Chapter 12: Warnings and Promises

The more I explored the subject of the Father’s Training, I found there is more to write!

As a man is learning to live as a Beloved Son and is being trained as a Warrior, he starts to see there is a “code” in which to live. By now, this should all be overwhelming. If it is not, a man could set out to do it through sheer will and determination. It is not possible that way. This is all a work that God does in you and for you and yet we do play a part. We show up everyday for training—asking, seeking, knocking. Remem- ber, our enemy has evolved with their lures, tricks, and temptations and so we must show up with our strength, our courage, and our cunning.

My biggest concern, and what I want to get across in this chapter, is the danger of a man stepping across the religious line and becoming a Pharisee—when a Beloved Son “goes religious” with this practice and becomes haughty, spoiled or prideful. It is a very real condition, one in which our enemy majors significantly.

Spiritual battle comes in various shapes and sizes. A man must battle/fight not to be- come religious and must defend against becoming a Pharisee. The religious spirit is always lurking and an ever present danger that wants to turn good men into spiritual performers, judges of others and religious accountants.