Chapter 43

The Spirit of Truth

The Lord Jesus said knowledge of Gods truth brings freedom. This comes by
abiding in the Word of God.

ìIf you continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;

and ye shall know the truth, and the truth will make you free.î

John 8:32 (emphasis mine)

But what happens if we, like Adam and Eve, refuse the knowledge that the Lord
shows us:

ìÖbecause thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee,

that thou shalt be no priest to meÖî Hosea 4:6

How does it affect those believers in Christ that chose not to stand against this
spirit in their wives, children, families or their church? It brings the curse of the sin
of idolatry upon the family.

In the Old Testament, the Lord was very clear about how to deal with those in
our own families that tried to lead us to follow another god. This is another
example of how Godís people are to separate themselves from those that follow
false gods.

ìIf thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy

daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as

thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve

other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;

Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you,

nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the

earth even unto the other end of the earth; Thou shalt not

consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye

pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal

him: But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon

him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the

people. And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die;

because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the LORD thy

God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the

house of bondage.î Deuteronomy 13:6-10 (emphasis mine)