1 Peter 4:1-2 Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
1 Peter 4:1-2 AMP SO, SINCE Christ suffered in the flesh for us, for you, arm yourselves with the same thought and purpose [patiently to suffer rather than fail to please God]. For whoever has suffered in the flesh [having the mind of Christ] is done with [intentional] sin [has stopped pleasing himself and the world, and pleases God], So that he can no longer spend the rest of his natural life living by [his] human appetites and desires, but [he lives] for what God wills.
The Conflict Between God And Satan
May 31, 1962 · Clarksville, Indiana
58God knew this great warfare was coming on, between right and wrong, and He knew what the enemy was going to do. He knowed just exactly how to equip His people. So if we notice, the very first thing that God equipped His children was…Being infinite, He knowed what it took to defeat Satan, any time, any place, anywhere, on any conditions. Now, He wouldn’t say, “I’ll give them something here, and then a few years later, I may study out something better to give them, and then after a few years later.”
59Like we, in military force, the old bow and arrow, and sledge, rock hammer, and then the next was a…After the bow and arrow, come the musket, and after the musket come the Springfield, and—and now the—the atomic weapons and things. See? We keep growing more.
60But, God, at the beginning, gave His children the atomic weapon, because He’s the infinite God. Now, seeing there was going to be a conflict, and there was going to be a battle, God equipped His children with the right kind of ammunition, right kind of an attack, the right kind of everything that they had need of, that would sweep them all the way from Eden to the Rapture. What was it? The Word. The Word. That’s what defeats Satan, is the Word. It’ll defeat him anywhere, any place. Now, why do we want to substitute something else, when we’ve already got the best thing that there is, the Word?
61And we find Jesus on earth, just to prove this was the best equipment, when Satan come in hand-to-hand combat with Jesus, He never just reached over with His Power and tied his hands. He just took the same weapon that God gave in the garden of Eden, His Word, and said, “It’s written…It’s written…” And He punched him right out of the ring, with It, that’s right, because It’s God’s best.
62And look where it is. It’s not just for one or two, in a church. It’s for every one of us. Every believer has a right to take this Word and fight the enemy anywhere you meet him. Anywhere you meet the enemy, this Word is what you have to use. And Jesus proved it when He come. So He equipped His children with the Word, for their protection against the enemy. When the all-out warfare comes, and the battles, and set in array, then there’s only one thing a real soldier can use, a real Christian soldier, that’s THUS SAITH THE LORD. Walk right out there and meet the enemy, with the assurance that nothing…“Thousand may fall at your right, and ten thousand at the left, but it won’t come nigh thee.” Just remember that God made this statement, and give This to His children, and It’s the best that’s ever been yet.
63Satan, in Eden, when he first come to these attack, to attack a person, knowing the children of God was fortified with this Word, Satan attacked the Word. See? He never attacked the being. He attacked the Word, first.
Convinced And Then Concerned
November 25, 1962 · Shreveport, Louisiana
82God, to His army, …And every nation tries to equip their army with the best. They must do it to survive. And God equipping His army, being infinite, knowed the best armor that there was. And what did He do? He give His army His Word. We’re not fortified behind denomination. We’re not fortified behind groups. We’re fortified by the Word of God. And the devil knew that, so he tried in the only…and now…The spy, the devil trying to find a way into that wall, he might’ve tried pleasure, he might’ve tried everything, but you know where he got Eve at? On reasonings.
The Spoken Word Is The Original Seed
March 18, 1962 · Jeffersonville, Indiana
358Notice what harmony! Jesus never did anything until seen of the Father, or, the Father showed Him first. Harmony between God and Christ, see, John 5:19. So will the Bride, and He shows Her His Word of Life. He shows Her, and She receives It. She never doubts It. Nothing can harm Her, not even death. For if the Seed be planted, the water will raise It up again. (Amen. Then I got a great big “Hallelujah!”) Here is the secret. The Word is in the Bride, and the mind of Christ, to know what He wants done with the Word. And She does it in His Name. She has THUS SAITH THE LORD. Then It is germitized, so the Holy Spirit waters It until It is grown and serves Its purpose.
359They do only His will. (Amen. I’ll believe that.) No one can persuade them different**. They have THUS SAITH THE LORD or they keep still.** Then they will do the works of God, for It is Himself in them continuing His Word to fulfill, as He did complete in His days. All things, when He was here, He did not complete all when He was here, for it was not time yet.
The Spoken Word Is The Original Seed
March 18, 1962 · Jeffersonville, Indiana
227So, believers, of the Word and Spirit, must be one. You get it? [Congregation says, “Amen.”—Ed.] Believers, the Word and the Spirit, are absolutely one. You don’t do your own thinking. You don’t use your own mind. Isn’t that wonderful? [“Amen.”] The mind was in Christ is in you. See? The mind is in Christ, and you’ll take the Word just like He did, ‘cause He was the Word. And the mind of Christ in you, you are the Word. You’re God’s living Word, representatives of Him, here on earth, that’s right, continuing the work. The Church should be that way. And when so, the Bible is manifested again like in the early days of the disciples. Just like the disciple, the Bible is living again, in you.
Why I’m Against Organized Religion
November 11, 1962 · Jeffersonfille, Indiana
43God had chosen Moses and God had chosen Aaron, and it was the message of the day. And no matter how good the other side looked, it was contrary to God’s thinking. And we’ve got to let God’s thinking be our thinking. “Let the mind that was in Christ be in you.” **And this Bible reveals the mind of Christ. And the whole Book of Revelation, called the Apocalypse, is the Revelation of Jesus Christ. And we can see how He condemns the thing, how He takes it to one side, and we’ll get to it after a bit. All right.
And Thy Seed Shall Possess The Gate Of His Enemy
January 21, 1962 · Pheonix, Arizona
86And it’ll still do it. The Word of God always attracts that spiritual mind, because it is the mind of Christ in you, that knows that that Word is true.
The Identified Masterpiece Of God
December 5, 1964 · Yuma, Arizona
179No matter what the world may say, they may call us “crazy, hysterical, or Beelzebubs, or heretics,” whatever they want to be. I still want to be identified with that group. I’m still there. I’m remain there. I was born there. I want to stay there. I’ll always be there, ‘cause God placed me there. I am. I left my church, to come identify myself with a bunch of holy-rollers. I’m one of them. I’m identified with them. They say, “Billy, you lost your mind.”
180Maybe I did, but I found the mind of Christ. I found His Word, found His Presence, found that He’s the same yesterday, today, and forever!… care what anybody else thinks about it. This is me. I’m the one that has to make my identification. I’m identified with Him, by God’s Word. He said, “These signs shall follow them that believe.” I’m glad I’m identified in that. Yes, sir.
The Seventh Seal
March 24, 1963 · Jeffersonville, Indiana
35May I just pass this to you. When the Supernatural comes in, that’s the mind of Christ. You become so far away from your own thinking, till, in your own mind, I…This, you…I don’t…Don’t let me try to explain that, because I can’t. See? I couldn’t do it. There is nobody could do it.