John 16:13-14
"13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.…"
I am convinced that most Christians do not believe this promise. They look at me like I have two heads when I say we must ask the Holy Spirit for understanding.
A couple of times I heard men tell me that we should say things to people in a way that they would accept it when it came to the gospel.
I see nothing in Scripture that says this, but it does say that the Holy Spirit will speak through us. These men mocked me for saying that. Christ has many ways of dealing with people based on what HE knows they need. The apostles and Jesus Christ Himself were persecuted and killed, did they say something in a wrong way? NO, they told the truth and the people hated them for it.
If we know the Word of God the Holy Spirit will bring to mind the truth and He will speak through us as we witness and speak truth.
Those who mock the work of the Holy Spirit cannot possibly be hearing from Him. I know well what it is like to hear from the Holy Spirit. When someone tells me they have heard from the Holy Spirit I believe them but only if what they say stands up to the test of the Scriptures.
We will hear much foolishness these days because most pastors have been trained in "church growth" and "how to say things" according to man's idea of what works. When we do what humanly works, often it is only the fleshly desire to be loved by man. When we are loved by man we will dumb down the truth as well as even silence ourselves when we should speak just to be accepted by man.
Proverbs 29:25 "25 The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD will be set securely on high. 26 Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD."
Proverbs 9:10
"10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding."
When we stop fearing man God will bless with wisdom and boldness. When we fear man we will be led into grievous error and compromise.
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