And that point is the first thing I dealt with. But I did so in the context of the whole chapter of the very scripture YOU 1/2 quoted. And your 1/2 reading led you to promote a whole lie conclusion IMO So my answer, which doesn't make sense to you, makes perfect sense to me. I do agree with you concerning there being confusion here. I dealt with every verse you 'alluded' to. And you never dealt with any of mine, including the 4 scriptures I posted confirming that 'the spirit, which every living human has ever had , CAME FROM GOD.
QUESTION. Do you believe those pharisees had the very same spirit in them, at birth, that every human' being ever born had? The only exception to my question being...Jesus, who was standing in front of them. Tell me just where these pharisees were supposed to get this "THE SPIRIT" you are spelling with ALL CAPS declaring who Jesus was? What spirit are you talking about? Please back it, with scripture, because I don't know of one.
ALL CAP "SPIRIT" again. and same question from me. What 'spirit' are you talking ABOUT now? And should I do that before, or after, you work on the spirit you are talking WITH above? I discern a very 'judgmental' one.
Tell me just exactly what you mean when you say "THE SPIRIT". And what makes you think the pharisees, who were still UNDER THE LAW even choose this "THE SPIRIT" which kept them from calling HIM LORD? Saul was a chosen Jew too wasn't he?
1SA 18:10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the EVIL SPIRIT FROM GOD came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.
And Jesus told TWO of His apostles "you know not, what spirit you are of".....and 'that spirit' obviously is still manifesting in the church.
Those two disciples of Jesus had 'the wrong spirit' and they were following Jesus. IOW I disagree with your theology. I know Mormons and JW's who have given me a testimony and manifest lifestyles surpassing that of Catholics, Lutherans etc. etc. And my opinion of them, is the same for those in the church who don't believe in the third baptism FROM the Holy Spirit of God. You may be saved but you still have a lot of bad doctrine. 40,000 "christian" denominations are all the evidence I need.
And you capitalized "THE SPIRIT" again...because why? Just exactly, what spirit are you talking about?
"LORD CHRIST of GOD", so you say. If that is some litmus belief of yours, I've never heard of a verse saying that. PROVE what you just wrote with one scripture in any translation. I've searched the 7 I always have open on my laptop and I'm finding NOTHING.
And scripture PLAINLY taught that 1900 years ago. John wrote, warning the church, that the spirit of anti-christ was in the church before his fellow apostles had all died. And I don't know a "church" in our town that doesn't have it manifesting.
I see that "broad path" every day on mainstreet. The Methodist church in out town has split on the issue of homosexuality. And the Episcopal church is blatantly waving the alphabet flag with all its colors glorifying the sin of homosexuality, in front of their church on main street.
I just proved that with my two church examples, here and now. DESTRUCTION on the installment plan in this age the church was birth in.
your poor ol mind . you way overthink these things .
A prayer for your mind to have child like simple faith is a good prayer indeed my friend .
You grappling left and right . Do you mind if i ask you if you are progressive at all .
or perhaps enjoy the judge not correct not expose not sin camp .
You are correct about these churches and the broad path . I see that too .
When i speak of THE SPIRIT and the reason i captilize that one is due to I MEAN SPIRIT of GOD ,
its to point to the fact THAT ANYONE following a false reli goin hollering dear budda or perhaps muhammed
or perhaps anotehr jesus even like new age , or a lot of these churches , THEY are of the wrong spirit .
Are you perhaps of the mindset that these false religoins serve the same GOD a true christain does . NOW I HOPE that
aint the case . CAUSE THE SPIRIT , as in the HOLY ONE OF GOD , TESTIFIES on and of the absolute
DIRE NEED TO FIRST BELIEVE ON JESUS THE CHRIST and by THIS SPIRIT
the new heart is given Which loves TRUTH . Which would have LOVED GOD , HIS CHRIST
before anything , to include ones own son or daughter , ones own wife or husband .
SO many are now following a spirit that seems okay if little jane says HEY daddy I am a little john . OOPSY FALSE right there .
OR pe rhaps they put their newly converted to ISLAM son or daughter BEFORE CHRIST
by trying to jus get along and go with the flow of that new conversion . OR perhaps
one is sitting under the GET THAT MONEY GOD and name it and CLIAM it . again WRONG spirit , wrong jesus they came too .
DOES that make sense .
IN OTHER words if our JESUS agrees with ALL things JESUS spoke , taught and did and later the apostels would ins truct
upon the church in their letters . THEN AMEN its THE REAL JESUS we l ove .
But if our jesus is rather a chosen jesus , or one that hollers judge not to sins but darn sure seems to judge
those who HOLD a bible and correct sin , WELL it AINT JESUS , IT AINT OF GOD and IT AINT OF THE SPIRIT OF THE HOLY GOD .
Now i do hope that makes things a bit clearer my friend .