The Tree of Knowledge

The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil gave Adam and Eve the freedom of choice. As moral agents made in the likeness and image of God they had to be given a chance to choose. God distinguishes between right and wrong and makes moral choices and man was given the same opportunity. We know man failed and thus the fall. As Kingdom Kids we know that we are free from religion, Religion is man’s idea of what it takes to get back to God.   God had a walking and talking relationship with Adam. Gen 1:28-30, 2:16-17, 3; 8-13.The separation is what religions has in error, tried to teach man how to fix. God wants a relationship with man. Kingdom teaching is very much needed in that it teaches man how to live in God’s kingdom and please Him.

Furthermore it teaches man how to live with one another on earth as is already being done in heaven.  These are dimensions.  We were once, by choice, in the kingdom of darkness. What Kingdom kids realize is that now we have been translated into the Kingdom of Light. We also have to make a choice to live in the Kingdom of His dear Son, This is what accepting the Lord as personal Savior entails. This introduces us to a new set of understandings. We now know we have freedom and liberty because the price of sin was paid by our King once and for all. We now that it is not because of any works of righteousness which we have done (religions) but we know that according to His mercy and grace He saved us.. We know that the renewing of His Holy Ghost daily makes it possible for us to enjoy the freedoms made possible in true Kingdom Living. This freedom is not to be used as a cloak to sin. We know what displeases God. Because we love Him and honor His Lordship over His Blood washed Kingdom we do only those things which promote unity and peace. Some may say that the decision Adam and Eve made to disobey God was freeing but it actually put us all in bondage to the law of sin and death. God being Lord and Master  the All knowing All seeing  All powerful and All forever Present ONE- Knew this and  told Adam not to partake .Gave Him a choice .I keep repeating this to get us to understand that God is still giving us choices. Good or Evil. What are we choosing? Many people assume that to “be free” is to be able to do whatever we want, wherever we want and whenever we want to do it . People think to be free means to say what they want (freedom of speech), eat what they want, show their nakedness when they want and to even serve God the way we want . Whatever is convenient for us we do and say. Whatever brings us discomfort or calls for sacrifices on our part we say “just couldn’t be God”.

 True Freedom is really found in choosing what is right and good. For that we need God’s guidance. The ministry  gifts were given to actually help with guidance and to help perfect and mature the Kingdom of God into the perfect one man ,JESUS CHRIST  (Ephe 4:13) The ministries gifts usually referred to  as the “fivefold ministry “given in Ephesians 4:11.  Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor and Teacher are actually what God taught me the Hand and Fingers of God.   How does one get dress? With the hand. Right?  So for the sake of this teaching I personally call them the Five Fingers of the Hand of God.  The thumb represents  the Apostle  because it is the only finger that touches every other finger. The Apostle’s gifting package has a little of each ministry gift. The next finger, the pointer is the Prophet. The Prophet’s job is to always direct the person to “Thus said the Lord. The Prophet usually can see into the visions Of God .People have reduced the office of the Prophet and have been allowed to for filthy lucre sake, the office to that of a psychic or fortune teller. Predicting a house, job, money, husband and so forth has become so common among Prophets of today. Some have become so prone to hearing prophesies about smooth things that when a true Prophet prophecies something that seems negative, but the truth, people get offended and cast out that Prophet’s name as evil. The Evangelist finger is the Long middle finger(how dare we allow the enemy to steal it and use it  to cuss somebody out) what an offense, to the God who gave us the middle finger for His Glory! Any way that longer middle finger represents the Evangelist. Because it has a far reach and it reaches beyond the local borders to minister. Like the middle finger!~ The Pastoral ministry Gift is the ring finger because that ministry gift is usually married (committed)to a local congregation and is responsible to shepherd His God-given House of Worship.  The last finger which is the smallest but very important finger Is called the Teacher because that finger Is able to clean and dig in the ears  to cause people to hear better.   That is why God said what He said and How to obey His voice.   We indeed need God’s guidance for true successful and enjoyable Kingdom Living .God promises In  His word that it is the people who know their God who will do exploits  Miracles and other wonderful supernatural things.   We know there are those who have abused their ministries for sex ,money and power.
This is why it is necessary to know your bible and have God’s Spirit so that you can know that you have the right Kingdom guidance! Blessings   Kingdom Kids there is freedom in Knowledge. Ignorance is a bondage and the greatest destroyer of God’s people.