Ah, but we've just made a giant leap forward because you now admit the Holy Spirit does indwell God's children.
Nothing speculative or questionable. The Holy Spirit indwells some people. Good. That's progress.
But everyone reads some sort of a bible and claims to have the eyes and the ears and the gifts. It's what they DO with them that says a lot more.
Again, I'm happy to see you in agreement with us Bible-believers when you admit that some people actually do have new eyes from God and new ears from God.
And we further agree that "what we do with them says a lot more." Exactly. What we do with those gifts says...who we are. They identify us. The gifts don't win us God's favor. They are the result of God's favor. And what we do with those gifts attests to God's benevolence in giving us those new eyes and new ears in the first place.
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God." - Eph. 2:8)
No, I said "provided." Read it again, carefully.
Nothing speculative or questionable
Just because you say so, it must be true?
Again, I'm happy to see you in agreement with us Bible-believers when you admit that some people actually do have new eyes from God and new ears from God
Wrong, again, Dr. E. I said "everyone...claims" to have (some sort of spiritual) eyes and ears.
What we do with those gifts says...who we are. They identify us
Actions speak louder than the words, Dr. E.
They are the result of God's favor
That is pure speculation on your part. First you are assuming that what we do, what defines us, is divine in origin and, second, you are assuming that it is a favor.
That's about as credible as saying there are pink unicorns on Jupiter.
In my experience . . . discernment is both a gift and a spiritual ‘muscle’ that needs developed, learned.