Never again will you need to say, “I can’t believe I fell for that...”
Keys to Decoding Deception, Allowing You to Live Beyond Its Grasp
“You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." (Jn. 8:32)
Never again will you need to say, “I can’t believe I fell for that...”
Keys to Decoding Deception, Allowing You to Live Beyond Its Grasp
“You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." (Jn. 8:32)
“You are spreading misinformation! You are being cancelled and removed from social media. Your statements are hate speech, and you will be investigated and punished.”
In today’s world, everything is upside down. “Good is called evil and evil is called good,” just as it was in Isaiah’s day (Isa. 5:20). Even in the USA, anyone with an opinion different from the government’s position is called “a misinformation spreader.” Worse yet, if I disagree with my church’s position, I am called a heretic spreading heresy, cast out and shunned. If I disagree with my family or friends, we become estranged. Even scientific studies are being corrupted by money and political agendas. Rather than bringing us to truth, they are designed to further the agenda of a powerful industry, or of the government, or both simultaneously. Is there no one I can trust? Thankfully, Jesus clearly states how we can know truth (Jn. 16:13)!
Pilate asked Jesus, “WHAT is truth?”
Jesus did not answer Pilate because He had already stated “I am the truth” (Jn. 14:6). The point was that truth is not a pile of facts and figures (a “what”). Truth is the ongoing revelation we receive as we listen to the Holy Spirit (Jn. 5:19,20,30; Rom. 8:14).
Jesus said, “It is the Spirit that leads into all truth” (Jn. 16:13). Wow! This is not part of Western rationalism. I need to understand and explore how to work this into my life, so let’s get started!
The Spirit guides our lives, even when we aren’t intentionally aware of this
I was saved at age 15 because of a recurring thought in my mind as I tried to go to sleep: “If you die tonight, you are not prepared to go to heaven.” It was the Holy Spirit or one of my guardian angels speaking continuously. I got up and my parents took me to the pastor’s home where he prayed the “sinner’s prayer” with me.
However, the church I was saved in had a lot of deception in it. For example, we had no musical instruments as they were of the devil. We were the only denomination that had truth and was going to heaven. We could not marry outside our denomination.
I was saved at age 15 because of a recurring thought in my mind as I tried to go to sleep: “If you die tonight, you are not prepared to go to heaven.” It was the Holy Spirit or one of my guardian angels speaking continuously. I got up and my parents took me to the pastor’s home where he prayed the “sinner’s prayer” with me.
However, the church I was saved in had a lot of deception in it. For example, we had no musical instruments as they were of the devil. We were the only denomination that had truth and was going to heaven. We could not marry outside our denomination.
God’s Spirit placed a deep passion in my heart to love and obey the Scriptures. As I read, I found verses like, “Praise the Lord with the timbrel and harp” (Ps. 81:2). I showed these to the elders, and they just said, “We don’t do it that way.”
I was crushed! I thought we followed the Bible. I was shattered. With great fear and trepidation, I left that denomination, even though they assured me that if I left, I would be going to hell. It was the Spirit, I’m sure, that placed the faith and conviction in my heart that this is what I needed to do.
God led me to a better church, then to a good Christian college, and then to Derek Prince who taught me all about the Holy Spirit.
With each of those steps, I battled fear because I was being painfully stretched with a truth outside my theological box. I kept enlarging my box to allow NEW ideas and people whom I had been taught were wrong, evil, and heretics. However, as I sat and talked with these people, they were loving and kind. They had Scriptures to support their positions, and many times they did not even believe what I had been told they believed! Really? Yuck. I had been lied to!
God’s Spirit placed a deep passion in my heart to love and obey the Scriptures. As I read, I found verses like, “Praise the Lord with the timbrel and harp” (Ps. 81:2). I showed these to the elders, and they just said, “We don’t do it that way.”
I was crushed! I thought we followed the Bible. I was shattered. With great fear and trepidation, I left that denomination, even though they assured me that if I left, I would be going to hell. It was the Spirit, I’m sure, that placed the faith and conviction in my heart that this is what I needed to do.
God led me to a better church, then to a good Christian college, and then to Derek Prince who taught me all about the Holy Spirit.
With each of those steps, I battled fear because I was being painfully stretched with a truth outside my theological box. I kept enlarging my box to allow NEW ideas and people whom I had been taught were wrong, evil, and heretics. However, as I sat and talked with these people, they were loving and kind. They had Scriptures to support their positions, and many times they did not even believe what I had been told they believed! Really? Yuck. I had been lied to!
Can LIFE be one of my teachers in leading me to the truth?
Jesus spoke TRUTH, so why did religious people want to kill Him?
One reason is that Jesus threatened their authority. Also, Jesus said things they could easily distort. Jesus said, “Tear down this temple and I will raise it up in three days” (Jn. 2:19-21). Well, they had a fit about that since it took 46 years to build the first time around.
Rather than hungering for truth and searching out the spiritual message Jesus was trying to convey, which was that the new temple would be Jesus living in our hearts and our bodies being the temple of the Holy Spirit, they used this as one of the reasons they could hate Him and kill Him for being a deceiver.
This challenges me to always walk in meekness and ask, “Lord, reveal to me the deeper spiritual truth that is being expressed by this person.”
God says, “Mark, lay down your box, and let’s just walk together”
Some of my major re-adjustments we explore in-depth in this series
The words heretic and heresy are NOT found in the NKJV or the NASB or YLB, so stop considering everything we don’t agree with a heresy. We discuss the true meaning of these two words.
We discover what the New Testament says characterizes true and false teachers so we can wisely select only true teachers.
If one does not receive a love for the truth, God sends them a spirit of delusion (2 Thess. 2:10). Therefore, we MUST lay down our life for the truth and not sacrifice truth to maintain our job, position, or title. Have our teachers received this love for the truth? Have we?
If we don’t live in a theological box, then what is it that does keep us safe from error?
What are the two ditches to God’s Highway of Holiness that I could fall into?
Verses on the Highway of Holiness (Isa. 35:8; 40:3; 62:10; Rev. 1:10; Jer. 7:23; 18:15; 31:21)
One ditch is New Age teaching: The spirit without the Bible
The other ditch is Phariseeism: The Bible without the Spirit
Staying on the Highway: What was unique about the way Jesus lived that allowed Him to avoid both ditches?
What are some ways we can combine the Bible and the Spirit?
We teach and practice each of the following in this video series.
Group Bible meditation on verses
We explore in group discussion God’s “Highway of Holiness,” discovering what it is and who gets to travel on it. We also read and discuss every verse in the Bible with the word “antichrist” in it and, as a group, list everything those Scriptures teach us about the antichrist. It is strengthening to know you have looked up every verse in the Bible with the word in it that you are pondering. This gives us a much greater chance to come to the truth, if we have received a love for the truth and are seeking a spirit of revelation as we read.
Seven-step Bible meditation process
We explore what these seven steps are since we are commanded to meditate on Scripture (Josh. 1:8).
Enter and live a Bible story while asking the Holy Spirit to lead
We practice this together as a group on the video. You can join in with us!
Journal about a Scripture
asking God to speak to us about it. We do this several times during this series, and people read their journaling for you to hear. You will practice this with us.
Comparing Scripture with Scripture
We discuss the “beast” in Revelation thirteen, and who or what this might be by looking up the word “beast” in earlier Scriptures and seeing who are called beasts. We let Scripture interpret Scripture.
Hermeneutic principle
We honor clear biblical teaching which includes requiring that symbolic verses (which could be interpreted in any of several ways) must not contradict what a non-symbolic verse literally states.
Author intent
We explore John’s clearly stated intent in writing Revelation (Rev. 1:1 NKJV) and discuss honoring that as one interprets the symbolism in Revelation.
Defining the posture we must take to release God’s anointing
The anointed lifestyle is the lifestyle Jesus lived. It is a model of how we are to live and walk by the Spirit (Gal. 5:25). Wouldn’t it be nice if the Scriptures clearly and simply laid out the three steps to what could be called the “Law of Anointing”? Well, it does, so we spend an entire session exploring this verse and how we can walk in it.
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Testimonies from some who attended this live training
Lynne decides to LOVE new challenges
Rebecca discovers she can love motherhood
Mark stated that hating something stops the flow of God for him to prosper in that area. But once he asks God to help him love it, he can flourish in whatever it is. That stuck with me because I tend to think that I hate motherhood. God is changing my heart from hating motherhood to putting love in my heart for it. This is changing me. The biggest difference is how much more peace I have. I no longer need to make sure every offense gets consequences for it. I feel I am more on my children’s team instead of being a dictator who is enforcing rules and orders all day.
Kristie discovered new ways to combine the Bible and the Spirit
I loved the focus on the harmony of using both the logos and rhema of God’s Word for greater intimacy during our communion with Him! Dr. Virkler provided great opportunities for us to practice interacting with both!
Naomi now seeks truth from a joyful place of rest, not striving
Dr. Virkler reminded us of the beautiful harmony of honoring God’s Word through Holy Spirit revelation. I came away feeling encouraged to keep seeking truth from a place of joyful rest, not striving and self-effort.
Abigail learns to embrace the biblical word “meditation”
The discussion regarding biblical meditation was liberating for me. The way the world defined it made me avoid it. My new biblical definition of meditation, which includes hearing God’s voice, changes the way I receive from the Word of God.
How much time should we invest in learning to live free from deception?
Since the government has enlisted social media, news reporters, and big companies to pressure me to embrace government lies, I need to know how to withstand these pressures and walk and live in God’s truth. I want to honor God and bear a fruitful, meaningful life of service to Him and His Kingdom.
So I have spent a lifetime seeking out the truth about every topic that touches my life: Christian spirituality, Kingdom health and healthcare, government responsibilities and limitations, the Church’s role and responsibilities, Kingdom finances, and the list goes on.
The result is that my Christian experience has turned from a religion of laws punctuated by my inability to keep them, to a relationship of intimacy with the Holy Spirit and the release of His indwelling power. I am 72 with no aches or pains. I am financially blessed beyond anything I could have dreamed. The ministry God has given us reaches over 100 nations each month with thousands of viewers. How much is that worth?
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Hearing God Through Biblical Meditation ebook
Am I Being Deceived? ebook
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This is your chance to gain the revelation of various ways the Spirit leads you into all truth (Jn. 16:13). God is alive within you, through the Holy Spirit, anointing and equipping you with everything you will ever need in life to meet every challenge easily and successfully. Train yourself to simply turn to Him, tune to the flow of His Spirit, and release His presence, wisdom, power, and anointing. You can know the truth and the truth will set you free (Jn. 8:32). “Send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me” (Ps. 43:3)!
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