The beginning of knowledge ¹
is not in going to college.

It is not in science and technology,²
nor in drugs or psychology.
But true knowledge is found in theology³
which begins with an apology⁴.

True knowledge begins
when you confess your sin⁵ .

And sin from the start
begins in the heart⁶ .

Man's heart is like the Promised Land⁷
that Joshua conquered ,called Canaan.

This land was filled with seven mighty nations⁸
whose strength brought fear and adulation⁹.

Yet, these nations were to be conquered and brought to destruction¹⁰ ,
for the inhabitants were vile and filled with corruption11 .

These seven nations¹² are ,as you might guess,
what is called in the Bible man's own flesh¹³ .

Please wait in anticipation,
as I begin identification
of the seven wicked nations
which are an abomination¹⁴
to the God of creation:

Pride is the Hittite,
Rebellion is the Girgashite,
Bitterness is the Amorite,
Defilement is the Canaanite,
Theft is the Perizzite,
Deceit is the Hivite,
Greed is the Jebusite¹⁵.

The seven nations of this allegory
may be found in the seventh chapter of Deuteronomy¹⁶.

To shed more light on what is now dark,
I recommend the seventh chapter of Mark¹⁷.
Add Romans chapter seven ¹⁸that you might see
the "law of sin" which brings captivity.

So, the next time you find that you cannot do right,
this is an invasion of the an invasion of the Canaanites¹⁹.

And this war is all lost²⁰, unless you agree
to identify with Christ Jesus and you'll be set free²¹.

For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh²²,
God sent his own Son in man's likeness²³,
and with His shed blood, condemned unrighteousness²⁴.

In Christ, there is no condemnation²⁵.
There is only life and peace and liberation²⁶.

So, listen in my friend,
here's what you must do to win.

There are two steps in your participation
to conquer and defeat these seven nations²⁷.

The first step is known as justification²⁸.
It is the removal of guilt and obligation
by slaughtering pride,and self-exaltation²⁹.

Step two is known as sanctification³⁰.
It is the emancipation
from the incarceration
of the seven wicked nations
which are an abomination
to the God of creation.

Sanctification is the renewal of the mind³¹
It happens little by little³², not at an instant in time.

It is spiritual maturation by, 1) self-examination³³ '
2) memorization³⁴
3) application³⁵
4) tribulation³⁶
5) meditation ³⁷
6) co-operation ³⁸
7) mortification ³⁹

It is not by power, nor by might⁴⁰,
but by God's Spirit that you win this fight⁴¹.

With this revelation, I cannot understand,
how some⁴² , say the Bible was written by man⁴³.

If you accept Jesus, but won't deal with the flesh,
you will wander for forty years in the wilderness⁴⁴ .
If you allow the natives in your heart to infest ⁴⁵ ,
you will never really know what is God's best ⁴⁶,
because you will never enter into God's rest ⁴⁷.

So trust in the Lord⁴⁸ , in Him we boast⁴⁹.
Follow these steps and make the most
of our Rock, our Shield, "the Captain of the host⁵⁰."