John 6:45-47
"45 It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they shall all be taught of God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father, comes to Me.
46 Not that anyone has seen the Father, except the One who is from God; He has seen the Father.
47 Truly, truly, I say to you, the one who believes has eternal life.
No believer is above another believer, each one has a different role and calling but no one is over another.
John 16:13 "But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come."
If a leader teaches the right things they are led by the Holy Spirit. It is the Holy Spirit Who has the Authority not the man. The believers are the messengers.
John 14:16-18
"16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever,
17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.
18 “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you."
Acts 1:8 "8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Romans 12:6-8
6 "Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; 7 if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness."
Every born-again believer has gifts given to him/her by the Holy Spirit to edify the body of Christ and to serve the Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:1-5 " Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces 2 perseverance; 4 hand perseverance, 3 character; and character, hope. 5 now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us."
Every born-again believer has been justified and possesses the fruit of the Spirit.
Matthew 7:15-20
You Will Know Them by Their Fruits
15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them."
Galatians 5:22-23
"22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."
Those who do not have this fruit do not have the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 2:14 "
"But a natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned."
Those who are born-again can see the fruit, they connect with those who have the Holy Spirit but have no connection to those who do not have the fruit.
2 Corinthians 6:14 "Do not be mismatched with unbelievers; for what do righteousness and lawlessness share together, or what does light have in common with darkness?"
As born-again believers, we bring the light of Christ to those who are lost, when they refuse we move on to the next person who might listen. In these last days, there are few who will listen and many who attend gatherings have never been born again.
The churches have become social clubs to entertain the goats, they no longer bring truth but only partial truth that leads to error. Many preachers are blind leading the blind as they walk together down the wide path to perdition.
Pretenders feel safe but are not saved, it is better when they no longer feel safe, and are convicted of their sin of saying they are "Christians" but have no desire to obey Him. May each one repent who plays at Christianity and become born-again authentically through trusting in Christ.
Matthew 7:21-23
I Never Knew You
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’"
Do not be one of those who think they are saved but are on their way to hell. Trust in Christ today and seek to be changed by Him through His Holy Spirit and His Word, the Bible.
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