| Religious Opposition

I have been reading "There were Two Trees in the Garden" by Rick Joyner. It is a fascinating read, exploring the difference between the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and the Tree of Life, and their out working in the human race.

"The greatest opposition to the embracing of the cross and the true liberty of the Spirit will be religious man. This battle began with the first two brothers, Cain and Abel, and rages to this day. The cross will always be the greatest threat to religious man, and religious man will always be the enemy of the cross.

It was not the demon possessed who persecuted Jesus; they bowed the knee and submitted to Him. It was the religious, moral and conservative citizens who crucified Jesus, and these will always be the ones to rise up against anyone who preaches the true message of the cross.

The greatest persecution against the true faith will always come from those who have been converted in their minds but not in their hearts. These will be those who in fact live by the fruit of the Tree of The Knowledge of Good and Evil instead of the fruit of the Tree of Life. Their true devotion will be to intellectual comprehension of doctrines in place of a living relationship with God and compliance with His will."