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I believe that the nine gifts of the Holy Spirit are complementary and that they come upon the seeker gradually. They’re like nine potted plants; they grow and blossom together. And they grow and increase in you as you become closer and closer to God, closer to the Holy Spirit, closer to [[Jesus]] and all the saints robed in white whom we acknowledge as the [[ascended masters]]. So as your light increases throughout your body, throughout your chakras, so these gifts are growing. As your spirituality increases, as you define what is important in your life, the gifts increase in you. | I believe that the nine gifts of the Holy Spirit are complementary and that they come upon the seeker gradually. They’re like nine potted plants; they grow and blossom together. And they grow and increase in you as you become closer and closer to God, closer to the Holy Spirit, closer to [[Jesus]] and all the saints robed in white whom we acknowledge as the [[ascended masters]]. So as your light increases throughout your body, throughout your chakras, so these gifts are growing. As your spirituality increases, as you define what is important in your life, the gifts increase in you. | ||
When you truly have the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit dwells in you bodily, it is an indication that you have attained oneness with your | When you truly have the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit dwells in you bodily, it is an indication that you have attained oneness with your own [[Holy Christ Self]] and the [[I AM Presence]]. | ||
== The word of wisdom == | == The word of wisdom == | ||
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The first gift of the Holy Spirit is the word of wisdom (''sophia'' in the Greek). | The first gift of the Holy Spirit is the word of wisdom (''sophia'' in the Greek). | ||
Why is that so? Because without wisdom you will not appreciate the remaining eight and because Jesus faithfully taught the path of Buddha. And it is wisdom you must have so that you will not find ignorance growing at the roots of your soul. Clement of Alexandria defines ''wisdom'' as “the knowledge of things human and divine and their causes.” Aristotle describes it as “striving after the best ends and using the best means.” | Why is that so? Because without wisdom you will not appreciate the remaining eight and because Jesus faithfully taught the path of Buddha. And it is wisdom you must have so that you will not find ignorance growing at the roots of your soul. Clement of Alexandria defines ''wisdom'' as “the knowledge of things human and divine and their causes.” Aristotle describes it as “striving after the best ends and using the best means.”<ref>William Barclay, ''Letters to the Corinthians'', p. 121.</ref> | ||
According to Bible commentator William Barclay, wisdom is “nothing less than the knowledge of God himself.” Wisdom comes, he says, “not so much from thought and the mind as from communion with God.”<ref> | According to Bible commentator William Barclay, wisdom is “nothing less than the knowledge of God himself.” Wisdom comes, he says, “not so much from thought and the mind as from communion with God.”<ref>Ibid.</ref> Ellen White, in her commentary on this gift, makes the point that those who are graced with the word of wisdom are not only wise but are able to convey their wisdom to others.<ref>Ellen G. White, ''Comments from the Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary'', vol. 6, p. 771.</ref> My sense of wisdom is that it is the understanding of the things of the Spirit. Wisdom cannot come from the human mind but only from the Higher Mind. It’s an exciting and astounding moment to experience instantaneous wisdom that does not come from any outer source. | ||
As I have meditated on wisdom and on the Higher Mind, I have gained wisdom and actually observed that wisdom bypass my brain. It came directly from a higher source into my heart. My heart was the vessel and understanding of that wisdom. It’s a wonderful thing to realize that | As I have meditated on wisdom and on the Higher Mind, I have gained wisdom and actually observed that wisdom bypass my brain. It came directly from a higher source into my heart. My heart was the vessel and understanding of that wisdom. It’s a wonderful thing to realize that. Think of all the handicapped people who have some impairment that has to do with the central nervous system or the brain. And they can commune with God as clearly through the Christ Mind, their own Higher Self. You should keep a record of those moments when you gain that insight into wisdom, when you suddenly know something that you could not possibly have known without your Holy Christ Self impressing it upon you. | ||
== The word of knowledge == | == The word of knowledge == | ||
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The Greek word for knowledge is ''gnosis''. It is a practical wisdom that knows the right thing to do in any situation. It is the practical application of divine wisdom. White says the gift of the word of knowledge is the ability to understand spiritual truth and communicate it to others in an orderly, practical manner.<ref>White, vol. 6, p. 771.</ref> Eighteenth-century commentator Matthew Henry interprets the gift of the word of knowledge as “a skill and readiness to give advice and counsel in perplexed cases.”<ref>''Bethany Parallel Commentary'', p. 1026.</ref> | The Greek word for knowledge is ''gnosis''. It is a practical wisdom that knows the right thing to do in any situation. It is the practical application of divine wisdom. White says the gift of the word of knowledge is the ability to understand spiritual truth and communicate it to others in an orderly, practical manner.<ref>White, vol. 6, p. 771.</ref> Eighteenth-century commentator Matthew Henry interprets the gift of the word of knowledge as “a skill and readiness to give advice and counsel in perplexed cases.”<ref>''Bethany Parallel Commentary'', p. 1026.</ref> | ||
The [[Maha Chohan]] says that the difference between the gift of the word of wisdom and the word of knowledge is this: When you have wisdom, you understand the things of the Spirit and the mysteries of God. When you have knowledge, you understand the things of this world. | The [[Maha Chohan]] says that the difference between the gift of the word of wisdom and the word of knowledge is this: When you have wisdom, you understand the things of the Spirit and the mysteries of God. When you have knowledge, you understand the things of this world. | ||
The great prophets and [[avatar]]s have all had tremendous knowledge in the fields of learning. Think of the prophets in Israel. They knew everything that was going on. They knew the politics of their time, the intrigue. They knew what the kings were doing, good and bad. They were very current on the scene, and therefore when they received the messages from God through his [[archangel]]s, they were speaking right to the issues of their time. So don’t think that you can be ignorant and be successful in spreading the joy and the teachings of Jesus. These prophets and avatars did not shun knowledge; they mastered it. They became it. They embodied it. | The great prophets and [[avatar]]s have all had tremendous knowledge in the fields of learning. Think of the prophets in Israel. They knew everything that was going on. They knew the politics of their time, the intrigue. They knew what the kings were doing, good and bad. They were very current on the scene, and therefore when they received the messages from God through his [[archangel]]s, they were speaking right to the issues of their time. So don’t think that you can be ignorant and be successful in spreading the joy and the teachings of Jesus. These prophets and avatars did not shun knowledge; they mastered it. They became it. They embodied it. | ||
== Faith == | == Faith == | ||
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Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.... | Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.... | ||
Without faith it is impossible to please [God]. For he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them | Without faith it is impossible to please [God]. For he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.<ref>Heb. 11:1, 6.</ref> | ||
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== Healing == | == Healing == | ||
The fourth gift of the Holy Spirit is the gift of healing. | The fourth gift of the Holy Spirit is the gift of healing. | ||
Commentator Adam Clarke defines this gift as “the power which at particular times the apostles received from the Holy Spirit to cure diseases.”<ref>Adam Clarke, ''The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments with a Commentary and Critical Notes'', commentary on 1 Cor. 9.</ref> John Short in ''The Interpreter’s Bible'' says, “In the Gospels it is made quite plain that the salvation which the Master proclaimed involved the well-being of the whole man—body, soul, and spirit.... His message was for the whole of the human personality, for its physical as well as spiritual aspects.”<ref>George Arthur Buttrich et al., eds., ''The Interpreter’s Bible'', 12 vols. (Nashville, Tenn.: Abingdon Press, 1951–57), p.152–53.</ref> White observes that those with the gift of healing “possessed divine knowledge and direction in their work and healed only those whom God directed them to heal. They thus possessed certain knowledge of the outcome.”<ref>White, vol. 6, p. 771.</ref> | Commentator Adam Clarke defines this gift as “the power which at particular times the apostles received from the Holy Spirit to cure diseases.”<ref>Adam Clarke, ''The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments with a Commentary and Critical Notes'', commentary on 1 Cor. 9.</ref> John Short in ''The Interpreter’s Bible'' says, “In the Gospels it is made quite plain that the salvation which the Master proclaimed involved the well-being of the whole man—body, soul, and spirit.... His message was for the whole of the human personality, for its physical as well as spiritual aspects.”<ref>George Arthur Buttrich et al., eds., ''The Interpreter’s Bible'', 12 vols. (Nashville, Tenn.: Abingdon Press, 1951–57), p.152–53.</ref> White observes that those with the gift of healing “possessed divine knowledge and direction in their work and healed only those whom God directed them to heal. They thus possessed certain knowledge of the outcome.”<ref>White, vol. 6, p. 771.</ref> | ||
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The fifth gift of the Holy Spirit is the working of miracles. | The fifth gift of the Holy Spirit is the working of miracles. | ||
This gift has been translated from the Greek as “the demonstration of mighty powers.” I am sure that as science progresses, we come to the realization that things that are called miracles can sometimes be explained scientifically. But you cannot explain all miracles away because they are miracles. They are exceptions to the law rather than the fulfillment of the law. Commentators | This gift has been translated from the Greek as “the demonstration of mighty powers.” I am sure that as science progresses, we come to the realization that things that are called miracles can sometimes be explained scientifically. But you cannot explain all miracles away because they are miracles. They are exceptions to the law rather than the fulfillment of the law. Commentators apply it to dramatic, unusual healings and exorcisms. They see the gifts of faith and healing and the working of miracles as interrelated.<ref>''Interpreter’s Bible'', p. 153–54; Barclay, p. 123.</ref> | ||
The true purpose of miracles is to restore wholeness to the body and to achieve union with the Higher Self so that one can live a life perfected in joy as an instrument of God’s love. You can become so great an instrument for the Holy Spirit that when people contact your aura they receive healing and upliftment. | The true purpose of miracles is to restore wholeness to the body and to achieve union with the Higher Self so that one can live a life perfected in joy as an instrument of God’s love. You can become so great an instrument for the Holy Spirit that when people contact your aura they receive healing and upliftment. | ||
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The key to working miracles is the [[violet flame]]. It’s the most efficacious use of the sacred fire because the violet flame brings about transmutation when you give those violet-flame [[decree]]s. And so the miracle of the violet flame is that you are done with a certain situation or problem because you have invoked the violet flame and you have cleared the record of burden in your body by the use of the violet flame. So once the violet flame—the action of the Holy Spirit, of transmutation—transmutes a certain level of your karma, you will be healed. You will simply no longer have the problem because it has been transmuted and you have balanced that element of karma that you were intended to balance. | The key to working miracles is the [[violet flame]]. It’s the most efficacious use of the sacred fire because the violet flame brings about transmutation when you give those violet-flame [[decree]]s. And so the miracle of the violet flame is that you are done with a certain situation or problem because you have invoked the violet flame and you have cleared the record of burden in your body by the use of the violet flame. So once the violet flame—the action of the Holy Spirit, of transmutation—transmutes a certain level of your karma, you will be healed. You will simply no longer have the problem because it has been transmuted and you have balanced that element of karma that you were intended to balance. | ||
So when you diligently give the violet flame, not only will you have the perpetual joy of Jesus, but you will see his miracles happening all around you. Our auras must be dripping with the violet flame so that wherever we go, [[Saint Germain]] can use us as his instruments | So when you diligently give the violet flame, not only will you have the perpetual joy of Jesus, but you will see his miracles happening all around you. Our auras must be dripping with the violet flame so that wherever we go, [[Saint Germain]] can use us as his instruments to hurl his miracle pouch into the cause and core of negative conditions. | ||
== Prophecy == | == Prophecy == | ||
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That is being able to know what spirits are about people and in people without having any foreknowledge of this. When you are able to discern the spirits, and if these spirits are negative spirits that are in and around people’s bodies, you can protect yourself, you can warn them, you can tell them that they are burdened by foul spirits who will do them no good. You can show them the way of decrees and invocation and [[Astrea]]’s circle and sword of blue flame. | That is being able to know what spirits are about people and in people without having any foreknowledge of this. When you are able to discern the spirits, and if these spirits are negative spirits that are in and around people’s bodies, you can protect yourself, you can warn them, you can tell them that they are burdened by foul spirits who will do them no good. You can show them the way of decrees and invocation and [[Astrea]]’s circle and sword of blue flame. | ||
There is divine and counterfeit inspiration. There are | There is divine and counterfeit inspiration. There are true and false prophets. The apostle John says, “Believe not every spirit, but try the spirits, whether they are of God.”<ref>I John 4:1.</ref> | ||
The gift of the discerning of spirits enables one to determine what is acting through another—whether it be the angelic hosts and the Light of God, or demons and [[fallen angel]]s. Discerning of spirits can come only through the heart—a heart that is purified, a heart where the [[threefold flame|Christ-flame]] does burn. | The gift of the discerning of spirits enables one to determine what is acting through another—whether it be the angelic hosts and the Light of God, or demons and [[fallen angel]]s. Discerning of spirits can come only through the heart—a heart that is purified, a heart where the [[threefold flame|Christ-flame]] does burn. | ||
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I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.<ref>14:1–5.</ref> | I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.<ref>14:1–5.</ref> | ||
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The gift of divers kinds of tongues involves the mastery of speech, communication and the delivery of the Word. It ranges from the mastery of earth’s languages to proficiency in the tongues of angels. Most particularly, it is the ability to speak the language of the soul to | The gift of divers kinds of tongues involves the mastery of speech, communication and the delivery of the Word. It ranges from the mastery of earth’s languages to proficiency in the tongues of angels. Most particularly, it is the ability to speak the language of the soul to each person you meet. It means that when you come into the aura of a person, the Holy Spirit empowers you to speak in the thought patterns and at the level of understanding and need of that person. Thereby, you can reach that one with a message that is relevant to his or her life. | ||
The gift of tongues facilitates understanding between peoples and it figures in the art of diplomacy. It helps you to get along with your neighbor. It can involve the bridling of the tongue or the comforting of a child. | The gift of tongues facilitates understanding between peoples and it figures in the art of diplomacy. It helps you to get along with your neighbor. It can involve the bridling of the tongue or the comforting of a child. | ||
Those who are of impure motives and who inordinately desire and demand of the Holy Spirit the gift of speaking in tongues often receive instead the mutterings of fallen angels. | Those who are of impure motives and who inordinately desire and demand of the Holy Spirit the gift of speaking in tongues often receive instead the mutterings of fallen angels. | ||
The spiritual tongues and their interpretation are of the angelic hosts. They are tongues which are currently being spoken in heaven by angels. We know that angels took embodiment on earth to be teachers, to be wayshowers and to protect everyone on the planet from the wiles of the fallen angels and the traps that are set before the children of God. So they speak these tongues in heaven, they spoke them when they were in heaven, and they still retain the record of these tongues when they asked God if they could embody to help to save his children. Embodied angels who retain the patterns of their heavenly tongues in their souls are often quickened by the Holy Spirit to speak in those tongues, so that the earth might be imbued with the higher vibration of “angelspeak.” | The spiritual tongues and their interpretation are of the angelic hosts. They are tongues which are currently being spoken in heaven by angels. We know that angels took embodiment on earth to be teachers, to be wayshowers and to protect everyone on the planet from the wiles of the fallen angels and the traps that are set before the children of God. So they speak these tongues in heaven, they spoke them when they were in heaven, and they still retain the record of these tongues when they asked God if they could embody to help to save his children. Embodied angels who retain the patterns of their heavenly tongues in their souls are often quickened by the Holy Spirit to speak in those tongues, so that the earth might be imbued with the higher vibration of “angelspeak.” | ||