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1 | Is not God inside of each of us? | Bible general Archive 1 | with_faith_i_walk | 89493 | ||
Gracefull, Thanks for you welcome! I have to disagree with you when you say that "our personal experience is not a reliable guage for TRUTH." How is it not? When you do something wrong, is it not a personal conviction of spirit within you that causes you to feel guilty? Paul said that because the Gentiles followed the Law (scriptures) and did not know the Law, that he knew that God had chosen them with his Spirit. Thus, the Spirit of God dwelled within those who had never known or read the scriptures. Without the Spirit of God inside of you, the scriptures are meaningless. The scriptures are the inspired word of God and a source of great understanding and truth, however faith (which comes from within you) is a prerequisite to understanding their meaning. The entire world around you is also in itself a testament to God, and in some ways, the ultimate testament. Paul said "God was evident in all creation," and that those who did not believe did not see. Believe and you will see. Indeed, the personal revelations you recieve will be just as much a testament to the truth as the words of Paul, Peter or any other apostle. You know truth because you trust that God's Spirit living within you recognizes truth and guides you. The scriptures are for us and not us for the scriptures, just as Jesus said, "the Sabbath is made for man and not man for the Sabbath." Ask God to bless you with His Spirit, put faith in his judgement, and the truth will be revealed to you through scripture as well as personal experience. We need both, and what I was stressing in my question was that there is a major imbalance in your postings. An imbalance which neglects the personal revelations of the Spirit within all believers. Blessing, LGC |
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2 | Is not God inside of each of us? | Bible general Archive 1 | gracefull | 89634 | ||
Hi LGC, I copied the following from one of your other post because it seems to clarify your position.... "Like I said, there just seemed to be an imbalance towards interpreting the scripture zealously (what does this one verse mean, what does this one word mean) without any reliance on the Spirit or its revelations." Why have you come to this conclusion? What has prompted you to believe the post, or at least some of them are not direct interpretations from revelation from the Holy Spirit? Is it because we do not preface our posts with the statement, "God told me", or that "The Holy Spirit revealed to me that this verse means...?" Or are you looking asking why we are not posting our personal revelations such as.."The Holy Spirit spoke to my heart when I was reading these verses and told me to do thus and such or go to such and such place..."? If that is the question, probably because it is personal directions and for me to share those with you will not give you the same revelation. If I am understanding you correctly, the Holy Spirit speaks to each of us in accordance with our own walk and calling. He is not going to confirm to you to go the Africa from a verse just because He confirmed it to me. He may not be sending you to Africa...Am I understanding your question? Based on the example...The Holy Spirit telling me to go to Africa would be scripturally sound."Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel." Now in light of this example..how would this in any way add to a study of the scripture to "GO.."? How could my personal call to go to Africa communicate any more depth to this verse? However if I said the Holy Spirit was telling me to divorce my husband for another man...That is unscriptural and I would therefore know this is not the voice of the Holy Spirit...that was my point when I said personal experiences are unreliable without the Word. I hope we are communicating better now..I am certainly not being controversial, but rather just trying to get on the same page with you. God bless PS- I don't agree with your interpretation of Romans 2. Paul is saying the Jews who have the law will be judged the same as the gentiles who do no have the law but do have their conscience to confimr or convict. Paul is not speaking of gentiles who are Spirit filled. He says the gentiles will give an account based on their conscience(their law) and the Jews will give an account for their deeds based on their (LAW). With God there is neither Jew nor Greek, male nor female...everyone is on the same plain for the judgement. God bless....again Maybe we can discuss it in detail later. |
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3 | Is not God inside of each of us? | Bible general Archive 1 | with_faith_i_walk | 89658 | ||
Greetings grace, I too am not being contentious for the sake of being contentious but just getting a "feel" for the group, being new here. My point can best be illustrated by reading the post #89586 by Mommapbs. She states: "What we believe about ourself is the basis of our signinficance or "self worth." The way we think will determine how we act; how we respond to God and others. It is our THINKING that must be conformed to the MIND OF CHRIST! Don't be conformed to the pattern of the world, but be TRANSFORMED, by the renewing of your mind!(Romans 12:2)" This is an example of revelation through the Holy Spirit in conjunction with scripture. The point I was making was the imbalance towards interpretation of scripture for the sake of only translation. Or in some cases, interpretation of scripture with additional scripture, lacking the true Spirit guidance that is necessary to gain truth via the Word of God. Seeing many posts debating merely semantics ("New Collegiate Dictionary defines this that way...whereas Webster's defines this that way..."; or where one verse out of an entire text is examined for its message, ignoring the context of the rest of the text). Obviously I spoke too soon, and there are indeed thought-provoking, spirit-lifting dialogue to be had here, as well as several Spirit-filled lessons that have been and still are being written. I am not foolish to believe that every person who utters "God has told me" this or that is speaking truth, certainly not. What I do put faith in, however, is that God's Spirit that lives in me will let me know what is truth and what is not. As for my interpretation: "Paul said that because the Gentiles followed the Law (scriptures) and did not know the Law, that he knew that God had chosen them with his Spirit. Thus, the Spirit of God dwelled within those who had never known or read the scriptures." What I am saying is that God's spirit dwelled inside of them in the form of their conscience, as Paul says, "their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts now accusing, now even defending them." Given the sinful nature of man, this knowledge of the Law (hidden within their conscience or as Paul put it "written in their hearts") was a gift of God's Spirit, and would save them from the wrath of God's impartial judgment. Please reference the previous chapter in Romans when Paul says, "that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks..." Wouldn't this suggest that, at the very least, a small part of God's Spirit lives in each us (even those who as yet have not heard the Gospel) since we are made in His image? It was because of their unbelief that they did not see the God that was evident not only in the world around them, but also in themselves. This is also mentioned in the book of Acts, chapter 11, when Peter says in verse 17 that, "So if God gave them the same gift as he gave us, who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could oppose God?" This was of course after he had performed great acts and miracles among the Gentiles. You are indeed correct when you say that whether Jew or Greek, male or female, all are subject to the judgment of God. I look forward to more discussion with you. In Christ, LGC |
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