TEST THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT! Luke 22:13 And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover. LUKE 22:13 When a true gift of the Spirit is in operation, things will always be as the Lord has said [an exception to this is if there are conditions to meet]. This is the ultimate test of whether or not someones words and actions are God-inspired (Duet. 18:22). We Born Again Christians (Jn. 3:3-7; & Rom. 10:9-10) cannot be led by just our own feelings concerning the nine gifts of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 12:8-11). In (1 Cor. 12:1-7), the apostle Paul gives us Born Again Christians (Jn. 3:3-7; & Rom. 10:9-10) direction governing the use of the nine spiritual gifts of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 12:8-11) that must supersede any urge or leading that we Born Again Christians (Jn. 3:3-7; & Rom. 10:9-10) feel. The first test to apply to any gift of the Holy Spirit is to ask, [Does it glorify Jesus]? Thats the point Paul is making. The Holy Spirit will never lead anyone to defame Jesus in any way. Jesus made it very clear that the Holy Spirit would only glorify Him (Jn. 16:14). Any utterance or act that denies Jesus is not from the Holy Spirit. In Pauls day, there was a transition being made from Judaism to Christianity. Some Jews were teaching that keeping the Old Testament law could produce salvation. They violently opposed Pauls teaching, that faith alone in Jesus could produce salvation (Jn. 3:3-7; & Rom. 10:9-10). Paul considered any utterance or act like this as calling Jesus accursed and it definitely would not be from the Holy Spirit. Also, the pagan religions of Pauls day believed in many gods, and the same thing is happening in religion today. The word religion in the Greek means deisidaimonia, meaning superstition (Strongs Concordance). Anyone who tried to make Jesus just another god or just another man or [a] way to God instead of [the] way to God (Jn. 14:6) would be calling Him accursed. The Holy Spirit would never inspire anyone to do this. Born Again Christians (Jn. 3:3-7; & Rom. 10:9-10) who are truly moved by the Holy Spirit in their utterances and in their actions will always glorify Jesus. In the name of the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! Amen!
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:31:51 +0000