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Galatians 5:14-24
14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.../
As long as you remain humble, the Lord will protect you from deception. It is when you raise yourself up to judge others that you have to fear deception. When you take it upon yourself to judge others, you sin (Matthew 7:1-3). It's true that we must always measure what we hear against the scriptures, but discerning a spirit is a whole different matter than criticizing a Brother or Sister. You must always measure against the Word, but you must also be coming from a place that is open to a new understanding of the Word. There are discoveries in the scriptures which have not been made yet!
Those that connect the dots led by the Holy Spirit, will be challenged and condemned for the revelation of the Word by insecure people who are always trying to galvanize others into their doctrine for the sake of safety and 'being right' all the time. They are so afraid of being misled that they condemn legitimate moves of the Spirit, because it's unfamiliar to them and it threatens their turf. There must be jealousy involved. Some may secretly think that if the Lord doesn't give the revelation to them, that it can't possibly be true. That becomes their basis for judging others. These do great damage to the Kingdom of God on Earth. This is why discernment is an absolute necessity. You don't want to fight against God! (Acts 5:38-39)
Some people are so insecure that they are constantly trying to make everything around them fit into a black and white category. (I'm not talking about justifying immoral behavior, like homosexuality and declaring it a grey area; there's nothing grey about it, it is sin.) I'm talking more about squeezing everyone and everything into your mold and by taking an opinion and making it into a hard and fast doctrine to condemn others which don't share your opinion. This is what the Pharisees did! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees; those who eat of it also shall be called to judgement for the damage they did.
So if there is new revelation from the scriptures, how do we measure it against interpretations of the past?
Scripture is layered: prophecy, history, exhortation, instruction in wisdom, human affairs, all facets of life and health, even anointed-in timely words just for you-or as it was called, the Oracle of God. In the OT, before a king went into battle, he called upon the prophets or the priest to consult with God about the outcome. This is the Oracle of God and has been bestowed upon all believers since He rent the veil that separated us from Him.
By the Lord's Spirit, men are making fresh observations, things that never occurred to anyone before. This is the Lord's doing. Fir we live in a treacherous time where lying spirits are twisting the faith. There are certain things that will never be right, and He has made that plain.
So how do you determine if something is Spirit led and a new revelation of existing scripture, or if it's doctrines of demons parading as a spirit of light? (1 Timothy 4:1-2)
You will know them by their fruits. Taste the fruit, is it bitter, corrupt, filled with rancor, criticism, accusation and anger? Or is it sweet? Peaceable, gentle, kind, peaceful and leading to a deeper relationship with the Lord...which will always bear the fruit of increased righteousness, cutting off of sin, repentance and a new resolution to live the life that God has appointed? Those last are clear evidences of what is being taught is from the Lord.
A good tree cannot bear bad fruit. Taste the fruit! We should know all these things! So why is there so much arguing? Brothers and Sisters, discernment has been made easy for us. Taste the fruit. Do not reason or argue with your logical minds. You will always miss a point and that can lead to endless inquiries, contradictions and false conclusions. But one thing will always reveal the true nature of a source, and that is...the fruit. A good tree can not bear bad fruit.
These words will lead you into all truth and keep you from error...
Galatians 5:14-24
14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.../
As long as you remain humble, the Lord will protect you from deception. It is when you raise yourself up to judge others that you have to fear deception. When you take it upon yourself to judge others, you sin (Matthew 7:1-3). It's true that we must always measure what we hear against the scriptures, but discerning a spirit is a whole different matter than criticizing a Brother or Sister. You must always measure against the Word, but you must also be coming from a place that is open to a new understanding of the Word. There are discoveries in the scriptures which have not been made yet!
Those that connect the dots led by the Holy Spirit, will be challenged and condemned for the revelation of the Word by insecure people who are always trying to galvanize others into their doctrine for the sake of safety and 'being right' all the time. They are so afraid of being misled that they condemn legitimate moves of the Spirit, because it's unfamiliar to them and it threatens their turf. There must be jealousy involved. Some may secretly think that if the Lord doesn't give the revelation to them, that it can't possibly be true. That becomes their basis for judging others. These do great damage to the Kingdom of God on Earth. This is why discernment is an absolute necessity. You don't want to fight against God! (Acts 5:38-39)
Some people are so insecure that they are constantly trying to make everything around them fit into a black and white category. (I'm not talking about justifying immoral behavior, like homosexuality and declaring it a grey area; there's nothing grey about it, it is sin.) I'm talking more about squeezing everyone and everything into your mold and by taking an opinion and making it into a hard and fast doctrine to condemn others which don't share your opinion. This is what the Pharisees did! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees; those who eat of it also shall be called to judgement for the damage they did.
So if there is new revelation from the scriptures, how do we measure it against interpretations of the past?
Scripture is layered: prophecy, history, exhortation, instruction in wisdom, human affairs, all facets of life and health, even anointed-in timely words just for you-or as it was called, the Oracle of God. In the OT, before a king went into battle, he called upon the prophets or the priest to consult with God about the outcome. This is the Oracle of God and has been bestowed upon all believers since He rent the veil that separated us from Him.
By the Lord's Spirit, men are making fresh observations, things that never occurred to anyone before. This is the Lord's doing. Fir we live in a treacherous time where lying spirits are twisting the faith. There are certain things that will never be right, and He has made that plain.
So how do you determine if something is Spirit led and a new revelation of existing scripture, or if it's doctrines of demons parading as a spirit of light? (1 Timothy 4:1-2)
You will know them by their fruits. Taste the fruit, is it bitter, corrupt, filled with rancor, criticism, accusation and anger? Or is it sweet? Peaceable, gentle, kind, peaceful and leading to a deeper relationship with the Lord...which will always bear the fruit of increased righteousness, cutting off of sin, repentance and a new resolution to live the life that God has appointed? Those last are clear evidences of what is being taught is from the Lord.
A good tree cannot bear bad fruit. Taste the fruit! We should know all these things! So why is there so much arguing? Brothers and Sisters, discernment has been made easy for us. Taste the fruit. Do not reason or argue with your logical minds. You will always miss a point and that can lead to endless inquiries, contradictions and false conclusions. But one thing will always reveal the true nature of a source, and that is...the fruit. A good tree can not bear bad fruit.
These words will lead you into all truth and keep you from error...