The people that truly follow Jesus are NOT known by Material WEALTH and STATUS, but by WISDOM, PEACE AND LIGHT powered by the Holy Spirit.

TOPIC: *JESUS CHRIST vs ANTICHRIST: REPENTANCE/SALVATION vs CHURCH ATTENDANCE/RELIGION*

CIC87: *CELEBRITY IN CHRIST EPISODE 87.*

Believers in CHRIST need to experience "Progressive REVELATION" through the power of the Holy Spirit.

The Word Of God needs to be received SPIRITUALLY, not just INTELLECTUALLY. We need the Holy Spirit to understand the Bible, not attend pastoral schools or seminaries.

God doesn't call the QUALIFIED, He "QUALIFIES THE CALLED" through the Anointing of the Holy Spirit.

*WHEN GOD STOPS USING A "METHOD", SATAN TAKES IT OVER.* Such as Tithes, Water Baptisms, Healing & Deliverance etc

When the Holy Spirit is poured UPON and INTO you, you're HEALED & DELIVERED and also realise that "You don't GIVE TO BE FREE" but are "FREE TO GIVE".

8 DIFFERENCES PEOPLE OFTEN OVERLOOK/IGNORE:

1. *THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN JESUS BEFORE THE CROSS, AND JESUS AFTER RESURRECTION.*

Before the cross the focus was Water Baptisms for REPENTANCE, Healing and Deliverance while after the cross its SALVATION through the Holy Spirit.

The kingdom of God is poured out and it includes Holy Spirit baptism, healing, Deliverance etc.

2. *There's a difference between the Old CONVENANT and the New CONVENANT.*

Because of Christ, sacrifices are no longer necessary, and God's law are now written in OUR MINDS AND ON OUR HEARTS, not in formal code.

"IT IS FINISHED", Christ cried out from the cross. Putting an end to Old Testament practices and mindsets.

Christ is the mediator of the New CONVENANT. He is our High Priest, The perfect sacrifice for all our sins, ONCE AND FOR ALL.

3. *There's a difference between the Old Testament and the New Testament.*

The coming of Jesus did NOT ABOLISH the Old, but FULFILLED it. The Jewish tradition included images of *Sacrifices, Laws, Blood, The Tabernacle, The Priest, The Day of Atonement.*

CHRIST revealed once and for all the meaning these images only hinted at. The incomplete, shadowy copy contrasts with the perfect, genuine reality.

*A COPY HAS SOME VALUE, BUT THE ORIGINAL IS SO MUCH BETTER.*

Images and Rituals of the Old Testament such as Passover feasts, Sacrifices, and other priestly duties were mere shadows expressing the reality to come in Jesus Christ.

No ceremony alone, however elaborate, can adequately express the experience of God himself.

4. *There's a difference between being under the LAW and being under the GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.*

The Law CANNOT save you. We're saved by Grace, through faith in Christ's finished work on the cross.

The law was designed TO SHOW YOU WHAT SIN IS, and point to the need for a SAVIOUR in Christ, the Messiah.

5. *There's a difference between TITHING as in the Old Testament, and GIVING cheerfully as in the new Testament.*

Tithing was for the people of ISRAEL while GIVING cheerfully is for the Body of Christ.

*ISRAEL AND THE BODY OF CHRIST ARE DISTINCT. NOT THE SAME. 2 DIFFERENT PEOPLE. 2 DIFFERENT DISPENSATIONS.*

Tithes was used to support the Leviticus Priests that offered sacrifices for the people's sin, BUT Jesus Christ is our High Priest who died ONCE AND FOR ALL FOR OUR SINS and doesn't need your animal sacrifices or money.

He wants you to be a *LIVING SACRIFICE, HOLY AND ACCEPTABLE UNTO GOD THE FATHER WHICH IS YOUR TRUE WORSHIP!* not animal sacrifices of the Old Testament.

*HE WANTS YOUR REPENTANCE & SURRENDER TO HIS WILL, WAY, PLAN & PERFECT TIMING FOR YOUR LIFE.*

He wants you to give cheerfully to the poor and needy. NOT TO HIM. Whatever you do to the poor and needy, the same you do unto him.

6.*There's a difference between WORSHIPPING with our mouths and WORSHIPPING WITH OUR LIFESTYLES.*

Worship is meant *TO BE LIVED.* True worship is in Spirit and in truth.

7. *There's a difference between being BAPTISED BY WATER and being BAPTISED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT.*

God does Holy Spirit baptism by himself to REPENTANT PEOPLE while Water Baptisms can be done by a pastor/church.

*John the Baptist said:*
"I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." Matthew 3:11 (and also found in Luke 3:16, Mark 1:7-8, and John 1:26-27),

8. *There's a difference between the Old Testament TEMPLE, and the New Testament TEMPLE (Body Of Christ).*

One was built with HUMAN HANDS while the other is built by God through his SON Jesus Christ with the help of the Holy Spirit.

In the old, the temple was a BUILDING while in the new the PEOPLE ARE THE BUILDING. The Holy Spirit stays inside the PERSON.

Therefore Church should be a repentant PEOPLE OF JESUS CHRIST, not a BUILDING people attend, or a places of worship. These people should carry the LIGHT and Shine brightly everywhere they go.

*The people that truly follow Jesus are NOT known by Material WEALTH and STATUS, but by WISDOM, PEACE AND LIGHT powered by the Holy Spirit.*

When the Old Order is dying and the New Order is rising, there should be no harmony between the New and the Old otherwise *THE OLD WILL POLLUTE/CONTAMINATE THE NEW*

For example, Saul and David. Saul and David had to be like "Oil & Water" until Saul died. READ THAT AGAIN. God didn't allow David's work to replicate Saul's work.

Do not allow the seed of the Old to grow up in the new. Allow the Holy Spirit to do something new. *THE HOLY SPIRIT IS DYNAMIC NOT STATIC*

Don't get too close to a "False Teacher" or someone that has fallen away from God's will. Otherwise, YOU MAY BECOME THE SAME. BAD COMPANY CORRUPTS GOOD MORALS. Be Unique! *Don't carry someone else's mantle.*

We are not meant to all be the same. That's why we have different fingerprints. So follow God's design for your life as led by the Holy Spirit in His divine timing.

The "Christ After THE Cross" will NOT make you a powerful man of God.

The "Christ After THE Cross" will NOT make you a "Papa/General Overseer to be feared".

*The "Christ After THE Cross" will USE YOU TO BUILD THE PEOPLE INTO A POWERFUL PEOPLE OF GOD (Body Of Christ), through the Holy Spirit.*

It will NOT give you money. It will give you SOULS WITH CHRIST IN THEM. You will point people to Christ, NOT Church/Self.

You will raise a powerful people of God that will bow to Jesus, NOT TO YOU! Nor be who dey go church dey follow Jesus, na who repent!

*YOU WILL RAISE A POWERFUL PEOPLE OF GOD THAT WILL BOW TO JESUS, HONORING HIM WITH THEIR MINDS, BODY & SOUL rather than RAISE YOURSELF TO BE FEARED/RESPECTED AS A POWERFUL MAN OF GOD.*

Boast in riches of his MERCY, Boast in the riches of his GLORY, Boast in the riches of his GRACE, *NOT IN EARTHLY RICHES THAT YOU HAVE ACQUIRED.*

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