Joel Goldsmith: Put Up Thy Sword - Why Spiritual Power Still Keeps You in the Battle | Infinite Way

🌟 What if every spiritual weapon you're using—even prayer and positive thinking—is still keeping you trapped in the battle? In this profound 1957 Infinite Way teaching, Joel Goldsmith reveals why healing fails when based on one power destroying another, and offers the radical alternative: "Put up thy sword, Peter. Those who live by the sword will die by the sword—even a mental sword." Joel Goldsmith: Put Up Thy Sword - Why Spiritual Power Still Keeps You in the Battle | Infinite Way | 1957 First Halekou Closed Class | 188B ✨ In this life-transforming mystical teaching, you'll discover: • Put up thy sword (even the mental one) - Resisting evil, defending yourself, or using spiritual power to overcome conditions keeps you in duality; true freedom comes when you stop fighting entirely • There are no two powers - The human scene operates on one power struggling against another, but spiritual reality recognizes only ONE power (God), and everything else is merely belief without actual power • "In quietness and confidence shall be thy strength" - Not through struggle or battle, but through inner stillness; the Lord sets a table before you in the wilderness without your effort or defense • The only "weapon" is realization - Not words or thoughts, but the moment of inner peace when spiritual truth is FELT; that realization is the demonstration, everything else is preparation • Mind imbued with truth becomes the law - When you fill consciousness with spiritual truth (not to overcome something, just to dwell in truth), your mind becomes "the law of resurrection, renewal, regeneration, restoration" • From effort to flow: the transformation - At first you consciously fill your mind with truth, but eventually truth takes over and flows THROUGH you, making you an instrument rather than an operator of power • Resist not evil means actual non-resistance - Don't deny it, don't affirm against it, don't seek God to destroy it; sit at peace and let "Father forgive them, they know not what they do" • "My kingdom is not of this world" - Not indifference to suffering, but understanding you cannot use the world's weapons (or mental weapons); you must use the spiritual "weapon" which isn't a weapon at all • Demonstrate God's presence, not things - Trying to demonstrate things exhausts you; demonstrating God's presence brings everything needed naturally without strain 🔥 Joel doesn't hold back: "In the human world they have two powers and a sword to protect themselves. In the mental realm they have thoughts that are power. But in the spiritual realm, we don't have any power—we have only the grace of God which fills us." This teaching reveals the Infinite Way isn't about using better weapons—it's about dropping ALL weapons and resting in "Be still and know." 📿 Who Is Joel Goldsmith? Joel Goldsmith (1892-1964) was a renowned mystic who founded the Infinite Way, a teaching emphasizing the reality of ONE power and the practice of "resist not evil" through conscious union with God. ⚔️MYSTICAL PRECISION TIMESTAMPS - PUT UP THY SWORD 0:00:00 - Introduction: Reading Sermon on the Mount Carefully 0:03:30 - "Ye Have Heard of Old, But I Say Unto You" 0:07:00 - The Master's Teaching Seems Impractical 0:10:45 - Individual Life Built on Conscious Union With God 0:14:30 - Prayer Outside of Church Story 0:18:00 - The Time for Individual Spiritual Worship 0:21:45 - Healing Not Based on Power Destroying Power 0:25:30 - The Human Scene: One Power Over Another 0:28:15 - Inner Stillness: Not Resorting to Any Power 0:31:00 - Resist Not Evil - Be Still 0:34:00 - "In Quietness and Confidence Shall Be Thy Strength" 0:37:15 - Put Up Thy Sword, Peter 0:40:00 - "My Peace Give I Unto Thee" 0:43:00 - The Original Revelation That Started Infinite Way 0:45:30 - "My Kingdom Is Not of This World" 0:47:45 - The Word "Realization" - The Only Treatment 0:50:00 - Mind Imbued With Truth Is the Law 0:52:30 - When Truth Takes Over and Flows Through You Total Video Length: 54:16 ✅ 💭 Real talk: Have you been exhausting yourself trying to find the right spiritual power to overcome problems? Joel shows why that's still the trap, and reveals the state where no power is necessary—just rest in "Be still and know." ✨ Connect: Ideas are increased by sharing. Love you. 🪷🪷🪷 #JoelGoldsmith #InfiniteWay #ResistNotEvil #PutUpThySword #SpiritualRealization #OnePower