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To: Jim 0216
How are you distinguishing between fortune telling and what Jesus said in John 16:13: “He [the Spirit of truth] will show you things to come”?

On two levels.

The number of warts on the nose of some hypothetical "antichrist" is a matter of indifference to me. Guiding my family in terms of God's best plans for our lives -- now that's another story!
127 posted on 03/12/2011 2:18:06 PM PST by RJR_fan ("Be kind to every person you meet. For every person is fighting a great battle." St. Ephraim)
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To: RJR_fan
You haven't really addressed what Jesus said, that the Holy Spirit will show us things to come. God wants us to know what's coming. You seem to have a problem with that.

If you're saying Satan counterfeits that with "fortune telling", so what else is new? Satan always counterfeits what God does. But that does not invalidate God's desire to show His people by the Holy Spirit things that are to come.

Jesus discussed many of the ministries and purposes of the Holy Spirit in our lives John 14, 15, and 16. The context of Him showing us things to come is John 16:12-14:

I have yet many things to say unto you, but you cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you.

You don't want to be siding with the Pharisees of old who said the things Jesus did was by the prince of devils instead of the power of the Holy Spirit. Jesus gave stern warning regarding this (Mark 3:22, 28-30).

130 posted on 03/12/2011 3:13:24 PM PST by Jim W N
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To: RJR_fan
...a sage once said.

So--you put your faith into men, rather than Scripture?

133 posted on 03/12/2011 4:38:52 PM PST by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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