Christians & Masturbation

Masturbation is a very serious matter that many of us do not want to talk about in the church. Nonetheless, it is a reality for countless confessing Christians who have been overtaken in this 'private' act of self pleasure that has left them riddled with feelings of guilt, shame, and for some, they have  totally backslidden and been overtaken with demon spirits of perversion and lust. Yes! Demons are real people!   They are very real!   Where do you think Hollywood is getting there ideas from that exalts evil and demon possession?  Who do you think has taken over that man walking down the street cussing and beating at the air?

There are those who consider masturbation a "healthy habit."  Why?  Because they like what they do.  Self indulgence is what they live for, but let me cut to the chase and ask this one question before we go any further....would you have sex with yourself in front of God?

When you indulge in sexually arousing yourself, it is ALL about SELF!  That is the problem!  To much desire to please self is precisely the reason many are riddled with pain and suffering after we do what we want, with who we want, disregarding the potentially hazardous consequences that can thrust you into bondage to sexual desires and perversion that cannot be easily quenched.  Then you have a serious problem on your hands.  Especially if you are a follower of Jesus Christ.    

If you are a man constantly touching yourself sexually, if not careful, it won't matter who touches you, male or female. You become addicted to sexual pleasure and release.   Here lies the potential danger of mental distortion and perversion that can enter your heart and thrust you into desiring men and/or women to quench this unbridled lust of the flesh. Masturbation is DANGEROUS! Dangerous! Dangerous!

I recall a woman who was totally backslidden in her confession of faith in Jesus Christ.   She became addicted to masturbation, pornography and sex.   She was totally demon possessed, by the time I met her at a church revival where I was teaching. Out of a desperate cry for help, she told me these evil spirits were having sex with her at night. YES! Demons will take over your body and manifest in you if you give them passage by doing what God forbids.

There are countless people who are demon possessed. They will tell you they are hearing voices and in this case, they were sexually harassing her at night. I know for some of you that will read this article, it is hard to believe, but my dear Friend, this is real as it gets! This is not the kind of thing that members of your church are going to get on the microphone and testify about!

This woman is one of several others I have met in my journey with Christ who was taken captive by unbridled lust and sexual perversion. She wanted to be free. She asked me to come and pray for her. She was trying to get back to God. She needed deliverance. I took my 'anointing oil.' YES! I said anointing oil! I had a talk with God about it, and knew I had to go and help this sister in the Name of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and God did set her free. BUT, she had to close those doors that opened her soul to these evil spirits. 

If you are indulging in sexually arousing yourself, and you want to be free, YOU MUST SHUT OFF the windows and gates to your soul.... Your eyes and your ears. You MUST eliminate ALL sexual images and music that has defiled you. What you see and hear does affect you tremendously.  Hey!  You gotta turn that computer off!!  And if you gotta' get a new cell phone number to CUT OFF those men and women who are tempting you to lust and play jeopardy with your eternal soul......HEY!!!  So Be It!  Get a new phone number!  This is just the beginning to gaining power over your body and soul.  Some would ask, what if i am single and want to have sex?  My dear Friend, right now you are SINGLE....PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER!  You can do this!  Do not remain a slave to the fleeting feelings of pleasure.  God has a work for you to do.  You can overcome!  You MUST overcome if you plan on spending eternity with God. 

Our body IS the temple of the Holy Ghost!

Let no one deceive you with humanism and philosophy! Masturbation is sin!   It is perversion!  Some are using 'battery' operated objects to arouse themselves?  This is not natural whatsoever.  This IS DANGEROUS! It is a potential gateway to spiritual destruction!   It is nothing to play with my Friend!



The secular world makes light of this act of self pleasure. They have no shame about it, in fact it has been declared by some during the month of May, the month to celebrate masturbation.

There are those who will attempt to justify masturbation as a necessary act to release sexual tensions and stress.   Some will even propose that the Scriptures are silent about self pleasure, the same as those who will tell you that smoking cigarettes and drinking wine coolers and snorting cocaine is not in the scriptures.   Come on my brothers and sisters, Come on Now!  You know better!

I am not going to attempt to exhaust this article with wasted words.  Let me just ask this one question again:

Would you have sex with

yourself in front of Jesus?

If you are addicted to masturbation, pornography or any other sexual perversion and you want to be free,  confessional prayer to God (Make sure you read my Blog on "The Big Lie About Prayer), fasting and prayer is your answer my Friend!

You MUST submitt yourself to God.  You MUST hold yourself accountable to Him WITHOUT fear and shame.  PLEASE!  Listen to me and understand, God is God!  He already knows what you have been doing!  He is patiently and lovingly waiting for you to come to Him for forgiveness and healing.  

Use the Blood of Jesus to Cleanse Yourself!  This is precisely why Jesus died for you my Friend!! 

God is merciful!   Call upon Him!   Do Not run away from Him.  Ignore feelings of shame and condemnation!!   Masturbation was nailed to the Cross!   Jesus Loves You My Friend!   Get Up!    Look Up!    Submit yourself to God and Resist the Devil,  and he will flee from You!  Set Your Mind on Things Above.  Remember always.... Jesus Blood is ALL Powerful to cleanse  you from all sin and restore you back to God.

1John 2:1

"My little children, these things write I unto you, that you sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.  Halleluja! Rejoice! Jesus already covered your sin my Friend!  Now Go boldly to God and ask for forgiveness!  Pull yourself together!  Jesus Paid it ALL!  All includes sexual perversion!   Forgive yourself.  Let it Go my Friend, LET IT GO!   Jesus IS the Lover of your soul! Listen to this......

 Never Quit!  Never Give Up!
 

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Apostles Gone Mad!!

The office of an “apostle” has become the focus of many men and women who "claim" they are 'apostles.' I have met several personally and find it amazing without fail, they become visibly shaken if you call them by their first or last names. They insist on being recognized as 'apostles' as they manifest rude, arrogant and self righteous dispositions.  Some even refer to themselves as "Chief Apostle" ....What is That?  OooH, OOoH!   I know......  P R I D E!

The word ‘apostle’ sounds important in our English speaking culture; this is why many like to use it.  But the fact of the matter is that the meaning is quite simple in the Greek, it simply means “messenger” or “sent one.”

I was recently solicited by one of these false apostles who was trying to recruit me under "his covering." (Please see BLOG titled False Doctrine of Spiritual Coverings) This man emailed me a contract where I was to sign and commit to submitting to him and giving him 10% of my ministry finance .... Hmmmm - NO COMMENT!   He constantly spoke about how many churches and ministers were 'under him.'   He was on a serious recruiting spree! 

This man was a legend in his own mind, deceived by the false teaching that apostles are in charge of all other ministry gifts based on the following "proof text" they twist and use to justify their lust for power and control of others.  However, most of the women and men that wear this 'apostle title' and demand you to call them "apostle" are as the Scriptures reveal, they're clouds without rain, Proverbs 25:14. 

Clouds are dark and their presence blocks the sunlight!  Jesus is the "Son Light" of the World.  Is your spiritual leader blocking His 'rays' from shining bright in your life as he or she demands honor and homage?  

Listen to what Paul says in 1Corinthians 12:27-31, “Now you are the Body of Christ and each one of you is a part of it. And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, also those having gifts of healing, those able to help others, those with gifts of administration, and those speaking in different kinds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers?”   This is a very clearly stated text.  Here is the error they have made with it.   Does Paul, by first stating that “God has appointed first of all apostles” leave us to believe church leadership is a hierarchy that is under the “authority” of apostles?  Absolutely NOT!

This text simply lets us know and understand how the early church was set up and established.  Remember, the word apostle in its New Testament, Greek meaning is messenger or sent one.  In order for a fellowship or church to be established, you needed a “messenger” or “sent one” to go first. Why? They were anointed and commissioned by Jesus Christ to do so.  How could the people hear except for a preacher that had been delegated authority, not only to preach Christ, but also to install elders, other leaders and teachers in the churches they pioneered and brought the message of the Cross? These foundational apostles/messengers were instrumental in laying the historical foundation of the early church where Jesus Christ had never been preached, proclaimed or taught His purpose to die for the sins of the World.

We can boast of a ministry office, but it is what we have to offer that determines what is really on the inside of us. Real apostles are messengers to regions that have never heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ, AND,  they are like Rolls Royce....they do not advertise! They are humble men and women who have given up everything, just like Paul the REAL apostle did for Christ,   unlike most of our modern day 'apostles' who are entangled in all manner of earthly pursuits while boasting of their "apostolic anointing."

In the natural, the brain is in charge of all functions in the body ~ ALL of them! Any cell that tries to take over another has the potential to destroy other cells by its “dominate” intentions, and so it is in the Body of Christ. No apostle or messenger has the right to dominate any other gift in the Body of Christ unless you have been deceived into thinking you are something you are not. The Head of the Church is Jesus! He is the Head of His Body. All else are imposter's!! They are CANCEROUS and hazardous to your spiritual health. Get away from them!   Run for your life!!

To believe that any ministry office is ‘greater’ than another is erroneous and potentially dangerous for the one that believes he or she is “greater” or has more “authority.” There is no hierarchy in the Body of Jesus Christ! The church is NOT an ‘organization’ but rather a living organism! We are the Body of Christ! 

The ministry gifts or offices, are given by Jesus.  Paul did not list them in order for us to presume they are listed in order of “seniority” or “authority," but rather to show the need for each ‘function’ of these gifts within the Body of Christ.  These ministry gifts were needed in the infancy of the early church  after the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ who is LORD of ALL.  He is the Boss who died on The Cross, NOT mortal men and women trying to usurp His authority and power over HIS people. 

We need our mouth first to bite and break down the foods that we eat; however, without the stomach and the intestines, we would not be able to simulate and metabolize it. Is the mouth greater than the stomach and the intestines? Do we not need them all? 
Ephesians 4:11, tells us that Jesus, “gave gifts unto man; apostles, prophets, evangelist, pastors and teachers.”

There is no question that the apostles (messengers) of the Lamb of God were ‘authentic.’ They walked and talked with Jesus in the flesh. They were the Twelve Apostles. However, the problem with our contemporary church and those that question the validity of the office of the apostle (messenger, sent one or missionary) that is listed in Ephesians 4, is that many self-proclaiming apostles, teach that they are in charge of the other ministry gifts; prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers. They insist that since they are listed first, they are the delegated authority over the leadership of the church. This is an erroneous assumption. It is a very dangerous assumption.  Before there was ever delegated authority to messengers/sent ones/apostles, God always used prophets!  Always!  Seems to me if anyone should boast about having hiarchial authority, it would be a prophet!

However, when we study the life of Paul, the REAL apostle (messenger) of Christ, we find that Paul’s life was ‘marked’ by much travel.  He was a missionary! He was on the move into foreign regions that did not have the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  He would start churches and turn them over to mature leaders that were set into place to lead the people. It is very interesting that some who boast of being “apostles” have been running the same church for years, and years, and years! How can one be a ‘sent one’ and remain in the same region? The same church, with the same elders, deacons and members for years! Come on! I smell a rat!  Some of these wanna b's have never, not once even traveled outside of the United States even for a vacation!  Friend, this is ministry madness we are talking about here!  Madness! 

Paul wrote thirteen epistles (letters), he did not call himself Apostle Paul in one of them. He was Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle ~ that’s with a small ‘a.’ In one of his salutations he refers to himself as a bond slave. Some of us would never say that we are slaves for Christ, let alone, a free one! But how many people has God really healed with your hands APOSTLE?  How many riots have you provoked because you really cast a devil out?   Paul the bond slave could boast here!  He was a humble man. He gave up everything!  He consider all things 'dung'!   HE WAS A REAL APOSTLE!

Come on my Brothers and Sisters in Christ! What is really going on here? Who has REALLY sent you?  Do you know who you are following my Brother or Sister reading this article?  Do you know what spirit is REALLY working inside your leader?

Real apostles (messengers or sent ones) ARE missionaries! They are travelers.  They ARE SENT!  They preach Christ and Him crucified!  Hey, most of the so called 'apostles'  I have bumped into will talk about everything but the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ!  They are constantly talking about their power, and the 'apostolic anointing' on their lives.  How is this possible?  They are not REAL apostles!  They are imposter's!  Wanna B's!  Glory seeker's thirsty for power and control.  Especially the ones who call themselves "Apostle,"  but the last time I checked, Paul did not!  Neither did Jesus boast of being the Messiah, and Elisha the prophet of God was walking in such humility, the Shunamite woman had to "perceive" that he was a Man of God!  I tell ya!  I smell a rat!!!  Don't you?  Paul, Jesus and Elisha all had one thing else in common, they performed REAL miracles.  What do our 21st Century boasting "apostles" have to their credit besides a plethora of fearful, ''yes men and women" that have submitted to their madness?

Time to stop this madness!  Doesn't matter who we say we are, what matters is who has REALLY sent you! This 'apostolic' movement is fueled by insecure, thirsty men and women who want power! 
Hey! Get Over It!!
Jesus is the ONLY one with ALL power and dominion!
"HIS" Blood Still Cleanses Sin!
Hallelujah to the Lamb of God! 
There is NOBODY Greater!  NOBODY!



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False Doctrine of Spiritual Coverings

How Soon We Forget!
November 18, 1978 
Rev. Jim Jones

The doctrine of ‘Spiritual Covering’ has taken the Nation by storm in countless mainline denominations.   It fuels the ego of some that dogmatically herald this false doctrine as it benefits them if you are seduced into believing that you need them, rather than the counsel and direction of God in your life via the Holy Spirit. 

This false teaching promotes that every believer should be “under” the authority (covering) of a leader, pastor or group. You must be “accountable” to them.  However, this logical and philosophical teaching is NOT a commandment of God.  

I am mindful as I submit the following there are those that do implement this doctrine in their churches and affiliations who are sincere and without guile in their doing so.  However, this is a very subtle, divisive and controlling doctrine in many aspects that needs to be rooted out!  

A pastor or spiritual leader should never command anyone to come to them for  permission or a “blessing” before you decide to do anything in your life!  This is cultic behavior.    It is anti-Christ! 

During my career as a professional hair stylist, I recall a young lady who came to the hair salon I worked at for the first time. I gave her a consultation. She decided she wanted a ‘new’ look. I shared all of her options which all pointed to her needing a haircut. She decided to make another appointment because she needed to ask her pastor first if it would be Okay.  I thought to myself, "WHAT!"  I could not believe it!  I still can’t believe it."    Preachers!  How can you ‘ever’ justify this type of control in the name of accountability? How?  Who do some of you think you are? 

Can you change ONE spot on a leopard?

Can you design one pedal of a Lily of the field?

There is none righteous, NO, not one!
We are ALL fallible!

This doctrine produces a pseudo authority and false sense of importance on the part of those that claim to be others coverings while producing an ungodly dependence and false sense of security in those that do submit to mortal men. GOD FORBIDS IT!  If the Holy Spirit’s presence in our lives cannot prevent us from sinning or being deceived by false teachings and evil men, what in the world would cause us to think being an associate of another human being can? 

I will never forget the day while watching television as a young child, the program we were watching was interrupted with breaking news of a pastor named Rev. Jim Jones who made history in America after he beguiled nearly 1,000 of his followers to move from the United States to Jonestown, Guyana in South America. It was there he seduced them to commit mass suicide by drinking poison after being exposed by some of his former follower's who were escaping from "under" his control. The news cameras displayed the many dead bodies that were "his" followers.  He was their “spiritual authority.” He was there “COVERING.”

Where there is a ‘pseudo’ authority taken upon oneself as “the authority” over others, there will always be the potential for corruption that can and will destroy lives mentally, spiritually, and financially. And in some very sad instances, eternally! Let us not forget David Koresh in Waco, Texas;  Marshall Applewhite of ‘Heavens Gate’ in California, both who became notorious for the murder of those who followed them in the "name" of God.  I have studied the life of each of these men and chronicled their lives up unto the point that they made headline news. There was one thing common amongst each of them, ‘submission theology!’ Also known as 'spiritual covering' and 'accountability' theology.   Church, let us pause and think on these things!

In the inception of this doctrine of ‘spiritual covering’ or “accountability,” it was not meant to hurt the church, but rather to help bring safety and accountability to the Body of Christ after several ‘popular’ ministers fell in the 70’s.  However, good ideas are NOT always God ideas.

This FALSE DOCTRINE is a commandment of men that brings an unwarranted fear upon the hearts and minds of those who may leave their “coverings” churches.  They are plagued with thoughts they are under a curse and any negative circumstances in their lives is a result of them not having a “spiritual covering,”  this is what their leaders will tell their followers.  Talk about witchcraft! My God Help us all!

Listen to this text where Paul, the apostle warns us in Colossians 2:8-9, “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.” In other words, there are some things that sound logical and philosophical for us to do, but they have not emanated from the mind of Christ. They are humanistic teachings of men that many will judge others that do not want to obey them. We are outcast and labeled rebels because we refuse to conform to man-made teaching that are harmful to your spiritual health.  However, being a rebel is a good thing when we consider that Jesus was a rebel too, and so were His disciples!  They literary turned the world upside-down! Why? They refused to conform!  Christ was their light. He was their teacher, master and Lord.   Is He yours?  Or is it your pastor, bishop or in many cases, some crazy man or woman calling themselves an 'apostle.'   Watch out for the ones that INSIST you call them "apostle."  They are especially spiritually ill.  Make sure you read my blog on "Apostles Gone MAD!  Real apostles are missionaries!!  Their "mission" is to go into regions, and nations that the Gospel of Jesus Christ has not been preached. 

OOPS!  I apologize for that little Bunny Trail!  But Friend, I don't know about you,  but I have had enough of the plethora of insecure men and women trying to take over Jesus' Church in the 'name' of spiritual authority, psuedo authority that is.

Make no mistake about it; there is safety in wise counsel, but who said it has to come from a pastor or the clergy at our churches?  Especially arrogant, self appointed, money and power hungry pulpit predators. “Where no counsel, the people fall; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety, Proverbs 11:14.” Some of us have grandparents that are very wise people that do know and love God and his only begotten Son. Some of us have parents that are very wise and are able to give us wise counsel as needed as well.

There are those that will hook up with others who are “popular” just because they are popular while disregarding their arrogance, rudeness and neglect because in their hearts they think their spiritual abuser's can and will bring promotion in their lives. As long as they are able to tell others that ‘so and so’ is their covering they feel good about it. They tolerate the abuse and neglect while privately suffering from depression and many other types of emotional torments because the Spirit of God has been grieved by their unwarranted allegiance and trust in man. They have replaced the Holy Spirit who has been assigned to be their comforter, counselor, teacher and guide as they insist on bowing their hearts to earthly kings just as the children of Israel did, who wanted an earthly king when they already had one! Does this describe your life my friend?

Are you seeking earthly connections rather than divine connections?  Is the Shed Blood of Jesus Christ "COVERING" you?  Is your Name written in the Lambs Book of Life, or only on the membership role of your 'COVERING'S' bank statements? 

Do you really think most pastors who are dogmatic about this doctrine are REALLY concerned about you when they ask, "Who is your covering?"  NO they are NOT!   What they REALLY want to know is... who is "COVERING" your money!  The "Do you have a church home" question is never accompanied by the most important question....are you living right?  Are you sure you are born again by the Spirit of God?  Do you know that you know you are destined to spend eternity with God?

There will be those of you who will be offended by these thoughts I have been inspired to write in this article by the Spirit of God.  If you are, I encourage you to  defend Jesus!  Become DOGMATIC about His Death, Burial and Resurrection rather than a mere mortal who has NO power to forgive your sins and give your eternal life!
Is Jesus shed Blood
"COVERING"
Your Sins??  

Do you really know Jesus or have mortal men indoctrinated you? Are you drowning in religion or do you REALLY have an intimate relationship with God for yourself?  

Who REALLY is YOUR "covering?"

   

False Office of Bishop and Elders

"Real elders are older and wiser men and women"

The words 'bishop' and 'elder' are NOT titles of authority, but rather a description that simply denotes age and experience. Why are we calling young men and women 'elders' and 'bishops' in many of our churches across America? 

I have met some of these  preachers with these 'psuedo' titles of authority who are extremely rude, arrogant and stuck up to say the least. Its a wonder anyone can fit in the same room with them, their ego's are so big,  legends in their own minds.

The word 'elder' and 'bishop' were used interchangeably during the time of Jesus Christ and the early church. The meaning was the same in most cases. These two words were usually in reference to “older” men that sat in the synagogue to help ‘oversee’ the functions of the meetings in the times of Christ and our early forefathers in the faith who went from house to house, "...and they continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of hert.  Acts 2:46"

An elder is not a thirty 30 year old! 
An elder is an older person!
Elder means E L D E R LY! 

Come on Brothers and Sisters in Christ....Let's STOP the Madness! 

The arrogance and the emulation that is permeating many hearts in America that pursue and acknowledge a bishop (correct meaning, elder, elderly person) as positions of authority over other churches and ministry gifts, is erroneous! It is ministry madness!! A gateway to self worship and pride. 

How is it possible for a bishop (elderly person) to usurp authority over God’s appointed authority? How is it possible for someone to ‘oversee’ another fellowship when he cannot see? The essence of an overseer is sight. How can one be a bishop or overseer over churches that he spends absolutely no time with? Therefore, he “SEES” nothing!

The office of a bishop that is being promoted in America as one of authority over churches and denominations; is not part of the ministry gifts that Jesus gave in Ephesians Chapter 4 for the perfecting of the saints. He gave some to be apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers. These offices cannot be appointed by man, though many covet and desire them, they cannot have these offices as in the case of a bishop (overseer of a fellowship). Why is this very important to note? When Paul wrote his pastoral letters to Timothy, he said that if a man desires the office of a bishop, he meant anyone with a desire! As long as they fit the requirements that he gave to Timothy, they could be a bishop, or an overseer of their fellowship. The older men (bishops) were literally overseers, supervisors of the churches that they were in.

As the early church was being established, there were no “pastors” who were rooted and grounded in Christ that could ‘oversee’ the churches as the ‘elders’ or ‘bishops’ could do at that time. They had more experience in life. They were mature. They were older and wiser men that “supervised” the early churches as the Ministry Gifts of Jesus; apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers were being set in the earth. These ministry gifts needed time to grow and mature into the knowledge and experience of Christ and His message. Why is this so very important for us to understand in America? Because NO bishop or elder has the right to claim God’s people as “his”! Nor does he have the right to try and usurp authority over delegated authority (apostles, prophets, evangelist, pastors and teachers) that have been called and anointed by Christ for the perfecting of His saints. There is a huge difference between the two.

Listen to what Paul writes in 1Timothy 3:1-4 “If a man desires the office of a ‘bishop (supervisor or overseer of a fellowship), he desires a good work. A bishop (lower case ‘b’, not a title, but a function) then he must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; Not given to wine, nor striker, not greedy for filthy lucre, but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; One that rules well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;”

A bishop or elder in the infancy stage of the early church was to supervise or oversee what was going on in “a” fellowship; not churches all over the place that he could boast of how many were his. A bishop was "in house" NOT out of the house. Let me say that again, elders and bishops were in the house, NOT out of the house!

Church, we have been deceived in many Christian denominations. We have taken the function of a fellowship supervisor and turned it into a position of "pseudo authority" over God’s people and Christ delegated authority.

Many have become full of pride as they wave this ‘pseudo’ position of authority at God’s people, demanding acknowledgement and allegiance from their peers while provoking others to covet the same. We are destroying one another by emulating and imitating traditions and rituals that are erroneous and have the potential to bring spiritual desolation in our lives. God hates pride and more importantly than this fact, He will not allow anyone to usurp His only begotten Son's power and authority, for He is “The” Bishop of Souls (that is with a capital “B”.) He is the overseer, supervisor, and superintendent of his “global” church. He sees all, and knows all! Glory to God forevermore!