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Re: The Living Word Fellowship, The Walk, John Robert Stevens

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Knowing our human nature . . . the moment will come (wait for it) when He puts a new heart and spirit within us (because we still cannot see CHRIST within)."

Having a new heart and spirit within us is the indication that we have in fact, been born again – without which you cannot even see the kingdom of God. Unfortunately, the fruit of TLWF is not of the Spirit, but of the flesh. The new nature naturally loves – even enemies, naturally forgives, and naturally serves others. The fact that you are looking for these things as some big breakthrough means you have never been born again in the first place. TLWF has tried asking other humans into their hearts whose goal has been to take God’s place. Maybe now they should try asking Jesus into their hearts, and they would get the breakthroughs they are looking for. You don’t get a new nature from another human – only from God. Further beating of the sheep will not produce it in you.

Let me be more specific when I say they are manifesting the fruit of the flesh. For example, Jesus taught us to love our enemies and to pray for them. He said not to judge others – that he did not come to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved. When his disciples wanted to call down fire on the Samaritans, he rebuked them and said they didn’t know what spirit they were of. He said that he had come to give abundant life – it was the thief that wanted to kill steal and destroy. When you want to set yourself up at a minister of “god’s judgement” to kill, steal, and destroy, I would ask, “Which ‘god’ is that?” Not to mention, what God directs, actually works. All the years of proclaiming “god’s judgement” have produced a big zero – except John and Marilyn are now dead – and so is their rule over God’s people as the deception is beginning to lift. The ax is laid to the root of the tree – it’s only a matter of time. I think most of us are believing for restoration for the leaders of TLWF, not destruction – even as a corrupt system begins to crumble.

I believe what starts cracks in the foundation of any religious group is when the promises offered – usually at a great cost to the followers - no longer outweigh the suffering the members are experiencing. At some point, you stop and do a reality check and realize 1979 has come and gone with no kingdom, (Jesus actually opened the door 2000 years ago and announced the kingdom was here) the world chaos in the 1980’s never happened, and John never had resurrection life to hand out to those who obediently followed him. As long as the king is prospering and bricks are being made, life goes on as usual. However, as soon as the cries of the little people who have been abused and discarded reach God’s ears, He begins to move. There has been so much suffering caused by the leadership of TLWF following strange voices – some even claiming to be from beyond the veil - that God is finally bringing it down and is setting His people free.

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