Breaking Unhealthy Soul Ties: Do Your Relationships Produce Bondage or Joy? Read Free
Author: Bill Banks
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not speaking in this passage of a man actually hating his father, for that contradicts the sense of the overall teachings of Jesus. He is teaching that relatively , a man’s love for Jesus must be so much greater than that for his own father, as to make the natural love seem less. He also warns that love for Jesus and the seeking of His kingdom will often prove to be divisive and may be misunderstood by men.
The way we avoid loving man too much, or becoming too attached (bound) to any man, is by loving Jesus more. Also, we have seen the necessity of walking in truth. To make any compromise with truth is dangerous. There is no such thing as a “little” or “white” lie. It is still a lie, big or small, and thus is a denial of the truth. Any relinquishment to something less than the truth is to identify oneself with untruth, and is tantamount to identifying with Satan and his kingdom, for Jesus identified Himself as the Truth:
I am the way, the truth , and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
John 14:6
Truth Must Not Be Compromised
Paul and John warned against compromise both by their actions and by their words:
This matter arose because some false believers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves . We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you.
Gal. 2:4–5 NIV
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting; for the one who gives him a greeting participates in his evil deeds.
2 John 1:10 –11 NASB
When Jesus spoke of Himself as the Truth , the word He chose in the Greek literally means reality . “I am the reality,” He was saying, which truth of course is. An alternative to the problem of negative soul-ties is the hope of the new relationships which Jesus introduced:
And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren? ... and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
Mark 3:33–35
Jesus made a decision to be controlled only by God, and no one else, even those whom He greatly loved. We must do the same, determining not to allow even loving relationships to draw us into a state of disobedience to God. Anything less than full, total and immediate obedience, is disobedience.
Our Pattern Refused Bondage
Jesus refused the bondage of those closest to Him, namely, His mother. When His mother tried to get Him to manifest His miracle-working power before He was ready, he responded,
Woman, what have I to do with thee? Mine hour is not yet come.
John 2:4
Jesus refused to move ahead of God’s timetable, and to do anything for any selfish benefit. He was awaiting the go-ahead from His heavenly Father to work the great prophetic miracle at Cana which would launch His supernatural miracle, ministry of obedience. He resisted every ungodly pressure, whether to work miracles outside of God’s timing (Matt. 4:3) for the wrong reasons (Matt. 4:6), to submit to someone other than the Father (Matt. 4:9) or to prove Himself to man (John 3:18, 6:30).
He also resisted the pressure placed upon Him by His own brothers. He resisted the temptation to please man; the man-pleasing spirit was rejected. He refused to come under their influence. The definition of demonization is to be under the influence of an ungodly spirit.
Jesus’ brothers said to him, “Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may see the works you do. No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret... show yourself to the world.” For even his own brothers did not believe in him. Therefore Jesus told them, “My time is not yet here; for you any time will do.”
John 7:3–6 NIV
Jesus refused to be deterred from God’s plans for His life by Satan speaking through one of His closest and most intimate friends, Peter, a member of
The way we avoid loving man too much, or becoming too attached (bound) to any man, is by loving Jesus more. Also, we have seen the necessity of walking in truth. To make any compromise with truth is dangerous. There is no such thing as a “little” or “white” lie. It is still a lie, big or small, and thus is a denial of the truth. Any relinquishment to something less than the truth is to identify oneself with untruth, and is tantamount to identifying with Satan and his kingdom, for Jesus identified Himself as the Truth:
I am the way, the truth , and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
John 14:6
Truth Must Not Be Compromised
Paul and John warned against compromise both by their actions and by their words:
This matter arose because some false believers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves . We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you.
Gal. 2:4–5 NIV
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting; for the one who gives him a greeting participates in his evil deeds.
2 John 1:10 –11 NASB
When Jesus spoke of Himself as the Truth , the word He chose in the Greek literally means reality . “I am the reality,” He was saying, which truth of course is. An alternative to the problem of negative soul-ties is the hope of the new relationships which Jesus introduced:
And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren? ... and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
Mark 3:33–35
Jesus made a decision to be controlled only by God, and no one else, even those whom He greatly loved. We must do the same, determining not to allow even loving relationships to draw us into a state of disobedience to God. Anything less than full, total and immediate obedience, is disobedience.
Our Pattern Refused Bondage
Jesus refused the bondage of those closest to Him, namely, His mother. When His mother tried to get Him to manifest His miracle-working power before He was ready, he responded,
Woman, what have I to do with thee? Mine hour is not yet come.
John 2:4
Jesus refused to move ahead of God’s timetable, and to do anything for any selfish benefit. He was awaiting the go-ahead from His heavenly Father to work the great prophetic miracle at Cana which would launch His supernatural miracle, ministry of obedience. He resisted every ungodly pressure, whether to work miracles outside of God’s timing (Matt. 4:3) for the wrong reasons (Matt. 4:6), to submit to someone other than the Father (Matt. 4:9) or to prove Himself to man (John 3:18, 6:30).
He also resisted the pressure placed upon Him by His own brothers. He resisted the temptation to please man; the man-pleasing spirit was rejected. He refused to come under their influence. The definition of demonization is to be under the influence of an ungodly spirit.
Jesus’ brothers said to him, “Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may see the works you do. No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret... show yourself to the world.” For even his own brothers did not believe in him. Therefore Jesus told them, “My time is not yet here; for you any time will do.”
John 7:3–6 NIV
Jesus refused to be deterred from God’s plans for His life by Satan speaking through one of His closest and most intimate friends, Peter, a member of
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