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Reckless Faith and its Cousin Stupidity (Being Jesus Part XVI)
Reckless Faith and its Cousin Stupidity
Reckless Faith and its Cousin Stupidity
(Being Jesus Part XVI)
Surely you’ve heard the story told by Luke, the writer of the third and fifth books in the New Testament, Luke and Acts respectively, about the seven sons of the Jewish High Priest Sceva who learned the hard way not to mess with that about which they knew nothing.
Like no few Christians who use the name Jesus in vain, these seven brothers were the epitome. Think about it: These seven went around casting out evil spirits by using the name of Jesus. It really worked great until they came up against the real thing in just one guy, mind you, who ripped off their clothes and beat them bloody …all seven!
Using the name of Jesus, where you don’t have the authority to do so, ain’t the smartest thing in the world to do and it is still happening today. It’s called Christianity.
Okay, so wait a minute, rather than just giving up, isn’t there something we can do to have the authority of Jesus? The resounding answer is yes! Absolutely! Being Jesus is it. Jesus is the template …wanting only the will of God (His desires and purposes) unto the point of death! That is the meaning, the real meaning of “In Jesus’ name” …the character and authority of Jesus. Wanting only to please our SPIRIT-PARENT and operating in the presence and power of the SOURCE of everything.
Saying, “in the name of Jesus” means nothing without these two ingredients. First we have to know what the “will” of our SPIRIT-PARENT is and then we have to carry it out in that presence and power …nothing else will do and, in fact, is the folly of Christianity.