The Vine of Jesus Christ - Is Your Soul Drinking From It?
The Vine of Jesus Christ - Is Your Soul Drinking From It?
Written by ApostleJoAnne
Posted on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 01:06 PM.
The Vine of Christ â Is Your Soul Drinking It?
From the time of the garden of Eden we know there was 2 vines: The vine of Life, which was called the Tree of Life, and the vine of death, which was called the knowledge of good and evil. When Adam partook of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, he experienced a spiritual death first, then later a physical death.
Because of Adam drinking of the vine of death, which was him yielding to the knowledge of Satan, all of humanity has been born into the system of sin. All of humanity was born into this world being sinners, servants of Satanâs kingdom through following the instincts and rhythm of the natural, fallen nature.
Romans 3:23: All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.
All of humanity drinks the cup of false knowledge, and all of humanity becomes acculturated with âknowledgeâ that destroys the soul. This is the impact of being born into sin, the soul drinks in the knowledge that has conditioned it from birth, which is the knowledge of the prince of the power of the air, by which he births children of his own kind, children of disobedience who are conformed to the image and system of the world.
Eph 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
Children of disobedience are they who:
1. Walk by the lusts of the flesh
2. Set faith into the context of needs of this human life, resolution of problems, etc
3. Seek to discover themselves and place value upon their humanity and human gifts and talents for service to God
4. Those who seek to polish their self image, build their self confidence and self esteem
5. Those who try to gain a biblical perspective of life through the written record, who go to the bible to "see what God says about my circumstances".
6. Seek after practical guidelines and strategies to navigate their faith against the changing circumstances of life, politics, poverty, health, science, etc.
This is the ...course of this world... Christians today have been taught to measure their faith and Godâs approval by the measure of what they have in every area of their lives. The gospel of ...God wants to bless you in every area of your life... has become the new vine Christians drink from. But it is a vine that poisons their soul and drugs them with the intoxicating influence of the spririt of this Age, which directs them into the lust of the flesh, meaning they measure their progress of faith by the progress and gain of the world. They project upon God their fear of lack, loss and frailties and demand through their 'confessions' that He make them full of the good things in this life, to enjoy physical riches, have happy relationships, have good health, have great jobs, have your dreams come true, have no debt, have no worries, have no needs. But this is the mindset of the Gentiles, the sinners, or Christians who have rejected Christ, for even Christ said that the Laodiceans were such as these, who thought they had all, but were naked, blind, wretched and poor, in jeopardy of losing their union with God if they repented not.
This is the condition God is transitioning the Church out of today as the Lord restores true apostles, who are restoring the true gospel. So that once again, believers can drink of the Vine of Christ. Jesus said:
Jn 15:1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
Jn 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
Jn 15:5 I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
Amen. We can do not nothing without abiding in the Vine of Christ, without partaking of the wine of His knowledge, without the power of His grace He issues from His throne. This is the cup of communion we must drink of, which is fellowship and worship based upon the New Covenant terms, the New Covenant knowledge and the New Covenant tools. This is how we serve God as royal priests, how we demonstrate love to Him with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength, and love our neighbor as ourselves. The vine of Jesus Christ gives the soul the dew of life, because through molding our affections and reciprocating this holy knowledge, we are quickened to the Spirit, we are brought out of darkness, we are delivered from sin and death, our soul is circumcised and regenerated to the image of Christ and our minds are renewed to the perception of the throne of God. We no longer wander seeking for peace and security in the earthly things, but we rest and have our hope in Christ through the spiritual fruits born in us by our labor at His invisible altar. This is how we bear fruit to the Father being joined to the vine of Christ. If we drink of the cup of Moses, we are not joined to Christâs vine. If we drink of the cup of the Second Covenant we are joined to Christâs vine and will abide in Him being fruitful in Godâs kingdom.
Jn 15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
We see that Jesus made a connection to abiding in Him, His vine and His love, to the keeping of His commandments. The apostles made this same connection as Jesus. There were commandments to keep in order to abide in Christ and His love. Apostle Paul made the connection that the cup we are to drink is not a physical cup with physical wine, but a spiritual cup, the cup of the New Testament, which is the covenant of agreement made through Jesusâ blood, not animal blood as in the covenant of Moses.
1Cr 11:25 After the same manner also [he took] the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink [it], in remembrance of me.
When we drink of the cup of Christ we are not touching something physical nor ingesting something physical and we are not engaging in this activity as a memorial in our imaginations. We are drinking into one Spirit, consuming into our inward man the very sustainance that the soul needs to survive, be preserved and increase after God.
1Cr 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether [we be] Jews or Gentiles, whether [we be] bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
Drinking into one Spirit speaks of the spiritual quality of what we are partaking of. We are not partaking of Jesus after the flesh, through our 5 senses. We are partaking of Christ through the Spirit, through His truth, through His knowledge, through His grace, through His charity, through His virtue, through His government, through His manifold graces, through dreams, visions and words of knowledge. We are drinking knowledge, living knowledge that carries the imprint, image and power of Himself, power that quickens, vivifies and strengthens us to continue to walk by faith.
When we drink of the Vine of Christ we are drinking in the knowledge of the New Covenant. For He said, âI am the way, the truth and the Life.â TRUTH that is IN HIM takes the form of doctrine (Rom.6:17). This is the ordered knowledge of Jesus Christ. All that God set in Jesus Christ for our redemption, and all that we must do to come into contact with Jesus Christ is called TRUTH (the light of His knowledge). The Spirit of God flows with this pattern of truth, not our private interpretation of scripture (2 Pet.1:20).
And also Jn 6:55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. Jesus is referring to Himself as the bread and the covenant. He gave his body as a sinless offering to God and by the shedding of His blood we have a ratified new covenant, a new agreement with new tools with which to touch God, serve Him in sanctification as royal priests and know Him as our Heavenly Father through fruitbearing.
Truth that is IN HIM must also be IN YOU (1Jn.2:. This is how truth joins us to God.)
1Jn.9, "Whosoever transgresses and abides not in the doctrine of Christ has not God (is not joined to Him). He that abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son (truth joins us to God through His Son).
If our knowledge about Jesus Christ is not ordered by truth we will not know how to serve God acceptably, we will not know how to overcome ourselves, the world, and the devil, we will not know the difference between the human kind of love and the God kind of love, we will not know the difference between human talent and the gifts of the Spirit, we will not know how Jesus mediates for us in heaven, how He bears our griefs and carries our sorrows.
Without the pattern of truth set in us by apostles we will not know how to reflect upon the witness of the Spirit instead of our guilt, and will be in sorrow of heart over frailty, we will be in weariness because our faith will be of the flesh and not the Spirit, and this will cause the will to be exhausted, working with carnal things which the Spirit does not enter into.
Without the pattern of truth set in us by living apostles we will not know how to serve righteousness by doing righteousness, we will not know why the cycles of our Christian growth follows the path of revelation, and then resistance and then reward, we will not know how to be perfect in faith.
Without the pattern of truth set in us by living apostles we will not know how grace is frustrated, how truth can be turned into a lie, how seducing spirits give doctrines of devils, we will not be able to discern the difference between the shield of our own forte' and the shield of faith.
For the last year I have been preaching and teaching on the Great Transition. The Great Transition is what I have coined to describe the return of the Church back to the New Covenant, back to her first love Jesus Christ and the purity of faith in Him according to original blueprint of the gospel the first century apostles delivered.
Many faith practitioners are speaking of getting back to basics and talking of being agents of change and transformation, but they are still talking the language of half truths and types and shadows, pointing your faith once again, to a new rehashing of political, cultural and philosophic personal pursuits, or Old covenant contact points that carry the image and power of death. Jesus came to bring us His fullness, so that we might experience not only the forgiveness of sins, but the purging of sins from our conscience. This is the better and more excellent ministry that provides the living substance of Christ Himself to our soul. And those whom I am discipling at the Apostlesâ Center International School of Ministry are learning how to carry this light and easy Yoke of the Covenant of Jesus Christ and are now walking in agreement with God. They are not serving God any longer with the types, shadows and symbols that pointed to Christ from the first covenant, but are serving God through the better covenant, the New Covenant through which we drink of the Vine of Christ and are filled with the treasures of knowledge, wisdom and understanding that are in Him. My students are being responsible in their service to God because they now have His laws written in their minds and hearts through the law of Grace and Truth. They are increasing in maturity and preparing for confirmation in their calling to government/eldership. Through instruction and discipleship I will assist you also to come into the New Covenant and take on that light and easy Yoke of Christ.
Would you like to leave behind all the types, shadows, and symbols that merely pointed to Christ and learn how to serve God through the substance of Christ Himself? As an apostle I can give you the foundational knowledge you need to enter the New Covenant and experience the simplicity and fullness of Christ. This education I offer freely will revolutionize your faith and bring you out of every valley of disappointment and despair and every mountain of hype and spiritual exploitation. It will set your feet firmly on the foundation of Christ as I set in you the original blueprint and pattern of Christ. Under my stewardship as an apostle you will flourish and grow spiritually and be a productive fruitbearing in the Fatherâs kingdom.
Sign up today for these free courses. These are not secret strategies for you to come into alignment with your assignment, or to position yourself for prosperity, or principles for living life without limits, but this is a ground breaking opportunity for you to participate in the Return of the Church to her first love and experience the liberty of His life in your soul Jesus Christ died to provide you. If you are tired of the hype, false promises, and the begging and pleading and money gimmicks and want real substance now, then come to the Apostlesâ Center International School of Ministry. We are standing by ready to serve you with the grace and truth of Jesus Christ. Come and drink of the cup of Christ and be made whole.
www.apostles-center.com Where the true Apostles of Christ are transitioning the Church back to her First Love, and being helpers of your joy by bringing your faith to the fullness of Christ FREE OF CHARGE.
In Christ,
Apostle JoAnne Cremer
Founder, Apostles' Center International School of Ministry
From the time of the garden of Eden we know there was 2 vines: The vine of Life, which was called the Tree of Life, and the vine of death, which was called the knowledge of good and evil. When Adam partook of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, he experienced a spiritual death first, then later a physical death.
Because of Adam drinking of the vine of death, which was him yielding to the knowledge of Satan, all of humanity has been born into the system of sin. All of humanity was born into this world being sinners, servants of Satanâs kingdom through following the instincts and rhythm of the natural, fallen nature.
Romans 3:23: All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.
All of humanity drinks the cup of false knowledge, and all of humanity becomes acculturated with âknowledgeâ that destroys the soul. This is the impact of being born into sin, the soul drinks in the knowledge that has conditioned it from birth, which is the knowledge of the prince of the power of the air, by which he births children of his own kind, children of disobedience who are conformed to the image and system of the world.
Eph 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
Children of disobedience are they who:
1. Walk by the lusts of the flesh
2. Set faith into the context of needs of this human life, resolution of problems, etc
3. Seek to discover themselves and place value upon their humanity and human gifts and talents for service to God
4. Those who seek to polish their self image, build their self confidence and self esteem
5. Those who try to gain a biblical perspective of life through the written record, who go to the bible to "see what God says about my circumstances".
6. Seek after practical guidelines and strategies to navigate their faith against the changing circumstances of life, politics, poverty, health, science, etc.
This is the ...course of this world... Christians today have been taught to measure their faith and Godâs approval by the measure of what they have in every area of their lives. The gospel of ...God wants to bless you in every area of your life... has become the new vine Christians drink from. But it is a vine that poisons their soul and drugs them with the intoxicating influence of the spririt of this Age, which directs them into the lust of the flesh, meaning they measure their progress of faith by the progress and gain of the world. They project upon God their fear of lack, loss and frailties and demand through their 'confessions' that He make them full of the good things in this life, to enjoy physical riches, have happy relationships, have good health, have great jobs, have your dreams come true, have no debt, have no worries, have no needs. But this is the mindset of the Gentiles, the sinners, or Christians who have rejected Christ, for even Christ said that the Laodiceans were such as these, who thought they had all, but were naked, blind, wretched and poor, in jeopardy of losing their union with God if they repented not.
This is the condition God is transitioning the Church out of today as the Lord restores true apostles, who are restoring the true gospel. So that once again, believers can drink of the Vine of Christ. Jesus said:
Jn 15:1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
Jn 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
Jn 15:5 I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
Amen. We can do not nothing without abiding in the Vine of Christ, without partaking of the wine of His knowledge, without the power of His grace He issues from His throne. This is the cup of communion we must drink of, which is fellowship and worship based upon the New Covenant terms, the New Covenant knowledge and the New Covenant tools. This is how we serve God as royal priests, how we demonstrate love to Him with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength, and love our neighbor as ourselves. The vine of Jesus Christ gives the soul the dew of life, because through molding our affections and reciprocating this holy knowledge, we are quickened to the Spirit, we are brought out of darkness, we are delivered from sin and death, our soul is circumcised and regenerated to the image of Christ and our minds are renewed to the perception of the throne of God. We no longer wander seeking for peace and security in the earthly things, but we rest and have our hope in Christ through the spiritual fruits born in us by our labor at His invisible altar. This is how we bear fruit to the Father being joined to the vine of Christ. If we drink of the cup of Moses, we are not joined to Christâs vine. If we drink of the cup of the Second Covenant we are joined to Christâs vine and will abide in Him being fruitful in Godâs kingdom.
Jn 15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
We see that Jesus made a connection to abiding in Him, His vine and His love, to the keeping of His commandments. The apostles made this same connection as Jesus. There were commandments to keep in order to abide in Christ and His love. Apostle Paul made the connection that the cup we are to drink is not a physical cup with physical wine, but a spiritual cup, the cup of the New Testament, which is the covenant of agreement made through Jesusâ blood, not animal blood as in the covenant of Moses.
1Cr 11:25 After the same manner also [he took] the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink [it], in remembrance of me.
When we drink of the cup of Christ we are not touching something physical nor ingesting something physical and we are not engaging in this activity as a memorial in our imaginations. We are drinking into one Spirit, consuming into our inward man the very sustainance that the soul needs to survive, be preserved and increase after God.
1Cr 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether [we be] Jews or Gentiles, whether [we be] bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
Drinking into one Spirit speaks of the spiritual quality of what we are partaking of. We are not partaking of Jesus after the flesh, through our 5 senses. We are partaking of Christ through the Spirit, through His truth, through His knowledge, through His grace, through His charity, through His virtue, through His government, through His manifold graces, through dreams, visions and words of knowledge. We are drinking knowledge, living knowledge that carries the imprint, image and power of Himself, power that quickens, vivifies and strengthens us to continue to walk by faith.
When we drink of the Vine of Christ we are drinking in the knowledge of the New Covenant. For He said, âI am the way, the truth and the Life.â TRUTH that is IN HIM takes the form of doctrine (Rom.6:17). This is the ordered knowledge of Jesus Christ. All that God set in Jesus Christ for our redemption, and all that we must do to come into contact with Jesus Christ is called TRUTH (the light of His knowledge). The Spirit of God flows with this pattern of truth, not our private interpretation of scripture (2 Pet.1:20).
And also Jn 6:55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. Jesus is referring to Himself as the bread and the covenant. He gave his body as a sinless offering to God and by the shedding of His blood we have a ratified new covenant, a new agreement with new tools with which to touch God, serve Him in sanctification as royal priests and know Him as our Heavenly Father through fruitbearing.
Truth that is IN HIM must also be IN YOU (1Jn.2:. This is how truth joins us to God.)
1Jn.9, "Whosoever transgresses and abides not in the doctrine of Christ has not God (is not joined to Him). He that abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son (truth joins us to God through His Son).
If our knowledge about Jesus Christ is not ordered by truth we will not know how to serve God acceptably, we will not know how to overcome ourselves, the world, and the devil, we will not know the difference between the human kind of love and the God kind of love, we will not know the difference between human talent and the gifts of the Spirit, we will not know how Jesus mediates for us in heaven, how He bears our griefs and carries our sorrows.
Without the pattern of truth set in us by apostles we will not know how to reflect upon the witness of the Spirit instead of our guilt, and will be in sorrow of heart over frailty, we will be in weariness because our faith will be of the flesh and not the Spirit, and this will cause the will to be exhausted, working with carnal things which the Spirit does not enter into.
Without the pattern of truth set in us by living apostles we will not know how to serve righteousness by doing righteousness, we will not know why the cycles of our Christian growth follows the path of revelation, and then resistance and then reward, we will not know how to be perfect in faith.
Without the pattern of truth set in us by living apostles we will not know how grace is frustrated, how truth can be turned into a lie, how seducing spirits give doctrines of devils, we will not be able to discern the difference between the shield of our own forte' and the shield of faith.
For the last year I have been preaching and teaching on the Great Transition. The Great Transition is what I have coined to describe the return of the Church back to the New Covenant, back to her first love Jesus Christ and the purity of faith in Him according to original blueprint of the gospel the first century apostles delivered.
Many faith practitioners are speaking of getting back to basics and talking of being agents of change and transformation, but they are still talking the language of half truths and types and shadows, pointing your faith once again, to a new rehashing of political, cultural and philosophic personal pursuits, or Old covenant contact points that carry the image and power of death. Jesus came to bring us His fullness, so that we might experience not only the forgiveness of sins, but the purging of sins from our conscience. This is the better and more excellent ministry that provides the living substance of Christ Himself to our soul. And those whom I am discipling at the Apostlesâ Center International School of Ministry are learning how to carry this light and easy Yoke of the Covenant of Jesus Christ and are now walking in agreement with God. They are not serving God any longer with the types, shadows and symbols that pointed to Christ from the first covenant, but are serving God through the better covenant, the New Covenant through which we drink of the Vine of Christ and are filled with the treasures of knowledge, wisdom and understanding that are in Him. My students are being responsible in their service to God because they now have His laws written in their minds and hearts through the law of Grace and Truth. They are increasing in maturity and preparing for confirmation in their calling to government/eldership. Through instruction and discipleship I will assist you also to come into the New Covenant and take on that light and easy Yoke of Christ.
Would you like to leave behind all the types, shadows, and symbols that merely pointed to Christ and learn how to serve God through the substance of Christ Himself? As an apostle I can give you the foundational knowledge you need to enter the New Covenant and experience the simplicity and fullness of Christ. This education I offer freely will revolutionize your faith and bring you out of every valley of disappointment and despair and every mountain of hype and spiritual exploitation. It will set your feet firmly on the foundation of Christ as I set in you the original blueprint and pattern of Christ. Under my stewardship as an apostle you will flourish and grow spiritually and be a productive fruitbearing in the Fatherâs kingdom.
Sign up today for these free courses. These are not secret strategies for you to come into alignment with your assignment, or to position yourself for prosperity, or principles for living life without limits, but this is a ground breaking opportunity for you to participate in the Return of the Church to her first love and experience the liberty of His life in your soul Jesus Christ died to provide you. If you are tired of the hype, false promises, and the begging and pleading and money gimmicks and want real substance now, then come to the Apostlesâ Center International School of Ministry. We are standing by ready to serve you with the grace and truth of Jesus Christ. Come and drink of the cup of Christ and be made whole.
www.apostles-center.com Where the true Apostles of Christ are transitioning the Church back to her First Love, and being helpers of your joy by bringing your faith to the fullness of Christ FREE OF CHARGE.
In Christ,
Apostle JoAnne Cremer
Founder, Apostles' Center International School of Ministry
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