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entire communities of people who were tainted by, or contaminated with, sin lest other souls might become snared.
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
Prov. 22:24–25
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.
1 Pet. 5:8
Secrecy Builds Soul-Ties
The Devil, like the spider, seeks to trap his victims in a snare of sin so that he might the more easily devour them. One of the most insidious ways of creating bondage is to establish a bond of secrecy. “Don’t tell anyone what I’m going to tell you.” You and that person are thus bound in an unholy bond of gossip and darkness, and you share in the guilt, which is why Jesus warns in the Scripture:
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
Matt. 5:37
And,
Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light...
Luke 12:3
The prescription in the fifth chapter of James requires open confession before trusted elders. If you ask me not to reveal that you have killed someone, and I continue to keep your secret, I am allying myself with you, not only legally as an accomplice, but I am also spiritually sharing your guilt.
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness , but rather reprove them. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
Eph. 5:11–12
Others commit sins that require a partner or a collaborator, and thus involve the maintenance of secrecy. This creates the additional fear of exposure. Drugs often entrap both the user and those who enable them in secrecy. So too with abuse, where the victim is often unable to get the help they need, or is afraid to try.
Soul-Ties Form in Closed
or Secret Organizations
Anything secret is a work perpetuated in darkness and should be renounced. A classic example would be membership in any type of a secret society, no matter how innocuous or innocent such involvement may seem. One needs to consider breaking ties with such organizations as the Boy Scouts which have secret oaths and forms of Indian witchcraft in the upper levels. Similar organizations are Indian Guides, all college fraternities or sororities with secret initiatory rites, and all such organizations as Masonry, DeMolay, PEO, Eastern Star, Rosicrucian Order, Knights of Columbus, or any other fraternal or secret societies, regardless of the respect such organizations might enjoy in a particular community.
A test for an inappropriate soul-tie to an organization and/or its members is whether you are required to keep a secret oath, and are unwilling, or unable, to reveal the terms of the oath to a brother or sister in Christ, or even to a minister.
The refusal to uncover the secret and expose it to the light of day, and to break with it, is a tacit decision to remain in bondage to the organization or person whose secrecy is being maintained .
Soul-Ties can also be Formed
with Open Organizations
One must also break soul-ties with churches, companies or any organizations which keep one from going on with God. One is often encouraged to “put your heart and soul into an activity.” Be wary of sentimental ties to anything. In reality, soul-ties form between the people within these organizations, and their demands upon your time often infringe upon your commitment to God.
Legalism and tradition can quickly quench the Spirit. Even though we may feel that our presence in an organization will have a positive effect for Jesus, we must be free to withdraw if we sense spiritual dryness or heaviness settling upon our hearts. Just as the Tabernacle in the wilderness was portable and was moved when and where the Presence went, so must a believer remain sufficiently independent from others in a church to participate in other fellowships, if God leads him to do
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
Prov. 22:24–25
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.
1 Pet. 5:8
Secrecy Builds Soul-Ties
The Devil, like the spider, seeks to trap his victims in a snare of sin so that he might the more easily devour them. One of the most insidious ways of creating bondage is to establish a bond of secrecy. “Don’t tell anyone what I’m going to tell you.” You and that person are thus bound in an unholy bond of gossip and darkness, and you share in the guilt, which is why Jesus warns in the Scripture:
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
Matt. 5:37
And,
Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light...
Luke 12:3
The prescription in the fifth chapter of James requires open confession before trusted elders. If you ask me not to reveal that you have killed someone, and I continue to keep your secret, I am allying myself with you, not only legally as an accomplice, but I am also spiritually sharing your guilt.
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness , but rather reprove them. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
Eph. 5:11–12
Others commit sins that require a partner or a collaborator, and thus involve the maintenance of secrecy. This creates the additional fear of exposure. Drugs often entrap both the user and those who enable them in secrecy. So too with abuse, where the victim is often unable to get the help they need, or is afraid to try.
Soul-Ties Form in Closed
or Secret Organizations
Anything secret is a work perpetuated in darkness and should be renounced. A classic example would be membership in any type of a secret society, no matter how innocuous or innocent such involvement may seem. One needs to consider breaking ties with such organizations as the Boy Scouts which have secret oaths and forms of Indian witchcraft in the upper levels. Similar organizations are Indian Guides, all college fraternities or sororities with secret initiatory rites, and all such organizations as Masonry, DeMolay, PEO, Eastern Star, Rosicrucian Order, Knights of Columbus, or any other fraternal or secret societies, regardless of the respect such organizations might enjoy in a particular community.
A test for an inappropriate soul-tie to an organization and/or its members is whether you are required to keep a secret oath, and are unwilling, or unable, to reveal the terms of the oath to a brother or sister in Christ, or even to a minister.
The refusal to uncover the secret and expose it to the light of day, and to break with it, is a tacit decision to remain in bondage to the organization or person whose secrecy is being maintained .
Soul-Ties can also be Formed
with Open Organizations
One must also break soul-ties with churches, companies or any organizations which keep one from going on with God. One is often encouraged to “put your heart and soul into an activity.” Be wary of sentimental ties to anything. In reality, soul-ties form between the people within these organizations, and their demands upon your time often infringe upon your commitment to God.
Legalism and tradition can quickly quench the Spirit. Even though we may feel that our presence in an organization will have a positive effect for Jesus, we must be free to withdraw if we sense spiritual dryness or heaviness settling upon our hearts. Just as the Tabernacle in the wilderness was portable and was moved when and where the Presence went, so must a believer remain sufficiently independent from others in a church to participate in other fellowships, if God leads him to do
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