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NASB | Matthew 12:34 "You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 12:34 "You brood of vipers, how can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart. |
Subject: Does that happen today |
Bible Note: Good morning Tim I hope this day is as pleasant where you are as it is here. You said, "However, what I preach is not inspired in the sames sense or to the same degree as something that the authors of the Bible wrote. Their words were infalliable, mine are not." If you are speaking as you said, "an inspired message," is not the same Holy Spirit speaking to your congregation that spoke through the writers? Scripture says, "all scripture is inspired", now I'm not saying that what you preach is scripture (take this the right way). However, is not just as inspired as the writers, when you preach under the unction of the Holy Spirit. God has given us all the instruction He choses until the return of our Lord. The Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit could not go against God's word any more than God could or Jesus could. God is no respecter of persons, so are the writers more inspired than us, when we are speaking under the power of the Holy Spirit? Paul said over and over that he came not in his power but by the power of God (the Holy Spirit). Haven't we received the same Spirit, the Spirit with the power that raised Christ from the dead. Doesn't He reside in us. If so for what purpose? To use us to continue the work of Jesus on the earth or to keep us company when we pray. Isn't He the way Jesus abides in us? Aren't there times when your preaching is so powerful that the only explaination is, it must have been the Holy Spirit talking through you. No way could I, we, ever have had that effect on the people. I think that God gave us His word so we would be able to tell when He is speaking to us and through us. It is not the ultimate. Jesus is. My sheep will know my voice. When I know He has spoken to me It will be by the fruit that others will know that I have been with Jesus. I KNOW. At least I'm getting better at recognizing His voice. And sometimes I might think it was Him and it was really my soul talking and I will make an error then the Holy Spirit will convict and I will repent and I will make right what was spoken. I will learn the difference in the voices. but when He speaks to me I know it is Him. Look at hoe the Lord taught the disciples. has he changed His method? I digress. We cannot separate God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and God's written word. The are kinda like the checks and balanaces we have in our government. Only these are working to the same end. They NEVER contradict one another. By the way do you study the Greek? In Christ Jeff |