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THE SEVEN CHURCHES OF ASIA /REVELATION 2 - 3

Copyright November 20, 2007

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CHAPTER 17 (1 of 10)

OBEDIENCE, BEING ONE WITH GOD

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Many Christians, not all, have experienced "walking in the Spirit" at one time or another during their lifetime in Christ. The problem with the majority of the Saints who have experienced a deep walk with Christ is that they have not continued in it, rather they became forgetful hearers, causing them to fall into nominal-Christianity. Nominal-Christianity is extremely displeasing to God and continually grieves the Holy Spirit who we are commanded not to grieve (Ephesians 4:30); God wants us to go deep and intimate with Him not shallow, not Lukewarm.    

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The Lord has shown me that 90%, more or less, of the true born-again believers, are not walking in heavenly places in Christ to the depth that God desires of us. The “90% more or less” falsely believe that their “shallow” carnal attempt to be a “Christian” adequately satisfies God’s expectations of what He expects of us. In reality, the “90% more or less” are missing the “mark of God’s HIGH calling in Christ Jesus” and don't even realize it; according to Ephesians 5:14 they are asleep, dead, and without light, not without Christ for they definitely have the hope and promise of eternal life, but without the light of God’s majesty on and in them that He wants them to have, without which leads to a failed lifestyle that could get them condemned when they stand before Jesus at His Judgment Seat.

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Those who walk in heavenly places in Christ to the depth of what God Requires are not trying to get closer to God, but they are actually and altogether close to God, One with Him and He One with us, "But he that is joined unto the Lord is one Spirit," 1 Corinthians 6:17. Paul the Apostle made every effort to continually walk in heavenly places in Christ Jesus, "I press toward the mark" (Philippians 3:14). Those who are close to God, those who are making the Effort to continually be one with Him, are those who "press" toward the mark, and are those who in all truth "die daily." What do those who truly "die daily" die daily to, all of the carnal sinful desires and affections of the sinful nature that resides in our physical body (flesh).

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And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts (desires). If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.  (Galatians 5:24-25)

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There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. (Romans 8:1)

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Notice, it is possible to live in the Spirit, but not walk in the Spirit. Those who crucified the flesh, resist the sinful desires of it, are those who walk in the Spirit. Those Believers who live after their own will, whether in part or totally, to please or fulfill some or all of their sinful desires, live in the Spirit, but seldom, if at all, walk the Spirit. The Saints who commit sin are not walking 100% of the time in the Spirit, although they live in the Spirit if they have been Truly born-again by God’s Spirit. We are to live after the Example of Jesus who said about His Father Almighty God in John 8:29 "I do ALWAYS those things the please Him."

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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. (Romans 8:9)

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Those who continually walk 100% of the time in the Spirit do not commit sin, and it is a Biblical fact that this is possible not only in our spirit and soul but also with our physical body. The KJV uses the word “blameless.” Satan and his demonic minions are angry about what is written herein, and for what I have set myself to do, to expose a truth that is desperately needed and expected by God, to be accomplished and followed in the life of every Saint of God. The major majority of Believers have been lulled into a spirit slumber of self-deception to the point they think they understand the depth of what I am trying to tell them.  What I am trying to expose is extremely deep and spiritual. Only those who are in all reality and truth, "pressing toward the mark," as Paul did, can truly understand what I am writing about. The depth of the Doctrine of Holiness is so little known or understood by the majority of Believers and Preachers today that it can almost be labeled a lost doctrine of the very heart of the epistles and books of the New Testament.

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Read what is written about Jesus: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross, Philippians 2:8. Although Jesus the Son of God is perfect, Jesus the Son of Man had to learn obedience Hebrews 5:8 how not to disobey God, and be perfectly obedient with His physical body (Hebrews 2:10). Contrary to us when Jesus was tempted He never failed to do this from the birth to the death of His physical body. The way Jesus accomplished perfect obedience was by "dying daily," every day of His life, to His own will and desires to do the Father's will ONLY (John 5:30; 8:29).  Why was Jesus' life a sinless life?  Not only because He is the Son of God, but also for the reason that, "He humbled Himself and became obedient." Clearly, Jesus had a free will but never exercised it to do His own will. Jesus never sinned. God wants to have total control of every decision we make.

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My Facebook Timeline - www.facebook.com/samuelsiders1 - contains responses I have posted in answer to those who God has had me to share with for over seventeen years on Facebook Forums created to share the Scriptures. My activity about sharing the Word of God with Muslims, other false Cults, and with those who profess to be Christian continues; this open door that the Lord has made available to me as an Apologist/Teacher is one where worldwide opportunities are made available to all English speaking people around the world from many different countries, races, and religious beliefs. 

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It is WRITTEN in 1 Peter 3:15 … “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks you of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:" God wants us to know AND understand His Word (2 Timothy 2:15), “Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” Jude 3, “Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend [Gr. agonize with fervent zeal] for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.”
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This past week I had a discussion with a Muslim name Yusuf concerning how to translate the Greek word Monogenes into English. Yusuf refused to believe “Only Begotten” is the – correct – translation because he has Fallen Prey to the Liberal Deceivers who Falsely teach “One and Only Son” is the correct translation which the - majority - of “modern translations” contain, but he wrote in one of his responses “not all.” I provided for him some “modern” translations that have “Only Begotten.” I explained to Yusuf that any Translation that has “one and only Son” is a contradiction to the fact that many are called “son of God” in the Bible; therefore, only a purposeful dullard and deceiver would translated Monogenes as “One and only son. What follows is one of the responses I posted for Yusuf to explain what Kind of Bibles are - corrupted - against the – Correct – translation of “Only Begotten Son” for the Greek word Monogenes and why they are.

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Yusuf E ... . Since this discussion is the THEOLOGICAL and CHRISTOLOGICAL one you will not be capable of correctly understanding my response; in over 20 years of correcting Muslims I have never had one Muslim who can; None.

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You are the one "beating around the bush" and clearly are too Unlearned and deceived to have this conversation. The "scholars" you put your trust in - Are - Liberal Deceivers. You obviously did not understand my response to call it “beating around the bush.”

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ONLY the - corrupted - Alexandria Text Type - Translations Purposefully mistranslate Monogenes to agree with their Deceptions against the True Depth of who Jesus is in His spirit and soul. The - uncorrupted - Byzantine Text Type - Translations do not mistranslate Monogenes, and there are many of this Text Type that exist on the market today.

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For a translation to translate Monogenes as "One and Only Son" it denies the - deity and eternal existence - of Jesus; "Only begotten Son" does - not - deny the deity and eternal existence of Jesus.

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Another fact about the translation of “One and Only Son” it is a - contradiction - to the fact that many are called “son of God” in the Bible; therefore, it would take a dullard to translate Monogenes as “One and Only Son.”

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Correctly translating Monogenes as “Only Begotten Son” does – not – create the contradiction, because all the others called “son of God” are CREATED by Almighty God – not – BEGOTTEN (birthed) by Almighty God like Jesus’ – spirit and soul – Is Begotten (birthed) by Almighty God - Himself - from His personal Substance.

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Another fact you prove to be Oblivious to is that the Greek word "Logos" translated WORD in John 1:1-18 as used for who Jesus is - Proves - He - IS - deity and as eternally existent as His FATHER Almighty God, because Almighty God’s ability to speak Words (Logos) is as eternally existent as He is, which makes Jesus (Logos) eternally existent also.

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The - Alexandria Egypt Greek manuscripts - were Corrupted by the Gnostics and Arians (followers of Arius’ deceptions) in the attempt to - Remove - verses of Scripture from the Alexandria Egypt manuscripts that teach Jesus is deity and eternally existent as His FATHER Almighty God, and if you understood how Arius misinterpreted the Greek word “Logos” to agree with his Deception against Jesus you would understand why those like him as well as the Gnostics helped to Corrupt the Alexandria Greek manuscripts.

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One way you can discern a - Corrupted Alexandrian Translation - from a - Byzantine Antioch Translation - is that verses of scripture found in the Byzantine are missing in the Alexandrian for example 1 John 5:7 and there are numerous others; basically most of them are missing in Apostle John’s writings his Gospel, 3 letters, and Revelation. Also FYI all Muslims can easily be called Gnostics and Arians, and the Quran an Arian Bible.

 

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Samuel Siders 5/17/2026 [Go deep in your relationship with God not shallow.]