CAUSES
FOR CURSE
CAUSES FOR
CURSE
Proverbs
26:2
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless
shall not come.
v As the bird - is taken
often for the sparrow; but means generally any small bird.
v As the sparrow
flies about the house, and the swallow emigrates to strange countries
v So an undeserved
malediction may flutter about the neighbourhood for a season
v But in a short
time it will disappear as the bird of passage; and never take effect on the
innocent person against whom it was pronounced.
The
safety of innocency
He
that is cursed without cause, whether by furious imprecations or solemn
anathemas, the curse shall do him no more harm than the bird that flies over
his head
Goliath's
curses did no harm to David, 1Sa 17:43.
It
will fly away like the sparrow or the wild dove, which go nobody knows where,
till they return to their proper place, as the curse will at length return upon
the head of him that uttered it.
1
Samuel 17 : 43
And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with
staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
The
Bible verse may be understood in two ways:
1.
Curse
without cause shall do no harm
2.
If
there is a curse on a person, there is a reason for it.
CAUSES
They preferred curse - they choose curse
Psalms
109 : 17 - 19
17 As
he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so
let it be far from him.
18 As
he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into
his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones. {into his bowels: Heb.
within him}
19 Let
it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he
is girded continually.
Disobedience
Deuteronomy
28:15
But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD
thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command
thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:
i.
In
Hebrew, the words RAAH and HATAH denotes Sin
ii.
The
meanings these words are:
a.
Wickedness
b.
Rebellion
against God
c.
Evil
d.
Disobedience
1
Samuel 15:23
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and
idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also
rejected thee from being king. {witchcraft: Heb. divination}
Genesis
3:14 - 18
14 And
the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art
cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly
shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
15 And I
will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed;
it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly
multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth
children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
{to thy...: or, subject to thy husband}
17 And
unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and
hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat
of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all
the days of thy life;
18 Thorns
also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of
the field; {bring...: Heb. cause to bud}
Genesis
5:29
And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our
work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.
{Noah: Gr. Noe: that is Rest, or, Comfort}
Malachi
2:2
If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my
name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will
curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it
to heart.
False Worship
Genesis
4:2-11
2 And
she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a
tiller of the ground. {Abel: Heb. Hebel} {a keeper: Heb. a feeder}
3 And
in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the
ground an offering unto the LORD. {in process...: Heb. at the end of days}
4 And
Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof.
And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: {flock: Heb. sheep, or,
goats}
5 But
unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and
his countenance fell.
6 And
the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
7 If
thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin
lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over
him. {be accepted: or, have the excellency} {unto...: or, subject unto thee}
8 And
Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the
field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
9 And
the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am
I my brother's keeper?
10 And he said, What hast thou done? the
voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. {blood: Heb.
bloods}
11 And
now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy
brother's blood from thy hand;
Cain
knew about true worship
But
he ignored it and try to worship the way he preferred
Genesis
3:21
Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and
clothed them.
Idol Worship
The first and
the second commandments in the Ten commandments relate to worship
Most of the
curses are caused by idol worship
Deuteronomy
5:7-10
7 Thou
shalt have none other gods before me.
8 Thou
shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in
heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath
the earth:
9 Thou
shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am
a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the
third and fourth generation of them that hate me,
10 And
shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
Deuteronomy
4:15-19
15 Take ye therefore good heed unto
yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the LORD spake
unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:
16 Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make
you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or
female,
17 The likeness of any beast that is on
the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air,
18 The likeness of anything that
creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath
the earth:
19 And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto
heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the
host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the
LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven. {divided:
or, imparted}
Exodus
23:23-33
23 For
mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the
Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the
Jebusites: and I will cut them off.
24 Thou
shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after
their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down
their images.
25 And
ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water;
and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.
26 There
shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy
days I will fulfil.
27 I
will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt
come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee. {backs:
Heb. neck}
28 And
I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the
Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.
29 I will not drive
them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the
beast of the field multiply against thee.
30 By little and
little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and
inherit the land.
31 And
I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines,
and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the
land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.
32 Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor
with their gods.
33 They
shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou
serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.
Rachel and the
house hold gods
Jacob decides to
leave Laban’s house for ever
Rachel stole the
house hold gods (teraphim) from her father’s house
Genesis
31:17-19
17 Then
Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;
18 And
he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the
cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padanaram, for to go to Isaac his
father in the land of Canaan.
19 And
Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had
stolen the images that were her father's. {images: Heb. Teraphim – a
family idol, healer}
Zechariah
10:2
For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have
told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a
flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd. {idols: Heb.
teraphims}
Genesis
31:22,23
22 And
it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.
23 And
he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and
they overtook him in the mount Gilead.
Genesis 31:26:35
26 And
Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares
to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?
27 Wherefore
didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me,
that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and
with harp? {steal...: Heb. hast stolen me}
28 And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons
and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.
29 It
is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake
unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either
good or bad.
30 And
now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy
father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?
31 And
Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said,
Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.
32 With
whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern
thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel
had stolen them.
33 And
Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two
maidservants' tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah's tent,
and entered into Rachel's tent.
34 Now
Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat
upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not. {searched: Heb.
felt}
35 And
she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up
before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And
he searched, but found not the images.
·
Rachel
took the house hold idols with her
·
Jacob
unknowingly pronounced a curse on the person who kept it
·
Eventually
it fell on Rachel
·
As
a result Rachel died on the way to Ephrath (Bethlehem), just a few yards away
from the town.
Genesis
35:16-19
16 And
they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but
a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard
labour. {a little...: Heb. a little piece of ground}
17 And
it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her,
Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
18 And
it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called
his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin. {Benoni: that is, The son
of my sorrow} {Benjamin: that is, The son of the right hand}
19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to
Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
Ahab and Isabella
1
Kings 16:30-33
30 And
Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were
before him.
31 And
it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal
king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him. {as if...:
Heb. was it a light thing, etc}
32 And
he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in
Samaria.
33 And
Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger
than all the kings of Israel that were before him.
1
Kings 21:19-24
19 And
thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and
also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the
LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy
blood, even thine.
20 And
Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have
found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the
sight of the LORD.
21 Behold,
I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off
from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left
in Israel,
22 And
will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the
house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast
provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin.
23 And
of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall
of Jezreel. {wall: or, ditch}
24 Him
that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the
field shall the fowls of the air eat.
1
Kings 22:37,38
37 So
the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.
{was brought: Heb. came}
38 And
one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his
blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the LORD which he
spake.
2
Kings 9:30-37
30 And when
Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and
tired her head, and looked out at a window. {painted...: Heb. put her eyes in
painting}
31 And
as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?
32 And
he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And
there looked out to him two or three eunuchs. {eunuchs: or, chamberlains}
33 And
he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was
sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot.
34 And
when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed
woman, and bury her: for she is a king's daughter.
35 And they
went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet,
and the palms of her hands.
36 Wherefore
they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which
he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel
shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel: {by: Heb. by the hand of}
37 And the
carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion
of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.
What should we do
with idols?
Deuteronomy
13:15-18
15 Thou shalt surely smite the
inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and
all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.
16 And thou
shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and
shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the
LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.
17 And
there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the LORD may
turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion
upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers; {cursed: or,
devoted}
18 When
thou shalt hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep all his
commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the
eyes of the LORD thy God.
Acts
19:18,19
18 Many
also of them that had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds.
19 And
not a few of them that practised magical arts brought their books together and
burned them in the sight of all; and they counted the price of them, and found
it fifty thousand pieces of silver. (ASV)
Witchcraft
Leviticus
19:26-31
26 Ye
shall not eat anything with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor
observe times.
27 Ye
shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners
of thy beard.
28 Ye
shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks
upon you: I am the LORD.
29 Do not prostitute thy daughter, to
cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become
full of wickedness. {prostitute: Heb. profane}
30 Ye
shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
31 Regard
not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled
by them: I am the LORD your God.
Exodus 22 : 18 Thou shalt not
suffer a witch to live.
Deuteronomy
18:10-12
10 There
shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to
pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an
enchanter, or a witch,
11 Or
a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
12 For
all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these
abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.
Manasseh and his
sons
2
Chronicles 33:6-11
6 And
he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of
Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and
dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the
sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
7 And
he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of
which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in
Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my
name for ever:
8 Neither
will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have
appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have
commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances
by the hand of Moses.
9 So
Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse
than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel.
10 And
the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.
11 Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the
captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the
thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. {of the king:
Heb. which were the king's} {fetters: or, chains}
Eastern Custom
Isaiah
2:6
For thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they are filled
with customs from the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they
strike hands with the children of foreigners. (ASV)
Cursing the children of Abraham
Genesis
12: 3
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in
thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Balaam and Balak
Numbers
23:1-24
1
And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me
here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.
2
And Balak did as Balaam had spoken;
and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.
3
And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by
thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me:
and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.
{to an...: or, solitary}
4
And God met Balaam: and he said unto
him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a
bullock and a ram.
5
And the LORD put a word in Balaam's
mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
6
And he returned unto him, and, lo, he
stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.
7
And he took up his parable, and said,
Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the
east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
8
How shall I curse, whom God hath not
cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?
9
For from the top of the rocks I see him,
and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall
not be reckoned among the nations.
10
Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the
number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and
let my last end be like his!
11
And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast
thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast
blessed them altogether.
12
And he answered and said, Must I not
take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?
13
And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray
thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt
see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them
from thence.
14
And he brought him into the field of
Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and
a ram on every altar. {Pisgah: or, the hill}
15
And he said unto Balak, Stand here by
thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder.
16
And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word
in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
17
And when he came to him, behold, he
stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said
unto him, What hath the LORD spoken?
18
And he took up his parable, and said,
Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
19 God
is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should
repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he
not make it good?
20 Behold,
I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse
it.
21 He
hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel:
the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
22 God
brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
23 Surely
there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against
Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What
hath God wrought! {against: or, in}
24 Behold,
the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion:
he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the
slain
Respect your parents
The Fifth
commandment in the Ten Commandments
Deuteronomy
5:16
Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that
thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which
the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Exodus 21:17 And he that
curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
Tithe
Malachi 3:8-12
8
Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed
me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
9
Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye
have robbed me, even this whole nation.
10
Bring ye all the tithes into the
storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith,
saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour
you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
11
And I will rebuke the devourer for your
sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your
vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.
{destroy: Heb. corrupt}
12
And all nations shall call you blessed:
for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.
Leviticus
27:30-32
30 All the tithe of the land, whether of the seed
of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD'S: it is holy unto the
LORD.
31 And
if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth
part thereof.
32
And concerning the tithe of the herd, or
of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy
unto the LORD.
33
He shall not search whether it be good
or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he change it at all, then both it
and the change thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.
Matthew
23:23
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and
anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment,
mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other
undone.
1 Corinthians
16:2
Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no
gatherings when I come.
A long list of causes for curse
Deuteronomy
27:15-26
15 Cursed
be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the
LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place.
And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
16
Cursed be he that setteth light by his
father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
17 Cursed
be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say,
Amen.
18 Cursed
be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall
say, Amen.
19 Cursed
be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And
all the people shall say, Amen.
20
Cursed be he that lieth with his
father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt. And all the people
shall say, Amen.
21
Cursed be he that lieth with any manner
of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.
22
Cursed be he that lieth with his sister,
the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people
shall say, Amen.
23
Cursed be he that lieth with his mother
in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.
24 Cursed
be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.
25 Cursed
be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall
say, Amen.
26 Cursed
be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the
people shall say, Amen.
PART III
Deliverance
1. Be A Born Again Christian
Establish
a clear scriptural basis
1
John 3:8
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the
beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might
destroy the works of the devil.
John
3:3-6
1 There
was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
2
The same came to Jesus by night, and
said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man
can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
3
Jesus answered and said unto him,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the
kingdom of God. {again: or, from above}
4
Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man
be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb,
and be born?
5
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say
unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter
into the kingdom of God.
6
That which is born of the flesh is
flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Again:
(Gk) an'-o-then - from above; by
analogy, from the first; by implication, anew:--from above, again, from the
beginning (very first), the top.
Ephesians 1:7 In whom we have redemption
through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his
grace;
Romans
8:1 There
is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk
not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Romans
10:8-13
8
But what saith it? The word is nigh
thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we
preach;
9
That if thou shalt confess with thy
mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him
from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10
For with the heart man believeth unto
righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11
For the scripture saith, Whosoever
believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
12
For there is no difference between the
Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon
him.
13
For whosoever shall call upon the name
of the Lord shall be saved.
Jesus has taken
away all our sins, punishments, curses, diseases, pain etc.
On the Cross,
there takes place an exchange of sin and its outcome with blessings
Galatians
3:13,14
13
Christ hath redeemed us from the curse
of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one
that hangeth on a tree:
14
That the blessing of Abraham might come
on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the
Spirit through faith.
13
Christ hath redeemed us from the curse
of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one
that hangeth on a tree:
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We are free from all curses
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Isaiah
53:1-12
1
Who hath believed our report? and to
whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? {report: or, doctrine?: Heb. hearing?}
2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender
plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and
when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
Isaiah
53:3-12
What
Jesus bore away
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What we
received in exchange
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3 He is despised and rejected of men
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We are respected and accepted
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4
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem
him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
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We have divine health
Divine health is more than healing
It is a state of no disease
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5
But he was wounded for our
transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our
peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. {wounded: or,
tormented} {stripes: Heb. bruise}
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We have peace with God
We are healed more than 2010 years
ago.
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6
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way;
and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. {laid...: Heb. made the
iniquity of us all to meet on him}
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We are free from sin and its
punishments
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9
And he made his grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was
any deceit in his mouth. {death: Heb. deaths}
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We have grave with holy people (born again
Christians)
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Colossians 1:13,14
13
Who hath delivered us from the power of
darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: {his...: Gr.
the Son of his love}
14
In
whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
2. Commit to Obedience
Malachi
2:2
If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my
name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will
curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it
to heart.
Accept
Jesus as the Lord of your life - Obedience without question is demanded
You
are making a confession to live obeying whatever your Lord commands you
Romans
10:9, 10
9
That if thou shalt confess with thy
mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart
that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10
For with the heart man believeth unto
righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
3. Forgive all who have committed wrong to you
Matthew
5:23,24
23 Therefore
if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother
hath ought against thee;
24 Leave
there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy
brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
4. Reject and Renounce
Proverbs
28:13
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh
them shall have mercy.
·
Renounce
all contact with the occult yourselves and your parents may be connected to
·
Confess
all known sins of your parents and yourselves
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Repent
of involvement of your family, yourself, your race and national involvement in
matters that might have caused curse
·
India
is land of idol worship – under curse – repent and renounce for yourself
5. Use your spiritual authority to break the chain of curse
John
3:8
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the
beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might
destroy the works of the devil.
Luke
10:19
Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all
the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
The Final Note
Join a church
that Worship the true God in spirit and truth
v Worship opens
the way for the spiritual authority to rule over us
v We are ruled by
the supernatural power when we worship
v When we worship
the God, we come under His authority
v If we worship
any other false god we let him use his authority over us
v So worshiping
the true God is Spirit and Truth is very important
Lead your
spiritual life according to the directions of the Apostle Peter
Acts
2:37-42
37 Now
when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and
to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
38 Then
Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of
Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the
Holy Ghost.
39 For
the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off,
even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
40 And
with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from
this untoward generation.
41 Then
they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were
added unto them about three thousand souls.
42 And
they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in
breaking of bread, and in prayers.
1.
Repent
2.
Be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the
remission of sins
3.
Receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
4.
Continue steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine
5.
Fellowship
6.
Breaking of bread (Holy Communion)
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