SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES: Out of the Darkness

by Benjamin Baruch

Out of the Darkness is designed to help Christians overcome in the matters of the heart. The book contains four parts, Matters of the Heart, Dark Counsel, Ministry of Death, and First Fruit. Matters of the Heart deals with uncovering the deceptions within the heart of man which are the strongholds that keep people defeated in their walk of faith, issues of pride, forgiveness, depression, and shame. Apart from the discerning and searching work of the Holy Spirit, we are unable to actually know what is in our own hearts. But it matters what is in our hearts, for within the matters of the heart are the issues of life within all of us. It is good to know the times we are living in, and the Lord has raised up many watchmen to warn us of the times which have come. And it is good to be able to understand all prophecy and to know the lateness of the hour, and to prepare. It is good if you can hear the sound of the trumpet and if you respond, but the primary issue that we have got to get right, is our heart relationship with the Lord, and our relationship with the Lord is totally dependent on the matters within our heart. And that is one area where it is very easy to be wrong. It is easy to make a mistake in the matters of the heart. As a matter of fact, it is the most natural thing to do, for to be deceived in the heart is the nature of man. The heart of man is deceitfully wicked above all things, and as a result, is unable to discern its own true motives and is unable to see the secret sins hidden within. Dark counsel The dark counsel is the belief system that was formed within us, and has become a part of our personality, and it is how Satan has access to us. It is the buttons the enemy pushes to divide and conquer the church. It is the buttons they push to ruin marriages, to destroy friendships, and that cause Christians to stand up against other Christians. It is the belief system in us that causes us to be so toxic to each other. Yet when we are operating in that dark counsel, we are so convinced that we are right, and “they” are not right. Have you ever noticed it is always the other people who have it wrong? It is never us. The dark counsel of our mind is the belief system that had its origin in the hurtful experiences of our life. We formed it to help us understand and cope with the painful experiences of this harsh world in which we lived when we were young and thus it became our truth. It is the way we understood and learned to relate to the world of the flesh, and thus we became trapped as prisoners of this dark counsel in our minds. Throughout much of our lives it remained undisturbed in the deep recesses of our minds, buried within wounded memories, hidden even from ourselves within the deep places of our hearts. It is the belief system we learned from the world, but in reality it came straight out of hell, and it is very well organized and much defined. It was taught to us from our earliest years and we learned it well. It is how we learned to view our true self or our identity as we understood it, and how we therefore, learned to relate to the world around us. The dark counsel within us is the core belief system of the inner man, and it is built upon a foundation of lies. Its architecture and the frame of its construction is often built with shame and rejection, fear and unbelief; while the outer façade of this fortress is covered in pride which has been tightly wrapped around our minds. This structure has landscaped gardens in our imagination that are beautiful to behold, where we seemingly enjoy the pleasures of this world, but in reality the grounds around this building are covered with only briars and thorns.

225 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 10, 2015

Reviews

[Charlene Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

My friend recommended this awesome book. I used my Bible to read the scriptures that the author referred. It took me a long time to read because I waned a clear understanding. Yes, there some writings that went over my head but I kept reading. I made notes wrote definitions, underly, circle words, called friend
Please if you read this book use your Bible. Take your time. Thank you Mr Baruch I also grow up in Chicago God you I rated it 5 stars

[Cheryl · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read and then pass it on!

My spirit agrees with this important cry!! Oh that we would hear with ears wide open while there is still time