By Apostle Andre Pelser with additional notes on Cyrus and comments from apostle Aje Pelser

Reformation is a PROCESS that INVOLVES the entire Body of Christ in spiritual WAR; redesigning MENTALITIESto seek KINGDOM realities that help us enter new DIMENSIONS of God’s spiritscape where there is a PURIFICATION and MULTIPLICATION of leadership that value INNER realities versus OUTWARD impressiveness; obtaining the power to generate WEALTH to GLOBALIZE the True Church of the Firstborn registered in heaven.

Heb 9:8  The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:

Heb 9:9  Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;

Heb 9:10  Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on themuntil the time of reformation.

Heb 9:11  But Christ being come a high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

Heb 9:12  Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

Heb 9:13  For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:

Heb 9:14  How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? 

Reformation: G1357 diorthōsis

Thayer Definition:

1) in a physical sense, a making straight, restoring to its natural and normal condition something which in some way protrudes or has got out of line, as broken or misshapen limbs

2) of acts and institutions, reformation

Part of Speech: noun feminine

A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: from a compound of G1223 and a derivative of G3717, meaning to straighten thoroughly

Citing in TDNT: 5:450, 727

Principles of Reform:

1.    Enter the process of reformation:

through a revelation of present truth

call the old obsolete. Heb 8:13

(ALT)  By the saying “new,” He has made the first obsolete. Now the one becoming obsolete and growing old [is] on the verge of disappearing.

Obsolete: “disused, discarded, antiquated, of the nature of a relic.”

Oxford Dictionary.

(KJV+)  In that he saith,3004 A new2537 covenant, he hath made the first old.3822, 3588, 4413 Now1161 that which decayeth3822 and2532 waxeth old1095 is ready to vanish away.1451, 854

accept the revelation of what God is saying now in the world right now.

Rope climbing, rungs of a ladder.

2.    Restore a sense of involvement in a body:

apply to church members

business associates

families

empower the saints for the work of the ministry: Ephesians 4.

frequency

faithfulness

follow – cost of discipleship Mat 16:24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

3.    Wage a final warfare versus the spirit of religion

vision of prison: gates open, guards with rifles no bullets, prisoners in clothing, walking courtyard, fear the wardens, “shouting ‘Hey!’ the gates are open you can go free…”

rituals and traditions

people feel safe in a routine

stay fresh

snowflakes are original, you are unique

every meeting unique

4.    Redesigning your entire mentality

new wine versus old wine

when tasting wine it needs to be “aired” by swirling the glass

once in your mouth you need to add air – breath of Spirit gives life to the words of the Bible.

New wineskins required for new wine

Fasting and prayer helps your renew your wineskin

Develop a taste for reformation through an ‘overdose of teachings’

Churches can take up to 2 years to grasp the concept of reform

5.    Reality of kingdom perspectives rather than religious practices

Fight