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June 1, 2026 · 2:39 pm

The Father’s Will: None Lost, All Raised

 What, exactly, is the Father’s will for His people?

Christ Himself answered it—not with riddles, but with a promise so staggering that it redefines the entire purpose of our existence. According to Christ’s own words, the Father’s will is this: All whom He has given to the Son shall believe; they shall not be lost, and shall be raised up at the last day. Our resurrection is not a possibility—it is the guaranteed outcome of the Father’s eternal desire, which is His will.

Christ declared that His flesh—His real, physical body—would be offered as the one sacrifice that takes away the sin of the world. To believe this is to “eat the true bread from heaven” (John 6:32). He said plainly, “I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If any man eat this bread, he shall live forever. And the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world” (John 6:51).

But Christ did not stop at explaining the sacrifice. He revealed the very heartbeat of the Father: “For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of Him that sent me” (John 6:38). And then He defined that will with precision: “This is the Father’s will… that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day” (v. 39).

Two truths stand out. First, the Father gives certain people to the Son. These are not random souls drifting toward belief. They are the elect—those foreknown, chosen, and destined to behold the mystery—that Yahweh Himself dwelt in the Son and offered that body on Calvary. Second, the Father’s will cannot fail. Christ will “lose nothing.” Every son and daughter given to Him will be raised incorruptible (1 Corinthians 15:52).

For two thousand years, these chosen ones have carried the testimony of Christ. And in the final generation, Scripture hints at a company who will walk in unprecedented power—those who will “do greater works” (John 14:12). Revelation speaks of 144,000 sealed servants who follow the Lamb and proclaim His Kingdom with authority. Their works will not surpass Christ in essence, but in scope—because He will be working through a multiplied body.

Christ repeated the Father’s will again for emphasis: “Everyone which sees the Son, and believes on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day” (John 6:40). To “see” the Son is to perceive Him as Scripture reveals Him—Yahweh manifested in flesh, the fullness of the Godhead dwelling bodily (Colossians 2:9).

Our part is simple, yet profound: believe. Believe that Yahweh came in human form. Believe that His name—Yahshua, “Yahweh is salvation”—contains the promise of eternal life. Believe that His sacrifice is sufficient. When we believe, He performs the Father’s will through us.

Christ said, “My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work” (John 4:34). That work is the gathering, preserving, and resurrecting of every soul the Father has given Him. He will finish it. He will lose none. He will raise them up.

And we—His body—are called to eat that same heavenly purpose. To align with His mission. To walk as vessels through whom He completes the Father’s will in the earth. The Father’s will is not vague, hidden, or uncertain. It is resurrection. It is transformation. It is the raising up of a people conformed to the image of His Son (Romans 8:29). And Christ Himself guarantees the outcome: “I should lose nothing.”     Kenneth Wayne Hancock

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May 29, 2026 · 10:31 am

When Family and Friends Become the Furnace of Love

Nothing tests the reality of our conversion like the people who know us best. Their resistance becomes the very fire God uses to forge His love in us.

When our friends and family reject our newfound faith, we must not grow frustrated. Christ commands us to forgive, bless, and love them — and in doing so, His Spirit grows within us.

Christ said, “A man’s foes shall be they of his own household” (Matthew 10:36). It is often our families and closest friends who resist us the most when we begin to share the gospel. Their pushback can feel like a deep wound, especially when our hearts burn with new faith and we long for fellowship with them.

The Birth of Agape Love

But we must understand something vital: our Creator includes this resistance as part of His plan for our spiritual growth. Through these painful moments, He is cultivating agapē love in us. This is how we add love to our faith.

By faith we seek God, and by faith we receive into our spirit the love that flows from His divine nature. Agapē is described in 1 Corinthians 13 — patience, kindness, humility, endurance. These qualities are not learned in comfort. They are formed in us through suffering, especially through rejection.

Our loved ones “rub” against us. Through their unbelief they withstand us, just as Cain withstood Abel, Esau resisted Jacob, and the Pharisees opposed Christ. David faced pagan nations, but he also endured Saul and Absalom and his wives — enemies from within his own house. Without this friction, there would be little spiritual growth. Our spiritual muscles grow when we forgive.

Christ taught that our enemies would arise from our own home. Yet He also commanded us not to reject them, not to curse them, but to bless them, pray for them, and love them. They are not obstacles to our maturity — they are instruments of it.

Did not Christ say, “Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you” (Matthew 5:44)? And why? “That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven” (v. 45). When we respond with divine love, we grow into His likeness. When we bless instead of retaliating, we mature. When we forgive instead of resent, we bear fruit. This is walking in the Spirit.

Christ gave us a new commandment: love your enemies. When someone puts us down, the old spirit of vindictiveness tries to rise. But this is the moment to exercise the divine nature within us. He has given us power to resist the old reactions that ruled us before our conversion. This is the first step in the journey of spiritual growth — knowing, doing, and being — the path toward 30‑fold, 60‑fold, and 100‑fold fruit‑bearing. This is what Christ was teaching in the parable of the Sower in Matthew 13:1-23. And it begins right where it hurts the most: forgiving those closest to us.     Kenneth Wayne Hancock

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May 9, 2026 · 6:00 am

Woe to the Shepherds: Returning to Yahweh’s True Gospel

Scripture calls Israel’s religious leaders “the shepherds of Israel.” Yet through the centuries these shepherds—rabbis, priests, pastors, ministers, prophets, and teachers—have failed to feed Yahweh’s flock with truth. They have concealed His identity, hidden His true name, and clouded His purpose of reproducing Himself in His elect.

Another Gospel

They replaced the true message with “another gospel,” another name, and a distorted vision that contradicts the prophets and apostles. These false shepherds enrich themselves by exploiting Yahweh’s people, promoting systems built on error and myth rather than the Creator’s truth.

Because of this, Yahweh spoke through Ezekiel: “Woe to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks?” (34:2). They benefit from the flock but do not heal, gather, or nourish them (vv. 3–4). Ezekiel’s message spans centuries and reaches directly into our time.

Today the Spirit repeats the warning: “I am against the shepherds; I will require my flock at their hand.” He will stop false pastors from feeding on His people and will rescue His flock from their mouths (vv. 7–10). It is a fearful thing to have the Creator oppose one’s ministry.

We have been taught by these false shepherds doctrines like the rapture, the prosperity gospel, and the veneration of pagan holidays, to name only a few. We ministers must reexamine the doctrines we teach. If we do not have it right, then God has already pronounced a “woe” upon us. If we are teaching others about God, then we had better have it right.

But how many of us have taken the time to prove the teachings handed down to us? It is too easy to say, “Well, Brother Jones told me this, so it must be right.” Yet we are commanded to “examine yourselves, whether you be in the faith.” The true faith—His faith—not merely our faith in Him. It is His faith now come down into us! It is His belief in Himself-in-us, not little old us mustering up a smidgen of belief in Him.

The True Faith and the False Faith

There you are—faith—with all of its false conceptions.

Take the cross. Christ is not our substitute; He is our example. He died; therefore we die with Him: “Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with Christ” (Romans 6:6). He was buried; we were buried with Him. He was raised from the dead; and now—HalleluYah!—we are raised with Him by believing in His (and our) resurrection.

(HalleluYah means “Praise Yah” in Hebrew. You’ve been using His true name all these years without realizing it!)

Now we are raised from the dead, never to serve sin again. “For he that is dead is freed from sin” (Romans 6:7). And “through faith in the operation of God, who has raised Him from the dead,” we now walk in newness of life (Colossians 2:12).

This is the entry-level message the sheep need. We must teach this. This is the truth of the cross—but do we preach it? Do we teach it? Hardly. Not like this. It is too blunt, too straight.

“Hey flock. Got a message from God this morning. He says we all need to get on the cross with Christ, let our old sinful nature die, and receive His new spiritual heart so we can be freed from sin and sinning.”

What would they say to that? Would I lose my job? I’ve got bills to pay. You start preaching, “Deny yourself! Die on the cross!”—no way. That won’t fly. People want, want, want. They want prosperity. They like the broad, wide-open way. Romans 6 is too straight and narrow.

You see what I mean? Who will cease to be one of the shepherds upon whom God has pronounced a woe? Who will repent, prove all things, turn to Him and His Spirit of truth, and become one of His people through whom He gathers and heals His sheep? Who will become a shepherd in His elect company? Who will become His sons and daughters walking in all His ways?

“But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name” (John 1:12). Believing on His name equals receiving Christ. But how can you believe something you do not understand? John was referring to the Savior’s Hebrew name, Yahshua, which means “Yah is Savior.” If you believe the message contained in His name, then you have received Him—and God will give you power to become His actual offspring.

Conclusion

The book of Jude warns that “certain men crept in unawares,” and their influence continues in our generation. But Yahweh is raising up a remnant—men and women who will cast off inherited lies, embrace the true faith of Christ within, and boldly proclaim His name and His purpose.

The question is not whether deception exists; Scripture already settled that. The question is whether we will stand with the Shepherd who gathers, heals, and restores His flock. The time has come for true shepherds to rise, to feed His people with truth, and to walk in the power of the sons and daughters of God. May we be found among them.    Kenneth Wayne Hancock [All this and much more is in my book Yah Is Savior available free here: Ordering My Free Books in Paperback | Immortality Road Be sure and share, like, and subscribe]

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April 23, 2026 · 8:48 am

Dying With Christ, Living Through Him: The Miracle of the New Nature

It is not enough to believe that Christ died, was buried, and rose again. Scripture calls us to believe something far more personal: that our old Adamic nature died with Him, was buried with Him, and that by believing in His resurrection, we too are “raised to walk in newness of life” (Romans 6:4). This is His requirement for true discipleship.

It is not difficult to believe that Christ existed or that He endured what Scripture records. “Even the devils believe…and tremble” (James 2:19). But Christ calls His followers to go all in—to lay everything on the line, to put real skin in the game. That means surrendering our old lives, ambitions, addictions, habits, and identities. He tells us to “count the cost” and see whether we are willing to undergo the spiritual growth process necessary to become like Him. Not merely improved versions of ourselves, but like Him.

We must first understand that when Christ expired on the cross, your sin nature and mine died with Him. That was us dying there. He took our sins upon Himself and, through death, eradicated them. All the sins of humanity—and the old nature that produced them—died when He died (Romans 6:1–15). This is precious knowledge, rarely heard in pulpits today.

Christ was buried, and with Him was buried every sin ever committed. Your sins, my sins, and the old nature that generated them were laid in that tomb.

And then Christ rose from the dead. But it was not only He who rose—we rose with Him. In His mercy, He provided a way for us to receive a new life before our physical bodies return to dust. He rose; we rise—by believing His word. He said it. He wrote it. Our task is to believe it.

So the issue is not merely believing that Christ rose. It is believing that we rose with Him. All we possess are His words, written nearly two millennia ago, promising this new life. Believing those words requires faith—trusting what we cannot yet see.

The Seed Germinates

When we truly believe in our own death, burial, and resurrection with Christ, the light of truth ignites within us. It is like a seed planted in the soil. The warmth of the sun and the moisture of the earth work together, and then a miracle occurs.

The seed ceases to exist in its former state. Its outer shell decays, returning to dust, while its hidden life breaks forth toward the light. So it is with God’s offspring. We are reborn like those garden seeds—by miracle.

The original spiritual Seed is the Word of God. Christ is the Author and Finisher of our faith. An author writes the script, and this Author wrote the play of Life by coming in flesh, giving Himself as a ransom, and embodying the Word on earth. That Word became the Seed. When we believe that Word—about Him and about our union with Him—we become “new creatures in Christ.” We become part of the divine drama. He is in us, enacting His love, which is the heart of the Script.

“Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain” (John 12:24). Christ was that wheat seed. Had He not died, He would have remained alone. But by dying, He produced many grains—many sons and daughters in His likeness.

If a person refuses to die with Christ, he faces the lonely tomb of death. But if we choose His way, our old sinful heart dies, and we are freed from its tyranny. Once slaves to sin, we are now liberated.

Like that garden seed, through belief in the Word of promise, we rise with the Creator’s life surging through our new being.

Sprouted Wheat Becomes Grain

We, like freshly sprouted wheat, become potential grain the Master mills into flour for the spiritual “bread of life.” But we must grow to maturity—“first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head” (Mark 4:28).

We are His seed, His children, destined to grow into His likeness and to be used in His purpose. If we are not growing, something is wrong.

To mature, we must “purge out the old leaven”—the false teachings handed down by well‑meaning people. We must “dig deep,” study His word diligently, and endure the opposition that will come, often from those closest to us.

This is the path of the Seed. This is the way of growth. This is how Christ reproduces Himself in His people.

—Kenneth Wayne Hancock

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April 15, 2026 · 10:30 pm

The Parables and the Hidden Architecture of the Coming City

When Jesus says His parables conceal rather than simplify, He is doing something profoundly consistent with His promise of New Jerusalem: He is revealing the mysteries of the Kingdom only to those who have ears to hear — the very ones who will inherit the God‑built city Abraham longed for.

When Christ began teaching in parables, He was not offering simple illustrations to make spiritual truths more accessible. He said the opposite. His disciples asked, “Why speakest Thou unto them in parables?” He answered, “Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given” (Matt. 13:10–11). The parables were not meant to clarify but to separate — to reveal the Kingdom to the faithful while concealing it from the indifferent. They functioned as spiritual filters, sifting those who merely heard from those who truly sought.

This dynamic is essential to understanding how the parables relate to Christ’s promise of New Jerusalem. The parables unveil the inner workings of the Kingdom, the very Kingdom that will culminate in the descent of the God‑built city. Christ was not simply describing moral lessons; He was revealing the hidden architecture of the world to come.

The parable of the mustard seed shows a Kingdom that begins invisibly but grows into a vast, sheltering reality. The parable of the treasure hidden in a field speaks of a Kingdom so valuable that everything else is counted loss. These are not abstract spiritual ideas; they are descriptions of the process by which God prepares a people for the city He has prepared for them.

Psalm 48 sings of that city: “Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of His holiness.” The psalmist describes a city marked by divine stability, joy, and holiness — a city whose glory causes kings to tremble and whose beauty is to be “considered” and “told to the generation following.” This is not the fragile Jerusalem of history but the eternal Zion, the Kingdom‑mountain Daniel saw filling the whole earth. It is the same city Abraham sought, the same city Hebrews declares God has prepared, and the same city John sees descending from heaven.

Our Savior’s parables are the blueprints of that city. They reveal how the Kingdom grows, how it gathers, how it judges, and how it separates. The parable of the dragnet shows the final sorting of the righteous and the wicked — the very separation that precedes the unveiling of New Jerusalem. The parable of the wheat and tares describes the coexistence of good and evil until the harvest, when the righteous “shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father” — language that anticipates the radiant glory of the Lamb’s wife, the holy city.

In this way, the parables are not detached teachings but prophetic disclosures of how Christ will fulfill His promise. They describe the Kingdom’s hidden growth now and its visible manifestation when the city of God descends. The mysteries He revealed to His disciples are the same mysteries consummated in Revelation: a Kingdom prepared, a people purified, and a city built by God, descending in glory to fill the earth with His presence.

Thus, the parables, Psalm 48, the patriarchal promises, and the vision of New Jerusalem all converge into a single narrative. Christ’s parables unveil the Kingdom’s inner life; Psalm 48 celebrates its eternal city; Abraham longed for its foundations; and Revelation shows its final descent. The God‑built city is the culmination of everything Christ taught — the full flowering of the Kingdom He hid in parables and revealed to those who follow Him. For the Son of God said this about the parables: “I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world” (Matthew 13:35). They are the secrets and mysteries of the Kingdom of God. And the Kingdom is the very thing that we should seek first.

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April 4, 2026 · 9:48 am

How Christ Abides in Us—Getting to His Sustained Presence

This knowledge is extremely important—if you want to walk with Him.

Seekers of God must believe He wants them to grow. Without that faith, they remain spiritually immature, blown about like leaves in the wind. Christ has given clear commands for growth: “Abide in Me” and “Add to your faith” the seven attributes of His divine nature (II Peter 1).

These commands—and the seven additions—are explored in my books The Eleventh Commandment and The Additions to the Faith. These attributes are attainable; if Peter, Paul, and John grew into them, so can we. [Get your free copy here: Ordering My Free Books in Paperback | Immortality Road]

Some may think, “Here he goes again about becoming like Christ.” But Scripture says teachers exist to mature the saints until we reach “the fullness of Christ” (Eph. 4:11–13). Growth into His fullness is our calling.

This abiding is the indwelling of His heart and Spirit. “Christ in you, the hope of glory” becomes reality as we learn and practice the seventh addition—agape love.

Recognizing a command is one thing; learning how to obey it is another. We abide in Christ by believing His words about His presence through the Spirit of truth. He is the vine; we are the branches. Remaining in Him produces “much fruit.”

This aligns with the seven additions. When they are added, we are never barren but full of fruit—“much fruit.” Abiding and adding work together to make our calling and election sure.

Abiding is the sustained presence of the Spirit within us, made possible by these seven qualities, culminating in divine love.

But how do we abide? How do we add? What is the actual way forward?

Christlike Prayer

We abide in Christ through prayer—but not self-centered prayer. True prayer aligns with Christ’s own prayers and with God’s interests. Worship must be “in spirit and in truth” (John 4:24).

Our words to God should reflect what matters to Him. Christ taught this in the model prayer. Prayer shaped by His priorities gains His ear.

Dale Carnegie once wrote, “Talk in terms of the other person’s interests.” If this works with people, how much more with God? Self-focused prayers—“Bless me, help me get this job”—miss the mark. But if we speak with Him about His plan, His purpose, His Kingdom, He will listen.

Christ said the Father gives the Holy Spirit to those who ask. We ask—not command. When we pray according to His will and His plan, He abides in us.

God’s interests are revealed in the words of Christ, the prophets, and the apostles. He thinks about His Kingdom and His righteousness. Why not talk to Him about these things? Few do.

Thinking His thoughts is abiding in Him. Continuing in His teachings shapes our minds into His mind. Paul urges us, “Let this mind be in you.”

We gain His thoughts through knowledge taught by His servants, and we sustain His thoughts through prayer and study of His purpose.

Prayer becomes the rudder that keeps our minds on course toward the New Jerusalem and toward God Himself.

Abiding in Him

Love for Christ grows from gratitude for deliverance. “We love Him because He first loved us.” Because we love Him, we keep His words. Then He and the Father “make their abode” with us (John 14:23).

There is a progression: gratitude → love → obedience → abiding presence. He fulfills His promise: “I will never leave you.”

One of His commands is “pray.” Scripture emphasizes prayer repeatedly. It is essential. Praying according to His plan keeps us abiding in Him and bearing much fruit—fulfilling God’s purpose of reproducing His nature in us.

Christ promised that if we abide in Him and His words abide in us, our prayers will be answered (John 15:7). Abiding produces the fruit of the Spirit—love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance.

Spiritual Growth

Abiding in Him ensures spiritual growth. Look at Peter and Paul before and after the resurrection. If they grew into spiritual powerhouses, so can we. Their teachings—and Christ’s—center on abiding.

Conclusion

Abiding in Christ is not a mystical feeling but a deliberate walk of agreement with His mind, His words, and His purposes. As we pray according to His interests—His Kingdom, His righteousness, His plan for the nations—we open our hearts to the very thoughts of God. In that communion, His Spirit settles in us, shaping our desires and empowering our obedience. This is how Christ abides in us: through a steady exchange of His thoughts for ours, His will for ours, His love poured into our hearts. When we pray His way and think His thoughts, the vine’s life flows into the branches. Fruit appears. Growth becomes inevitable. And the Father’s purpose—to reproduce His own nature in His children—moves steadily toward fulfillment.

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February 13, 2026 · 2:01 pm

100‑Fold Fruit‑Bearing Spiritual Growth (Conversations with the Seer)

“Formerly in Israel, if a man went to inquire of God, he would say, ‘Come, let us go to the Seer,’ because the prophet of today used to be called a Seer” (1 Samuel 9:9).

It seemed like every time we met for Bible study—7:00 a.m., every day—the conversation would eventually circle back to those who would become that cadre, predestinated to be the manifested sons. The Seer spoke of them often, his voice rising like wind through the pines, full of faith and certainty. (Romans 8:18–19)

“I tell you,” he said one morning, “it is a worthy goal in this life to aspire to the high calling of God in Christ. But it is a paradox, for although we must study and pray to ‘make our calling and election sure,’ God chooses whomsoever He wills for this honor. No man ‘takes this honor unto himself.’ It is only by His grace that we can run the race.” (2 Peter 1:10; Hebrews 5:4; 1 Corinthians 15:10)

“I see what you mean,” I said.

“So,” the Seer continued, “knowing about the manifested sons coming on the scene in these latter days—and believing it—is just one of the puzzle pieces we need in order to see the whole picture. Christ, in chapters 14 through 17, elucidates several more and lines them out as a kind of stepping‑stone path to glorification with Him.”

“What’s the next puzzle piece?” I asked eagerly.

“Once a person learns and believes that there is spiritual growth in God’s plan for their life—growth like Peter, James, John, Paul, and yes, like the Savior Himself—then they are ready to actually walk the walk toward perfection, toward complete spiritual maturity. As Paul exhorts us, ‘Let us go on unto perfection.’” (Hebrews 6:1)

“Perfection?” I asked.

“Yes,” he said. “Have you not read where Christ commands us, ‘Be ye perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect’? If someone has enough faith to get this far, then they may begin to receive the next great teaching, found in John 14 through 17.” (Matthew 5:48).

“What is it?” I asked.

“It is to believe in the oneness of God. In order to be one of His elect manifested sons—to be just like Christ—one must get the correct concept of the Godhead. And here in John 14, Christ sets the record straight.”

The Seer leaned forward. “Christ flat‑out commands all manifested sons to believe: ‘Believe Me… believe that the Father is in Me.’” (John 14:10)

“Is that it? Just believe Him?” I asked.

“Yes,” the Seer said. “It is really very simple, and yet man’s innate unbelief hardens his heart so much that the seed‑word about God’s essence cannot get in. In John 14:1 He says, ‘Believe in Me.’ Then, in verse 6, He says, ‘I am the way to the Father; the truth about where God is and what His plans are; and the life, for very eternal life dwells inside of Christ.’ (John 14:1; John 14:6)

“Then Christ says, speaking of where the Father is, ‘He that has seen Me has seen the Father… Believe Me that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me.’” (John 14:9–11).

“Precisely,” the Seer replied. “Paul said that the fullness of the Godhead dwelt bodily in Christ. God is a Spirit. The Father is an invisible Spirit whose expressed image is His Son—Christ.” (Colossians 2:9; John 4:24; Hebrews 1:3).

I sat quietly for a moment, letting the Seer’s words settle. The morning light filtered through the trees, and his voice seemed to blend with the wind itself.

“So,” I finally said, “if the Father is the invisible Spirit inside the Son, then what does that mean for us? For ordinary believers?”

The Seer smiled. “Ahh, that is the next great mystery. Christ did not come merely to reveal who He is, but to reveal who we are meant to become. Listen carefully: the same Spirit that dwelt in Christ is the Spirit He promised to place inside of us. ‘I will not leave you comfortless; I will come to you.’” (John 14:18)

“You mean… Christ Himself comes to live inside us?”

“Exactly,” he said. “Paul called it ‘Christ in you, the hope of glory.’ And John said, ‘Of His fullness have all we received.’ The very life of the Father that filled Christ is the life Christ pours into His sons and daughters.” (Colossians 1:27; John 1:16)

I leaned forward. “But how does that actually happen?”

“Through yielding,” the Seer replied. “Through surrender. Through letting the old self die so the new life can rise. Christ said, ‘Abide in Me, and I in you.’ That is not poetry—it is spiritual reality. As we abide, the divine nature begins to grow in us, little by little, like a seed becoming a tree.” (John 15:4; 2 Peter 1:4)

“So spiritual growth is not striving,” I said slowly. “It’s receiving.”

“Receiving and responding,” he corrected gently. “For the Spirit will lead you, but you must walk. The Spirit will teach you, but you must obey. And as you do, something marvelous happens: the Father who was in Christ begins to express Himself through you. That is how manifested sons are formed—not by human effort, but by divine indwelling.” (Romans 8:14; Galatians 2:20)

I sat back, overwhelmed. “It’s almost too much to take in.”

The Seer nodded. “It is the Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom. And the Kingdom begins inside you.” (Luke 12:32; Luke 17:21)

The Seer closed his eyes for a moment, as if listening to something—or Someone—beyond the room. When he opened them again, there was a quiet intensity in his gaze.

“You see,” he said, “Christ didn’t just come to reveal the Father. He came to reproduce the Father’s nature in us. That’s why He prayed, ‘That they all may be one; as Thou, Father, art in Me, and I in Thee, that they also may be one in Us.’ That is the blueprint of manifested sonship.” (John 17:21)

I nodded slowly. “So the oneness Christ had with the Father… that’s the same oneness He wants for us?”

“Exactly,” the Seer said. “Not a lesser version. Not a symbolic version. The real thing. The same Spirit, the same mind, the same love. Paul said, ‘Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.’ And John said, ‘As He is, so are we in this world.’ These are not metaphors. They are invitations.” (Philippians 2:5; 1 John 4:17)

“But how does a person actually enter into that?” I asked.

The Seer leaned back, folding his hands. “By beholding. By looking at Christ until His image becomes the image in your own heart. ‘We all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory.’ Transformation is not achieved—it is received.” (2 Corinthians 3:18)

I felt something stir inside me. “So the more I behold Him, the more I become like Him.”

“Yes,” he said softly. “And the more you become like Him, the more the Father’s life flows through you. That is why Christ said, ‘He that believes on Me, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.’ Those rivers are the Father’s own Spirit, moving through His sons and daughters.” (John 7:38)

I sat quietly, letting the thought wash over me. The Seer continued, “And when that life matures—when Christ is fully formed in you—you will bear the hundredfold fruit. Not by striving, but by abiding. Not by effort, but by union.” But  God uses suffering to purge us. Like a vine is pruned, so He prunes us. This increases our spiritual fruit production—from 30-fold, growing into 60-fold, and, on into 100-fold. But that is for another time” (Galatians 4:19; John 15:5).

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January 24, 2026 · 6:45 am

THE ABIDING OF GOD: TRUTH, PURITY, AND THE SPIRIT WHO REVEALS THE SON

Trying to grasp Christ’s mystical thoughts is like reaching for a golden butterfly shimmering in the sun—beautiful, near, yet always slipping beyond the grasp of our earthbound minds. And then we blink, and the revelatory thought evaporates before our outstretched arms.

Yet Christ did not speak to bewilder us; He spoke to draw us into the mystery of God’s own indwelling. He declared, “I am…the truth” (John 14:6), and truth is the condition of His abiding presence. God will not take up residence where falsehood remains. Christ teaches that the Spirit of truth comes only when we cease knowing Him “after the flesh” (2 Corinthians 5:16) and begin to see Him as the ascended Son who sends the Comforter.

Therefore, the central claim of this essay is that God’s abiding presence enters the believer only when false concepts are purged, for the Spirit of truth—whom Christ sends after we stop clinging to Him as a mortal—guides us into all truth and reveals the Father dwelling in the Son.

1. God’s Abiding Presence Requires Truth

God offers us His abiding presence—His very life dwelling within us. But because He is truth, He will not inhabit a heart governed by falsehood. Christ’s own words establish this: “I am…the truth” (John 14:6). Truth is not merely a doctrine; it is the very nature of God. Therefore, abiding cannot occur where untruth remains.

Before God takes up residence in us, the old belief system must be purged of its errors. False concepts about God create a dwelling place unfit for His presence. The heart must be cleansed of misconceptions, distortions, and inherited traditions that obscure the true knowledge of Christ. Only then can the abiding begin. [Several false teachings are found here: false doctrines | Immortality Road]

2. The Spirit of Truth Is the Means of Abiding

Christ reveals that the abiding presence comes through the Comforter, “the Spirit of truth.” He says, “When the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth…he shall testify of me” (John 15:26).

The Spirit of truth does not speak of Himself. He speaks of Christ. He unveils Christ as He truly is—not as we imagine Him, not as we have been taught by human systems, but as the Son of God in His present glory.

Abiding begins when the Spirit comes. And the Spirit comes only in truth. He cannot testify of Christ to a heart still clinging to falsehood. He cannot reveal the Son where the mind refuses to be renewed.

3. Christ Must Depart Before the Spirit Can Come

Christ makes a startling statement: “If I do not go away, the Comforter will not come unto you. But if I depart, I will send him unto you” (John 16:7).

This departure is not merely physical. It is spiritual. Something in our perception of Christ must depart. We must release our limited, flesh-bound view of Him.

As long as we cling to Christ as a mortal man—full of passion, pain, and the limitations of flesh—we cannot receive Him in His ascended form. The Spirit cannot reveal the glorified Christ to a heart still fixated on the earthly Christ.

The departure Christ speaks of is the departure of our old way of seeing Him.

4. We Must No Longer Know Christ “After the Flesh”

Paul echoes this truth: “Though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more” (2 Corinthians 5:16).

This is not a denial of Christ’s incarnation. It is an invitation to move beyond it.

We must not cling to Christ merely as the suffering man of Galilee. We must see Him as He is now—the ascended, spiritual-bodied King who reigns at the right hand of God. Only when we release the fleshly view can He return to us in a spiritual way, in the capacity known as the Holy Spirit.

5. The Spirit Reveals the Father in the Son

The Spirit of truth guides us “into all truth” and “shows us things to come” (John 16:13). This is not abstract knowledge. It is revelation. It is the unveiling of the Father in the Son.

Christ pleaded with His disciples, “Believe me that the Father is in me…doing the works” (John 14:10–11). This is the truth the Spirit reveals. The Father dwelling in the Son, and the Son dwelling in us through the Spirit—this is the abiding.

The Spirit’s work is to manifest Christ within us, and in manifesting Christ, to manifest the Father. This is the mystery of the abiding presence. Knowing Christ “after the flesh” must go before He can come to us “after the Spirit.”

Conclusion

Christ’s teachings on the abiding presence are not easily grasped. They shimmer with spiritual light, always just beyond the reach of natural understanding. Yet He has given us the key: truth. God abides only in truth. The Spirit of truth comes only when we release our fleshly view of Christ and allow Him to reveal the Son as He truly is. When the Spirit comes, He guides us into all truth, testifies of Christ, and unveils the Father dwelling in Him. And in that revelation, God takes up His residence within us. This is the abiding. This is the promise. This is the life of God in the soul of man.     Kenneth Wayne Hancock   [If this and other articles have helped you, please hit the “like” button and subscribe.]

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January 19, 2026 · 10:29 am

THE CALL TO GROW: WHY SPIRITUAL FRUIT MATTERS

Christ and His apostles taught a real, measurable spiritual growth—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, and hundredfold—and that this growth is not optional. It is the very purpose for which Christ chose us: to bear enduring fruit, to grow into His likeness, and to make our calling and election sure.

The Vision Many Cannot See

Someone may say, “I just cannot see this spiritual growth you speak about—this thirty‑fold, sixty‑fold, and hundred‑fold fruit‑bearing. Why is it so important? I don’t believe we can be like Christ.”

To such a person I would answer kindly; it is understandable. This vision of sonship is not given to everyone. It is the Creator who calls and chooses. Christ Himself said, “You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and ordained you, that you should bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain” (John 15:16). There goes Christ again, talking about fruit bearing. Read John 15 alongside the parable of the Sower in Matthew 13, and the pattern becomes unmistakable.

Many gladly receive His gift of salvation but never move beyond it. Not because they are evil, but because they have never been taught the spiritual growth cycle. They assume they do not need it—or worse, they simply do not believe it.

The Tragedy of Refusing the Call

But imagine realizing that you were not chosen to walk with Christ as the early apostles did. Would that not wrench the stomach with a bitter churn of regret? The doubters received salvation, yes—but they rejected His invitation to sit with Him on His throne (Rev. 3:20–21).

They resemble the lukewarm Christians, the five foolish virgins, who missed the great celebration because they dismissed the oil—doctrinal truth—as unimportant. They would not study it, believe it, or walk in it. These five virgins were indeed Christians (Matthew 25:1), yet their unbelief barred them from the royal feast. They hid when they should have feasted with the King. And Christ warns that such loss brings weeping and sorrow.

The Command to Grow

Scripture does not leave us passive. We are told to “make our calling and election sure” and to “examine ourselves, whether we be in the faith.” And what should we find in that examination? A young Spirit of Christ within us—alive, growing, maturing.

So, when someone says, “I don’t believe we can be like Christ,” they are not merely doubting themselves—they are limiting God and rejecting His own declaration: “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” I understand the struggle; decades ago, I wrestled with the same doubts. But a mentor helped me cast them off and pursue the calling with certainty. All doubt springs from spiritual blindness. And Scripture tells us plainly what restores sight.

The Seven Additions: God’s Eye Salve

Peter teaches that the seven additions to faith—listed in II Peter 1—is the very eye salve that heals spiritual blindness. Speaking of the additions, Peter writes: “For if these things be in you and abound, they [the additions] make you that you shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But he that lacks these things is blind, and cannot see afar off…”

These additions are the engine of spiritual growth. They move a believer from barrenness to fruitfulness, from blindness to sight, from mere salvation to sonship. Some will answer this call to bear 100-fold fruit and be His manifested sons and daughters in the end times. Christ spoke it; I am only repeating His words.

Conclusion

Spiritual growth is not an optional doctrine or a private theory. It is the clear teaching of Christ and His apostles. We were chosen to bear fruit, to grow into His likeness, and to walk the path laid out in Scripture. Those who embrace the seven additions to the faith will see; those who refuse remain blind. The call is before us. The fruit is promised. The choice is ours.  Kenneth Wayne Hancock [If you believe me, hit that like button, subscribe and make a comment.]

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January 7, 2026 · 1:39 pm

War in the Invisible Spiritual Dimension

     1. The Christian Life Is a Spiritual Battle

Scripture teaches that believers are drawn into a conflict that is older and larger than human history. The rebellion of Satan and his angels (Revelation 12:7–9) forms the backdrop of a war that now touches every believer. This conflict is not symbolic; it is a real struggle against real spiritual beings.

Today, these forces remain on earth, awaiting the moment when God’s sons—His children—awaken to their true calling. Our role is clear: we are to be witnesses who testify to the accomplishment of the fall of Satan’s kingdom. As believers, we stand as living evidence that the defeat of the enemy has been accomplished in the spiritual realm and is now being manifested through our lives and testimony here on earth.

     2. The Enemy Is Not Human

Paul’s central statement reframes the entire Christian worldview: “We wrestle not against flesh and blood” (Ephesians 6:12). People are not the enemy. Behind human conflict stands an organized kingdom of darkness—“principalities,” “powers,” and “spiritual wickedness in heavenly places.” Humans may oppose believers, but they are captives of the enemy (2 Timothy 2:26), not the enemy themselves.

     3. Satan and His Host

The Bible presents Satan as a fallen spiritual being (Revelation 12:9), the “prince of the power of the air” (Ephesians 2:2), and a roaring lion seeking to devour (1 Peter 5:8). His forces are structured, intelligent, and active in the world. Their aim is to deceive, accuse, tempt, and destroy.

     4. How Believers Enter the Fray

Christians do not volunteer for this war; they enter it by being united with Christ. When God transfers us from darkness to light (Colossians 1:13), we become participants in the conflict between these two kingdoms. The battlefield is the mind, the heart, and the world around us.

     5. The Armor of God

Because the enemy is spiritual, the weapons must be spiritual (2 Corinthians 10:4). Paul’s armor in Ephesians 6:13–18—truth, righteousness, faith, salvation, the Word, and prayer—is God’s provision for standing firm. These are not metaphors for feelings; they are the practical means by which believers resist the enemy’s schemes.

     6. Christ’s Victory Is Our Confidence

Believers fight from a position of victory, not uncertainty. Christ has already disarmed the powers (Colossians 2:15) and destroyed the works of the devil (1 John 3:8). Our task is not to defeat Satan but to stand in the triumph Christ has secured.    

     Conclusion

The Christian life is participation in an invisible war. Our enemies are not human but spiritual; our weapons are not earthly but divine; and our confidence rests not in ourselves but in Christ’s finished work. To understand this is to see the world as Scripture sees it—and to engage the right battle with the right weapons. Kenneth Wayne Hancock [co-pilot]

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