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    Spiritual Intelligence and Spiritual Common Sense
    Spiritual Intelligence and Spiritual Common Sense
    Spiritual Intelligence and Spiritual Common Sense
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    Spiritual Intelligence and Spiritual Common Sense

    By Tom McGrath

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    Have you ever thought about how long it took Satan to influence the first Adam, to turn on God in rebellion, and to deceive Eve in the paradise of God? The age of innocence was lost in an instant after the taking of the forbidden fruit which was to make one as God and to make one wise knowing the difference between good and evil. On that day, mankinds intellect fell from its spiritual understanding and eternal potential and has been falling ever since, even as worldly wisdom without the knowledge of the Holy Ones has increased.

    The intellect that was made to be illumined by the Spirit, now in its present fallen state, produces chaos, confusion, and every evil known to man. Gods covering, lost in the garden, can only be restored through genuine repentance and faith in the finished work of Calvary: the sacrifice of the Blood of the Lamb, slain before the foundations of the earth were laid.

    Spiritual Intelligence and Spiritual Common Sense is based in the unadulterated Word. Evidence of man's delusion of superior intellect without the knowledge of the Holy is the deepest deception.

    God is not just a god of love, but of justice and righteousness with mercy, because of Christ. He is the God who judges sin, which is moral corruption in any manifested form and under any pretense of the defiant self-will.

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    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateDec 20, 2013
    ISBN9781490818382
    Spiritual Intelligence and Spiritual Common Sense
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    Tom McGrath

    Tom McGrath was born in Cork City and brought up in Waterford. He is a retired solicitor, and he continues to practise as a notary public. Tom is married with two adult children and four grandchildren. Unspoken, which was written following years of painstaking detective work and research, is his first book.

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      Copyright © 2013 Eve.

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      Contents

      The Fallen Intellect

      The Baptism and Gifts of the Holy Spirit

      The Knowledge of the Holy Ones

      God’s Cloud of Witnesses

      The Spiritual Weapons of Our Warfare

      God’s Spiritual War Room

      The Covering of the Word

      Deliver Us from the Evil One

      Putting Away Idols 2¹st Century Style

      The New Covenant in My Blood

      The Church Triumphant

      Dedication

      To the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit

      The Church Triumphant throughout all generations

      and to my dearest husband and companion

      Robinson Delgado

      Definitions of terms used in this book

      Church Triumphant: The Spiritual Church within the churches, dedicated and consecrated to Jesus Christ and the coming of His Kingdom on Earth as it is in Heaven.

      Deception: A wrong thought admitted to the mind by evil spirits and/or demons brought about by ignorance of spiritual laws and/or willful sin or disobedience to the daily personal Light given by the Word.

      Man, Men, Mankind: Use of these words denotes both male and female.

      Possession: Any hold which evil spirits or demons have in or upon a person in any degree such as deception, spiritual passivity, ignorance of spiritual laws and/or willful sin.

      Spiritual Intelligence: The daily life lived in the power of the Holy Spirit with the intellect illumined by the Word. (I Corn. 2:14; 2 Peter 1-9; Romans 12:1).

      Spiritual Common Sense: Spiritual laws and principles applied to our everyday lives in addition to an ever growing, intimate relationship and commitment to Jesus Christ until the end of our earthly lives. (Phil. 3:3-21; Ruth 4:1-17).

      Introduction

      Spiritual Intelligence and spiritual common sense is based in the knowledge of the unadulterated Word of the Living God and an intimate relationship with Our Blessed Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Evidence of man’s delusion of superior intellect without the Knowledge of the Holy Ones is illusion and the deepest deception perpetrated by the enemy of our souls, Satan.

      The intellect that was made to be illumined by the Spirit, now in its present fallen state, produces chaos, confusion and every evil known to man. God’s covering, lost in the Garden can only be restored through genuine repentance and faith in the finished work of Calvary; the sacrifice of the Blood of the Lamb slain before the foundations of the earth were laid.

      When Adam rebelled against God he lost his eternal inheritance both on earth and in the eternity of eternities. In Lev. 25: 23-24 it states that a kinsman may redeem a lost possession, which in this case was not only the earth but the entire human race. To become a kinsman redeemer, God Himself had to be born into the human race in the person of Jesus Christ, born of a Virgin by the Spirit of the Living God. Jesus paid the redemptive price for all of us. Without the shedding of Blood there is no remission for sin. He is coming soon to claim that which He purchased. (Phil 3:3-21; Ruth 4: 1-17).

      It is my belief that we must all re-acquaint ourselves with Our Holy God, repent and turn back to Him with all our hearts, minds and souls and begin the process of using our spiritual intelligence and common sense to raise up the Body of Christ to maturity and to the full stature of Jesus Christ, Our Lord so that the Army of God can arise again.

      My deepest concern is that the Church has become conformed to the current world order. Spiritual Adultery is rampant on the earth. We need to cultivate and grow in spiritual intelligence and common sense and find our way back to the Ancient Paths of Holiness and Spiritual Sobriety.

      The knowledge and use of our spiritual gifts, corporate ministry gifts and the deliverance ministry must be restored to the Body so that the Church can be prepared for the coming King of All Kings!

      Preface

      Sound the trumpet in Zion!

      Prepare ye the Way of the Lord!

      The just live by faith, and in faithfulness to the Eternal Word made flesh, not by sight, feelings, visible outcome of victory or defeat, so called, or even signs or wonders. Faith is the evidence of things not seen in the natural realm, but evident in the spirit realm, where the real battle rages for the eternal souls of men.

      God is not just a God of Love but of Justice and Righteousness, with Mercy, because of Christ. He is the God who judges sin, which is moral corruption in any manifested form and under any pretense of the defiant self-will.

      By way of introduction I should answer the question Who am I and why did I write this book. I am someone just like you. I am a disciple (learner) and saint (believer) on the Lord Jesus Christ. I am a prophetess, a poet, a priestess, one of noble spiritual birth, as we all are, who call upon His name in Spirit and Truth; a coheir to the Kingdom of His Holiness, His Righteousness. I have written this book out of love for my Redeemer, for the love of the brethren and to fulfill my obligation and prophetic calling to the One who has brought me out of the darkness into His marvelous Light. It is a small token of gratitude to my King. It has been, for me, a journey of growth and learning, down the road of humility and self-examination. May all your people find their way Home, O Lord.

      I have written this book for Him.

      To the Greatest Gift the world has ever known

      To the Lamb of God who sits upon the Throne

      The Priceless Present to a fallen human race

      Jesus, the path blazer back home to the arms of the Father

      a Way down a narrow road that leads to the pearly gates

      paved with the precious blood of the King of Kings

      and His faithful saints

      To The Greatest Gift

      To the Priceless Prince of Life

      To the One who deserves my allegiance

      the sacrifice of my life

      To my Dearest and Most Faithful Friend

      He who would not break a bruised reed

      and whose gentleness has made me great!

      Come quickly My Everlasting King of All kings!

      My Eternal Knight in Shining Armor!

      Chapter 1

      The Fallen Intellect

      Genesis 1:26 God said, Let Us [Father, Son, and Holy Spirit] make mankind in Our image, after Our likeness. …

      Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtle and crafty than any living creature of the field which the Lord God had made. And Satan said to the woman. Can it really be that God has said, you shall not eat from every tree of the garden?

      Have you ever thought about how long it took Satan to influence the first Adam, to turn on God in rebellion and to deceive Eve in the paradise of God? The age of innocence was lost in an instant, after the taking of the forbidden fruit which was to make one as God, and to make one wise, knowing the difference between good and evil. On that day mankind’s intellect fell from its spiritual understanding and eternal potential and has been falling ever since, even as worldly wisdom, without the Knowledge of the Holy Ones, has increased.

      The earth and all her inhabitants, along with God’s creatures lament under the burden of sin brought into the world by mankind giving head to the Tempter’s voice, who came as an Angel of Light into the perfect garden, where God walked and talked with His creation. (Romans 8:22-23).

      Genesis 3:22 And the Lord God said, Behold, the man has become like one of Us [the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit], to know [how to distinguish

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