FIVE SMOOTH STONES OF SPIRITUAL WARFARE
By James W. Parrott, Jr.
INTRODUCTION:
Understanding spiritual warfare is one of the difficult subjects that can baffle and confound people regardless of their professional and spiritual backgrounds. There are three concepts one must understand before attempting to engage and understand spiritual warfare. There are five keys one must understand and have mastery of before engaging in this practice of spiritual conflicts: a.The Word b. Purity c. Faith d. forgiveness e. prayer . You must put on the whole armour of God before engaging in this practice(Eph.6:10-18). The of course of six weapons of spiritual warfare described in Ephesians 6th chapter: 1. Helmet of Salvation 2. Shield of Faith 3. Feet shod with Gospel of peace. 4. Sword of Spirit 5. Lions girded with truth 6. Breastplate of righteousness. As described in the introduction the number 6 means victory or accomplishment.
Three vital components of spiritual warfare are knowing what Soul Ties Are ?, generational curses and strongholds. Soul Ties are formed to attachedment of one's soul and spirit to an object or people(l Cor. 15:33; Ex.20:4,5). Generational Curses can come on either good people or bad people whose previous foreparents bought inquity upon them and is passed on to the 2nd, 3rd and 4th generations. Finally Strongholds are clusters of demonic spirits that are controlled by a strongman or captain(Matt.12:27-29;Matt. 8:28-34). In the nexts parts you will learn that Satan is not able to do five things, David the anointed one understood this when he chose out five smooth stones against his enemy Goliath(power rest in the five lords of the Philistines(l Sam. 17:40;Josh.13:3). Like wise you have to discern the enemy, identify the strongman(men), ask God for the breakthough and take dominion over the enemy(Matt. 16:18; 18:18). Yes, there are five things Satan cannot do, but you are ging to have to discern, identify,breakthough and take dominion.
Texts: Rev. 21:8; l Cor.6:9,10; Gal. 5:119-21;l John 4:1-6
PART ONE: Five Spiritual Strongholds
1. Stone of Holiness
(Spirit of Whoredom)
Harlotry
Adultery
Seduction
Fornication
Laciviousness
Effeminate
11. Stone of Truth
(Spirit of Divination)
Witchcraft, Sorcery,Drugs,Abomination, Error,Dusions, All Liars.
111. Stone of Love l
(Spirit of Jealousy)
Strife, sedition,envying
Murders,variance, anger,
Extortioners, Covetness
1V. Stone of Humility
(Spirit of Drunkeness)
Drunkeness, Orgies, Revelings, Partying.
V. Stone of Obedience
(Spirit of Disobedience)
Murmurings, complaining,
Unbelief, defiance, cursings
In short the five things Satan cannot do is tell the truth, Live Holy, Be humble, to love, and to obey.
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PART TWO: Davidic Anointing and Adamic Authority
David was a man after God's own heart(l Sam. 10:9{Saul};l Sam. 15:28;Acts 13:22). The first Adam was given doinion over the earth bfore his fall(Luke 3:38; Gen. 1:26,28). Here is the Illustrations of David's Five Smooth stones in line with Five Stones of the first Adam before his fall:
David's Five Smooth Stones Five Stones of First Adam
Love -------------------------Bliss
Matt. 5:1-9;Gal. 5:22-23
Obedience---------------------Excellent Spirit
Daniel 1:8,20; Dan. 5:12
Humility----------------------Authority
Matt. 7:29; Matt. 10:1
Truth-------------------------Hedge
Job 1:8-10; Gen. 6:8
Holiness----------------------Innocence
Rom. 8:1
Goliath represented five hatred(love),pride(humility),unrighteousness(holiness), lies(truth),disobedience(obedience). David was able to discern Goliath pride(bragging).
David picked out the stone of Humility, because Goliath was a braggart and a bully. As he wanted to take David apart, David broke through with the stone/sling, and took dominion by cutting off his head. In spiritual walk with God, the holy spirit as I demonstrate in my book, "Authority Over Strongholds In The Workplace EBook", the five smooth stones have a practical usuage and spiritual significance in life clarity and practicality.
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Part Three:UNLOCKING YOUR FAITH POTENTIAL THROUGH LIFE---
MANAGEMENT DYNAMICS
by James Parrott
The devil has three secret strategies along with his five stumbling blocks that go contrary to David's Five Smooth Stones.
Here is an illustration below:
David's Five Smooth Stones-Goliath(Satan)Five Stumblingblocks--
Love--------------------------------Hatred
Humility----------------------------Pride
Holiness----------------------------Defilement
Truth-------------------------------Lies
Obedience---------------------------Defiance
The secret strategies of Satan are contrary to God's dimension of vision:
Satan's Strategy---------Man's Plan---------God's Vision
Fear-------------------Attitude-----------Faith--Peter
Unforgiveness----------Aptitude-----------Hope---Jonah
Discouragement---------Altitude-----------Love---Elijah
Jesus said "I am the way, the truth and the life"(John 14:6.).
Life is a mystery, paradox and a parable. Jesus through faith, hope and love can fulfill the scripture in our life, John 10:10, that "I am come that ye may have life more abundantly".
The Four Paradox of Life as illustrated below:
Psalms 91:1-6---11 Cor. 4:7-9-----l Peter 2:9
Purpose--Terror by night---troubled on----chosen generation--
Values--Arrow by day-----Perplexed but not--royal priesthood--
Crossroad-Pestilence in--Persecuted but not---holy nation--
Destiny---Destruction at noon--Cast down but--peculiar People-
Thus man's approach to faith if you keep John 3:12;Rom. 12:3,
this illustration below:
Unlocking Your Faith----Break Through------Faith Released----
Attitude----------------Aptitude-----------Altitude------
Potential---------------Perserverance------Achievement---
Life Mystery, Paradox and Parable is summed up in this four- fold order:
1. Finding our life purpose.
2. Creating excellence in values.
3. Focusing on opportunites and decisions at crossroads.
4. Discovering our potential and achieving our destiny.
Spiritual warfare in this section is still in line with Eph. 6:10-17 and 11 Cor. 10:4,5 but in terminology for our day and age(Heb. 6:1-3) admonishes us to do in going on to perfection.
In short David's Five Smooth stones is a powerful teaching tool and guidline for life, protection and prosperity. Here is an illustration below:
Five Smooth Stones--Areas of Grace---Devil's Stumblingblocks---
Obedience-------------Salvation--------------Defiance----
Truth-----------------Whole Armour of God----Lies------
Humility--------------Spiritual Gifts--------Pride---
Love------------------Fruit of Spirit--------Hatred-----
Holiness--------------Christian Growth-------Defilement
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PART FOUR:BRING DOWN SPIRTUAL STRONGHOLDS AGAINST DRUGS WITH
FIVE SMOOTH STONES
By James Parrott
This spirit(pharmakeia)occult divination is a very powerful tool of the devil. I opens up one to the spirit world . Only the Blood of Jesus Christ can can destroy this yoke of paradoxical torment I learn to call incontinence- headiness(ll Tim. 3:3,4). A paradox are two truths that seemingly go against each other but in essence they are the same. This paradox synthesis into spirtual chemical combination. A person on drugs develops a strong will for drugs, yet that person has no willpower to quit when he or she know it will get them into trouble and kill them. Drugs dull the senses of the mind(intellect) and the deaden the will(conscience).This is the pardoxical torment. Each person possess by this spirit isn't constantly in torment.There are times when one thinks I am free and ok. But at a certain time of the month, if you really are not careful(l Cor. 10:12,13), Satan will overcome you. Then there are these five situations that can happen to you, but putting yourself among people of God, and abstaining from from evil(l Cor. 15:33) with David's Smooth Five Stones, the Goliath of Drugs can be destroyed buy cutting off its five hydra heads;
Love----------Depression/Discouragement
Truth---------Grief/Calimity
Obedience-----Stress/Peer Pressure
Holiness------Gratification/Jealousy
Humility------Disappointments/Rejection
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PART FIVE: WHEN PERFECTION WAS DESTROYED ? By James W. Parrott,Jr.
In The beginning from eternity all was well in perfection,
until sin in two parts cause a major chasm between earth and
heaven. First there was a separation from God and some of the
angels led by Lucifer(Isa. 14:14-17; Eze. 28:12-16);then there was
the gap between man and God caused by Adam's disobedience(Rom.5-
21).Jesus Christ being the mediator between God and man (l Tim 2:
5;3;16), was the daysman Job talked about and called for while
he was in his troubles(Job 9:33).
Satan rebelled against God and was jealous of God's Anointing
(Eze.28:14). Adam disobbeyed God God becaause he envied God's
Authority(Gen. 3:1-5,20-23). Below are how the Five Smooth Stones
David used to stand up to Goliath, and that is why he was a man
after his own heart(l Sam. 16:7).
WHEN THE NATUTRAL AND SPIRITUAL WERE ONE
1.Anger-Justice/Strength
2.Logic=Faith
3.Knowledge=Creativity
4.Time=Eternity
5.Evil=Good
If you don't want the devil to close the gap on you, that is
not oly a crime against humanity, but it is a mark that will
brand you for eternity.In crime prevention you must eliminate its
threefold vision:means,motive and opportunity. In contrast Faith
becomes our means, hope becomes are motive, and charity(love)
becomes our opportunity(l Cor. 13:13). Jesus says in John 14:6,
"I am the way, Iam the truth,I am the life". Jesus is the
repairer of the breach(Isa.58:12) and he staands in the Gap for
us.
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