In the past few months I have received numerous requests from my friends, and people who like my page, asking for teaching about the Mystery of Lawlessness. I've therefore assembled a list describing the characteristic of lawless living as follows. This does not include all the biblical references, historical or sociological research that could be cited. But I believe it will be helpful to those of ...you who have asked. Enjoy.
CHARACTERISTICS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LAWLESS- GENERALLY SPEAKING
1. Self-willed- Those influenced by lawlessness disregard all authorities, laws, policies, definitions for right, wrong, sin, and despise authority figures. They endeavor to cut down and diminish the authority of leaders on all levels.CHARACTERISTICS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LAWLESS- GENERALLY SPEAKING
2. Those influenced by lawlessness make themselves equal to their leaders without having paid the price for these honors: ignoring titles, positions, degrees, proven experience, and age etc.
3. Those influenced by lawlessness ignore and have no understanding of honor or respect of God or man
4. They are very carnally driven, living in the moment without thought to consequence or actions. Lawlessness is a mystery that enables human beings to do whatever is right in their own sight Sexual immorality of all sorts is therefore acceptable in their sight because it feeds the temporary lusts they live in.
2 Peter 2:9 Now if [all these things are true, then be sure] the Lord knows how to rescue the godly out of temptations and trials, and how to keep the ungodly under chastisement until the day of judgment and doom, 10 And particularly those who walk after the flesh and indulge in the lust of polluting passion and scorn and despise authority. Presumptuous [and] daring [self-willed and self-loving creatures]! They scoff at and revile dignitaries (glorious ones) without trembling,11 Whereas [even] angels, though superior in might and power, do not bring a defaming charge against them before the Lord. AMP
2 Peter 2:18 For uttering loud boasts of folly, they beguile and lure with lustful desires of the flesh those who are barely escaping from them who are wrongdoers.19 They promise them liberty, when they themselves are the slaves of depravity and defilement--for by whatever anyone is made inferior or worse or is overcome, to that [person or thing] he is enslaved 20 For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through [the full, personal] knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they again become entangled in them and are overcome, their last condition is worse [for them] than the first. AMP
5. Those influenced by lawlessness have warped views of the foundational biblical doctrines, if they even know them at all. In their view, doctrine is disdained, especially the following-
a. The Doctrine of the Repentance from Dead Works- They don’t understand what repentance of Dead works means, therefore, they have no understanding of grace or their view of grace is skewed.
b. The Doctrine of Holy Spirit- They believe spontaneity is the same thing as spirituality, so they live in their feelings and whatever their whim says to do is done, while calling it the leading of the Spirit.They believe such expression is true liberty.
c. They don’t understand grace, righteousness, and holiness, so they swing from one extreme of lawlessness to legalism and not realize what it is demonstrating.
d. Wisdom is lacking because they have no boundaries in their thinking, therefore, they are not consequential in their thinking, words or actions. They are naive and simple, often being duped by seductive situations or people.
e. They do not have a definition or grasp of what truth is, so consequently, they're unstable in various areas of their lives, emotions, relationships, work etc. Truth to them is relative hence there are no absolutes. They believe anything can be true.
Matt 23:27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, pretenders (hypocrites)! For you are like tombs that have been whitewashed, which look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of dead men's bones and everything impure. 28 Just so, you also outwardly seem to people to be just and upright but inside you are full of pretense and lawlessness and iniquity. [Ps 5:9.] AMP
f. Extreme religiosity is directly linked with lawlessness because it lives a double standard. Those influenced by lawlessness think that by practicing religious law, replaces lawlessness, when in fact their religion is only a reaction to the absence of boundaries.
6. Because they have unknowingly submitted themselves to the spirit that drives lawlessness, they demand others be tolerant of them without being tolerant of others. Furthermore, their definition for tolerance is one sided and with an agenda bordering on totalitarianism.
6. Because they have unknowingly submitted themselves to the spirit that drives lawlessness, they demand others be tolerant of them without being tolerant of others. Furthermore, their definition for tolerance is one sided and with an agenda bordering on totalitarianism.
Isa 10:12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks. 13 For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man: 14 And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.15 Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood. KJV
7. Lawless individuals, like the demonic spiritual system behind it, demand that others acquiesce to their every demand. They will attempt to break the will of those who oppose them. They are like the "Borg" of the sci fi show Star Trek in that they say “resistance is futile”.
8. Lawless individuals are very opinionated even though they don’t know what they're talking about and haven’t studied it. Their opinions are generally very narrow and biased or they swing to the other side totally open-minded without thought to consequence because they don’t want anyone offended.
9. They do not recognize or acknowledge another person’s boundaries of conscience, identity or vision so they continually over run other people without being aware of it.
10. Lawless individuals and groups endeavor to rule through fear, terror and control.
11. The spirit behind lawlessness seeks to cut off all aspects of communication. It will even affect sound, sound systems,
electronics and any mode of communication.
12. Those influenced by lawlessness try to isolate the ones they want to conquer.
13. Those influenced by lawlessness attempt to cut off all natural, and associated spiritual elements- water/ Spirit, food/ The bread of the Word, Help from outside.
14. Lawless individuals and groups embrace Experience before Biblical reality.
15. AS THE MYSTERY OF LAWLESSNESS UNVEILS IT’S FINAL CLUES, WE WILL SEE A GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE-
a. Demand to be recognized for all forms of good works
b. Demand to be vindicated for past wrongs done to them
c. Take matters of vengeance into their own hands with a rash of self-justifying statements and actions that will follow. This self defensive behavior will manifest attitudes of superiority and spiritual pride.
16. Like the Assyrians of Isaiah 10, and its tyrannical king, Sennacherib, lawless people are-
a. Haughty and arrogant
b. Boastful
c. Possess a false estimation of self
d. Extremely cruel
e. Greedy for power
f. Want more, more and bigger! Numbers and wealth incite them.
8. Lawless individuals are very opinionated even though they don’t know what they're talking about and haven’t studied it. Their opinions are generally very narrow and biased or they swing to the other side totally open-minded without thought to consequence because they don’t want anyone offended.
9. They do not recognize or acknowledge another person’s boundaries of conscience, identity or vision so they continually over run other people without being aware of it.
10. Lawless individuals and groups endeavor to rule through fear, terror and control.
11. The spirit behind lawlessness seeks to cut off all aspects of communication. It will even affect sound, sound systems,
electronics and any mode of communication.
12. Those influenced by lawlessness try to isolate the ones they want to conquer.
13. Those influenced by lawlessness attempt to cut off all natural, and associated spiritual elements- water/ Spirit, food/ The bread of the Word, Help from outside.
14. Lawless individuals and groups embrace Experience before Biblical reality.
15. AS THE MYSTERY OF LAWLESSNESS UNVEILS IT’S FINAL CLUES, WE WILL SEE A GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE-
a. Demand to be recognized for all forms of good works
b. Demand to be vindicated for past wrongs done to them
c. Take matters of vengeance into their own hands with a rash of self-justifying statements and actions that will follow. This self defensive behavior will manifest attitudes of superiority and spiritual pride.
16. Like the Assyrians of Isaiah 10, and its tyrannical king, Sennacherib, lawless people are-
a. Haughty and arrogant
b. Boastful
c. Possess a false estimation of self
d. Extremely cruel
e. Greedy for power
f. Want more, more and bigger! Numbers and wealth incite them.
Isa 10:24 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt. 25 For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.26 And the LORD of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as his rod was upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt.27 And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. KJV
17. THE YOKE OF ASSYRIA, THE HISTORIC AND BIBLICAL ENFORCER OF LAWLESSNESS DESCRIBED IN ISAIAH 10:1-27 COMES INTO PLACE AS FOLLOWS
a. Those influenced by lawlessness enforce a yoke or oppression through shame and reproach
b. Those influenced by lawlessness remove the ancient boundaries of truth so there are no absolutes and values any longer in existence The Assyrian principle literally aims at destroying the conscience
c. In the corporate setting these Lawless principles cause the spiritual, moral, ethical and civil fabric to unravel
d. Those influenced by lawlessness steal the spiritual, financial, natural Inheritance
e. The dreams, vision and aspirations are stripped away by those influenced by lawlessness.
f. The Assyrian principle causes people to be enslaved to another person’s purpose and vision
g. The Assyrian principle crushes anyone who opposes it, breaking the will,creating an atmosphere for passivity and removing the warrior’s heart
h. Those influenced by lawlessness seek to remove and mock leadership
i. Those influenced by lawlessness restrict the personal identity and expression of those being attacked.
j. Imposes fear tactics
LASTLY DON’T FORGET-Those influenced by lawlessness ping-pong back and forth between legalism and lawlessness.
17. THE YOKE OF ASSYRIA, THE HISTORIC AND BIBLICAL ENFORCER OF LAWLESSNESS DESCRIBED IN ISAIAH 10:1-27 COMES INTO PLACE AS FOLLOWS
a. Those influenced by lawlessness enforce a yoke or oppression through shame and reproach
b. Those influenced by lawlessness remove the ancient boundaries of truth so there are no absolutes and values any longer in existence The Assyrian principle literally aims at destroying the conscience
c. In the corporate setting these Lawless principles cause the spiritual, moral, ethical and civil fabric to unravel
d. Those influenced by lawlessness steal the spiritual, financial, natural Inheritance
e. The dreams, vision and aspirations are stripped away by those influenced by lawlessness.
f. The Assyrian principle causes people to be enslaved to another person’s purpose and vision
g. The Assyrian principle crushes anyone who opposes it, breaking the will,creating an atmosphere for passivity and removing the warrior’s heart
h. Those influenced by lawlessness seek to remove and mock leadership
i. Those influenced by lawlessness restrict the personal identity and expression of those being attacked.
j. Imposes fear tactics
LASTLY DON’T FORGET-Those influenced by lawlessness ping-pong back and forth between legalism and lawlessness.
