... with the aid of the Holy Spirit.
Wow! So when you got born again, all of a sudden you knew how to speak Greek?
That's literally incredible.
I have just one question. When another professed "Christian" disagrees with you, is it cause he isn't really being led by the Holy Spirit to truth? Or is it cause one or both of you are displaying your fallibility?
SD
Wow! So when you got born again, all of a sudden you knew how to speak Greek?No, ... but the Spirit does, ... and, even better than that, the Spirit knows the EXACT meaning of the passage, and can communicate that meaning to us without using ANY earthly language.
Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
I have just one question. When another professed "Christian" disagrees with you, is it cause he isn't really being led by the Holy Spirit to truth? Or is it cause one or both of you are displaying your fallibility?
It is often because one (or both) of us is not listening closely enough or purely enough (i.e. without other egocentric agendas distorting the Holy Spirit's message).
Or, perhaps, one (or both) of those disagreeing needs additional spiritual maturity before they would be able to comprehend the truth provided by the Spirit. I believe that the Spirit teaches us only what we are ready to be taught. Perhaps we're not ready to receive the information we desire.
But, you know us. Many time we truly do not know what we think we know. Unfortunately, too often, that doesn't keep us from declaring that which we know not.
I believe that it is much more profitable for us to humbly acknowledge our fallibility, ... to know that what we do know is by the grace of God, ... and to earnestly seek what further the Lord has for us as we grow in His grace.