We Are The Reason

We are the reason Jesus gave up His life to save us from our sins. His great sacrifice is the greatest gift of all. Merry Christmas. God bless you.

4 Spiritual Laws

As there are spiritual laws that govern the physical universe, so are there spiritual laws which govern your relationship with God. Let me introduce you to the 4 spiritual laws.

1. FIRST LAW: GOD LOVES YOU AND HE HAS A WONDERFUL PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE.

GOD'S LOVE

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

 - John 3:16 -

 

GOD'S PLAN

(Jesus said), "...I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full (a life full of meaning and happiness)

 

 - John 10:10 -

Why don't many people experience a happy and abundant life? See answer in the next law...

2. SECOND LAW: MAN (HUMAN) SINNED AND IS SEPARATED FROM GOD. THEREFORE, HE CANNOT KNOW AND EXPERIENCE GOD'S LOVE AND PLANS FOR HIS LIFE.

SINFUL MAN

 ...for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,...

- Romans 3:23 -

Man was created to have fellowship with God, but because of his stubbornness, he chose his own path and broke that fellowship with God. According to the Bible, stubbornness to choose his own path, and to be free from God is called sin and it exists, either with defiance or with foolishness.

MAN SEPARATED FROM GOD

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

 - Romans 6:23 -

God is Holy, while man is sinful. This creates a gap between God and man. Man strives to seek God and to find a joyful life with his own effort but fails because of his sins.

But there is a way out of this problem...  

3. THIRD LAW: JESUS CHRIST IS THE ONLY WAY TO SALVATION SPECIFIED BY GOD FOR FORGIVENESS OF SIN. ONLY THROUGH JESUS, YOU CAN KNOW AND EXPERIENCE GOD'S LOVE AND PLANS FOR YOU.

CHRIST DIED IN OUR PLACE

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

- Romans 5:8 -

 

CHRIST ROSE FROM THE DEAD

For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.

- 1 Corinthians 15:3-6 -

 

CHRIST IS THE ONLY WAY 

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

- John 14:6 -

God draw us back to Him by sending His only Son, Jesus Christ to die on the cross in our place.

Knowing these 3 laws is not enough... 

4. FOURTH LAW: WE MUST ACCEPT JESUS CHRIST TO BE OUR SAVIOUR AND GOD BY INVITING HIM PERSONALLY INTO OUR LIVES. THAT IS THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW AND EXPERIENCE GOD'S LOVE AND PLANS FOR OUR LIVES. 

WE MUST ACCEPT CHRIST

Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.

 - John 1:12 -

WE ACCEPT CHRIST BY FAITH

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God -  not by works, so that no one can boast.

 

- Ephesians 2:8-9 -

WE ACCEPT CHRIST BY INVITING HIM PERSONALLY INTO OUR LIVES

(Christ said), "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me."

 

 - Revelations 3:20 - 

Accepting Christ means to turn from self to God, and to surrender our whole self (our thoughts, our feelings, our will) to God. It is not enough to only understand Christ's teaching with our minds or to respond with only our feelings. We must take action with our own will to submit every aspect of our lives to be ruled by Jesus Christ.

DO YOU WANT TO ACCEPT CHRIST TODAY? IF YOU DO, SAY THIS PRAYER IN FAITH.

(Praying means speaking to God in faith)

You may pray with your own words. Below is an example of prayer:

"LORD Jesus, I need You. Therefore I open the door of my heart  and accept You as my God and Saviour. Thank You for forgiving my sins. I accept You into my heart as my LORD and King. Change me and make me a person in accordance to Your will. Amen."

Does this prayer express the desire of your heart? If you pray in faith and invite Christ to be in control of your life, what will happen? If this is your heart's desire, say this prayer now. Christ will enter your heart and your life as He has promised. Continue to follow this blog to know more about being a follower of Christ or a Christian. You may also seek advice from a pastor from your local church. God bless you. =) 

HOW WOULD YOU KNOW IF CHRIST IS LIVING IN YOUR HEART?

Have you really invited Christ into your heart in your prayer? If so according to His promise in Revelation 3:20, where is he now? Christ promised that He would enter your life when you invited Him in your prayer. Could he not fulfill His promise? How would you know that He answered your prayer? Be sure of one thing... God keeps His promises.

GOD PROMISES ETERNAL LIFE TO ALL WHO ACCEPT HIM

And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.

- 1 John 5: 11-13 -

  
We can find the key word in Hebrews 13:5. Therefore, be thankful. If we have invited Him into our lives, He will never leave us. Christ dwells in your heart and He will never disappoint you ever since you have decided to accept Him by faith into your life as your Saviour.

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,“Never will I leave you;never will I forsake you."

- Hebrews 13:15 -

DO NOT DEPEND ON YOUR FEELINGS

Assurance of faith is not based on our feelings. It is not about the changes of our feelings but it is about the promise of Christ. A Christian lives by faith in the LORD and His Word. The train chart below illustrates the relationship between FACTS/REALITY (God and His Word),  FAITH (our trust in God and His Word) and FEELINGS (consequence of our faith and obedience).

The train can continue to run with or without passengers, as long as the coals are put into the locomotive. It is impossible to make the train run by entering the coals into the passenger's carriages. As Christians we should not hang our FAITH in our FEELINGS, but we should base our FAITH on the promises of God in His Word (FACTS).

In other words, the coals are just like our problems or any situation we're in. If we put our focus (or faith) in our feelings, we're not going anywhere and we're making our burdens heavier. Just like the train, if we put the coals into the feelings carriage, we can't move on and the coals make the carriage heavier. If we put our focus and our trust in God's promises, God will take control of our problems or situations. He will get rid of all our problems and get us moving on to the next level. Just like the train, if we put the coals into the locomotive, the coals (our problems) will get burnt up as fuel and gets the train moving.

IF YOU ACCEPT CHRIST, MANY THINGS WILL HAPPEN IN YOUR LIFE

1. The Holy Spirit (representing Jesus Christ) will be in your heart (Revelations 3:20, Ephesians 1: 13-14, Romans 8: 14-17).
2. Your sins are forgiven (Colossians 1: 13-14, 1 John 1: 9).
3. You are a child of God (John 1:12, Romans 8: 15-16).
4.  You have already started your journey of life in accordance with God's plan for your life (Ephesians 2:10, 2 Corinthians 5: 17).

Accepting Christ would be the most wonderful experience in your life. Because of that, you should thank Him in your prayer.

There are much more that we should know.

SPIRITUAL GROWTH

Next, we must know how to grow spiritually. Spiritual growth is a result of obedience to Christ "because the righteous will live by faith" (Galatians 3:11).

Living by faith will enable you to obey God in every area of your life and practice the following:

Bible verses involved:

John 15:7

If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

Acts 17:11

Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.

John 14:21

Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.”

Matthew 4:19

“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”

John 15:8

This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.

1 Peter 5:7

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

Galatians 5:16-17

So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want.

Acts 1:8

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Song Lyric: I Will Have No Other Gods Before You

I will have no other gods before You
Only You will reign as my heart's King
I will have no other gods before You
I will put You first in everything

With all my heart
With all my soul
With all my might
I want to love You, Jesus

With all my heart
With all my soul
With all my might
I want to love You, LORD

Book Summary 1: Dunia Santet

Shalom. Here is a summary of a very good book I bought in church this month. It is important for us to read this book because we need to know what is going on at the other side (the world of witchcraft) and how to fight them. I'll only share some basic information that I have found in this book that would help us during spiritual warfare. If you want to know further, better buy the book if you understand Indonesian language or comment.

May the LORD cover and protect the author of this book (Daud Tony) and his family in the name of Jesus. May the LORD also cover and protect me and my family for sharing these important information in the name of Jesus. May He surround us with His wall of fire to protect us from the attacks of the devil. May the secrets of the devil be revealed and may the evil one be defeated. In Jesus name, Amen.

Basic Information About Book:

 Picture 1: Dunia Santet by Daud Tony

Title                      : Dunia Santet (The World of Witchcraft)
Author                  : Daud Tony
Publisher              : Bethlehem Publisher
Country                : Indonesia
Year Published      : 2004

About Author:

Picture 2: Ev. Daud Tony

Ev. Daud Tony, is a former 'dukun' (witch) at the highest level, who was the sole heir of black magic and white magic (including science and energy pellets) from four teachers, including the Atmo-Gejek couple. This founder of Dunia Roh Ministry (The Spirit World Ministry) has served in almost all parts of Indonesia through seminars, preaching, teaching VCDs, Spiritual Warfare Praise albums (album Pujian Peperangan Rohani), and best selling books Dunia Roh (The Spirit World), Rahasia Kesembuhan Ilahi (The Secret of Divine Healing), Dunia Malaikat (The World of Angels), Dunia Roh Jahat (The World of Evil Spirits), Dunia Roh Kudus (The World of the Holy Spirit), and many more.

Who is the Atmo-Gejek couple? According to my understanding (so far), they are the grandparents of the author. The grandfather had white magic, while grandmother had black magic. The author inherited both black and white magic. His grandparents were the strongest unbeatable couple in the world of witchcraft (in Indonesia) and were never defeated except for once by the Word "Hallelujah!' Isn't that amazing? The author himself once tried to cast a spell on one of God's servants, Gilbert Lumoindong but he was defeated and lost his memory for a whole year! He was cured after he met the LORD Jesus and began writing this book.

Why must we read this book? Because we do not know much about what is going on in the world of witchcraft and this author was once part of it before he met the LORD. This book will reveal some secrets of how to defeat witchcraft as followers of Christ. Strictly for Christians only! As for Christians who can understand Indonesian, make sure you read this book. You have nothing to lose. =)

 Main Contents of the Book:

1. Basic level witchcraft
2. The curses of a basic level witchcraft
3. The characteristics of a basic level witchcraft attack
4. Facing basic level witchcraft
5. How to minister to victims of basic level witchcraft
6. Fill the mind with praise and God's Word
7. Denomination in witchcraft
8. Defeating intermediate level witchcraft
9. Highest level witchcraft
10. Highest level witchcraft in the rural area
11. Non-witchcraft attacks in the rural area
12. Facing the highest level of witchcraft

What is "santet" (which is referred to as witchcraft in this post)?

A "santet" (later referred to as witchcraft) includes a sender, a mediator and a receiver. The sender is the "dukun" (witch) himself, the mediator is in the supernatural world, and the receiver is the victim who is cursed to die.

1. Basic Level Witchcraft

The main characteristics of basic level witchcraft is that objects (such as needles, hair, photo, etc.) are the mediators for basic level witchcraft .

 2. The Curses of Basic Level Witchcraft

The risk of basic level witchcraft is if it fails, the victim will not die but the witch and the client will die instead.

However if succeed, the client (and also the witch) will be cursed. The client will be cursed for 7 generations. It is known as the "blood curse" (kutukan darah).

What is the "blood curse"?

i.   The children or the family of the client will be destroyed.

ii.  Somebody in the family will get ill or die every year.

iii. Bankruptcy

Other curses:

i.   Curse of bad luck

ii.  Curse of accident

iii. Miscarriage for children or grandchildren

3. The Characteristics of a Basic Level Witchcraft Attack

Limitations:

i.   Only can attack people at half a meter above the ground (that is why it couldn't attack people 

     who sleep on the floor.

ii.  Can't attack happy, humorous people who often laugh.

iii. Can't attack happy/loving/harmonious family.

How they attack?

The sender (witch) transfers the mediator (object) into the supernatural world and sends it into the victim's body. After it enters the victim's body, the sender transfers it back into the real world. That is how objects such as nails (paku), needles, broken glass, etc enter victim's body.

4. Facing (Detecting) Basic Level Witchcraft

Before we minister to people, we first must find out if they are really attacked by basic level witchcraft. Here are 7 ways to detect basic level witchcraft.
i.   Explosion at the roof/door/window of the victim's house (when the mediator was sent) 
     without any signs of damaged/fallen objects.
ii.  Big red fireball heading towards victim's house at around 10 pm, 12 am, 1 am, or 2 am.
     The colour of the fire is similar to the colour of charcoal fire and from a distance, we can see
     a fiery tail.
iii. Due to radiation, plants around the victim's house will begin dying.
iv.  A part of the victim's body will swell and the disease cannot be detected by the doctors.
v.   Victim will encounter spirits of the dead (actually they are evil spirits that disguise
     themselves as the dead).
vi. From the eyes of the victim, we can see emptiness but with the reflection of extreme hatred.
     The eyes of Christians have the light of God. Victims dare not look into our eyes.
vii.The aura. Not everyone can see aura. Only believers of Christ with gifted eyesight or
     non-believers with sixth sense or third-eye power can see the aura.

5. How to Minister to Victims of Basic Level Witchcraft

Can Christians be victims of basic level witchcraft?
No, if we live according to God's way we can't be victims of basic level witchcraft.

Christians that can be victims:
i.   Christians with social/character problems (living a sinful life).
ii.  Christians that drink alcohol/drunkard.
iii. Christians who smoke.

How do we minster to victims?
i.    Victims must accept Christ as God and Saviour (must say it orally to declare it to the devil).
      If they do not accept Christ, the demon will come back to the victim with more of his "gang."
ii.   Worship God by praying in tongues (praying in the spirit) or singing praises to God.
      -    Do not cast out demons by praying in tongues. The demons do not understand. Use our
           normal "human" language by using the name of Jesus. If we want to know the technique,
           we must read the Dunia Roh Jahat book.
      -    We pray in tongues for the presence of God.
      -    Lay our hands at the affected area and cast out all the evil spirits in the name of Jesus.
iii.  Guide with God's Word
      -    Teach victim to depend on God, not depend on us.
      -    We must teach victim to pray in the name of Jesus, guide them to accept Jesus, teach
           them God's Word, and bring them to church to set them completely free.

6. Fill the Mind with Praise and God's Word

-    There is power in Praise.
-    The combination between God's Word and Praise in spiritual warfare is very effective.
-    Praise God with enthusiasm at all times
     >    so that our minds will not be empty.
     >    if our minds are not empty, we cannot be attacked by the intermediate level witchcraft.
     >    a Christian with an empty mind can be attacked by hipnotism.

-    Therefore fill our mind with good thoughts and meditate upon God's Word day and night.
-    Philippians 4: 8
     Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever
     is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy
     - think about such things.
-    Joshua 1: 8
     Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may
     be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. 

7. Denomination in Witchcraft

-    Intermediate level witchcraft is well known with voodoo.

-    There are certain denominations in the intermediate level witchcraft. In Indonesia, there are

     2 main denominations:

     i.   Eyang Badrohoyo (Semar)

     ii.  Nyi Roro Kidul (Ratu Kidul Pantai Laut Selatan)

-   The main point here is not the name of the denominations. The main point here is if a group

    of witches from different denominations come together to perform their practices, they do not

    fight or quarrel but if a group of pastors from different denominations come together to serve

    the LORD, they argue or quarrel. Why? Because Satan doesn't want to allow the churches to

    unite. Therefore be careful with the lies of the devil.

8. Defeating Intermediate Level Witchcraft

Step 1: God's Word

-    John 8: 31-32

     To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my

     disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

-    Give victim a firm foundation in God's Word. Guide victim to put his hope in the LORD.

     Teach him first the basics of God's Word because victims of intermediate level witchcraft are

     usually confused because their souls are under attack. Their minds and emotions are

     confused. Teach them that all things are possible to God.

-    It is important for victim to know Jesus and to accept Him as his Saviour.

Step 2: Spiritual Warfare

-    Teach victim how to fight spiritual battles. Victim MUST know how to fight spiritual battle on

     his own because we can't watch him 24 hours a day. Evil spirits for the intermediate level

     witchcraft can return to victim anytime they like. Therefore it is important for victims to learn

     how to fight their own battles.

-    Ephesians 6: 12

     For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities,

     against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly

     realms.

-   Explain that the name of Jesus is a very powerful name. Explain that we can cast out demons

     in the name of Jesus. Teach them to say, "In the name of Jesus, demons get out!"

-   Guide victim to submit himself to the true and living God.

-   James 4: 7

    Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Step 3: Positive Thinking

-    Teach victim to think positively by filling his mind with prayer, praise and God's Word (fill

     thoughts with peaceful and positive thinking).

-   Teach victim to think positively without panic or stress. If victim sees something undesirable

    or scary (illusion), teach him not to fear. Tell him that God is powerful and can defeat the

    demons (or whatever the victim is seeing). Slowly explain that it is the lies of the devil.

-   1 John 4: 4

     You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is

     greater than the one who is in the world.

-   Manifestation usually happen when victim is not with a Christian. Why? Because when there

    is a Christian, the spirit will hide himself.

 Step 4: Recreation

-    Take victim out to relax his mind. It takes a long time to deliver an intermediate level

     witchcraft victim.

-   Why? Because the victim's soul (mind and emotion) is being attacked. Therefore, we need

    to take time to help relax his mind.

-   Proverbs 10: 12

    Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.

9. Highest Level Witchcraft

-    Also known as heritage witchcraft (santet pusaka), which involve the usage of inheritance or

     auspicious object, such as keris, spear, sword, or other weapons.

-    The inherited objects are able to fly on its own and kill the owner's enemies.

10. Highest Level  Witchcraft in the Rural Area

This chapter is about how the author defeated the highest level witchcraft when he was at the rural area. In this chapter, he was attacked by a flying saber (flying in circles) and also by flying urns. He only needed to shout, "In the name of Jesus, all the power of the devil be destroyed!" and all the flying objects fell to the ground. The tribal leader (witch) also came to face him but he also fell to the grown by the name of Jesus.

One important thing that we all must know during spiritual warfare is that we are not the ones fighting but God Himself is taking our place in the battle. God is the one fighting for us. Hallelujah! Praise God! Remember that!

11. Non-witchcraft Attacks in the Rural Area

The people in the rural area wanted the author to stay in their village because he had defeated their tribal leader by the name of Jesus. They used satanic (but non-witchcraft) ways to try to make him stay. He shared about how he overcame temptations such as power, sex, and other temptations. He defeated the temptations by simply praising God at all times until the villagers gave up and accepted Christ.

12. Facing the Highest Level of Witchcraft

In order to face the highest level of witchcraft and all other witchcrafts, we must believe in Jesus and accept Him as our LORD and Saviour. We must be filled by the Holy Spirit. That is the only way to defeat the highest level and all other levels of witchcraft.

Here are 5 characteristics of the highest level witchcraft:

i.    In the basic level, witches send big red dim fire-balls to the victim. In the highest level, they

      send small bright fire-balls (ping pong size or smaller).

ii.   There will be an explosion when the spell is sent.

iii.  Aims the heart, brain or neck of victim.

iv.  Victims dies within 5 minutes.

v.   Without territory - no matter where the victim goes, victim can still be attacked.