The Laws of Thinking

1 TheLaws ofThinking20 Secrets to Using the Divine Power of Your Mind to Manifest Prosperityby Master ProphetE. Bernard JordanThe laws of 5/12/2006 12:42 PM Page i 2006 by E. Bernard Jordan Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from theNew King James Versionof the Bible, copyright 1979, 1980,1982, by Thomas Nelson, Inc., Nashville, laws of Thinking :20 Secrets to Using the Divine Power of Your Mind to Manifest ProsperityZoe Ministries310 Riverside DriveNew York, NY 10025(212)-316-2177(212) 316-5769 faxISBN: 0-9779452-2-7 Printed in the United States of AmericaFoghorn Box 8286 Manchester, CT 06040-0286860-216-5622860-290-8291 part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any formor by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying,recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, with-out permission in writing from the 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 / 09 08 07 06 The laws of 5/12/2006 12:42 PM Page iiDedication Iwould like to dedicate this book to my mentor in ministry Eikerenkoetter, , , affectionatelyknown as Rev.

2 Ike, to the members of which is thecompany of prophets trained in the fine and ancient arts ofprophecy, and finally to my wife, Pastor Debra Jordan. iiiThe laws of 5/12/2006 12:42 PM Page iiiProphetic Partners Iwould like to thank each of these prophetic partners. Theirfinancial seeds have made these book a reality. Every timesomeone receives life through reading this work, may Godadd years and fruitfulness to your life. vNichelle AustinSandy BrownJocelyn BuckleyAngela CarterMascareen CohenKenneth DabreauArthur FosuBasil GibbsBishop Yardley GriffinLoria GrinnageFitzroy GreenHenrietta HardisonRobert HargisCandace HouseCarolyn JacksonEdward Lee JacksonPastor Fred LeeAnthony ReidShirley Shelton-RobinsonGail B. WilliamsThe laws of 5/12/2006 12:42 PM Page vviiTABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword.

3 ViiIntroduction I m Saved, Why Aren t I Prosperous? ..ixChapter 1 The Law of Becoming ..1 Chapter 2 The Law of Spirit ..15 Chapter 3 The Law of Attraction ..29 Chapter 4 The Law of Writing ..43 Chapter 5 The Law of Risk ..55 Chapter 6 The Law of Habit ..69 Chapter 7 The Law of Passion ..79 Chapter 8 The Law of the Vow ..93 Chapter 9 The Law of the Word ..105 Chapter 10 The Law of Mind ..117 Chapter 11 The Law of the Journey ..129 Chapter 12 The Law of Oneness ..141 Chapter 13 The Law of Predestination ..155 Chapter 14 The Law of Humility ..167 Chapter 15 The Law of Faith ..179 Chapter 16 The Law of Planning ..193 Chapter 17 The Law of Money ..205 Chapter 18 The Law of System ..213 Chapter 19 The Law of Prosperity ..229 Chapter 20 The Law of the Harvest ..239 The laws of 5/12/2006 12:42 PM Page viiFOREWORD Prosperityhas gone from buzzword to clich in the pastdecade.

4 Pastors, parishioners, business owners, CEOs, ath-letes, and even entertainers all believe they know what prosperi-ty is. When they attain their brand of prosperity, they begin to pur-sue their style of prosperous living without implementing a work-able plan. For the most part, they arrive at the end of an exhaust-ing journey and discover that they are no closer to their goal and they really didn t know what their goal was in the first place. In four centuries, the universal church has proscribed its fol-lowers from indulgences that were thought to corrupt moral char-acter. In a sincere attempt to expurgate the bad, they have alsothrown away the greatest good of all our God-given ability tothink. While many churches squirm like a fish out of water at theidea of independent thought, what they fail to realize is that thepurpose of creation is directly connected to man s ability to thinkfor himself.

5 Salvation does not occur within the soul of humanityixThe laws of 5/12/2006 12:42 PM Page ixwithout the use of the mind. With the mouth confession is made,but with the mind, man believes. Unfortunately, many religious leaders do not want their mem-bers to think. They fear that once they free their minds and beginasking difficult questions, they will discover that they are beingmanipulated and controlled. So some conservative Christianleaders scorn intellectualism and discourage thought, denyingtheir flock the connection with their most godlike asset: theirmind. Being a third generation child of the Pentecostal heritage,I distinctly remember pastors strictly forbidding members to visitcertain churches within our denomination, fearing that we mightnot come back. Also, I remember how the same pastors encouraged us toread the Bible only, claiming that other books would contaminateour mind and spirit, rendering us worthless in the sight of that excluded books about science, technology, astron-omy, medicine, or even law.

6 For the most part, no one from ourfaith community ever entered the workforce in any of those disci-plines. Most parishioners acquiesced and remained an existentialist, I choose to read and re-read works bysome of the greatest thinkers in the world. While many believed that I would come back from that expe-rience contaminated and preaching false doctrine, just the oppo-site happened. I gained an appreciation for the Lord Jesus Christas never before. For the first time in my life, I realized that Christtruly is all in all. I realized that God uses minds as authorNapoleon Hill would say, The Master Mind to communicatetruths beyond our limited understanding. Should we accept what religious leaders tell us unquestion-ingly? Should we assume they have some special access to theTHE laws OF THINKINGxThe laws of 5/12/2006 12:42 PM Page xtruth that we cannot?

7 The only way that we will know the answersto those questions is when we search for knowledge. Searchingwill require us to explore the many avenues that God has madeavailable to us for our learning. Reading, questioning and acquir-ing knowledge is not counter to the desire of God; they are theintentof God. Because they hated knowledge and did not choose thefear of the Lord. They would not accept my counsel, Theyspurned all my reproof. Proverbs 1:29-30 NASUT here is a direct correlation between reverencing God andloving knowledge. One cannot truly love God without also lovingknowledge. The Creator is Knowledge, and He does not wish Hiscreation to be ignorant. Despite your allegiance to church, fam-ily, and community, if you hate knowledge you will not know howto serve God. It is through knowledge that we understand the allsufficiency, all potency, and the omni-scientific mind of Elohim,Creator of heaven and fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; Foolsdespise wisdom and instruction.

8 Proverbs 1:7 NASUOver the years I have had the honor of meeting some of theworlds greatest spiritual and business leaders. The most inim-itable is His Grace Bishop E. Bernard Jordan. Few, if any, of theleaders I have become acquainted with come close to his singu-larity of purpose. His life s mission is to empower his are his people? Jesus was once asked the same question;Bishop Jordan s response is the same: his people are those whodo the will of the Father. xiForewordThe laws of 5/12/2006 12:42 PM Page xiBishop Jordan has written a stellar work that is guaranteed tofree the mentally enslaved, acquit the wrongfully charged, andbring healing to the sick. The Law of Thinking is not a work forthe shallow-minded person. It is demanding and challenging. It isneither intended to be used as the basis for unmerited criticismnor as sermon material for the minister having difficulty receivinga fresh word from the Lord.

9 It was written with a very clear aim:to provoke spiritual thought. Bishop Jordan realizes that every-thing in life started with a thought. Bill Gates Microsoft, OprahWinfrey s Harpo Production, Stephen Spielberg s DreamWorks,Henry Ford s Ford Corporation, and even his own Zo Ministriesall began with a invention, university, book, song, business, home, sky-scraper, movie, stage play, and baby began when someone choseto think. Nothing happens without thought. Creation did nothappen without God s Thought. Bishop Jordan s first objective isgetting you to think. His second is to help you understand thelaws that govern the universe of thought. And his final goal is tohelp you organize your thoughts into a system that will ensurepositive results in your life. The winners in life are not necessar-ily Rhodes Scholars or the most spiritual, but rather the peoplewho solve the most problems for their fellow travelers.

10 Solving problems is the most lucrative profession in the uni-verse, because everyone has problems. But to help others solvetheir problems effectively, you must have a workable, effective,easy to use, easy to teach system in place to solve your ownproblems. Without a system, you will fail. That is why so manyentertainers and athletes go broke when just a few years beforethey were on top of the world. They had no system. This bookcontains that system: the Law of Thinking . THE laws OF THINKINGxiiThe laws of 5/12/2006 12:42 PM Page xiixiiiThe Law is a set of principles that is organized and enforcedby a governing authority. Break the law, and you will suffer unfor-tunate consequences. Obey the law, and you will experiencefreedom, prosperity and satisfaction. In the Law of Thinking : 20 Secrets to Using the Divine Power of Your Mind to ManifestProsperity,Bishop Jordan shows you how to tap into the freedomthat you ve always wanted to enjoy but never thought you will reach your zenith when you discover the hidden truth:you don t have to search for God s mind.