Gossip/Slander/Leprosy

Genesis 1:3 AMP    God said, "Let there be light;" and there was light.
Genesis 9:20 TNAB    20Noah, a man of the soil, was the first to plant a vineyard. 21When he drank some of the wine, he became drunk and lay naked inside his tent. 22Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father's nakedness, and he told his 2 brothers outside about it. 23Shem and Japheth, however, took a robe, and holding it on their backs, they walked backward and covered their father's nakedness. Since their faces were turned the other way, they did not see their father's nakedness.
(TNAB footnote - One purpose of the story is to justify the Israelites' enslavement of the Canaanites because of certain indecent sexual practices in the Canaanite religion.)
Genesis 19:30-38 TNAB (incest/exposing or uncovering another's privacy/secrets)
30Since Lot was afraid to stay in Zoar, he and his 2 daughters went up from Zoar and settled in the hill country, where he lived with his 2 daughters in a cave. 31The older one said to the younger, "Our father
is getting old and there is not a man on earth to unite with us as was the custom everywhere.
32Come, let us ply our father with wine and then lie with him, that we may have offspring by our father." 33'That night they plied their father with wine. The older one went in and lay with her father. He was not aware of here lying down or her getting up. 34The next day the older one said to the younger, "Last night it was I who lay with my father. Let us ply him with wine again tonight; then you go in and lie with him, that we may both have offspring by our father." 35So that night, too, they plied their father with wine. Then the younger one went in and lay with him. Again he was not aware of here lying down or her getting up. 36Thus both of Lot's daughters became pregnant by their father. 37The older one gave birth to a son whom she named Moab, saying, "From my father." He is the ancestor of the Moabites of today.
38The younger one, too, gave birth to a son. She named him Ammon, saying, "The son of my kin."
He is the ancestor of the Ammonites of today. (TNAB footnote - Origin of Israel's neighbors east of the Jordan and the Dead Sea was told partly to ridicule these racially related but rival nations.)
Genesis 37:2 NKJV    This is the history of Jacob. Joseph being 17 years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. The lad was with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Xilpah, his father's wives. Joseph brought a bad report of them (tattled) to his father.

Exodus 4:6-8 NKJV (Moses used as a sign)    6The Lord said to him, "Now put your hand in your bosom." He put his hand in his bosom. When he took it out, behold, his had was leprous, like snow. 7He said, "Put your hand in your bosom again." So he put his hand in his bosom again and drew it out of his bosom. Behold, it was restored like his other flesh. 8"Then it will be, if they do not believe you, nor heed the message of the first sign, they may believe the message of the latter sign."
Exodus 14:14 KJV (The Lord shall fight for you, and (when) ye shall hold your peace (shut up/keep silent)

Leviticus 14:1-7 NKJV    1The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2"This shall be the law of the leper for the day of his cleansing. He shall be brought to the priest. 3The priest shall go out of the camp and examine him. Indeed, if the leprosy is healed , 4then the priest shall command him, who is to be cleansed, 2to take living, clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet and hyssop. 5The priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water. 6As for the living bird, he shall take it, the cedar wood, scarlet, and hyssop, dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water. 7He shall sprinkle it 7 times on him, who is to be cleansed from the leprosy, and shall pronounce him clean."
Leviticus 18:6-17 NKJV   6"None of you shall approach any near of kin to uncover their nakedness. I am the Lord. 7The nakedness of your father or the nakedness of your mother you shall not uncover. She is your mother; you shall not uncover her nakedness. 8The nakedness of your father's wife you shall not uncover (nor disgrace). It is your father's nakedness. 9The nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father or mother, whether she is born at home or abroad, you shall not uncover. 10The nakedness of your son's daughter you shall not uncover...11The nakedness of your father's wife's daughter, begotten of your father, your sister, you shall not uncover. 12You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's sister. She is your father's near kinswoman. 13You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister. She is your father's near kinswoman. 14You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's brother. You shall not approach his wife. She is your aunt. 15You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter in law. She is your son's wife. You shall not uncover her nakedness. 16You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife. It is your brother's nakedness. 17You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter. Neither shall you take her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They are near kinswomen. It it wickedness.
(Spiritual insight = Nursing/medical care is not incest, a sexual act. Discuss any concerns regarding personal care of your relative/family member with your rabbi.)
(2nd insight = To uncover is to expose to shame and can be more than a sexual act to include gossip/slander/intentional violence. In Matthew 26:48 Judas was a traitor; he exposed Jesus to His opponents via a "kiss", causing His imprisonment, violation, torture, and physical death.
In Judges 16:4-20 Delilah entices Samson and then becomes a traitor, having stolen and told his secret to his enemies.)

Numbers 12:1-2,8-10 (Miriam used as a sign) TNAB 1Mirian and Aaron spoke against Moses on the pretext of the marriage he had contracted with a Cushite woman. 2They complained (with a critical/ judgmental/jealous spirit), "Is it through Moses alone that the Lord speaks? Does he not speak through us also?"...The Lord heard this... 8"Why, then, did you not fear to speak against My servant Moses?" 9So angry was the Lord against them that when He departed, 10and the cloud withdrew from the tent, there was Miriam, "a snow white leper"!
Numbers 21:5-7 TNAB 5The people complained against God and Moses, "Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in this desert, where there is no food or water? We are disgusted with this wretched food!" 6In punishment the Lord sent among the people saraph serpents, which bit the people so that many of them died. 7The people came to Moses and said, "We have sinned in complaining against the Lord and (against) you." So Moses prayed for the people.
[Annual Jewish confession during Yom Kippur contains doctrine that if one utters his confession sincerely, the avenging angel is not permitted to harm him, per Scherman, Rabbi Nosson Viduy (confession or teshuvah/repentance) www.artscroll.com ]

Proverbs 13:3 TNJB A guard on the mouth makes life secure; whoever talks too much is lost.

2nd Kings 4:9-10 TNAB (Cure of Naaman) 9Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stopped at the door of Elisha's house. 10The prophet sent him the message, "Go and wash 7 times in the Jordan, and your (leprous) flesh will heal, and you will be clean."
2nd Kings 5:26-27 TNAB (Gehazi used as a sign) 26Elisha said to him (Gehazi), "Was I not present in spirit when the man alighted from his chariot to wait for you? Is this a time to take money (pay/reimbursement/ under false pretenses), garments, olive orchard or vineyards, sheep or cattle, male or female servants? 27The LEPROSY of Naaman shall cling to you and your descendants forever." Gehazi left Elisha, a leper white as snow.

2nd Chronicles 26:16-19 TNAB (Uzziah used as a sign) 16He became proud to his own destruction and broke faith with the Lord, his God. He entered the temple of the Lord to make an offering on the altar of incense. 17Azariah the priest and 80 other priests of the Lord, courageous men, followed him. 18They opposed King Uzziah, saying to him, "It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who have been consecrated for this purpose. Leave the sanctuary, for you have broken faith and no longer have a part in the glory that comes from the Lord God." 19Uzziah, who was holding a censer for burning the incense, became angry; but at the moment he showed his anger to the priests, while they were looking at him in the house of the Lord beside the altar of incense, leprosy broke out on his forehead.

Job 42:7-8 NJKV 7The Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, "My wrath is aroused against you and your 2 friends, for you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has. 8Now therefore, take for your selves 7 bulls and 7 rams, go to My servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; My servant Job shall pray for you. I will accept him (Job), lest I deal with you (three) according to your folly."
Job 42:10 KJVer The Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends (false advisors misrepresenting/maligning God's nature/character); also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.

Psalm 12:3 TPNT    The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips and the tongue that speaks arrogant things.
Psalm 15:1-3
Psalm 19:14
Psalm 33:6 AMP    By the Word of the Lord were the heavens made, and all their host by the breath of His mouth.
Psalm 34:13 TPNT Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking guile.
Psalm 50:23 KJV    Whoso offereth praise glorifieth Me and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I show My glory.
Psalm 51:4 TNAB    Wash away all my guilt; from my sin cleanse me. (Traditional Jewish purification rite.)
Psalm 39:1-2 NKJV    1I said, "I will guard my ways, lest I sin with my tongue. I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle, while the wicked are before me. 2I was mute with silence. I held my peace even from good (gossip)."
Psalm 103:5 AMP    Who satisfies your mouth with good so that your youth renewed is like the eagle's.
Psalm 141:3 TPNT    Set a guard, O Lord, to my mouth. Keep watch over the door of my lips.

Proverbs 4:20-24
Proverbs 6:2 TNAB    You have been snared by the utterance of your lips, caught by the words of your mouth.
Proverbs 6:12
Proverbs 6:16,19
Proverbs 8:6-8
Proverbs 10:19
Proverbs 10:21
Proverbs 11:9-13
Proverbs 12:13-14 KJVer    13The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips; but the just shall come out of trouble. 14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered to him.
Proverbs 12:17-19
Proverbs 12:22
Proverbs 12:25
Proverbs 13:2-3
Proverbs 15:1-4
Proverbs 15:23
Proverbs 16:13
Proverbs 16:30
Proverbs 17:9    He who conceals a transgression (misdeed) seeks love (friendship), but he who repeats a matter (gossips) separates intimate friends.
Proverbs 17:20
Proverbs 17:27-28
Proverbs 18:13
Proverbs 18:20 AMP    A man's (moral) self shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; and with the consequence of his words he must be satisfied (for better or worse).
Proverbs 18:21 TPNT    Death and life are in the power of the tongue. They that love it shall eat its fruit.
Proverbs 19:27-29 KJVer    27Cease, my son to hear the instruction that causes to err from the words of knowledge. 28An ungodly witness scorns judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity. 29Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
Proverbs 21:3 TNAB    To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:23 TNAB    Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
Proverbs 27:2
Proverbs 29:5
Proverbs 29:11
Proverbs 29:20

Isaiah 11:4 Alexander Harkavy     With righteousness shall He (Messiah) judge the poor and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall smite the earth with the rod of His mouth, and with the breath of His lips shall He slay the wicked.
Isaiah 54:17 NKJV    "No weapon formed against you shall prosper; every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord; their righteousness is from Me," says the Lord.
Isaiah 57:19 KJVer    "I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near," says the Lord; "and I will heal him."

Matthew 7:1 KJV Judge not that ye be not judged.
Matthew 10:21 TPNT A brother will betray (expose/become a traitor to) a brother into death, and a father a child. Children will rise up in rebellion against parents; they will put them to death.

Matthew 12:36-37 36I tell you that every careless (idle/critical) word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment; 37for by your words will you be justified and by your words will you be condemned.

Matthew 15:4 TPNT "God said, 'Honor your father and mother.' (Exodus 20:12) and 'The one who speaks evil of (reviles/curses) father or mother must end in death.' (Exodus 21:17)"
Matthew 15:11 + Mark 7:15 TPNT    "The things which go out from a person are the things that defile him."
Matthew 15:17-20 TPNT    17"Do you not understand that everything that enters the mouth and the stomach comes out and is thrown out in a latrine? 18The things that go out from the mouth come out from the heart, and these things defile the person. (TPNT footnote = Jesus is saying that we do not lose eternal life by what we eat.) 19Out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, immoralities, thefts, false witnesses, blasphemies. 20These things are the things that defile a person, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a person."
Matthew 27:28,31 TPNT    After they had (violently) stripped Him (naked), they put a scarlet cloak on Him....31They stripped the cloak from Him, dressed Him with His garments, and led Him away to be crucified.

Mark 7:21-23 KJV Evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: all these evil things come from within and defile the man.

Luke 6:36-38 NKJV 36Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful. 37Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not and you shall not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. 38Give and it will be given to you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over with be put into your bosom. For the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.
Luke 19:22 NKJV Out of your own mouth I will judge you.

John 20:23 NKJV He breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven. If you retain the sins of any, they are retained." (Spiritual insight = What grave spiritual danger we place ourselves in, by refusing to forgive.)

Acts 11:9-10,12 TPNT 9Then a voice answered a 2nd time from heaven, "What God cleansed you must stop declaring defiled!" 10And this happened 3 times.
12And the Spirit said for me to accompany them and not to make a distinction.

Romans 1:29-32 TPNT 29They were filled with every unrighteousness, wickedness, avarice, desire to injure, full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, evil habits, whisperers, 30slanderers, God haters, insolent, arrogant, braggart, contriving evil, refusing to obey parents, 31without understanding, covenant breaking, without natural affection, without mercy, 32who, although they know the ordinances of God thoroughly, because they are practicing such things as these that are worthy of death, not only are they doing them, gut they are also applauding others who do them.
Romans 12:19 KJV Dearly beloved, avenge (retaliate/get revenge/punish/harm another) not yourselves...for it is written, 'Vengeance is mine; I will repay.' (Commentary - This does NOT necessarily mean one does not need to defend himself, although Christ, as our example, often did not defend himself.)

Ephesians 5:3-4 KJV Fornication, and all uncleanness or covetousness: let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; neither filthiness, foolish talking, nor jesting which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

1st Corinthians 4:5    Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord (Holy Spirit) comes Who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men's hearts; then each man's praise will come to him from God.
1st Corinthians 10:10 NKJV    Complain (not), as some also complained and were destroyed by the destroyer.

2nd Corinthians 12:20 TPNT    I am afraid, how, after I come, I would find you such as I do not want and I would have been found by you in some manner as you do not want - somehow in strife, jealousy, angers, selfish ambitions, slanders, tale-bearings, pride, unruliness.

Colossians 3:8 TPNT    You must immediately put everything off from yourself, anger, passion, wickedness, depravity, malice, blasphemy, slander, evil, obscene, abusive speech from your mouth.

2nd Timothy 3:1-5 TPNT    1Troublesome times will come in the last days, 2for people will be selfish, greedy, boasters, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, wicked, 3unloving, hostile, slanderous, without self control, savage, not loving good, 4betrayers, thoughtless, being conceited, loving pleasure more than loving God, 5having an appearance of reverence, but denying the power of it. You must continually turn away from these things.

James 3:6-9 TPNT   5The tongue is also a little member and boasts great things. Behold, how small a fire sets ablaze a large forest. 6The tongue is also a fire - a world of unrighteousness, the tongue, is sitting for itself among the parts of our body, defiling the whole person and destroying the wheel of life and is itself set on fire by Hell. 7Every species of beasts, birds, reptiles, sea creatures is tames and has been tamed by humans, 8but no one is able to tame the tongue of men, unstable, evil, and full of deadly poison. 9With this we bless the Lord and father and with this we curse people, those who have been made according to the likeness of God. 10From this mouth come forth blessing and curse. It ought not to be, my brothers, that these things happen like this. 11Does the well pour forth water, both sweet and bitter from the same opening? 12Is a fig tree able, my brothers, to bear an olive or the grapevine a fig? Nor is bitter water able to make sweet.
James 3:14-16 TPNT    14If you have bitter jealousy and strife in your heart, do not boast against and do not tell lies against the truth. 15The wisdom is not wisdom coming down from above, but is earthly, worldly, proceeding from an evil spirit. 16Where there is jealousy and strife, from that place is disorder (confusion) and every worthless, wicked deed.
James 3:12    Who are you to judge your neighbor?

Gossip/slander/tale-bearing is like uncovering another's nakedness/private parts/secrets. Lot was violated by his daughters. In contrast, Noah's 2 sons covered over/shielded/protected their father; they protected him from being shamed/embarrassed. It can be terribly emotionally hurtful to have defects/disabilities/ oneself exposed, to be shamed. Christ was uncovered and shamed on the cross.
Matthew 20:18-19 TPNT 18"The Son of Man will be given over to the high priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death. 19They will give Him over to the heathens to ridicule, scourge, and crucify Him. On the 3rd day He will be raised." He does not want us to uncover others - or others to uncover us. In fact, He has become our covering. The enemy or another person through manipulation/superiority/ malice may try to put us down or take us out, but we can refuse to take the bait. Adam and Eve took the bait. They allowed Satan through the snake to malign God. That single slip up cost (caused harm to) them, their entire generation and all generations subsequently, especially to the generations prior to Jesus Christ.

Sometimes we need to know the sins of our ancestors for the purposes of protecting ourselves and for the purposes of confessing those sins and placing them under the blood of Jesus. Then we do not need to dig them up from the grave and broadcast the bones. If God forgets when He forgives, then we need to do what He does. If someone else, even a doctor, unearths them, then we need to rebury them. We are to do what Jesus did and say what Jesus said.

Additionally, the tongue can take us out (into the power/turf of the enemy), or take us into - heaven or heavenly exploits. God created everything that exists with His tongue. We have access to heaven by praying in heavenly tongues. We have access to heavenly power via salvation, and especially via the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Satan deceived Eve via speech. No wonder the tongue can be a weapon in the hands of Satan or a weapon in the hands of God. Our choice!

There is an apt saying regarding the 3 senses, "(eyes) See NO evil, (ears) hear NO evil, (mouth/tongue) speak NO evil!"

In Numbers it states that the Israelites grumbled. They grumbled 40 years. They grumbled/complained for one entire generation. Thus the Lord allowed them to wander for 40 years and then die in the desert;
it was possible to cross it in 10 days. What is this all about? Not just grumbling/complaining. It is negative/stinking thinking/speaking. It is accepting and repeating the thoughts of Satan, God's enemy.
It is not trusting/believing God. It is often true that what you say is what you get. They spoke themselves into doubt/misery/failure/defeat/death.

Brown, Rebecca & Yoder, Daniel Unbroken Curses www.harvestwarriors.com
Chapter 7 Situational Curses warns us not to challenge/ridicule Satan or his helpers. See Jude 9.
Bitterness, hatred and jealousy is a 2 way street. If it is directed against us, we need to refuse it, in the name of Jesus. If it is towards another, we need to repent and retract it. Otherwise the spoken curse may result in harm and even death.
If you are a war veteran and have a strong inclination towards self-destruction, then in the name of Jesus Christ renounce/reject/refuse any curse that may have been placed upon yourself in the line of duty by the enemy; in the name of Jesus, command any demons associated with this curse to flee from you forever.

Burt, Arthur                   How To Be Ordinary            www.arthurburt.com        http://www.wordandspirit-jubilee.co.uk/p_ArthurBurt.ikml
Negative situations "caused me to judge them and lose my anointing and made me move on...
I looked around, still judging everything, criticizing everything...I am (now) not permitted (by God) to judge."
Jesus impressed upon Arthur, "You think you're better than I am! You're not! You're not! Don't you see, smoldering inside you is a volcano ready to erupt at any given moment. How do you erupt? In your judgment of other people - all of a sudden you erupt when you meet another individual."
Romans 2:1 KJV Thou that judges does the same things.
"In terming someone else uncomely, have I not seen (that) I'm revealing what I believe about myself?...Things that irritate me are the things I am guilty of...There are NO uncomely members in the Body (of Christ) except one and that is me. I am ordinary!"
Burt, Arthur                   Surrender Your Key to Spiritual Success     www.arthurburt.com
Chapter 10 Return to the Garden of Eden, the origination/source of every problem. That root cause is PRIDE. Pride can only be exterminated by humbling oneself. Pride can neither be forgiven nor placed under the blood of Christ. Pride is one area where each of us daily MUST reject self glorification and MUST instead glorify God.
Matthew 7:1 KJV Judge not that ye be not judged. Judgment is based on knowledge obtained from the tree of knowledge, FORBIDDEN for us to ever eat from.
John 5:30 KJV I can of Mine Own Self do nothing; as I hear (from My Dad, God), I judge.
"He (Jesus) got His direction from the Father's voice. Unless His Father spoke to Him (His spirit via visions/dreams/etc), He did not know, because He had never eaten of the tree (of knowledge/understanding by the mind/intellect)."
Matthew 4:4 TPNT Jesus said, "It was been written (Deuteronomy 8:3) 'Man will not live on bread alone, but upon every Word going out through the mouth of God.'"
Romans 8:14 KJV As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
"The sons wax strong in spirit as they are led; and they are led as they listen, not as they eat (from the forbidden tree of knowledge)." What is true is seldom the truth, because we do not know the motive, for one reason.
Burt, Arthur                   Around the World in 88 Years       www.arthurburt.com
Chapter 6 The Conchee (conscientious objector) "God dealt with me, 'How dare you speak to that man like that...You are just like him and you smoke like a chimney.' 'But Lord, I don't smoke,' I objected. 'Yes you do,' He corrected. 'What keeps you from smoking is My grace. If I remove My grace, you will be exactly as bad as that man. It is My grace in you that has delivered you from the habit.' I saw that I don't have any ministry for anybody I despise. I saw my awful condition of judging people and despising them, and by the grace of God, I have chosen never to despise anyone. I may fall in this matter, but it is my standard nevertheless."
Chapter 7 The Blackout "I had to divide between 2 issues, whether God was dealing with me because I had fooled about with a schoolgirl's affections or because I had judged my (sinning) brother (peer) (,or both). Finally, I saw that God had mercy, grace, and forgiveness for my sin, but not for my pride. The Bible doesn't say that God resists the sinner, but that 'God resists the proud' (1st Peter 5:5). He has made provision for the sinner, 'If we will confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.' (1st John 1:9)...The remedy for that condition is to 'Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God.' (1st Peter 5:6)...One sin He does NOT forgive is unforgiveness."
"In the beginning, God forbade us to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, 'for the day that you eat of it you shall surely die (spiritually/be separated from God).' (Genesis 2:17) This has NEVER changed. If you eat of this tree, you are then deciding for yourself what is good and what is evil, and out of your knowledge, your pride grows. Out of your pride, you judge. You judge because you 'know' what is good and what is evil, but if you don't know, you cannot judge...You have become a god, as the devil predicted in the garden, 'and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.' (Genesis 3:5)" Instead, "man can walk with God by living on the proceeding Word of God...not knowing, not judging, but by" His Word proceeding directly by revelation of the Holy Spirit Who glorifies only Christ and never man/self. Remember that Jesus acted/spoke only by direct revelation from His heavenly Father. We are to do likewise. Nothing more. Nothing less.
Chapter 8 The Glory Meetings "God showed me, however immature these people were, He had grace for their immaturity. He didn't have grace for my pride...believing I knew so much more and was so much better than they were."
"At one meeting (at another location), he (a member) openly accosted me, 'All you do is heap buckets of sludge over my head!'...Are you accusing me of being spiteful to you?' 'I am,' he admitted bitterly.'" Later "I ministered on the scripture, 'I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness... and she shall sing here.' (Hosea 2:14-15) God spoke to me through my own ministry, 'You've got your own wilderness,' He rebuked me, 'and you need to deal with that man who resents you. You smugly dismissed him by telling him to 'Pray for them which despitefully use you.' (Matthew 5:44) You've got to win him. If he has become you enemy, your business is to destroy him as your enemy, and the only way you can do that is by loving him to death (to the death of the enemy/bitterness/resentment inside of him).'"
"I asked the Lord what more I could do to break down the barrier between us. The Lord responded, 'All the time, you are superior to him. All the time, your brother has to hold his hand out. He is on the receiving end of ministry and is the one who has to say, 'Thank you.' He is so useless and helpless, because of what he has gone through. He resents your superior quality. He resented it from the day you arrived at Paddock Wood, and he still resents it.' 'Lord,' I cried. 'What can I do?' 'Put yourself under,' He said. 'You will never win him by putting yourself over.'"
"In Paddock Wood, there, we had another visitation by the Holy Spirit. (See below.)"
Chapter 9 Forbid Them Not    "The next move of God we experienced completely by-passed the adults and was upon the children in the church. Most of the adults became jealous, doubting it was a true visitation...'How do you do it?' they inquired. 'I'm not doing anything. This is a sovereign act of the Spirit of God,' I retorted...Eventually the adults put such pressure on the children they quenched the Spirit, and the visitation was over."
Chapter 12 Climb the Mountain       "God was dealing with me on the issue of my self-image. For the most part of 50 years, I had gone without doctors, hospitals, pills, or any other medical treatment. When I received Jesus as my Savior, I also received Him as my Healer. As much as I knew how, I practiced what I believed and preached, and... family of 9...but something began to grow in me. I had a growth - not a tumor...but a growth of spiritual pride...This developed in me until I became so anti-doctor and anti-medicine, I judged people who...didn't live as I thought they ought to live. I preached from the story of Asa the King who had diseased feet. He did not see the Lord but sough his physicians, and he died at the age of 41. My attitude was, 'It served him right! He should have gone to the Lord (as physician)'...I judged people who were always taking pills, always going to the doctor. And while I believe I had the truth, I held that truth in unrighteousness...God didn't heal me. One day Marj asked me, 'Are you in arrears in your life with God...Have you judged people who go to the doctor? Have you despised those who take medication...Do you know what God may be requiring you to do...You may have to call the doctor'...I responded, 'If I am in arrears with God on this issue, call the doctor'...The doctor...admitted me into the hospital where I remained for 2 weeks...I had to wear nappies as if I was a baby...I lost something   I could well do without - my image of myself...All the hospital seemed to accomplish was getting rid of my picture of myself as a man of great faith....Then the phone rang...'When are you coming, Arthur?' 'I don't thing I am fit to travel...anymore.' That night, God spoke to me, 'Were you ever fit to travel? Don't give Me that!' 'All right, Lord, I'll go'...On the following day...I presented myself for a standby to Miami. Brother Clifford picked me up and took me to his house. On the 2nd morning...I got up and walked out of my bedroom completely healed...Once God dealt with my pride and self-glorying, He gave me a miracle, for which I am grateful. Since that time in 1979, when I was 66 years old...His grace has been sufficient."
Chapter 14 Far & Away Section Romans 2 - The Inexcusable Judgment "I said, 'That which irritates you is you in another person. Greedy people quickly discern greed in other people..Bossy people quickly discern greed in other people...Who is it that says, 'Ooohh, he's so self-willed?' Well how did you find out? Romans 2 says you're without excuse, whoever you are that crossed that line in judging somebody else unrighteously - because you do the same thing...You say, 'Well I don't.' God says you do...The moment I climb to unrighteous judgment, I'm revealing what I am. Nobody would know, but it reveals itself by its cackle (spoken judgment). And I reveal this sinful heart of mine by its judgments...I'm the man sitting on the branch while I saw it off. And there may never have been a trace of that (particular sin) in my life because of the grace of God - until I judge. Then God lifts the (His) grace, and I do it."
Chapter 15 Crumbs from a Broken Loaf "Because there is sandpaper in me and sandpaper in them, we rub each other. Instead of taking any blame, we blame the other sandpaper for the agitation. My trouble is not the trouble. My trouble is in my attitude toward a situation or a person - sometimes my children."

Cho, David Yonggi The Holy Spirit My Senior Partner www.charismahouse.com publisher
Subtitle Understanding the Holy Spirit & His Gifts - including author's personal testimony
Chapter 8 Discerning Evil Spirits in a Person / Discerning a Person's Words (character/thoughts)
"How can the personality of the Holy Spirit of God which is meek and humble dwell in the life of one who...knock(s) on believers' doors, whisper(s) slander to church members and demand(s) hush money unscrupulously?" This spirit is not Christ's!

Hayes, Norvel Understanding The Ministry Of Visions www.nhm.cc
Chapter 6 Visions Can Warn of Danger Night "visions from God are scriptural...The 1st thing I did after receiving it, right there in bed, was bind up that foul, jealous demon. 'I bind you up and I command you, turn this young man loose, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Let him go free in Jesus' name'...That demon of jealousy would have kept driving him, had it not been for 1 night vision (and) ...doing something about it...quickly."
Hayes, Zona Gossip - Talking Your Way To Hell www.nhm.cc

Heflin, Ruth Ward free download REVIVAL GLORY (495KB) www.revivalglory.org
Chapter 4 Declaring the Revival "The Lord...reminded us of the experience of the 12 men who spied out the land of Israel in Joshua's day. 10 gave a report that God called 'evil'...The 2 men who offered a good report were kept alive to lead the next generation of Israelites into the Promised Land. God told us that if we would see the good of Jerusalem and only speak good about Jerusalem, He would keep us in the land. We had to cultivate this ability."
Chapter 7 Uniting for Revival "If we are to have clarity of vision, there can be no mote or beam in our eyes which deflect the glory of God and His revelation."
"Unless you let God deliver you from your feelings against your brothers, you will still be struggling with them years later, and this will keep you from receiving God's best for your life. I have seen people robbed of great anointing and great ministries because they refused to deal with their bitter feelings. Unless you bring with you your Benjamin (relative/issue/resentment), you will not have food in the time of famine. Dealing with Benjamin became the difference between life and death for an entire generation...Look the person right in the eye; reach out and take his hand; embrace him in God's love; say to him, 'God bless you, my brother'; and mean it when you say it. Say it with faith and with sincerity, believing that the blessing of God in going forth into his or her spirit."

Hickey, Marilyn Wow Faith www.mhmin.org
The Holy Spirit impressed Marilyn not to repeat negative medical reports, but rather to say that she was believing the Word of God. In the name of Jesus, condemn any words spoken against us. Never condemn a person, but rather condemn any wrong words spoken. (An aside. Jewish Midrash law requires a witness/corroborator for any accuser. When we speak aloud against another, we provide Satan with a legal recourse/witness/grounds to attack us/another. Jewish law says that once a thought becomes spoken, it has legal relevancy. There is a consensus, that Satan cannot read thoughts, but can put thoughts into our minds; however Satan has no legal recourse until he hears those/any thoughts spoken. Satan has greater legal grounds when a person acts on his thoughts.)
Marilyn complained to God that He shared/told mostly the assets, rather than the failures, of many of the holy men. God's response was that He had forgotten those sins which had been repented of. (Let us too follow the example of God, plus rejoice in our forgiven sins, especially when the enemy throws them in our face in an attempt to make us wallow in the past of our own/others sins...Danger, another may have repented of a sin, which we are holding against him/her.)

Jones, David Humble Is the Way www.houseofpraiseinternational.org
Chapter 16 Adopting Jesus' Example "If you insist on saying exactly what you want to say, you can do it, but you'll pay a heavy price. You don't have to always have the last say. You don't have to always be right...You don't have to speak out what you're thinking...If you think before you speak, often you'll realize that every time you say something critical, the situation just deteriorates further...Give things tie to heal....Say to Him, 'God, I'm going to let You fight this battle for me. I'm always trying to defend myself, always trying to prove myself, always trying to show that I'm right and the other person is wrong. Now, I give You the right to intervene on my behalf'...What He does depends on what you do" or fail to do!
"Say, 'Lord, handle this for me. I'm tired of my flesh getting in the way'...Hold your peace.
That's pride that makes you want to speak up. The moment you feel that you just have to say something, that's pride at work. Put it in its place. Sometimes, it almost seems that we're intoxicated with the need to prove that we're right. We're on some kind of high, and it's nothing more than pride at work...Stop pushing God aside...Whether you're right or wrong, stay humble. Sometimes you can be absolutely right, but your timing isn't...Wait on the Lord...Our impulse is to take care of the matter...
(To) justify ourselves in speaking out because we're right...won't work. It will only make things worse."
DANGER. Pride is the root sin of iniquity that caused the eviction of Lucifer from heaven.
DELIVERANCE from INIQUITY
Chapter 17 How Can You Get Humble and Stay Humble?
"God...insists that you have to do (it) yourself. No one else can do it for you - not even God Himself...You have to talk to IT (your flesh/feelings/thoughts/mouth), take authority over it and bring it down. God won't do it for you; you have to do it for yourself. It's your flesh, so no one else can (stand in the gap)...You're the only one with that authority... Waiting...hoping... praying...believing...[for your outbursts (or the cause of your outbursts) to be fixed.]...never comes that way. You can pray from now until you breath your last breath on earth, and God's answer will still be the same, 'Humble yourself.'
You can quote every scriptural promise and declare it over your life...but the answer will always able the same...
Unless you take authority over your own flesh and bring it into line, it simply won't be done...(Simply say, "NO, zip up" to mouth!)
God...knows you're actually powerless to do it in your own strength, so He willingly provides you...the Holy Ghost (baptism)...
The power God has given you, is not just over the devil and his imps; its also over you yourself, over your own flesh."
The loudest must urgent voice will be that of our own flesh, but our obedience must be to that of the whisper of the Holy Spirit, just as Jesus did not allow the demands or protests of His flesh to have precedence over His spiritual assignments.

Kelley, Earthquake Order book #1122 "Bound to Lose, Destined to Win" http://earthquakekelleyministries.org/books/
Chapter 8 Living in the Freedom of God's Will - God admonishes Earthquake/us, "Tell My church that I send hurting people to them. They come to you for protection. They come because they need a place where they can feel safe. But too many of My people are trying to kill those that I send to them. Tell My people to care for the hurting people that I send to them and not to harm them." Mistakenly God's people "continue to battle hidden sin or they visit psychologists... Instead of criticizing them, gossiping about them, ignoring them, or running them off, we need to help them receive deliverance."
Chapter 12 Gateway to Hell "Skyx is the spirit that causes jealousy and hatred. Most people...in witchcraft believe that hatred comes from spirits that reside around the skyx river, or the river of hate. Witches teach that this river is the lake of fire in hell itself. Jealousy can eat away at someone's soul until hatred becomes so intense that one person harms or kills another."
Chapter 14 Questions and Answers - Luke 13:32 + Song of Solomon 2:15 imply/indite a wedge fox spirit.
"Use your authority as a believer to command it to leave in the name of Jesus. Don't let this spirit disrupt."
"People...might say, 'I can't stand that guy. I wish he'd drop dead'...When someone speaks this way, it is called wish-craft...a low form of witchcraft...When you say that you wish something would happen to teach someone a lesson, you are cursing that individual...By doing so, you are inviting demonic spirits to attack the person."
"Don't say, 'I'm a recovering alcoholic, and I know that I could fall off the wagon and go back anytime'...
You increase the likelihood that you will revert....Simply say, 'Praise God, I'm delivered...I don't ever intend to go back.'"

Mendez-Ferrell, Ana Seated in Heavenly Places http://www.voiceofthelight.com/vision.html
Chapter 10 shares that there is a place in heaven called "the dwelling of light" where no one can go unless he speaks truth at all times, no "white lies". This place is now available for us to visit. It is here that "God will establish us" if we are willing to walk in absolute transparency, speaking the truth at any cost. We can begin to operate from this celestial place, which is not an earthly place "in the Holy Spirit", but rather a real location in heaven. Apparently, in addition to prayer, there are on earth spiritual doors to access "the dwelling of light". (Do NOT misunderstand; this is NOT a license to tell all and hurt others as well as yourself. This transparency is mainly between God and yourself. Honesty. Being nothing and allowing God to be ALL.)

Nori, Don The Angel and the Judgment
The heavens respond and the earth is changed by the words we utter in secret.

Savard, Liberty Breaking the Power of Unmet Needs, Unhealed Hurts, Unresolved Issues in Your Life Chapter 4 Wrong Behaviors, Word Curses, and Generational Bondages www.libertysavard.com
In section Word Curses Savard contends that, "(Words spoken to you, about you, and by you)...word curses - have no expiration dates when they are left unchallenged....If your soul believes and comes into agreement with negative word curses as being truth, you will (may) see (experience) everything in your life through the negative filter of those words. According to Liberty Savard, such words already spoken cannot be erased, but you can loose (shake off/reject/refuse) their influence and effect from your life (and your descendents' life)...'Loose' means smash, crush, shatter, break apart, destroy, melt..Binding and loosing will still work in nullifying their lingering effects in your life (blood line)."
Savard's examples of word curses =
"I was always worried that you wouldn't succeed."
"You'll probably end up just as crazy as your..."
"Your...(Irish/Italian/Indian/African)...blood/etc, always makes you do..."
Savard's prayer =
"I loose (from me) the influence and the effects of all word curses...spoken about me, to me and by me. (Father God), forgive me for word curses I have spoken upon myself...I am not limited by anyone else's opinions...unless I choose to come into wrong agreement...I loose every wrong agreement I've ever believed and entered into regarding negative words spoken to me or about me. I bind myself to the truth of the Word...In Jesus' name, Amen."
In section Healing Savard says, "I always loose the effects of word curses and wrong (medical) diagnoses spoken over the people I'm praying for."

Pennington, Mary Jo Big Angels and Flaming Wild Horses www.6bigangels.com
8 year old Victoria continues to visit heaven. Chapter 16 On Earth As It Is In Heaven
Grandma warns us NEVER to rail against Satan, lest he destroy you and your family. Leave your attacks to God. It is His war.
Zechariah 3:2 NIV The Lord said to Satan, "The Lord rebuke you, Satan! The Lord, Who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! 2nd Peter 2:11 Even angels, although they are stronger and more powerful, do not bring slanderous accusations against such (celestial) beings in the presence of the Lord. Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.

Scanlan, Rev Michael + Cirner, Randall Deliverance from Evil Spirits Servant publications
Subtitle = A Weapon for Spiritual Warfare Catholic perspective excellent manual for teams
"The curse of a parent, scripture says, can have devastating effects on a child's life (Sirach 3:9).
Cal's father left him completely vulnerable to demonic incursion (infiltration) as a result of his rash speech. Many times parents unknowingly subject their children to some form of demonic bondage through what they say and do."

Schubert, Linda 5 Minute Miracles booklet www.linda-schubert.com
Chapter 3 Prayer of Preparation shares that it is best to minister in 2's. Since personalities often interfere one might ask, "Do you have anything against me?" prior to each ministry undertaking. ALWAYS focus on the fact that it is His ministry and His healing that is at issue, not ours.
Chapter 7 Learning from Each Other We need to be safe people in order for others to entrust their secrets to us. NEVER discuss another's prayer requests/confidences/secrets, unless first getting permission.

Sumrall, Lester The Making of a Champion http://www.lesea.com/
"Nehemiah wasn't the least bit interested in justifying himself in the eyes of men. Even when...accused...of rebellion against the king...he didn't bother to try to refute their accusation. He had papers to prove that he wasn't a rebel, but he didn't use them to answer his critics. He was concerned with God's work, not with men's opinions."

Uwizera, Christine M The Blazing Holy Fire http://www.healingstream.net
Also - 1/15/2007 Sid Roth Messianic Vision radio broadcast with Christine Uwizera a survivor of the Rwandan holocaust.
Book's chapter 15 Fire of Testing and Persecution discusses mostly psychiatric/emotional/soul torments (due to being a disciple of Christ), although author herself did go through a harrowing time of family devastation during the Rwandan holocaust. Basically, one who is on fire for Christ, needs to expect that the kingdom of Satan is threatened; Satin will counterattack, using any method on any weakness/vulnerability we have. Favorite vices he uses against us are others' gossip/slander/condemnation/jealousy/covetousness/control/hatred/contempt/power. It is Christ, not us, Who must vindicate. One needs to silently stick to Christ, even if the end result is martyrdom. Excellent chapter for those beginning a ministry.

Walters, Kathie  (see internet below) The Spirit of False Judgment http://www.goodnews.netministries.org
Order 3 books "Living in the Supernatural" "The Visitation" "The Spirit of False Judgment"       http://www.sidroth.org/
Chapter 5 Parents - Children Ephesians 6:2-3 KJV "Honor your father and mother that it might go well with you and (that) you may enjoy long life. "To honor someone is to lift them higher than ourselves. We have judged our parents and in turn our own children have judged us. We have dishonored each other...Children make judgments about parents today and there are many (professional labels) excuses (to condemn/finger point) for their (self-righteous) anger given to them by psychological counselors. But there still has to be a repentance (of judgment/anger)." Judgmentalism/family-division will/can keep the door shut to the visitation of the Holy Spirit in one's life. Only the Holy Spirit knows "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but THE truth."
Chapter 6 Seeing the Body - Through the Eyes of the Spirit "Your own observations will not bring deliverance, even if they are correct." (Additionally we the body of Christ must NOT minister to a need (especially a spiritual need), unless the Holy Spirit directs us to do so; first get a directive from Father God. Perhaps it is NOT the time/place/season/person He has in mind for now.)
"When one member of the body (church/family) attacks another member, we destroy ourselves. That's manifesting the 'wolf nature'." Galatians 5:14-15 KJV For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself; but if ye bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another.
"We must learn to hear from the Spirit and get our information from Him. We must learn NOT to be influenced by what we see and hear in the natural."
Chapter 7 Judging According to Traditional Prejudice   Proverbs 18:13 KJV He who answers a matter before he hears it (especially hears it from Father God), it is folly and shame to him. "Prejudice - To pre-judge."
Chapter 8 The Judgments of the Lord Are True from Living in the Supernatural warns, "If you have judged anyone according to your own judgment, repent and ask the Lord to reveal His heart for that ministry or person before you try to fellowship with the Holy Spirit. If you have been judged with a false standard by another person or by a church, first forgive them and break the spirit of false judgment and (the spirit of) false standards over you. Even God's standards, if given in a legalistic spirit, do not manifest the heart of God, because they do not contain His grace. When you receive a word from the Lord for someone and it contains correction or rebuke, be sure that your own emotions and biases are not involved. Wait on the Lord. Jesus never reacted; rather He always acted under the direction of the Holy Spirit. If you react, your emotions will distort the word of the Lord, even thou what you say may contain some truth. A correction will become an accusation. If someone has judged you wrongly, and you want to set him straight, wait on the Lord. He will tell you whether to keep silent or to speak."
Chapter 12 The Button Ham saw the nakedness of his dad Noah drunk with wine and ran to tattle his findings to his siblings. Noah subsequently cursed Canaan,1 of Ham's 4 sons. Genesis 9:20-27,10:6 "A curse came upon Canaan."
Kathie warns us, "That account alone should be enough to make us think twice before repeating things we see and hear... The way to deal with those things is by covering and caring, not by exposing (or judging ministry mistakes). The Holy Spirit will do any exposing that needs to be done."
Chapter 14 Taking on False Burdens "All judgments that we make from our own flesh are made out of pride, as if we knew the heart of another...If you feel that you have come under the judgments of the Pharisee spirit, cut it off from your life in the Name of Jesus. If in turn, you feel that you have made judgments out of your own heart, release that person, or church, or ministry and ask the Lord to forgive you."
Walters, Kathie                  The Visitation - The Divine Romance        http://www.goodnews.netministries.org
Booklet shares 2 heavenly visitations. In 2nd cited visit to heaven Kathie shares, "I do believe that if we withhold grace from another, then God will withhold that grace from us in one area or another. For if we eliminate the grace which we have received, then we make a transfer into judgment. 'The same judgment that we mete (give out to others) will be meted (given out) to us again.'" Matthew 7:2 KJV.
Walters, Kathie                  Elitism and the False Shepherding Spirit    http://www.goodnews.netministries.org
Subtitle - Control, Manipulation, Spirit of Abortion (rejection), Grief and It's Devastating Results) A leader/pastor/mentor who feels exclusive, elite, special, superior, self-sufficient, arrogant, qualified, entitled, important, exclusive, etc. is relying on self and not on God for his/her credentials. His/her ministry tends to meet his/her needs rather than needs of underlings. This is rebellion, disobedience, disqualification, and sin according to God. Deliverance is needed by both the leader and the one who has/had plugged into the leader. kathiewalters@mindspring.com
"Many of you have sat under a spirit of control - but you know control does not come in through control; it comes in through Elitism."

Carothers, Merlin Praise News - monthly newsletter - 2/2008 - editorial A Happy Grumbler?

God signed a contract in His own blood. He promised His free gift of eternal life to everyone who believed in Jesus as their Savior.
I have received His promise as my own, but have not yet experienced the ultimate joy He has guaranteed. When I leave this earthly body behind and enter into His presence, I will then obtain the complete blessing and joy that He promises.
www.foundationofpraise.org
Carothers, Mary - October 2010 Edition - 8/2004 reprint - Victory Over Condemnation - "Does remembering past sins and mistakes ever bother

you? Even though you’ve confessed them to God and asked Him to forgive you? You probably know the Bible promises us forgiveness and cleansing when we admit that we were wrong and are sorry (see I John 1:9).
God’s Word is true. Not only does He forgive our sins, He doesn’t even remember them anymore (see Isaiah 43:25). By the way, I’ve found several other places in the Bible where God promises us that once we have confessed and turned away from our sins, the Lord forgives us and forgets them. There is no longer any condemnation for us to deal with (see Rom. 8:1).
Well then, why do we so often feel condemned? Why does the memory of our sins plague us? I’ll let you in on a secret. Every thought that comes to us does not necessarily originate in our own mind. Everything we see, (for example on television), or hear others say; what we read in newspapers, magazines and other sources, all bring information and opinions into our minds. In a way, our minds are rather like radios and televisions. What we see and hear there does not originate in the radio and television sets. Rather, like our minds, they receive the sounds and pictures from an outside source.
Have you ever been reading the Bible, and felt that a particular verse was just what you needed to encourage you? Or perhaps, during a sermon something was said that helped you in your current situation. In those cases, you felt the Lord was “speaking” to you. Well, Satan also can bring thoughts to our minds – thoughts of failure and condemnation.
When we read or hear something, we can either accept it as true or reject it as untrue. The same is true whenever a thought comes to us. When the Lord comforts and encourages us, we should accept it, believe Him and act on that truth.
Likewise, when Satan tells us we are worthless, remember that he is a liar, and that lies are Satan’s native language (see John 8:44).
When he condemns me, reminding me of my failures and past sins, I immediately begin to thank and praise Jesus for His death that purchased my salvation and forgiveness. I thank Him that I am a new creation in Him (see II Cor. 5:17). Then I begin to praise God for His marvelous plan of salvation. I thank and praise Him for His love (forgiveness, healing, deliverance, not remembering) and compassion, and I begin to tell Him how much I love Him.
When we do this, we are giving glory to Jesus our Savior. And we are strengthened in our faith. If we will continue to do this each time the enemy attacks us, he will gradually stop, because he hates for us to give glory to the Lord. Thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ (I Cor. 15:57)."

Copeland, Gloria - The Believer's Voice of Victory editorial Entrapment of Kingdoms in Conflict
www.kcm.org "The Greek word accuse means 'to ensnare or to fasten a noose.' Satan couldn't lay a finger on Jesus unless He said something that gave the devil access into His life. Satan knew he needed words that were contrary to truth with which to hang Jesus...Proverbs 18:21 says that death and life are in the power of the tongue...Proverbs 6:2 (Bible in Basic English Version) says, 'You are taken as in a net by the words of your mouth; the sayings of your lips have overcome you'...Every response out of Jesus' mouth agreed with God's Word." (Our words are a noose which we tighten each time we contradict the word of God.)

Ferrell, Emerson and Ana Mendez 9/2008 newsletter www.voiceofthelight.com
It is likely that many of us will "eventually manifest our most consistent thoughts...Thoughts are the seeds with the greatest harvest potential for either good or evil...If we do not grow up in the fullness and stature of Christ, we will not have authority in His Kingdom...Throwing (verbal) stones at others will erase the grace and mercy you have accumulated by your good works...Fight for those the enemy is try to destroy and watch your power and authority in heaven increase...Those that battle for others not only protect themselves and their families but records in heaven are written in books for you by the angels. Look in Revelation 20:12 and Daniel 7:10."

Hagin, Kenneth W (Junior) Taking on the Offense of Others 10/2008 The Word of Faith magazine editorial www.khm.org www.rhema.org
Gossip (tattling), repeating of transgressions against oneself (or others), for the purpose of self-gratification, infects others with a spirit of offense. Others take on (pick up/catch/become infested with) our offense, unwittingly and spread it to other family/business/church members. Danger.

Meyer, Joyce Letting Go of Offenses editorial in 5/2006 magazine Enjoying Everyday Life www.joycemeyer.org Article urges us to forgive, pray for, & bless those who hurt us. It says that holding onto offenses is holding onto unforgiveness, which grow roots, roots of bitterness, poison/imprisonment to our souls and strongholds for demons. Rehearsing offenses in our minds infects the entire personality plus our relationships, including our relationship with God. Forgiveness is NOT a feeling, but rather a decision, a choice (which Satan will NOT like). We even have to go the extra mile to NOT curse them with our mouth through gossip/tattling/bad mouthing/digging up the past - to the wrong people/neighbors/relatives (excluding police/doctors or a dependant who might need protection).
John 20:22-23 tells us that Jesus said..."Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive (pardon) anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven."

McKee, Lucy Thursday CDs/DVD 2007 Prayer Mountain in the Ozarks annual convention www.billyebrim.org
Lucy contends that most of the time group prayers on behalf of another is another method of gossip. As Christians it is better that we do much one on one prayer with the Holy Spirit advocating for the positive aspects of what an individual was, is and will be in Christ. If an individual is stuck, he needs such a prayer intercessor to do battle for him to open up good spiritual doors and close bad spiritual doors, to open up path between him and God, to loose him into his spiritual destiny. Scripture says that we can, like God, call forth those thing which are not (yet), especially in those who are born again; their spiritual seed needs to be watered and fertilized in order to reach up to God and to be deeply rooted in Him; we are responsible for their spiritual maturity, for those whose secrets have been revealed to us. We are NOT to gossip about their bad flesh; rather we are to contend for their spiritual maturity/blossoming.

Meyer, Joyce Me and My Big Mouth CD #5928 www.joycemeyer.org
Subtitle = Your Answer Is Right Under Your Nose + book of confessing = Speaking God's Word
In addition to easy and relevant reading, Joyce gives us much scripture to memorize and speak out.
12/19/2007 Joyce Meyers TV broadcast/rebroadcast shares what she understands as God's spoken Word
to her, "It's not who you are talking to, that's the problem; it's the words! I have to listen to the words!" Before that, she felt convicted/condemned/guilty when she complained/grumbled about others, so she had reverted to sharing with/confiding to her mate. God did not appreciate that. Our invisible words affect the invisible spirit world. Satan was prince of the air waves. He rides/kidnaps/empowers our negative words. Negativity is food/fodder for him. Second, we disarm God's angels sent to help/rescue us. We remove their ability to help us. Angels are empowered by the Words of God (not those spoken words that contradict Him or His nature). Psalm 103:20 KJV says, "Bless the Lord, you His angels, that excel in strength, that do His commandments, harkening to the voice of His Word." We need to IMMEDIATELY repent and stop/refrain from negativity in thought and in speech. Then we are to immediately praise others/self/God and make a habit of speaking aloud His Word.

Burt, Arthur http://www.arthurburt.com/aburt/real.htm
The Truth is the Glory of God audio 5/31/98 59 min 6.9 mb
"When the Spirit of God is come He will guide you into all truth. But can you bear truth? Truth can be the foundation of some of the biggest mistakes we make because we can hold truth in unrighteousness. The pharisee had something with his higher truth which put him out (of alignment with God) when he used it to judge another."

Walters, Kathie 4/23-27/2007 Intimacy with God Sid Roth's Messianic Vision radio broadcast
LISTEN click onto www.sidroth.org radio archives
Walters, Kathie 11/16/2008 http://www.injesus.com/index.php?module=message&task=view&MID=0B007FIJ&GroupID=BA007I8S&print=1
Kathie was angry with public Santa Clauses until she heard this story.
"He said 'I am the Mall Santa...I love it, it’s one of the best and wonderful ministries I’ve ever done...I love to give and I get to give presents, but better than that, every time a child sits on my lap I pray for them.
I get to pray for all the kids in town. I can put my hand on their arm or hold their hand and my hands are anointed. So I pray and bless them and pray they will come to know Jesus. Sometimes I get to pray for them if they have a cold or something.' The more he talked the more he twinkled and his eyes sparkled."

Copeland, John and Winston, Bill Words Have Power to Change Your Life http://www.kcm.org/media/webcasts/
4/30/2007-5/04/2007 WATCH by clicking onto archives.

Copeland, John and Winston, Bill Speak the Word Only http://www.kcm.org/media/webcasts/
4/26/2007 See archives. Our words enlist angels to help or prevent angels from helping.

Pearsons, George and Jeremy Living Proof http://www.kcm.org/media/webcasts/
8/31/2007 WATCH by clicking onto archives. - Every time we add a BUT to the conversation we contradict ourselves.

Baxter, Mary K Messianic Vision audio broadcast #1574 on 1/14-18/2008 www/sidroth.org
1/16/2008 broadcast shares some of the punishments in hell for hypocrites and backbiters,
which God showed her.

Huch, Larry 9/19-22/06 Huch, Larry 9/25-29/06 http://www.sidroth.org/radio.htm Listen by clicking onto radio archives
Tuesday/Wed 9/19-20/2006 + Wed 9/27/2006 radio interview discusses gossip from the Jewish perspective.

Johnson, Bill July 23-27, 2007 Living a life full of God's supernatural and healing miracles. http://www.sidroth.org
LISTEN Real Player M Tu W Th F Windows Media Player M Tu W Th F DOWNLOAD M Tu W Th F
WEDNESDAY's radio broadcast notes that what we tolerate will dominate. The enemy has NO legal authority unless we relinquish it to him. Any agreement with Satan's lies empowers him. When we repeat Satan's lies we crate a word covenant with him. (Any thought/word that contradicts Scripture is from the enemy.)

Blasingame, Loretta 3/3-9/2008 It's Supernatural www.sidroth.org
A negative/unloving attitude of hate will take one to hell, even if he/she is a preacher, per God Himself!

Cox, Paul L http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Kellyque777/83611/
PRAYER of Release from Chronic Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Disorders
Lord, I repent and renounce, and I ask You to forgive me and my generational line for coming into agreement with gossip, slander, critical judgment, envy, strife, holding offenses, accusation, and jealousy.
Lord, I repent for myself and those in my generational line who came against You by lying, denying You, speaking accusations against You, conceiving and uttering falsehoods from the heart, speaking oppression and revolt, and entering into witchcraft.
Lord, I ask You to break the generational curse and agreement when accusations came into the generational line.
Lord, I break and renounce assignments and agreements with any lying spirit and the generational curse resulting from that.
I ask Your forgiveness Lord, and I repent on behalf of myself and my forefathers. I ask You to break the generational curse and loose a blessing. I choose to bring my spirit, soul, and body into agreement with the Spirit of Truth.
Lord, would You make null and void and cancel any reinforcement of curses and their assignments in their allotted time.
Lord, would you disconnect me from all ungodly heavenly places. Lord, will You now seat me in Your heavenly places.
Lord, I repent and ask forgiveness for operating in an independent spirit when I came into agreement with gossip, slander, accusation, and when I walked away from You and the Body of Christ, causing disunity and isolation in the Body of Christ.
Today, I choose-by Your mercy-to be reconciled and to be restored into the unity of Your Body.
Lord, I repent for coming into agreement with slander that has been spoken against me and receiving the offenses
and not blessing my enemy.
Lord, I ask that I not conceive trouble. Please destroy the viper and spider eggs that have been placed into me:
slander, hatred, self-rejection, and gossip. May no adders or spiders be allowed to come forth from this generation forward.
Lord, would You remove all cobwebs of false clothing and nesting places that may be covering my body. Lord, will you also remove the cobwebs of false identity from my body and soul, and remove all deception that clouds my perception of my true identity. And where my past generations and I have allowed the enemy to weave within me a web of false identity, coming into agreement with this illness as who I am, forgive me for gaining my identity from diseases and not from You. Release me, for You wove me in my mother’s womb, and I agree that I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Lord, give me Your revelation of my true identity in Christ, which I now receive.
Lord, would You completely restore my ability to receive all that I need from You, including healing, revelation, and restoration of my spirit, soul, and body.
Lord, I forgive the Body of Christ for reacting in judgment and rejection against those who are being wounded by witchcraft and curses that are being empowered and reinforced over time. Lord, forgive me for making bitter root judgments against those who have harmed me in any way. I forgive the Body of Christ for not accepting, understanding, and protecting me.
For those who have rejected me and in doing so have further empowered the curses already against me,
Lord, I choose to forgive them.
Lord, forgive me and my generational line for not having the strength to resist the enemy’s assault on my mind, day and night, and therefore, accepting the feeling of helplessness in stopping this demonic flow. Lord, would You renew my mind so that I can have Your mind, and know that I can take every thought captive to the Lord Jesus Christ. [Lord, would You renew my mind] to know that You are my sure defense, and that I am safe in the shelter of Your wings.
Lord, I ask You to raise up a standard, based upon Ephesians 4:31; remove all effects of bitterness, rage, anger, brawling, and slander, along with every form of malice. Lord, break off all generational curses, the reinforcement of curses in their allotted times in all heavenly places, and all spiritual, mental, and physical retribution.
Lord, please protect those who repent and turn from their generational sin, witchcraft, and idolatry.
Lord, would You realign me with Your purpose and heal the receptors of the cells that make up my being,
so my divine calling and destiny will be fulfilled.
I receive the promise that I am no longer a prey of the enemy. You are my shepherd. You feed me, and I receive Your covenant of peace that I may dwell safely. I choose to be a blessing around Your Holy hill and receive the showers of blessings You promise in season that there would be fruitfulness and increase in my life. I know that the bands of the yoke are broken, and I am delivered from the hands and words of those who have made me a prey. I know that I belong to You and that You are with me.
I embrace my restoration within the Body of Christ and the restoration of receptor sites of my own body.
Lord, thank You for considering my cause and my affliction and delivering me and my generations-past, present, and future-for I do not forget Your law. Lord, thank You for pleading my cause through the generations and reviving me and my family line according to Your Word. Because I trust You, Lord, I am like Mt. Zion which cannot be moved, but abides forever. So I thank You, Lord, for delivering me and my [family's generations]-past, present, and future. Thank You for redeeming me and reviving me and my family line throughout the generations, according to Your Word. For as the mountains surround Jerusalem, so You, Lord, surround me and my [family generations]--past, present, and future from this time forth and forever.
Thank You, Lord, that the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous because the entirety of Your Word is Truth and every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever. Lord, thank You for restoring the Scepter of Righteousness.
Lord, will You forgive me and my generational line for (former) closing (of) the doors of Your anointing and blessing.
Lord, will You now bless me and open the doors of Your anointing and blessing and release the generational blessings, gifts, callings, and goodness that my generational line did not receive.
(Thanks Lord. We, on both sides of our family line, NOW receive all your forgiveness and blessings.)
Scripture references for this word:
Isaiah 59; Proverbs 18:21 (tongue); Isaiah 54:17 (tongue);
Genesis 15:11; Ezekiel 34:22-28; Psalm 139 (similar to Ezekiel one); Job 8:14 (spider's web); Psalm 119:153-160; Psalm 125:1-3 (Mt. Zion, scepters of the wicked); Psalm 89:28-29 (covenant of love, establish His line forever); Ephesians 1:3, 17-19; 4:29; 4:31 (inheritance, blessing, unwholesome talk, one body & one spirit, get rid of all bitterness and rage);
Isaiah 55:6-13; II Chronicles 7:14-16 (turning from wicked ways, humbling); James 3 (evil parts of the body, tongue praising God..)

Ferrell, Ana Mendez and Emerson 8/20/2008 God's grace protects us from the innate evil in our hearts and/or our ability to be tempted which is stronger than death and stronger than fear. Demonic vulnerability to a large degree depends on the protection of others prayers. http://static.ustream.tv/videos/2/1/0/8/210880/medium_210880_1219275611131.jpg

Gammons, Peter Cathedral of Faith, Orlando, Florida, USA http://www.pgmi.org/
"Two million people missed their inheritance though negative speaking and unbelief. Let me teach you how to enter into all God has for you!"

Roth, Sid 7/7/8 guest - Listen by clicking onto Messianic Vision radio archives. www.sidroth.org
Jesus had intimate conversations with author regarding NOT judging - even our abusers.

Walters, Kathie 2/19/2008 e-mail    THE BOUNCE-BACK CLOUD
"This is our inheritance. 11 Corinthians 3 says, 'From Glory to glory.' We are really birthed in the glory.
One of the ways that we aren’t living in the spirit as we should is because we all make judgments according to what we see and hear. It was prophesied of Jesus "'He will NOT judge by the seeing of the eye or the hearing of the ear.' Neither are we supposed to do that.
If you want to learn to live in supernatural then you definitely need to learn to discern the heart of the Father and not make judgments according to what you see and hear."
The following are "a couple of stories from my book Spirit of False Judgment. " http://www.goodnews.netministries.org/store/books.html
"The judgments you make are weights on you.   You have to release people and ministries and churches from judgments you have made in the past. Also break off judgments people have made against you.
It can cause harassments and hassles in your life...You will see such a lightness come if people can get a handle on this.
The Bounce -back cloud.
I had a stunning experience several years ago. God really used it to point out something to me. I had been away for a couple of days, visiting and praying with a close friend of mine who lives in Gainesville, Florida. My friends and her husband had a great ministry raising up churches on the campuses of the U.S. and in many other nations. They discipled and raised up many hundreds of young people, trained to take the Gospel to the nations.
My teenage daughter, Faith, had stayed home with a girlfriend to take care of our house and pets. Like any other parent, I had given many instructions about the care of the house, yard, animals, and pool. Faith is very sensible and capable, so I didn't worry about anything. I had called a few times and everything was fine...
Returning home, I was not prepared for the shock that was awaiting me. As I turned the car into our driveway, the dogs came running to meet me as they usually did. I got out of the car and petted them, taking a second look at Faith's Chow, Koa. He was usually a pretty, beige color, but his coat had turned to a shade of pink, at least down his back and tail. I wondered if he had fallen into a strawberry patch!
I entered the house, looking forward to seeing Faith, who being a home-schooler, was sure to be in the house. I went inside and began to ascend the stairs. There I was greeted by Faith who was standing at the top smiling demurely. I returned her smile, but my smile faded very quickly. Suddenly, I had seen it! A bright pink, wide streak down one side of her pretty blonde hair! Not a pale hint of color, but a peppermint pink!
'Faith, what has happened to you?' I cried. I thought there must have been some terrible mishap. She was joined by Haley, my secretary's daughter. Haley was grinning from ear to ear. Her dark hair was now deep green on one side and blue on the other! I freaked out! Faith laughed at my reaction - big mistake. I ranted and raved a while and she agreed to wash the pink out (dog too). A short while later, as I looked at her, I thought it didn't really look so bad. I let her keep it for a few days. I began to think about all this later and about my visit with Rose.
While I had been with Rose, another friend had called to tell her about a book he had recently read. It was offering the reader reasons as to why we are not in full scale revival. Leaders who had made mistakes and had gotten off track here and there by over-emphasizing various truths were named as being a major part of the cause for our lack. Rose and her husband had been mentioned in this book, along with other people that I knew well. I understand that the writer was concerned about the Body of Christ, but still I couldn't stop weeping whenever I thought about the 'policeman' trying to get us all straight.
I couldn't stop thinking about Faith's hair, and my reaction to it. Her hair had gotten my attention and so my mind had to deal with what I saw. It took my attention away from all the things she had done over that week-end. It had been a hard job to look after the pool, because our area had been badly affected by floods and it was full of muddy water. Our house is a big house to clean, but it was neat and tidy. We have three phone lines with people calling all of the time. She had taken care of everyone. Our dog had been hit by a car a few days previously and needed a lot of attention. He was fine.
Not only had my things been well taken care of, but a family in her church had lost everything they owned in the flood. What was left of their house was under two inches of mud, and she had been over to help them clean. She had brought home three large bags of washing to do for them. She took care of the office. I had missed it all because of the pink hair. We can be so blind. Thank God for His endless grace and patience.
I then thought of the various books that had been written about the mistakes my friends and many other ministries had made at one time or another. They were obvious. Like the pink hair, most people could have seen them. But I thought, 'What about all the thousands of young people who were saved and filled with the Spirit through their ministry on the campuses of America and many other nations? What about the thousands of kids who were dedicated to the call of God on their lives?' Thousands of young people received a very real sense of destiny in their lives because of the ministry and revelation of my friends who had given their lives for the Gospel. I wondered how it was that none of this was mentioned in these books. Maybe my daughter's hair is over-simplifying it, but it's the same principle to me.
When Rose told me about a very generous gift that had been given them for their China outreach, I felt so blessed myself. I wanted to write to the often maligned faith teacher that had given it and tell him, 'You blessed me because you blessed my friends.' When I heard about the negative things said in the book, I had a great desire to write and say, 'You hurt me because you hurt my friends.' I don't know of a ministry that has been around for any length of time that hasn't goofed at some point, said some dumb things from time to time, or headed off in a wrong direction occasionally. But, Jesus is the Great Shepherd; He will shepherd His sheep. He knows what He is doing.
Atlanta - wow missed it there.
David was going to minister in a house group years ago in Georgia. This was on the Sunday we were supposed to speak.
We had not met this particular house group leader before and so one of the elders of this church took us on Saturday evening to meet the leader at his home.
Spirit of adultery
We arrived with our host, myself, David and Sue. (Sue was a young woman traveling with us at the time.) When the house group leader opened the door to greet us, I saw a spirit of adultery in his eyes when I shook his hand. It was bold and the incident took my by surprise it and so it threw me.
The man invited us into the living room and there were several people visiting, standing around the room, talking. Much to my surprise who was sitting there in an armchair was an old minister friend of ours, Arthur Burt. Arthur http://www.arthurburt.com had been a spiritual dad to us years before when we were in revival in London. My mind was racing like the Energizer bunny.
'If I can see this spirit of adultery, surely Arthur can see it too. Why doesn't he DO something? Maybe he can't see it, maybe he's not as spiritual I thought he was.' I was trying to talk to him across the room with my eyes. Have you ever done that? 'Why don't you do something?' I was trying to say Meanwhile Sue was doing the same thing to me. Trying to talk to me with her eyes. We must have looked really weird.
The Word came out
Arthur was talking to a lady on his right - seemingly oblivious. After about 30 minutes Arthur put down his glass of Orange juice on the table. Then gave out a VERY LOUD message in tongues and then spoke the interpretation. The message was something to this effect, 'You have until this time tomorrow to uncover or be discovered by the Spirit of God.' There was a silence for a few minutes in the room, then Arthur picked up his juice and resumed his conversation with the lady next to him. I was stunned.
'I couldn't use you Kathie.'
When I got back to the place we were staying, I went back to the bedroom and closed the door 'OK.' I said to God. 'What was that all about?'
'I couldn't use you Kathie because when you SAW the (evil) spirit, you already judged the man,' the Lord replied to me. Then I saw clearly what happened. Arthur has been around in the ministry for a long time. At least 50 years at that time. I am sure he must have seen that spirit of adultery, although I never asked him about it. But he didn't KNOW until God told him. When the anointing came on him he just obeyed and gave out the word. But it was nothing to do with him. He was detached from it - it was between the leader and God. Arthur was just a vessel, a vehicle.
Incidentally we had a great meeting that Sunday morning. In the evening the leader left and took off with another lady in the church! He never did come back as far as I know. The word, by the Spirit, did it's own work, understand?
So let me encourage you again - ask the Holy Spirit to bring to your mind the people, ministries, churches you have judged- and made comments about that may have influenced others to make wrong judgment about. It might take a few days, might take a week-But God wants you to think His thoughts. If you want to receive grace you have to give grace. Then the glory of God will be manifested more in your life and ministry. If people have made false judgments about you - you need to break that Spirit of witchcraft over you.
The glory of God.
It's your inheritance - God wants to walk with you and fellowship with you. He called you as a son and daughter and as a FRIEND. Think His righteous thoughts and learn to see what He sees -
It is the Holy Spirit who moves on God's people to convict and change. There is one thing more miserable than people trying to change themselves, and that is when we try to change each other. I can point out what is wrong with you, but I don't have the power to change it. When the Holy Spirit convicts, He does have the power to change it. Big difference!
Next time you are tempted to see only the obvious mistake in someone, say to yourself, 'Pink hair'. Maybe it will remind you that there are many wonderful things you have forgotten regarding that person or ministry. Jesus hasn't forgotten. He loves them so very much! We would put our hands over our mouths like Job, when God asked us, 'Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?"' (Job.38:4), 'Were you there when I brought forth My Son from the grave? Were you there when I brought forth the firstfruits of THE CHURCH?'"
Additionally
Living in the Supernatural" CD and "The Seer Anointing" CD set will also help you get a handle on this. Many Blessings Kathie Walters kathiewalters@mindspring
Walters, Kathie    8/29/8 e-mail    HOW TO MAKE RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENTS
"Judgments - the judgments that you make in your own heart," Jesus said, "are going to come back to you. judgments are made out of pride and an ignorance of the understanding of the grace of God."
...We are all kept by His grace alone. 'We are kept by the power of God.' the Bible says. First of all man’s problem is NOT sin, it’s pride - all sin comes from pride. When we get out of the grace then we will fall into the first hole that we come to. Humility is knowing that it’s ALL God. We are saved, sanctified, KEPT by the grace of God.
WHEN GOD LIFTS HIS GRACE
When we lived in Orlando years ago we had Arthur Burt minister in our church one evening. After the service we brought Arthur, some other friends, and another young English guy, Jeremy, back to our house for some supper. As people sat around chatting, Jeremy interrupted Arthur and asked "Oh by the way, do you know Evangelist Stan Brown?" (Not his real name).
'Yes, as a matter of fact I do,' replied Arthur, and he continued his conversation with someone else. Jeremy was excited. "When this man was in the UK and he had tent meetings and that's where I got saved," Jeremy said. 'Do you know where he is?' 'Well, yes I do,' Arthur said, and turned away to resume his conversation. I thought Arthur was behaving a little weird.
'But Arthur, where is he (Stan)? I would love to contact him,' Jeremy said, now a little impatient. 'If you must know brother, he is in jail.' Arthur again began to talk to someone else. By this time poor Jeremy was losing it. 'What do mean, in jail? Why is he in jail?' A bewildered Jeremy was in shock. 'Well brother, if you must know. He is in jail for child pornography,' Arthur looked at Jeremy now. Jeremy couldn't understand it at all and was speechless. 'How could that happen?' Jeremy asked, 'Brother Stan was so anointed, he led me to the Lord, and there were so many people saved and healed in his meetings.'
'Brother.' Arthur said to Jeremy, 'When a man gets into pride, God lifts His grace and then he falls into the first hole that he comes to.' Well we all got a revelation that night, but I have seen it happen again and again. 'God resists the proud and gives His grace to humble.'
What do you do?
But what do you do? Do you make judgments about the one who has messed up? Better not, Jesus warned about that. The judgments you make will return to you again. Do you know that people who judge others often fall into the same sin eventually? So what do you do? Do we all ignore the sins and failures? No of course not. What I am saying is that God will deal with things and His people - but He may not want to use YOU. In which case you have nothing to say. You want to throw stones? I would be careful about those stones,. They have a way from becoming a boomerang .
I said this last week - but read it again
...It’s very important that people understand about making judgment. Where are your judgments coming from? Are they personal judgments? Are the made according to what your ears hear and your eyes see? Jesus did not make judgments that way- neither should you. God will bring a word -and the word will do a work. But God’s word will come by the Sprit of God and God will use a vessel who is open and whose heart has compassion for the person involved...
Don’t cut yourself off from people - there by the grace of God go I. Better to beware of the Pharisee Spirit - the Pharisees didn’t know they were sinners - that’s dangerous. They distorted grace and mercy of God and judged people by their own standards and out of their own hearts...
You know what - the wonderful and powerful acts of God in Lakeland and the disappointments that came from Todd’s personal failures have brought to light a lot of things that I believe God is looking at.
There are judgments that God has made - on the responses that have arisen out of people’s hearts. I would be very careful about any judgments you make right now out of your own heart...
Get released
If you made a judgment about a church, ministry, or person ask God to release YOU and then you release them. People do dumb things sometimes. About every ministry I know has said something dumb from time to time. Well if you judged people by those things you SAW or HEARD, you will write everyone off. You would be the only one in church on Sunday, you and the cat ( and you would spoil it.)
King David
We don’t know people’s heart - King David committed adultery, then murdered Bathsheba's husband. I would say that most of us would immediately disqualify him for the ministry - let alone kingship. But you know how God referred to David, 'A man after my own heart.' What? You’re kidding aren’t you God? Do you know why God said that about King David? Was it because he was doing so good 'Pastoring the kingdom'? No it was because he was honest. When the Prophet Samuel came to confront him, Samuel told him a story about a man and his one sheep. Remember the story? There as a man who had many sheep, but he wanted the one sheep that other man had, so he killed him and took his sheep ( making reference to David taking the one beloved wife of his servant when he himself already had many wives).
You got me!
Do you know how David responded? He said, 'Oh ,I didn’t realize that she was actually married.' No, he didn’t did he? When Samuel said, 'Thou art the man.' David said, 'You got me.'
People made judgments about people without having any revelation of the heart.
Religious spirits always create false standards in the mind and then you make judgments according to the false standards out of your own heart. If people have judged you when they didn’t understand where you were coming from and where your heart was at- pray it off or better still have someone else break it off - release people you have made judgments about - quickly.
God didn’t ask you - He didn’t ask your opinion about it - about anything. If He gives you a word that’s different. You can bring that word and offer it. But you are just the mail man- not the judge and jury. You had better bring it with humility knowing that YOU are only kept by His grace.
You have the witness of the Spirit in YOU. Why does the Bible say, 'You have the anointing within you, and you don’t need anyone to teach you.?’ Does that mean we don’t need teachers- well of course not as God has appointed teachers - but you have to witness to the teaching. You can’t blame someone else because you didn’t listen to the witness in your spirit for yourself...
Hope this helps you understand about judgments - be blessed"
Walters, Kathie    5/20/9 e-mail What’s on your stage? www.kathiewaltersministry.com
"When I was on my way for an outpouring meeting in Reno last week, I fell asleep on the plane. I had a dream I was sitting in a huge meeting with an awesome presence of God. There was a stage and it was a healing meeting. They were sweeping the platform of all the goiters and cancers that had fallen off people. I remembered that I had read that in a book about the meetings of the great Canadian healing evangelist, Charles Price. ‘Wow, how wonderful - is this going to happen again?’
Then I saw another broom and the Lord spoke to me. 'Yes I want to release this same miracle power where they swept the stage of the cancers and goiters. But, first of all I have to make another sweep.' 'What is that?' I asked. 'I have to sweep away the rocks and stones (judgments) that people have thrown. When those are swept away there will be room on the stage for the cancers and goiters to fall.'
Do you know that you are not allowed to make judgments? You cannot judge someone’s heart or motives. Do you know why - because only God can make those judgments. He is the only one qualified to do it. Everyone does dumb things sometimes.
It was prophesied of Jesus in Isaiah, 'He will not judge by the hearing of the ear or the seeing of the eye, but will make righteous judgments.'
The Bible says, 'The same judgments you make will return to you again.' If you have not read my book The Spirit of False Judgment make sure and get one from my website - It’s very important to understand how this the spirit of false judgment works, but it works against you.
Now I have something (from the Lord) that may seem hard for you to understand. Sometimes God let’s people rise up because they are going to fall. Actually sin is not the problem, it’s pride. When pride comes in God lifts His grace and then you fall into the first hole you come to.
About 6 months before Lakeland - I was with a Sid Roth and some other ministers in Charlotte. In the middle of having dinner with them, the Spirit came and took me away. I was taken (in the Spirit) to Florida, inside a huge building and I saw a big ministry with thousands of people and it was huge. I saw it all fall down and collapse. The Lord spoke to me at the time, 'This is going to happen, and people will judge it and I then I will release my judgments.' Well, why did God let it even get off the ground if He knew it was going to fall?
I will tell you why - because it was necessary to let the false judgments fall on the stage so that God could sweep them away. He released his judgments according to the judgment you released over Todd. I sent out e-mails about this. It’s one thing to really have a word from God but another thing to make a judgment according to what you see with your eyes and hear with your ears. Why do we think we are God. Are we stupid?
When God releases judgment, and He does so, to sweep away the debris from the Body.
He releases the judgment according to the measure YOU meted out. He wants to make room to let the natural cancers fall and be swept away.
So what’s on your stage tonight? Is there room for God to let all the sicknesses fall and He bring that miracle move or is your stage too full of your own growths ( rocks/judgments).
If you have judged anyone - let it go, you aren’t God. Extend mercy. If you have judged a ministry- let it go, extend grace and compassion.
If you feel you have been judged or people have judged you - break the power of witchcraft for that’s what it is. (Also the spirit of REJECTION.)
I’ve seen a couple of instances recently where God allowed a situation to arise and the church people released judgments then the Lord turned around and brought judgment to the particular church according to how they had judged. If you want mercy, then show mercy. if you want more grace then give more grace. What you give is what you’re going to get.
When Lakeland was falling apart I kept sending out emails telling people, 'Don’t make any judgments - keep your mouth shut - you don’t know - you aren’t God.' I had a word, I gave it, That’s it. I had nothing more to say about it.
I hope you will get and study by book Spirit of False Judgment you will not be able to live in the spirit without knowing how NOT to operate in False judgment.
I heard Pastor Danny Silk from Bill Johnson’s church say something interesting. He said a lot of churches preach grace but if something negative happens they immediately revert to 'the rules.' They find they don’t have a relationship with grace, they have a relationship with the rules.
See the woman caught in adultery -Jesus had a relationship with mercy - the Pharisees had a relationship with the law. So they picked up stones. Stones are accusation- name calling.
Sometimes I feel like having a truckload of stones delivered to churches I know. Just in case they run out of stones."
Walters, Kathie 7/27/2009 Leaving Salem Village (Salem, Massachusetts, USA)
http://www.injesus.com/index.php?module=message&task=view&MID=IB007GKG&GroupID=BA007I8S&label=&paging=all
"In 1692 Hundreds of people were put in jail and over 30 people were drowned or killed in some other way and accused of witchcraft...This is Jezebel in full operation with the spirit of death.
Jezebel by the way does not attack you to interfere with you but to put you out of action and destroy your ministry, I have seen Jezebel twice and it is a male spirit. He is very beautiful with golden hair.
The first time I saw him for a split second I thought it was an angel - only for a split second though.
His eyes were full of hatred and murder....
Unfortunately the court at that time accepted spectral evidence. Spectral evidence is evidence that is seen in the spiritual realm by one or 2 people but unseen by others so there is no real evidence except for the word of those one or 2. It would be like if I said to you, 'In my spirit I saw Pastor Smith stealing money.' I am sure you would require more evidence than my vision to convict him,
but unfortunately not so in Salem...
If you are in the middle of a church situation where there is strife and division and you have this icky feeling as its getting kinda ugly - then come out of it. This is not being disloyal or unfaithful.
We don’t always have the anointing to take on these powerful strongholds...
The same evil spirit that was in Salem years ago that accused good people of witchcraft will arise again and cause children to accuse Christian day care workers of molestation...
The False Memory syndrome that swept the country also came for the same spirit source- false accusation...
Guess what? God doesn't always use you. Sometimes you just get to do nothing and other times He will drop that anointing on you and Powww; you break all kinds of bad spiritual powers. Over people, over towns, over cities. But God doesn’t use you 24/7. You aren’t God; thank God you’re not God...
So for some people reading this article - Leave Salem Village, God will deal with those things.
For someone - it's already affecting your family in a negative way."

The back side of gossip is secrecy. In God's hands or timing secrecy is good. In Satan's hands or timing secrecy is bad. In man's hands secrecy can be either or neither. A family member had Alzheimer's. She told each sibling that her illness was a secret just between the 2 of them. Each sibling held that secret alone in silence through her suffering and through her death. What an additional tragedy in addition each having to deal with this dread disease. The biggest tragedy is that the perpetrator harmed herself the most. Obviously, it was really her enemy Satan, who truly was the source/inspiration of such secrecy and subsequent harm, first to her and then to her family members.
Father God, in the name of Your son Jesus Christ, forgive us for all the times we have kept family secrets, especially from You, not confessing them to You and not sharing them with You, first and foremost. We repent for our ancestors and for ourselves in this generation. Please reveal to us "to whom" and "when" we ought to share any family secret. Please provide Your covering/protection and courage plus emotional stability when we do share any family secret. In You we trust. We do this not to score a win, to tattle, to get even, to get revenge, to be superior, but to help redeem not only the victim, but also the victimizer. Lord, please bless all parties involved, today and tomorrow. Thank You, in Jesus name. Amen.

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"As a Baptist pastor, I had noticed a tendancy of individuals telling me confidential issues of their lives and then within a few months, they either turned against me or left the church. I realized that in some way I had become the sacrifice for their sins, rather than the Lord Jesus."

Truth spoken at the wrong time can be demonic, unholy, sinful, humanistic rather than holy.
Even Satan knows Scripture and can speak truth, at least in part.
Acts 16:16-18 A certain (psychic) damsel POSSESSED WITH A SPIRIT OF DIVINATION met us, which brought her masters much gain by SOOTHSAYING (fortune telling). She followed Paul and us and cried,
"These men are the servants of the Most High GOD, which show to us the way of salvation." She did this many days. Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the SPIRIT, "I command you in the name of JESUS CHRIST to come out of her." The EVIL SPIRIT came out the same hour.
(Derek Prince says divination includes horoscopes, martial a arts such as karate, ouija board, and palm reading.)

Truth that is a partial truth, half truth, white lie can be a black or whole lie. Right now we are not talking abut smuggling Bibles, but rather being under the spiritual headship of another and accountable to God.
Acts 5:1-6 TPNT 1Ananias, with his wife Sapphirah, sold property 2and kept back from the payment, while his wife was also fully aware; then he brought part and placed it beside the feet of the apostles. 3Peter said, "Ananias, by what means did Satan fill your heart, for you to have lied to the Holy Spirit and to have kept back from the price of the property? 4While it remained unsold was it not remaining yours until you sold it by your authority? Why did you place this deed in your heart? You did not lie to men but to God." 5When Ananias heard these words, as he fell down he breathed his last; great fear came upon all those who heard...7It was about a 3 hour interval when his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 8Peter declared to her, "You must tell me, if you sold the field for so much?" She said, "Indeed, so much." 9Peter said to her, "Why was it agreed between you to test the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who buried your husband are at the door and they will carry you out." 10She fell at once at his feet and expired.

Here again, it can be good or bad, holy or evil, depending on the motive, readiness of the listener, motive of the tattler, role of the listener. For instance, the listener may be a doctor, psychiatrist or pastor. Before exposing another's past sins, remember that the sins may already be under the blood of Jesus, forgiven by Him and even you. If Jesus cannot remember the sin, perhaps it is TIME to also NOT remember them. Many times we want to "educate" another by sharing another's sin. If a parent does this with his children, one child may benefit, another child may become emotionally confused, and yet another child may become psychotic. If one is tattling on his mate or pastor, the listener's love may turn to hate, anger or fear, all because gossip (even well intended) often backfires like egg on the face. Gossip seems to be a boomerang, that frequently comes back to attack the sender.
Sometimes the Lord tires to teach us not to "share/point out/comment on" insights on another's immature/bad/unregenerate character. If God overlooks/forgives and sees us in the future when we are forgiven, then we can and should often do likewise. Second, we can strengthen Satan's grip in that individual's life through negative confession. Instead we (and the individual) are both better off confessing the opposite of today's perceived facts and confessing God's eventual Truths about that individual, the same way we would confess a future healing or salvation.
Guardian angel and Holy Spirit please lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, in Jesus name.
Thanks. Glory be to You, Father, You, Son and You, Holy Spirit. Amen.

Gossip

Gossipings - During the Colonial days in America it was primarily the women who oversaw birthing. The bedside home gatherings were often labeled as gossip-ings.

Howell, Rees - http://www.wellofoath.com/home.asp?pg=Newsletter&toc=November+2004 - from Rees Howells, Intercessor - "It would be a venture of faith - a college without committee or council, denomination or wealthy supporters. The one chief aim of the school would be to strengthen the faith of God’s people by manifesting a visible proof of a living and faithful God. A school quite unique, with no paid staff, and no tuition. After much providential guidance and supply, in 1924, the doors of Bible College of Wales were open.rthi
And yet, as no work of God becomes firmly established without going through the fire, God would also take the college into death, so that as a group, they would have no trust in their corporate nature. And so, shortly after the opening of the second session, a sharp internal conflict arose. But as God is able to bring good out of evil, the word received was 'Where there is no tale-bearer, the strife ceases.' Rees would not allow one word to be spoken against those who had left because of the turmoil, and no lecture was made for 12 months. All during this period a constant attitude of prayer was encouraged, as well as maintained. They were shut in with God, and through it, the school was put on the sure footing of the Rock of Ages."