BY
LUCKY EYIS AMIWERO
MEN LOVED DARKNESS RATHER THAN LIGHT
BY
LUCKY EYIS AMIWERO
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LUKE 12:49
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49) I am come to send fire
on the earth; and what will I,
if it be already kindled ?
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I HAVE COME TO SEND FIRE
Not peace but division for
those who believe and to
those are unbeliever
The result of JESUS CHRIST
coming will be that there will
be division and contention
That the promotion of
religion may be expected to
produce many contest and
bitter feelings, that the heart
of man is oppose to the
glorious Gospel that reveals
the kingdom of darkness and
false religionist.
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LUKE 12:51-53
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51) suppose ye that I am
come to give peace on earth?
I tell you nay: but rather
division
52)For from henceforth
there shall be five in one
house divided three against
two and two against three
the father; shall be divided
against the son, and the son
against the father; mother
against the daughter and the
daughter against the mother;
the mother in-law against her
daughter in –law, and the
daughter –in –law against her
mother in law
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SUPPOSE YE THAT I AM
COME TO GIVE PEACE ON
EARTH I TELL YOU NAY BUT
RATHER DIVISION:
JESUS CHRIST – came to
make peace with GOD for
men, and to give the Gospel
of peace, spiritual and
eternal peace to men but
rather division: to separate a
man from the former
principle and practice; and
sets men apart from one
another, even the closet
relation, at the greatest
distant; and is through the
sin of man, the occasion of
great contention, discord and
division.
From henceforth there shall
be five in one house divided
against the believer and the
unbeliever who is worldly
and lustful
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JOHN 15:18-19
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18) If the world hate you, ye
know that it hated me before
it hated you
19) If ye were of the world,
the world would love his
own; but because ye are not
of the world but I have
chosen you out of the world
therefore the world hated
you
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IF THE WORLD HATE YOU.
The world here meant the
activities of wicked men, in
opposition to good men, who
are of the world, because
they are of the earth, earthly,
carnal, self-centered
covetousness, worship
mammon/money
IF YOU ARE OF THE WORLD
LOVE HIS OWN -
The men and women of the
world here signifies carnal
who studies, affection, lust
and disposition, Because ye
are not of the world, whose
focus on the lust and the
principle of darkness, which
is of the world, if you were of
the world you will pursue the
same principle of and
practice, the world will love
his own same company.
BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT
OF THE WORLD
But because ye are no more
of the world the old man is
no more carnal and lust
I HAVE CHOSEN YOU OUT
OF THE WORLD
The believer is chosen and
call out of the world which
designs
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JOHN 8:34-36
RELATED CHAPTERS
• EPHESIANS 2:1-3
• EPHESIAN 4: 18
• COL. 2 :13-14
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34)JESUS answered them,
verily, verily, I say unto you,
whosoever committeth sin is
the servant of sin
35) And the servant abideth
not in the house for ever: but
the son abideth ever
36)If the SON therefore shall
make you free, ye shall be
free indeed
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JESUS SAID WHO
COMMITTED SIN IS A
SERVANT OF SIN
Sin has a way of enslaving
us, controlling us dominating
us, and dictating our actions
JESUS himself break the
power and domination of sin
in the lives of those who are
his true followers.
Individual who habitually
sin are slave to sin and are
unrighteous therefore are
the children of the devil
Unsaved person are slaves to
sin, impurity and Satan, they
leave according to the
cravings of the sinful nature,
lust and the way of the Satan
IF THE SON THEREFORE
SHALL MAKE YOU FREE
JESUS is the only one that
can break the power of sin
over our life. As true believer,
we posses salvation in JESUS
CHRIST with the
accompanying grace of the
indwelling of the Holy Spirit
and are set free from the
power of sin and immorality
Freedom from sin’s bondage
is one sure reason by which
we may test whether we
have eternal life with its
regenerating grace living in
us
bondage of sin either he has
never experience spiritual
rebirth or regeneration by
the Holy Spirit
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JOHN 8:44
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44) Ye are of your father the
devil, and the lust of your
father ye will do. He was a
murderer from the
beginning, and abode not in
the truth, because there is no
truth in him, when he
speaketh a lie, he speaketh of
his own: for he is a liar, and
the father of it
45) And because I tell you
the truth, ye believe me not
46) Which of you convinceth
me od sin? And if I say the
truth, why do ye not believe
me?
47)He that is of GOD heareth
GOD’S words: ye therefore
hear them not, because ye
are not of GOD
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YOU ARE OF YOUR FATHER
THE DEVIL:
The attitudes and action of
these leaders clearly
identified them as follow of
Satan , the tempter and the
world behave like him, the
lust and wickedness, pride,
corruption, envy malice, and
entice other to evil
They hate the truth,
They lie
Their murderous intentions
Indicates how much the devil
have control over them, they
are tools in carrying out the
plan of the devil, Satan uses
people to obstruct GOD’s
word
THE LUST OF YOUR FATHER
YE WILL DO HE IS A
MURDERER FROM BEGGING
Lying is specially mentioned
as a characteristic of the
Devil, he is the source of all
falsehood and oppose the
GOD truth and he is a lair
from the beginning.
GENESIS 3:1-6
AND ABODE NOT IN THE
TRUTH AND A FATHER OF
LIES
The devil is the father of lies
and deception, false
Government, religion, anti –
Christ
Satan abode not in the truth,
but speak lies, and form one
which he use in deceiving Eve
saying you shall not surely
die
GENESIS 3:4
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JOHN 10:10
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10) The thief cometh not,
but for to steal, and to kill,
and to destroy; I am come
that they might have life, and
that they might have it more
abundantly
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THE THIEF COMETH NOT
BUT TO STEAL, KILL AND
DESTROY
The Thief Satan(usurper) has
one design in coming to
plunder, steal kill and destroy
people life, health, family,
purpose in life and
everything that is good
TO STEAL
is to invade, seize and carry
away another’s property
So false teacher have no
other end in view but to
enrich or glorified themselves
KILL AND DESTROY
Either the soul of men by
their false doctrines, which
leads people to hell
I AM COME THAT THEY
MIGHT HAVE LIFE
JESUS came to counter and
destroy Satan’s sinister
network by giving life that is
redemptive and more
abundant to those who
believe and receive him.
In contrast to Satan the thief
take life, JESUS give life and
the life is more abundantly,
which is rich and full it is
eternal
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JOHN 12 :31
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31) Now is the judgment of
this world; now shall the
prince of this world; be cast
out
32)And I, if I be lifted up
from the earth, will draw all
men unto me
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NOW IS THE JUDGMENT OF
THIS WORLD; NOW SHALL
THE PRINCE OF THIS WORLD
BE CAST OUT
Satan has gained
possession of the world by
sin and death, will be cast out
of his possession
That cast out of the bounds
of the believer/ JESUS
CHRIST’S Kingdom, in other
words, The devil who has
long reigned in the heart of
children of disobedience is
dethroned.
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JOHN 16:11
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11) Of Judgment, because
the prince of this world is
judged
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THE PRINCE OF THIS WORLD
IS CAST OUT
Satan the ruler, the ruler of
this world, that rules the d
people and blind their mind,
Satan was judged on the
cross and the Holy Spirit will
convince people of the
judgment to come, the Holy
Spirit reveals the possibility
of redemption for life
eternity
The Satan power of
dominion over the
enslavement and the
destruction ,has been over
come by JESUS CHRIST,
destroyed Satan and his
works
Satan was judged,
condemned, and cast out of
the heathen world ,their
temple, and the souls of men
by his death
This the work Holy Spirit
does of conviction and
conversion.
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JOHN 16:33
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33) These things I have
spoken unto you, that in me
ye might have peace, in the
world ye shall have
tribulation: but be of good
cheers; I have overcome the
world
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THESE THINGS I HAVE
SPOKEN UNTO YOU
As believer must take
courage for they will expect
tension, disagreement,
distress ,pressure or affliction
in the world, we have been
notified by our LORD JESUS
CHRIST that the present life
of believer will be associated
with tribulation, because the
malice of man will be
everywhere to pursue the
believer who are chosen out
of the world, especially
arising from its deadly
opposition to those who are
not of the world
THAT IN ME YOU MIGHT
HAVE PEACE AND OVER
COME THE WORLD
JESUS Promise peace in him
and also have over come the
prince of the world and cast
him out by his death
JOHN 12:31
I HAVE OVERCOME THE
WORLD
JESUS has over come the
world, Satan, the god and
prince of the world, with all
the principalities and power
which JESUS CHRIST has led
captive, ransomed his people
from, and delivers them from
the power of; and all that is
in the world, the lust and sin
of it
BE OF GOOD CHEER
Believers, of all men
notwithstanding their
tribulation, have reason to be
of good cheers, since their
sin are forgiven, the love of
GOD is in their heart, their
redemption draws nigh for
our final destination which is
eternal life.
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JOHN 17: 14-20
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14)I have given them thy
word and the world hath
hated them, because they
are not of the world, even as
I am not of the world
15)I pray not that thou
shouldest take them out of
the world, but that thou
shouldest keep them from
the evil
16) They are not of the
world, even as I am not of
the world
17) Sanctify them through
thy truth: the word is truth
18) As thou hast sent e in to
the world even so have I also
sent them into the world
19) And for their sakes I
sanctify myself, that they also
might be sanctified
20)Neither pray I for these
alone, but for them also
which shall believe on me
through their word
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I HAVE GIVEN THEM THY
WORD AND THE WORLD
HATED THEM
The world hates believers/
Christians because of their
values, which is quite
different from the world,
because the believers don’t
follow the values of the
world, the are called out of
the world.
The believer are not to
follow and should not
cooperate with the world by
joining them in their lust,
covetous, and worldly
immorality that is Satan’s
agenda, which is enemy to
JESUS and his followers.
The believer becomes pure
and holy through believing
and obeying the word of
GOD, he has already
accepted forgiveness through
JESUS CHRIST’S sacrificial
death, but daily application
of GOD’S WORD has a daily
purification effect on our
mind and heart.
GOD’S word points our sin,
motivates us to renew our
relationship with JESUS
CHRIST, guide us to the right
path
JESUS PRAY NOT TO TAKE
THEM OUT OF THE WORLD
JESUS don’t as GOD to take
believers out of the world
but instead to use them in
the world as light of the
world and salt of the earth
MATHEW 5:13-16 to do the
work GOD sent us to do
SANCTIFY THROUGH THY
TRUTH THE WORD IS TRUTH
JESUS
To separate from the world
of sin or set apart for the
purpose of serving and
worshipping GOD, JESUS
prayed for all who would
follow him including me, you
and others,he prayed for
unity, protection from the
evil one and holiness to have
confidence to walk for his
kingdom
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