu 24:46-47)
You don’t have to spend hours and days in prayer, while fasting, in order to find out your calling. Jesus has already given you the answer about your calling. Every believer and follower of Him should be a witness of Jesus Christ, Mengkhotbahkan Injil, preach repentance and the remission of sin by the blood of Jesus Christ, teach all nations and make them disciples of Jesus, teach them to keep all that Jesus has commanded, membaptis them in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, mengusir setan, heal the sick by laying on of hands, speak with new tongues, take up serpents and if they drink any deadly thing, itu tidak akan menyakiti mereka.
All that Jesus commanded, wasn’t meant for His disciples, who lived at that time, but for all His disciples, who are prepared to lay down their own lives, take up daily their cross and ikuti Yesus. If you follow Jesus and keep Perintah-perintah-Nya, then while you are on your way, doing what He has commanded you to do, you shall enter your destination.
Paul never talked about levels, but about spiritually mature as a son of God and running the race, whereby everything revolves around running with patience and persistence while keeping your eyes on Jesus, Penulis, and Finisher of our faith in order finish the race (Dia b 12:1). Sayangnya, many believers lack this mentality. As soon as something happens, they drop out, and rather be spectators, watching others run the race of life. But this is not the will of God. He wants everyone to enter the race and be patient and persistent to the end.
'Jadilah garam dunia’
