Category Archives: Garden Three

John 4:24, Only Spirit Can Worship In Truth

Combined with our carnal nature, our knowledge of good and evil cannot truly worship God. Since God is a Spirit, our carnal nature can’t worship Him in truth because we are of the earth and therefore earthly. Our path to true worship was foreshadowed in the Law and then made real through the sacrifice ofContinue Reading

2 Kings 5:11, “But, I thought . . . “

The imaginations of our heart do not cease when we are moving forward in our relationship with the Tree of Life.  “But I thought,” is a common and unnerving experience in the unlearning of our affection for the knowledge of good and evil. During times of great expectation and promise, we can be moving alongContinue Reading

John 3:8, Becoming Like the Wind

When we are moving in the will of God by the power of the Holy Spirit, we act like the wind. The Holy Spirit has His plans and purposes and when we are in His will, we flow along often not knowing where and how we will flow. The wind blows where it wishes andContinue Reading

Always Inquire of the Lord

Regarding Saul: …and did not inquire of the LORD. Therefore He killed him and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.  1Chron 10:14 Saul made a habit of doing his own thing. Beware! When we rely on our knowledge of good and evil to drive our actions, we have become as gods worshipingContinue Reading

James 3:15, How to Test What You Hear

When we are unlearning our affection for the knowledge of good and evil, it is important to memorize these verses to test what we hear: But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy.  James 3:17 The mind of Christ has defined characteristics. Continue Reading