1 Corinthians 2:14. "The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned."
When we attempt to discuss important Biblical matters with those who say they are Christians and they become angry or irritated, perhaps we are seeing someone who was never born again.
Those who think they know, but do not, will be angry at having to pretend only to be exposed.
Romans 8:7-9
"because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Those controlled by the flesh cannot please God. You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ."
John 14:17
"the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you."
1 John 4:6
"We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception."
2 Corinthians 4:4
"The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God."
Ephesians 4:18
"They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts."
John 8:47
"Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
Those who love Christ and are indwelt by Him, are loved by all other born-again believers. We are all at different levels of maturity but remain connected by Christ Who lives in us. We all have value in one another's eyes and enjoy sweet fellowship because of Christ.
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