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Yes and no. I encourage people to hear what the Spirit is saying to them and do that. Maybe if every member of the body were to hear the Spirit personally and directly as He brings truth from heaven and downloads it into us and then we apply it to our life, then unity and maturity would be the...

But Christ has better in store for His body, the church. He has appointed prophets to prophesy for the building up of the church to bring it to maturity. Christ's Spirit is at work redeeming people from every tongue tribe people and nation to rule with Christ in His kingdom. What a privilege we...

Agreed. Thanks for highlighting that. He is a fantastic God Who created His creations with good intent and where the end justifies the means. That is why I am very excited knowing the truth that God will end up reconciling all, in all His creations, to Himself so that he will generate glory and...

Exactly. Not to focus on the false prophets and false prophesy but true prophecy that is from Christ for His body, to bring it to maturity. Most followers of Jesus know there will be the tares among the wheat but why not promote the body members who are exercising their Spirit given roles and...

I do believe in double predestination, that the Creator does determine everyone's destination. Everyone's works are assessed and some accordingly will be identified as sheep and others as goats. Sheep will take their inheritance, the kingdom prepared for them since the creation of the world...

I would say that where those who are filled, led and bearing the fruit of the Spirit of God are, where there are people who are sensing the mercy of God and experiencing the grace of God. Where people are not condemning themselves and projecting it onto others. Where loving kindness is genuinely...

Thanks for sharing what the Spirit has been doing in your life. He is amazing in who he makes us into. More like Himself every day. It's hard to get to know another person over the internet. It can be a challenge to achieve this in person. Maybe that's why Jesus told that parable of the wheat...

How do you come to that conclusion? Is it because I observe that they share and exercise some of the same abilities? In fact as I have just done some research from the shorter version of the bible, just to clarify, the one with 66 books, and it was very enlightening. It appeared that they have...

Absolutely, if Satan deceived someone it is up to God's whether He exposes that deception so that I can respond to it. If God doesn't then I remain deceived. If God wants to deceive someone so they believe lies then that's up to Him also.

That's fine. I have noticed that many people, not necessarily you, use the term God's word, God's written word, word of God, Word of God, and scriptures interchangeably. I just wanted clarification on these terms that's all, so I can respond correctly when people like yourself use them in your...

What in your own words are you referring to as 'God's Word? Can you give me some details of the meaning and background of the term you used, 'God's Word'.

I'm not one of them either so I'm with you there.

Is the accuracy of what we have in the bible canon 100% of course not. Is it Jesus's canon. Of course not. Unless He told you it is and I'm more than happy to hear what He said to you. Is it the one with 81 books or the reduced volume with 73, the extra reduced one with 66 or another one with...

No, I wouldn't question Jesus' ability to recall what He went through when His Father led Him into temptation. Matt 4:1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. It sounds like it wasn't something someone would easily forget. In fact, when Jesus'...

I'm not to sure I understand why you quoted this. Did someone say, God is a liar? I follow God the Great Shepherd, listening for and hearing His voice as He communicates with me. One of the things He said which was recorded is, My sheep will not listen to a stranger, in fact they will run away...

I have no fear of the devil and what he says. If I happen to be deceived by him at any time my Sovereign Owner will see to it that it is exposed and rejected if that is His will.

That is very much ok with me as it isn't about me and what I can get out of what God has given me in this life or the next, it's about Him doing things for His pleasure, glory or for whatever else He so desires. I am more like a robot under His control or like a piece of playdough in His hands...

Not at all. He has the freedom to change His mind, His ways, His decrees, His commands. He has limited His creations it appears. He subjected His creation to decay. He will change his course of action at some stage of eternity and set it/us all free. Again, I don't know why we want to keep...

BBJ why are you so hell bent on limiting God and His instructions to the bible which is so extremely limited in what information it contains? Are you limiting God from communicating with us with the absolute freedom which He possesses or is He limited too. Enjoy your God in your bible box, but...

Yes Satan definitely has his hand in this and so has God Who designed and created Satan. God designed, created and put a potential stumbling block (a certain tree) in Adam and Eve's path. God placed this object of temptation AND a tempter with it not knowing what the outcome would be? I think...