A MAN MAY HAVE GREAT PHYSICAL STRENGTH, BUT SPIRITUALLY, HE MAY BE POWERLESS. SPIRITUALLY DEAD, BECAUSE OF THE ORIGINAL SIN OF ADAM. ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE MAY BE A MAN OR WOMAN WITHOUT PHYSICAL STRENGTH TO GET OUT OF BED, BUT THEY MAY BE SPIRITUAL GIANTS. HERE ARE A FEW SYNONYMS THAT DESCRIBE POWER.

authority, command, control, jurisdiction, might, dominion, sovereignty, ability,

HOLY CHILDREN, LET ME DEFINE POWER WITH ONE WORD, AND THAT WORD IS "ABLE." TO GIVE YOU SOME IDEA OF THE POWER OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, HE WAS ABLE TO CREATE THE SUN, AND THE MOON, AND THE STARS AND PLACE THEM IN SPACE IN ONE DAY. JESUS CHRIST, GOD'S DARLING SON WAS ABLE TO CREATE ADAM AND PLACE WITHIN ADAM ALL MANKIND IN ONE DAY.

Gn:1:16: And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

Gn:1:17: And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

Gn:1:18: And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

Gn:1:19: And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

HERE IS THE SCRIPTURE THAT I BASE MY OPINION ON CONCERNING THE FACT THAT JESUS CHRIST, GOD' S POWERFUL SON. CREATED ALL THINGS.

Eph:3:9: And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: (KJV)

SAINTS OF GOD, IN THE BOOK OF COLOSSIANS, GOD INSPIRED THE APOSTLE PAUL TO GIVE A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF CHRIST JESUS'S WORK CONCERNING CREATION. THESE SCRIPTURES STATE THAT JESUS CHRIST IS THE FIRST BORN OF EVERY CREATURE. WHAT IS A CREATURE? A CREATURE IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN CREATED. GOD THE FATHER CREATED THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. AND, THEN IT WAS BY THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, THAT GOD THE FATHER CREATED ALL THINGS. TO BE A FATHER A PERSON MUST PRODUCE A CHILD, AND JESUS CHRIST IS TRULY THE SON OF GOD.

Col:1:12: Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

Col:1:13: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

Col:1:14: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

Col:1:15: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

Col:1:16: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

Col:1:17: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

Col:1:18: And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

Col:1:19: For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

LISTEN CAREFULLY, LITTLE CHILDREN, WHEN YOU HEAR A PERSON SAY THAT JESUS CHRIST, IS THE SON OF GOD, AND TRULY MEANS WHAT HE SAYS, GOD DWELLETH IN HIM, AND HE IN GOD.

1Jn:4:15: Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. (KJV)

CHILDREN OF LIGHT, I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS ONE GODHEAD, AND IN THE GOD HEAD THERE IS A TRINITY IN UNITY, THREE DEVINE PERSONS. GOD THE FATHER, AND JESUS CHRIST, THE SON, AND THE HOLY GHOST. AND, ALL ARE IN JESUS CHRIST.

Col:2:8: Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

Col:2:9: For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

Col:2:10: And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

HOLY CHILDREN, LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF A TRINITY IN UNITY, WHEN GOD CREATED MAN, HE MADE MAN A TRINITY IN UNITY. THERE IS IN MAN A BODY, A SOUL, AND A SPIRIT. THE SOUL CAN DIE, AND THE BODY LIVE ON, OR THE BODY CAN DIE, AND THE SOUL LIVE ON. WHEN THE SPIRIT LEAVES THE BODY, THE BODY IS DEAD. IF A MAN GOES INTO A WOMAN, AND COMMITS ADULTERY, THE PHYSICAL BODY, WILL GET UP AND LEAVE. BUT THE SPIRITUAL BODY THE SOUL SHALL BE DESTROYED.

Prv:6:32: But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. (KJV)

Jms:2:26: For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also

SAINTS OF GOD JESUS CHRIST HAS ALL THE POWER IN HEAVEN, AND EARTH. WHEN THE WIND BLOWS, IT IS BECAUSE OF JESUS. WHEN GASOLINE EXPLODES IT IS BECAUSE OF JESUS CHRIST. ALL POWDER PRECEDES FROM THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. WHEN CHRIST JESUS DWELLS WITHIN A PERSON, THE POWER IS WITHIN THAT PERSON.

Mt:28:18: And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

LISTEN CAREFULLY SAINTS OF GOD, POWER IS TRANSFERABLE. FOR EXAMPLE JESUS CHRIST GAVE HIS DISCIPLES POWER OVER DEVILS, AND HE GAVE THEM POWER TO HEAL THE SICK.

Mt:10:1: And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

BELOVED OF GOD, AFTER THE DEATH, BURIAL, AND RESURRECTION OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, HE CAME TO HIS DISCIPLES, AND BREATHED UPON THEM, AND SAID, "RECEIVE YE THE HOLY GHOST." IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT JESUS GAVE EVERY BORN AGAIN, SPIRIT FILLED, CHILD OF GOD THE POWER TO REMIT SIN OR RETAIN SIN. BEFORE A PERSON RECEIVES THE HOLY GHOST, HE IS ALIVE PHYSICALLY, BUT DEAD SPIRITUALLY. WHEN A PERSON RECEIVES THE HOLY GHOST, THE INWARD MAN THE SOUL COMES TO LIFE.

Jn:20:19: Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

Jn:20:20: And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.

Jn:20:21: Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

Jn:20:22: And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

Jn:20:23: Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

WHEN JESUS BREATHED ON HIS DISCIPLES, AND SAID, RECEIVE YE THE HOLY GHOST, IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT HIS DISCIPLES RECEIVED POWER TO PREACH, OR TEACH, OR WITNESS. OR, WHAT SOEVER THE LORD MAY CALL THEM TO DO.

Acts:1:7: And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

Acts:1:8: But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Acts:1:9: And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN CHRIST, BEFORE A PERSON RECEIVES THE HOLY GHOST IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD. FOR THE CARNAL MIND, THAT IS THE FLESHLY MIND OF SENSE, AND REASON, WITHOUT THE HOLY GHOST; IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE LAWS OF GOD.

Rom:8:5: For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

Rom:8:6: For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

Rom:8:7: Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

Rom:8:8: So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

Rom:8:9: But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

BUT, SAINTS OF GOD, WHEN A PERSON RECEIVES THE HOLY GHOST, THE INWARD MAN COMES LIFE. AND THE INWARD MAN, THE SOUL, DELIGHTS IN THE LAWS OF GOD.

Rom:7:22: For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

BELOVED OF GOD, WHEN THE INWARD MAN THE SOUL COMES TO LIFE, YOU BECOME A NEW CREATION. OLD THINGS PASS AWAY, BEHOLD ALL THINGS BECOME NEW.

2Cor:5:17: Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN CHRIST, I BELIEVE THAT WHEN A MAN OF GOD WITHIN WHOM THE SPIRIT OF GOD LIVES COMES WITH THE INTENT TO PERFORM THE RITUAL OF THE LORD'S SUPPER, AND RAISES HOLY HANDS, AND BLESSES THE TWO SPECIES, THE UNLEAVENED BREAD, AND THE FRUIT OF THE VINE. THERE IS A CHANGE COMES OVER THE SUBSTANCE. THE UNLEAVENED BREAD BECOMES THE BODY OF CHRIST, AND THE FRUIT OF THE VINE BECOMES THE BLOOD OF CHRIST. LISTEN AS CHRIST TESTIFIES OF THE CHANGE.

Mt:26:26: And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

Mt:26:27: And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;

Mt:26:28: For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

BUT WHEN THE PHYSICALLY ALIVE, BUT SPIRITUALLY DEAD, PERFORM THE RITUAL OF THE LORD'S SUPPER, THEY CONFESS PLAINLY, THAT THERE IS NO CHANGE THAT COMES OVER THE SPECIES. THEY SAY THAT IT IS JUST FIGURATIVE OF THE BODY, AND BLOOD OF CHRIST. FOR THERE IS NO SPIRITUAL POWER WITHIN THEM, TO BRING ABOUT THE CHANGE. COME INTO THIS KNOWLEDGE SAINTS OF GOD, EXCEPT A PERSON EATS OF THE FLESH OF JESUS CHRIST, AND DRINKS HIS BLOOD. HE WILL HAVE NO LIFE WITHIN HIM.

Jn:6:53: Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. KJV)

WHEN THE PHYSICALLY ALIVE, BUT SPIRITUALLY DEAD, PERFORM THE RITUAL OF BAPTISM, THEY STATE PLAINLY THAT THE ONLY CHANGE IS; BEFORE THE CANDIDATE FOR BAPTISM IS BAPTIZED HE IS A DRY SINNER. AND, AFTER HE IS BAPTISED HE IS A WET SINNER. FOR THERE IS NO POWER IN THEM TO TRANSLATE THE CANDIDATE FOR BAPTISM OUT OF THE WORLD, AND INTO THE BODY OF CHRIST. LISTEN AS THE APOSTLE PAUL SPEAKS OF THE TRANSLATION THAT TAKES PLACE WHEN A PERSON IS PROPERLY BAPTISED. IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST.

Gal:3:27: For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. (KJV)

CHILDREN OF LIGHT, WHEN THE PHYSICALLY ALIVE BUT DEAD SPIRITUALLY, SPEAK OF LIVING ABOVE SIN, THEY STATE PLAINLY THAT THEY CANNOT LIVE ABOVE SIN.

BUT THE BORN AGAIN, SPIRIT FILLED MAN, CAN LIVE ABOVE SIN. BECAUSE GOD'S SEED IS WITHIN HIM, AND HE CANNOT SIN.

1Jn:3:9: Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. (KJV)

THE ALIVE PHYSICALLY, BUT DEAD SPIRITUALLY, REFUSE TO TEACH THEIR CONGREGATIONS THAT THEY SHOULD CALL FOR THE ELDERS OF THE CHURCH WHEN THEY ARE SICK, AND LET ELDERS PRAY OVER THEM ANOINTING WITH OIL IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST. THAT THEY MAY RECEIVE THEIR HEALING. BECAUSE THEY HAVE A FORM OF GODLINESS BUT DENY THE POWER THEREOF.

Jms:5:14: Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

Jms:5:15: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

THE ALIVE PHYSICALLY, BUT DEAD SPIRITUALLY, REFUSE TO USE THE BIBLE AS THE AUTHORITY UNDER CHRIST. THEY WILL NOT ALLOW THOSE THAT HAVE THE GIFT OF TONGUES TO SPEAK IN THEIR CHURCHES, THERE IS NO INTERPRETATION, GOD IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES COMMAND THE WOMEN TO BE SILENCE IN THE CHURCH, BUT THEY ENCOURAGE THE WOMEN TO SPEAK. TONGUES AND INTERPRETATION IS TO BE A PART OF EVERY CHURCH SERVICE.

1Cor:14:26: How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

1Cor:14:27: If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.

1Cor:14:28: But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

1Cor:14:29: Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.

1Cor:14:30: If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.

1Cor:14:31: For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.

1Cor:14:32: And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.

1Cor:14:33: For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

1Cor:14:34: Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.

1Cor:14:35: And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.

1Cor:14:36: What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?

1Cor:14:37: If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.

1Cor:14:38: But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.

1Cor:14:39: Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

1Cor:14:40: Let all things be done decently and in order.