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Kris Vallotton -- Following the Bible is Small Minded

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"4. We are a "new creation" born again into the kingdom of God. The word "new" here means "prototype" -- something never before created. (See 2 Corinthians 5:17.) We are the first creatures to live on earth and in heaven simultaneously. Our head isn't stuck in the clouds; it's positioned in heavenly places.

5. We are endowed with "the manifold wisdom of God" by which the Lord reveals the mysteries of the kingdom "through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places." The Greek word translated "manifold" here means multicolored or multidimensional. Jesus has granted us multidimensional wisdom"the ability to understand challenging situations from every conceivable perspective and from every imaginable realm. (See Ephesians 3:1-10)." -- Kris Vallotton

I hate to return to the limits of context again but it is important to actually try and understand what God was saying. The new creation is in regards to our relationship with the Father. That where it once was lost it has now been reconciled. It is because of this status as a new creation that we now are ambassadors of reconciliation for the Father through Christ. The misuse of manifold is perhaps more disturbing. While multi-colored is one of the accepted translations the other is "wrought in details" not multidimensional. This wisdom is always regarding the Gospel, not some secret, gnostic, mystical definition by which we can magically understand challenging situations from every conceivable perspective and from every imaginable realm. That is simply hyper-spiritual gobbledygook made up here by Vallotton. This is what the false signs and lying wonders and experiential Christianity teachings seek to do. They make everything mystical and supernatural. Remember beloved the things of God are foolishness to he that is perishing. When we are indwelt with the spirit of God we can begin to understand things from His perspective. It does not mean that we think just like God but that we view things differently. We understand sin offends the Father. We understand grace saves us when we do not deserve it. The manifold wisdom of God allows us to be able to see things through the prism of the Gospel instead of our flesh.

"6. We are seated in heavenly places with Christ, which actually gives us another profound advantage. Think about it like this; Jesus said to the Apostle John "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things." (See Revelation 4:1) In other words, our heavenly seat gives us insight into the future. There are so many ramifications to our raptured status that it makes my brain explode with possibility! Maybe it's easier to illustrate by thinking of what it would be like if we lived in 1850 and we got invited to "Come up here" for a look at the world in 2017. In this exalted position we would see televisions, computers, cars and planes etc."a world much different than our own current condition. What an amazing advantage this would give us as business people or inventors! Or how about if we were invited to view the future of medicine from 1810. We would see polio, smallpox, tuberculosis, leprosy, (to name a just a few), that plagued our generation completely eradicated in the future! This is isn't a pipe dream or science fiction, this is our reality"our advantage"our right of passage." -- Kris Vallotton

Say what? Beloved this is how truly depraved the false teaching mind is. According to Kris Vallotton, it is our right of passage as Christians not to spread the Gospel. Not to carry our cross daily. No; it is our right of passage to use Ephesians 3:10, which he does not understand to begin with, to our advantage in business, investing, oh and medicine, wink wink. Once again when you are solely focused on this world and what advantage you can gain here you lose all eternal perspective. The Apostle John was given a revelation by Jesus Christ. This is not meant to be twisted like this and applied to us in some carnal Ponzi insider trading scheme.

"7. Friendship with God is another game changer for us. Jesus put it like this: "No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you. (John 15:15) When we transition from slavery to friendship with God, (by keeping His commandments), we are suddenly introduced into a realm of revelation that only Jesus walked in. We have access to "all things" that were revealed to Jesus." -- Kris Vallotton

Say what again? Ugh. This is the end result of the friend of God theology. It is good that he at least references the caveat, which is obedience. Most false teachers who abuse this verse ignore that. One is most certainly not a friend of God who mangles His Word as badly as Kris Vallotton. There is no mystical realm of revelation that only Jesus walked in beloved that now we suddenly have access to. It is a shame that Kris doesn't understand the very verse he references, which is our key verse today.

No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. -- John 15: 15 (ESV)

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