“Whatever the institution can not control, it kills and persecutes”.
In this Voice of God episode, Joseph Z teaches how to overcome institutionalism, the dark, nefarious institutions that seek to control and dominate this world. He explains how the Pharisees came to be, revealing that they allowed the rules and ideals of man to intercept the pure word of the Lord that started on a good foundation. That is to say, they worshipped the law rather than the creator, infusing their ideas and interpretations; thereby institutionalizing the revelation.
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Moving on, Joseph instructs that it’s time to rend our hearts and not our garments because God is ready to break the institution within us that makes His word ineffective in our lives. Interestingly, he instructs that we’re not called to be nice as Christians, but good people who boldly stand against wickedness. Also, he reminds us of God’s word in Matthew 16:25, warning that whoever seeks to save their lives will lose it, and whoever seeks to lose their lives, will save it. Thus, when we give up to go up, we begin to operate in the peace of God that passes all understanding.
Joseph further reveals that when we know who we are in Christ Jesus, we stand against every demonic influence and wickedness in the culture; for Christ has already informed us that we will have trouble in this world, but urged us to be of good cheer because He has overcome the world. Again, the Book of 1 John 4:17 reminds us of the perfection of God’s love in our lives, in that, as He is, so are we, in this world. He then assures us that the same power that raised Christ Jesus from the dead dwells within us, thus, we’re expected to rise and stand against the wicked culture by faith; for our faith is the power that brings the world to its knees.
- Timestamps:
- 0:00 Introduction
- 03:11 Understanding the World’s Institutions
- 05:31 The Foundation of the Pharisees
- 08:33 Rend Your Hearts and Not Your Garments
- 12:38 Matthew 16:25
- 15:30 1 John 4:17
