In the face of eternity, what do you think of the most? Personally, I'm still trying to figure out what that means, to be outside of the universe as we know it, and break all the rules of physics and science that we seemingly know about. Yet to be outside of time would mean that the rules never even applied to you in the first place.
So why do we act like they do? Well, we can't just say that sin never happened, and our fleshly bodies don't exist, because that would be Gnosticism. However, we can begin to believe in the sacrifice of our lives unto Jesus Christ, and like Paul, no longer live. We can allow that mindset to overtake us so totally that we no longer live in the authority of time and space, but instead live in the authority of the courtroom of God. We live in the throne and rule with an iron scepter. To claim you are Jesus is heresy, but what does it mean to be "made one" with Jesus, someone who was frequently labeled a heretic and claimed things like "Before Abraham was, I am." and "If you even say to your brother 'fool!' you are in the danger of hell fire." As someone who likes to play games that involve social deduction this behavior, if I was an evil person, would cause me to realize the amount of authority and strength this person walks with. This would be the first person that I would want to get out within the game, and would be my biggest target, ESPECIALLY if I wanted to deceive people. To think that this was hardly a fraction of what the revelation of Jesus is is astounding to me. Most of us can relate to this on some level, with the logic that there are very few people that truly know us intimately and accurately. This too is just a fraction of the authority that Jesus walked in as the Son of God, and the fullness of that is still being realized through the Body that He lives through.
So if we ourselves have no idea the amount of authority that we walk in because Jesus walks through us, then how are we supposed to know when we stop? When do we know that we've started walking into heresy or blasphemy of the Lord? Well, my belief is that when you're guided by the Holy Spirit you are usually unable to walk to the left or the right, it's just a matter of locking step in intimacy with the Father and listening to His voice, and believing it. Those who function in fear of the unknown or power encounter regularly are allowing themselves to be deceived and sadly will simply take longer to grow than those more willing to accept the word of God for their lives. However, God designed it this way, and while I think it's a shame that more people haven't already wondered about discipling Angels, it is very important that there are people to test and turn the theory back to scripture. Personally, I care a lot about accuracy and being able to find these principles, as this is such new territory to me I am, as I have proclaimed in the last post, building a foundation for this teaching.
My distinct claim is that there is a very distinct lack of knowledge - experientially and cognitively - that we have of our authority as it stands right now. Sure we raise people from the dead, but Hebrews 6 1-4 challenges us to move PAST that. This is something that most people don't even believe can happen, let alone will try. What do you think the writer meant when they called this "elementary doctrine"? That is why I think we ought to be discipling Angels. From the position of the throne that we have been placed in, we can easily direct Angels, but very few of us communicate with the highest level dominions who work in the nations. What if that's what Matthew meant when he said "disciple nations"? or Mark when he said, "preach the gospel to ALL creatures"? There are plenty of interpretations, and I am offering just one. However, I believe that this is what the Holy Spirit is guiding me into, and if you're reading this blog there should either be a check or a go with this topic. If it is a "go" read on; if it is a check pray about why.
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