Lessons From The

Seven Stages Of Examinations

By

The Twelve Apostles

The Lessons

1. If you want to master the truth about the universe, you have cultivate the habit of patient reading and study.

2. A person can know many things just by observing quiet time and meditation.

3. Despite the fact that Jesus was God Almighty in the form of a man, He still humbled Himself to study the life, ways and problems of humanity. This is confirmed by the following statement:

“Rabboni of the rabbinate, why come you here?

Your wisdom is the wisdom of the Gods.

Why seek for wisdom in the halls of men?”

4. From time to time, the heavens send the saints of God from heaven into this world, to live, to learn and to teach, in their efforts to help humanity develop unto perfection. That is why Jesus said, “In every way of earthly life I would walk; in every hall of learning, I would sit; the heights that any man has attained, these I would attain; What any man has suffered, I would meet, that I may know the grieves, the disappointments and the sore temptations of my brother man; that I may know just how to comfort and assist those in need.”

5. Many of the ancient men of God still reincarnate from time to time, to continue their works here on earth, from where they stopped. This is one reason why the study of Spiritual Science is both good and compulsory.

6. There are different stages in the path of spiritual growth. The first stage is becoming a convert, ordinary member. The second stage is becoming an earnest truth seeker and a trustworthy devotee. After the second stage, there many other stages, which a person shall follow and pass through to attain perfection. The unfortunate thing is that majority do not even know that they should pass through all the necessary stages. Instead, they are satisfied to remain ordinary members of their respective religions, churches, ministries and fellowships. That is one reason why humanity have developed all things but failed to develop themselves. And that is also the reason why many things are going wrong in the worship of God, because the congregations all over the world are spiritually blind, ignorant and lazy, just as their religious leaders and ministers of God are. The blind few still lead the blind majority.

7. It is not enough to say that you are a believer, born again or Christian. The people at this stage are just like students who have just finished registering with a school. They are still expected to study primary, secondary and university levels, to attain doctorate and professorial levels, before they shall be counted among the learned ones. Even the doctors and professors in the world are like helpless and ignorant child compared to a baby in heaven.

8. Ministers of God or children of God must prepare themselves for serious learning, before they can serve and worship God very well.

9. And ministers of God must be learned enough to be able to supervise all aspects of human endeavours.

10. Knowledge is power, a great advantage; and no knowledge is a waste.

11. The seven tests show various temptations that come to the ministers of God. Those who are not sincere are quick to fall away, and go to other places, moving from one church, ministry or fellowship, or even go to the forbidden places like the idols and shrines.

12. The seven tests show how different evil spirits come to mislead humanity. All the people who do not prepare themselves for God’s work, who are not serious, who do not know where they are going to, who do not know what they have come to do, who desire earthly riches and wealth, or those who want fame and popularity, they do fall away from the way of truth and salvation.

13. People encounter similar tests and trials in all aspect of human endeavours. Their desires become hindrances to them, and make them have doubts, because they fail to inquire from God. They are not yet grown in spirit. The same encounters are happening to the children of God till now.

14. In conclusions, the seven tests shows the various temptations that people do have. A person who is not serious is quick to fall away. And they show how various evil spirits and demons come to deceive humanity. All the people who fail to prepare for God’s work encounter these temptations, especially those who do not know where they are going to or what they are called to do, and especially by those people who desire for earthly money and wealth, who want to become heads, famous or popular. They easily fall away by the deceptions of Satan. They fail to inquire from God, because they have not yet grown in spirit.