[Dr. Eckleburg]

Evidently you cannot receive this, nevertheless to those who also know Him I testify that the indwelling Spirit (John 15-17, Romans 8, I Cor 2) authenticates both Peter’s testimony and Paul’s epistles:

Amen. This is either true, or Scripture is false.

We can debate the genuineness of someone's knowledge, whether or not it is truly of the Holy Spirit, but we can never disallow that this is the means by which the Holy Spirit moves throughout Scripture, throughout our lives and throughout history.

"Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.

We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error." -- 1 John 4:1-6

[Alamo-Girl]

Amen! Amen! and Amen!

Beautiful passages. Praise God!

Maranatha, Jesus!

[hosepipe]

[ Amen. This is either true, or Scripture is false. ]

Jesus is whom he says he was, and still is..
-OR-
Jesus isn't whom he says he was, and still isn't..

And if he is and the Holy Spirit is operative also;...

“The Word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, dividing bone and marrow….”