The Keepers of the Law – Part 38
THE SPIRIT is only TRULY DETECTABLE BY THE EAR !!!! You CAN ONLY HEAR THE HOLY SPIRIT !!!!
1John 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, (so, what does this SAY? Belive them NOT. Don’t just believe them. No matter what they SAY) but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets (men, human,- this is through whom we are to TRY the spirits. Men lie. Spirits Lie.) are gone out into the world. 2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
An Outline for how to discern a spirit
- “Believe NOT EVERY SPIRIT”
Job# 1 = Do NOT believe it. Not “DO” believe it. Do “NOT” believe it.
“spirit(s)” 46 times in Book. 14 in the OT. (Note: this was in error)
Of the 14 in the OT…
1st mention…
Lev 19:31 Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.
You would be inclined to say, this is ABOUT familiar spirits, right????
Ahhhh, but you’d be kinda wrong…
Lev 19:31 Regard not them that have familiar spirits,
So, the very FIRST time we are taught about “SPIRITS”, they are presented NEGATIVELY!!!
AND,,,,, it isn’t so much about the SPIRITS but “THEM” “that have” SPIRITS!!!! Humans!!!!!!
Yes, this is about how to discern SPIRITs.
But, even moreso letting us know that these spirits are accessed and discerned THROUGH MEN!!!
This is HUGE to understand. Spirits infuence men.
Of the 14 “spirit(s)” in the OT… 9 of them are warnings about familiar spirits speaking through HUMANS!!!
So, #1, NO MATTER WHAT… do NOT believe the spirit (or the MAN speaking that which a spirit has taught him/her).
Start with NOT.
So many people get mad at us. When someone says…
“Hey brother. I’m a Christian. I believe in Jesus just like you. Hallelujah. Praise The Lord!!”
The “Christian”-world believes the right thing to do is to BELIEVE them!!
I believe it is VERY CLEAR that we are to NOT believe them.
- “but try the spirits”
Job# 2 = TRY EVERY SPIRIT.
MOST people, even MOST REAL Christians, have NO real idea how to discern “TRY” between a REAL and FAKE Christian.
This is CRITICAL to being a TRUE WITNESS.
“witness” is in The Bible 135 times
How does The Bible define a “witness”???
You have 2 kinds of “witness”. ONLY 2 KINDS.
This is one of the most powerful foundational concepts in all of TRUE wisdon, knowledge and understanding.
God judges in BINARY. 2 genders. 2 types. 2 sides. On/off. Good/evil. Light/dark. Righteous/unrighteous. Truth/lie.
There is no in-between.
Mankind thinks you can be “deceitful” without lying.
“I NEVER saw him do that!” (he left out that his eyes were closed)
A faithful, true, righteous witness. Or a deceitful, lying witness.
That’s it. BINARY. One side or the other. No in-between.
It is NOT a difficult concept.
It isn’t hard to understand. It is hard to BELIEVE.
How do we tell the difference? How do we KNOW which witness is speaking?
You have 2 kinds of “witness”. ONLY 2 KINDS.
It is really very simple. You see, this is where satan loves to work. To muck things up. To question it. To weigh things.
Prov 14:5 A faithful witness will not lie: [Period. End of discussion. Over. Done. Book it]
No matter what. God can rest assured that a “FAITHFUL” witness “WILL NOT LIE”. Under any circumstances. Without question.
Is that you? It ain’t me. It ain’t anyone I know or have ever known. “1 thing I am not is a liar!”
Rom 3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
What does this say? The Bible SAYS WHAT IT MEANS and The Bible MEANS WHAT IT SAYS.
Nov 10 2024
The Keepers of the Law – Part 38
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The Keepers of the Law – Part 38
The Keepers of the Law – Part 38
THE SPIRIT is only TRULY DETECTABLE BY THE EAR !!!! You CAN ONLY HEAR THE HOLY SPIRIT !!!!
1John 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, (so, what does this SAY? Belive them NOT. Don’t just believe them. No matter what they SAY) but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets (men, human,- this is through whom we are to TRY the spirits. Men lie. Spirits Lie.) are gone out into the world. 2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
An Outline for how to discern a spirit
Job# 1 = Do NOT believe it. Not “DO” believe it. Do “NOT” believe it.
“spirit(s)” 46 times in Book. 14 in the OT. (Note: this was in error)
Of the 14 in the OT…
1st mention…
Lev 19:31 Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.
You would be inclined to say, this is ABOUT familiar spirits, right????
Ahhhh, but you’d be kinda wrong…
Lev 19:31 Regard not them that have familiar spirits,
So, the very FIRST time we are taught about “SPIRITS”, they are presented NEGATIVELY!!!
AND,,,,, it isn’t so much about the SPIRITS but “THEM” “that have” SPIRITS!!!! Humans!!!!!!
Yes, this is about how to discern SPIRITs.
But, even moreso letting us know that these spirits are accessed and discerned THROUGH MEN!!!
This is HUGE to understand. Spirits infuence men.
Of the 14 “spirit(s)” in the OT… 9 of them are warnings about familiar spirits speaking through HUMANS!!!
So, #1, NO MATTER WHAT… do NOT believe the spirit (or the MAN speaking that which a spirit has taught him/her).
Start with NOT.
So many people get mad at us. When someone says…
“Hey brother. I’m a Christian. I believe in Jesus just like you. Hallelujah. Praise The Lord!!”
The “Christian”-world believes the right thing to do is to BELIEVE them!!
I believe it is VERY CLEAR that we are to NOT believe them.
Job# 2 = TRY EVERY SPIRIT.
MOST people, even MOST REAL Christians, have NO real idea how to discern “TRY” between a REAL and FAKE Christian.
This is CRITICAL to being a TRUE WITNESS.
“witness” is in The Bible 135 times
How does The Bible define a “witness”???
You have 2 kinds of “witness”. ONLY 2 KINDS.
This is one of the most powerful foundational concepts in all of TRUE wisdon, knowledge and understanding.
God judges in BINARY. 2 genders. 2 types. 2 sides. On/off. Good/evil. Light/dark. Righteous/unrighteous. Truth/lie.
There is no in-between.
Mankind thinks you can be “deceitful” without lying.
“I NEVER saw him do that!” (he left out that his eyes were closed)
A faithful, true, righteous witness. Or a deceitful, lying witness.
That’s it. BINARY. One side or the other. No in-between.
It is NOT a difficult concept.
It isn’t hard to understand. It is hard to BELIEVE.
How do we tell the difference? How do we KNOW which witness is speaking?
You have 2 kinds of “witness”. ONLY 2 KINDS.
It is really very simple. You see, this is where satan loves to work. To muck things up. To question it. To weigh things.
Prov 14:5 A faithful witness will not lie: [Period. End of discussion. Over. Done. Book it]
No matter what. God can rest assured that a “FAITHFUL” witness “WILL NOT LIE”. Under any circumstances. Without question.
Is that you? It ain’t me. It ain’t anyone I know or have ever known. “1 thing I am not is a liar!”
Rom 3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
What does this say? The Bible SAYS WHAT IT MEANS and The Bible MEANS WHAT IT SAYS.
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