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Take Your Thoughts Captive
By Rev.
Kenneth E. Hagin
For
the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the
pulling down of strong holds; Casting down imaginations [reasonings],
and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God,
and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. (2 Cor. 10:4-5)
When
you're believing God for healing, reason will tell you that it can't
happen - that you can't be healed. But you have to cast down reasonings.
I didn't say it was easy. (If you're looking for something easy, you'd
better just quit now.)
Now what does Paul mean when he says, "Casting down every high thing
that exalts itself against the knowledge of God"? He's talking about any
kind of knowledge that exalts itself against the knowledge of God and
His Word. He's talking about human knowledge here.
Some people call it "sense knowledge." If it's in opposition to what
God's Word reveals, then cast it down, or throw it away!
Paul also tells us to bring every thought into captivity. Some people
have said to me, "Brother Hagin, I'm bothered with all these thoughts.
Will you pray and cast that out of me?" I'm not going to do that. The
Bible doesn't say to do that. It says for you to bring every thought
into captivity. The Bible doesn't tell you to do something you can't do.
I like to put it this way: Christ is the Word. John 1:1 says, "In the
beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God." Then in John 1:14, we read, "The Word was made flesh and dwelt
among us."
Christ is called the Word of God. So I like to read Second Corinthians
10:5 like this: "Bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience
of the Word of God."
Confession: I bring every thought captive to the obedience of the
Word of God. I am a believer, not a doubter. I do have faith. My faith
is in God's Holy Word. My faith is in God, the Father, and in the Lord
Jesus Christ.
(Taken by permission from
RHEMA Bible Church , aka Kenneth Hagin Ministries , Tulsa , OK , USA.
www.rhema.org )
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