Month: December 2023

What is Christ’s Incarnation?

Unlike what you usually hear on social media from today’s Christian bloggers and influencers, this vlog will not be a rah-rah session of punditry. Put on your thinking cap because we’re going to dive deep into what Christmas and the Incarnation are really all about. I am going to quote from church father Athanasius. First, what’s a church father? The term refers to early theologians of Christianity who developed Church doctrine in the first centuries after Christ. What we as evangelical Christians believe today was shaped by these men of God of great intellect and devotion, such as St. Augustine, St. Jerome (who first translated the Bible into Latin), and others including St. Athanasius, whom I am going to quote.

I am releasing this blog on Christmas day, when we celebrate the birth of our Savior, even though he was likely born in the Spring. It is today that we commemorate Christ becoming God in flesh, the Incarnation. This is the divine initiative of God the Son becoming flesh and blood in the person of Jesus Christ. The term comes from the Latin word “incarnatio” which mans “to become flesh.” It defines that Christ was both human and God, that he was conceived by virgin birth, and that through Him we could be reconciled to God. As Romans 5:10 says, “We were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.”

Now listen carefully to these words of Athanasius, of Alexandria (the most important center of learning at that time in history) regarding the Incarnation:
The Word was not hedged in by His body, nor did His presence in the body prevent His being present elsewhere as well. When He moved His body He did not cease also to direct the universe by His Mind and might. No. The marvelous truth is, that being the Word, so far from being Himself contained by anything, He actually contained all things Himself. In creation He is present everywhere, yet is distinct in being from it; ordering, directing, giving life to all, containing all, yet is He Himself the Uncontained, existing solely in His Father. As with the whole, so also is it with the part. Existing in a human body, to which He Himself gives life, He is still Source of life to all the universe, present in every part of it, yet outside the whole; and He is revealed both through the works of His body and through His activity in the world. It is, indeed, the function of soul to behold things that are outside the body, but it cannot energize or move them. A man cannot transport things from one place to another, for instance, merely by thinking about them; nor can you or I move the sun and the stars just by sitting at home and looking at them. With the Word of God in His human nature, however, it was otherwise.
As Man [Jesus] was living a human life, and as Word He was sustaining the life of the universe, and as Son He was in constant union with the Father.

To this I can only add, “Amen, and Merry Christmas.”

Four Most Spiritually Deadly Words

Four of the most spiritually deadly words in the English language are these: “Father was a Freemason.” You could also adapt those four deadly words to any other appropriate proper noun, such as grandfather, great grandfather, or some other significant relative. You might expand these deadly words to include a mother or grandmother in Eastern Star, the female division of Freemasonry. Hardly a day goes by during my virtual encounter sessions when I fail to hear these words— “Father was a Freemason.” Often people also refer to this family member as an amazing individual. Sometimes a person turning to me for spiritual help makes the statement that a family member was a Freemason without realizing the diabolical implications of what they are saying.

Despite all that I, and others, have written about the Lodge, it’s hard for some to understand that good people can be damaged by a bad brotherhood. Just recently I heard those words, “Father was a Freemason.” The man I was ministering to was referring to his father, who was a Christian and a pastor. When I explained what His father had to do behind the closed doors of the Lodge, the son was shocked. When I further explained what other diabolical things his dad might have done, as revealed to me by ex-members and gloating demons, he was dumbfounded.

In one virtual encounter I spoke with the genetically inherited soul part of a father who had been a Shriner, one of the highest levels in the Lodge. This voice from the past was tormented because of his involvement in Freemasonry, and he was highly apologetic. He admitted he’d been deceived by the Lodge and got caught up in the desire for power and wealth which Masonic members promised him. On other occasions, I have spoken with Freemasons who claim to be committed Christians. They have dug in their heels and refused to admit what goes on in secret during the ascent through higher degrees of Freemasonry. I understand their reluctance to come clean.
The rituals of several degrees in the Lodge require the initiate to speak oaths of death. They state that if they ever reveal Masonic secrets, they give permission for their throat to be slit from ear to ear. And that’s just the beginning of the horrors to which they consent.

How would you know if your father or some other person close to you secretly belonged to the Lodge? Look at your life. Look at the lives of those in your immediate family. Is early death, strange death, and violent death more common than might be expected? Death often stalks Masons and their descendants with odd accidents and unexplained diseases. Such is the legacy of the Lodge. I have dealt with many hundreds of such cases of former Masons who did admit what happened clandestinely and the horrors in some cases are unimaginable. Almost all these individuals whose fathers and other ancestors belonged to the lodge now suffer some degree of demonization and need deliverance. Many need an exorcism.

If those four words, “Father was Mason,” ring true with you, get in touch with our ministry immediately. Let me speak directly to you or in person. You need someone knowledgeable to deal with Freemason demons you might have. Go to our website and get my book, “Freedom from Freemasonry” and go through curse breaking prayers to renounce the evil deeds a family member may have done. Replace those four words, “My father was a Freemason,” with these five words, “I am free from Freemasonry.”

Witchcraft Demons in a Bottle

So-named witchcraft bottles have been washing up on America’s south, Gulf beach shores. Ironically, most bottles were found in a 60-mile section of beach near Corpus Christi, Texas, a site which in Spanish means “the Body of Christ.” It has been happening for years, but a researcher at a Texas University recently decided to investigate the phenomenon and news sources picked up the story.

The bottles, which came from unknown sources, most likely originated from nearby Louisiana voodoo rituals. They contain a variety of liquids and other substances. These include herbs commonly associated with witchcraft and metal objects such as cursed nails and even bodily fluids. The bottles were set afloat by unknown practitioners of the dark arts as a means of invoking a curse or warding off some witchcraft evil. From South America to Africa, wherever there are seaside communities, there are believers in the power of the ocean to accept offerings to aquatic deities, usually some form of the demon Leviathan. Some who set the bottles adrift believe they have encased evil spirits in the bottles and these demons can’t escape. So, they are tossed in the ocean. Superstition? Yes, but also something much darker.

Some witch bottles aren’t washed ashore. They are discovered by building contractors and homeowners who find them hidden behind walls, put there by a former owner for good luck or to avoid bad luck. Some surprised landowners in the deep south also find witch bottles buried at the corners of property, put there by an unknown believer in witchcraft who wanted to keep the land safe from evil spirits. Is such thinking merely superstition, delusional sorcery, or can demons be bottled up and tossed into the briny deep never again to torment some hapless victim? No, that is magical thinking.

In Acts chapter 19 Paul cast out demons in the city of Ephesus. Verse twelve says that when Paul prayed, “evil spirits went out of them.” There were seven sons of a Jewish priest named Sceva who tried to cast out demons like Paul. They failed miserably and the demons physically attacked them. This so startled the citizens of Ephesus, seeing the real power of God operating through Paul, that the Bible says in verses 17-18, “Fear fell on them, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.” They then brought all their occult paraphernalia and cursed objects and burned them. If they had any witchcraft bottles, they probably broke them as well.

You can’t put a demon in a bottle. But you can use the name of Jesus to put demons in torment to cast them out. That’s not a superstition. That’s the miracle of exorcism, and it is done by the power in the blood of Jesus. And that came by the cross, not in a bottle.

This is the Key to Breaking Curses

Let me share with you the key to breaking curses. Almost every personal ministry session I conduct, in-person or virtual, begins with prayers to break curses. I’ll not go into the biblical basis of renouncing bloodline evil due to time constraints. The systematic theology of verbally declaring that past family evils are null, and void, is demonstrably an excellent starting point for any deliverance approach. Those involved in ministering to spiritually bond individuals know this truth empirically. They have seen it work many times to free individuals from spiritual bondage.

I personally encourage anyone who believes they are under satanic attack to get a DNA test from one of the many resources available online. Tracing your ancestry gives pertinent clues as to potential generational evil that lurks hidden in your past. Throughout the online curriculum of Bob Larson University, the matter of breaking curses is referred to in many different applications. The University department that we call the Advanced Academy of Deliverance lists 17 geographically and ethnologically distinct regions of the world and which curses operate according to these distinctives. For a moment, let us consider what biological sciences and genetics say about this. My book “Dealing with Demons” discusses the DNA findings of the science known as epigenetics. Check my book for more details.

Epigenetics refers to the study of changes in gene expression that involve modifications in gene function caused by environmental factors, lifestyle, or other external influences. According to researchers, these modifications can impact an individual’s development, health, and susceptibility to diseases. Epigenetics also explains the influence of inherited psychological traits passed on genetically. It explains how genes related to behavior and mental health are expressed in successive generations. According to the latest science, certain experiences or environmental factors encountered by parents or ancestors can cause epigenetic changes in their DNA, which are then passed down to offspring. If we “follow the science” we’ll see how this explains one of the ways that curses are transmitted by bloodlines.

Inherited epigenetic modifications may affect brain development, stress response, emotions, and other psychological traits. What interests me is the way that this research reveals how what happened in the past can transmit behavioral tendencies or predispositions across generations. This understanding of DNA science at least partially explains how an individual’s susceptibility to certain mental health conditions or behavioral traits can have roots in one’s genetics. Not all epigenetics research is conclusive, and this field of research is still developing. But the initial findings support the biblical conclusion that we are, in part, who our forebears have been.

Faith in Christ and the cleansing of His blood at the deepest part of our DNA identity can change negative outcomes, but it’s not as automatic as some Christians believe. Romans 8:9-10 states, “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” (NKJV).

This passage teaches that human heart decisions and confessional affirmations are important in salvation. It is the same with curse breaking. If you “believe with your heart” and “confess with your mouth” that Jesus is the Christ, and that His death upon the cross has atoned for sin, you will be saved. Concurrently, confessing with your mouth the cancellation of generational curses will end many bloodline evils. They will be excised from your DNA so you can walk in greater spiritual freedom. In short, here’s what to do. Repent for the evil of ungodly ancestors. Be as specific as possible about renouncing their egregious sins. Place that inherited evil under the blood of Jesus and declares that all the evil of all the ancestors is canceled. This is the key to breaking curses.