Derek Prince Secret Council of the Godhead

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Counsel: Advice, direction, plan Council: Meeting to take counsel together Principle  in  Scripture:  Counsel  (right  planning)  proceeds  out  of  council  (collective  deliberation)


I.   The Covenant Of The Lord A. Ps.  25:12–14—The  covenant  follows  the  secret.  Implication:  until  we  enter  into  the secret council of the Lord, we do no understand His covenant. B. Covenant  is  only  understood  by  revelation  from  God  on  the  basis  of  character. Basic character requirement: the fear of the Lord.


II.  The Council Of The Godhead A. The Godhead is the ultimate council of the universe: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Out of this council proceeds the counsel that determines the course of history. B. Three examples of the Godhead in council: 1. Gen. 1:26— “Let us make man in our image . . .” Heb. Elohim: Plural word also found in singular: contains mystery of the God who is One, yet more than one 2. Gen. 3:22—“‘The man has now become like one of us . . .’ ” 3. Is. 6:8—“Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” C. Priesthood  of  the  individual  believer  should  give  access  to  the  council  of  the  Godhead,  in  order  to  accomplish  divine  purpose.  However,  we  need  to  hear  the  counsel of the Godhead collectively, as a Body.


III. The Purpose Of The Holy Spirit A. John 16:12–15—The administrator of the total wealth of the Godhead is the Holy Spirit. He is the indispensable key.B. Gen. 24—Just as Rebecca depended on the nameless Servant, so the church must depend on the Holy Spirit in order to: 1. Know about God the Father and Jesus the Son 2. Receive her inheritance 3. Be marked out as the true church 4. Reach her final destination C. We cannot bypass the Holy Spirit and receive our inheritance. The Holy Spirit is the only channel of access to the council of the Godhead.

IV. The Wisdom Of The Holy Spirit A. 1 Cor. 2:6–16—God’s secret wisdom revealed only to the spiritual man (compare Zech. 12:1; Heb. 4:12) B. Three things that can only be known by revelation: 1. The nature of God 2. The origin of man 3. The nature of man C. The Spirit has revelation; the soul has ideas. 1. The soulish man does not understand or accept spiritual things. 2. But we have the mind of Christ, imparted by the Holy Spirit to the corporate Body.


V.  The Essence Of The Gospel A. 1 John 1:1–3—An invitation from the Godhead to join them B. End purpose: To bring man into fellowship with the Godhead


VI. Pattern Of The Godhead: A. Unity but not egalitarianism B. Three eternal principles 1. Fatherhood:   provides   identity   and   security.   God   the   Father   is   behind   everything in the universe. 2. Headship: God the Father has authority over Jesus the Son; the Holy Spirit is submissive to both. Yet all are divine and they are one. 3. Fellowship: Where fatherhood and headship meet


VII.     Practical     Application     A. The   key   to   effective   collective   leadership   is   right   relationship   within   the   leadership B. Eph. 3:14–15—Whenever God produces a family there must be a father 1. We need to discern fatherhood, recognizing that Fatherhood gives headship. 2. Where  Fatherhood  and  headship  are  properly  functioning,  we  will  have  fellowship. 3. Our  relationships  will  be  such  that  the  Holy  Spirit  will  be  attracted  and  He  will open to us the counsel of the Godhead.C. Eph. 5:21—Keys to receiving counsel of the Godhead 1. The fear of the Lord—It cannot be apprehended except by revelation 2. Our attitude to one another should be dictated by the fear of the Lord 3. Warning: We should not seek God’s counsel unless we are willing to meet the conditions and are prepared for suffering


VIII.   Natural/Spiritual Principles Of Fatherhood A. There  can  be  no  family  without  a  father.  Where  the  father  fails,  there  is  no  adequate substitute. B. Witchcraft  contends  against  fatherhood,  natural  and  spiritual.  Satan’s  objectives:  to emasculate males and destroy fathers. 1. Rev. 12:1–5—Satan fears the man who will rule 2. Mal. 4:5–6—Wrong relationships between fathers and children inevitably will bring a curse. 3. Elijah is God’s answer to Jezebel (witchcraft)


IX. Our  Objectives A. As  the  church:  to  reproduce  on  earth  the  council  of  the  Lord  with  fatherhood, headship and fellowship. To do this we must wage war against witchcraft.B. As leaders:  To  find  our  place  in  a  leadership  council  which  functions  on  the  model of the Godhead        


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