How to Test the Spirits?

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Ritajanice

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The apostles we understand are the only to hear, as they HEARD CHRIST.
A Born Again can hear the Spirit of God.

A Born Again has been birthed by the Spirit...Spirit gives birth to spirit?

We are given spiritual eyes and ears, as soon as we become Born Again...the Holy Spirit who resides in our spirit, helps us to develop them.
 

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If we hear ( discern) in the Spirit an are not doers of the word, we deceive our own selves..



James 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
 
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The Spirit proves who it is, not says it.
The Spirit is not an it!!

He is the witness that resides in our spirit?
Ephesians 5:9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

1 John 5:6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
The Spirit testifies with our spirit that we are Gods children, that is a supernatural/ Spiritual act that only God can do.
 

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A Born Again can hear the Spirit of God.

A Born Again has been birthed by the Spirit...Spirit gives birth to spirit?

We are given spiritual eyes and ears, as soon as we become Born Again...the Holy Spirit who resides in our spirit, helps us to develop them.
If we show we do not see, and that we do not hear, we have proven we do not believe, as the eyewitnessses and those who heard the Lord Jesus, tell us what to hear and what to see. ( belief in what Christ did and showed to them )
 

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If we hear ( discern) in the Spirit an are not doers of the word, we deceive our own selves..



James 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
We receive the Spirit into our hearts, when we become Born Of The Spirit.

Spirit gives birth to spirit.

Our spirit is birthed, not our human intellect.
 

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If we show we do not see, and that we do not hear, we have proven we do not believe, as the eyewitnessses and those who heard the Lord Jesus, tell us what to hear and what to see. ( belief in what Christ did and showed to them )
We must be Born Again, you can’t hear God without his witness in our hearts, who resides there permanently...The Holy Spirit..He is not an it...He is a real Living person.

As we have been Born Again of imperishable seed that liveth and abideth forever?
 

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The Spirit is not an it!!
The Spirit is not offended by the term it. LIke the term itself....

Romans 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
 

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We must be Born Again, you can’t hear God without his witness in our hearts, who resides there permanently...The Holy Spirit..He is not an it...He is a real Living person.

As we have been Born Again of imperishable seed that liveth and abideth forever?
Born again of uncorrupt seed, |( of Jesus Christ) that does not follow corruption.

If we show corruptness we are corrupt.


Titus 2:7 In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
 

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The Spirit is not offended by the term it. LIke the term itself....

Romans 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
The Spirit is not an it!!

He can be grieved.

In Ephesians 4.31-32, Paul lists a number of behaviours that are destructive within the Church, including bitterness, rage, anger, brawling, slander and every form of malice. On this occasion, Paul is saying that the Holy Spirit, who seeks to bring unity within the Church, is grieved by all such behaviour.
 

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We must be Born Again, you can’t hear God without his witness in our hearts, who resides there permanently...The Holy Spirit..He is not an it...He is a real Living person.
We hear Peter the eyewitness warning us to not be misled by the many false teachers, until the day star arises in our heart.

They are known by doing private intrepretation.

The apostle said he does not devise cunningness, but they are eyewitnesses of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. ( we see why we hear the apostles, and we see why we do not hear many false teachers)
 
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The Spirit is not an it!!

He can be grieved.

In Ephesians 4.31-32, Paul lists a number of behaviours that are destructive within the Church, including bitterness, rage, anger, brawling, slander and every form of malice. On this occasion, Paul is saying that the Holy Spirit, who seeks to bring unity within the Church, is grieved by all such behaviour.
What is the difference between the word it, and itself...



Romans 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
 

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We hear Peter the eyewitness warning us to not be misled by the many false teachers, until the day star arises in our heart.

They are known by doing private intrepretation.

The apostle said he does not devise cunningness, but they are eyewitnesses of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. ( we see why we hear the apostles, and we see why we do not hear many false teachers)
You cannot hear God, without being Born Of The Spirit.

Without His Spirit we are none of His.
 

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What is grieving is strife, it is from evil not from good.

There is no strife in following the deeds of the apostles of the Lord, there is strife only in following cunningly devised fables.

At the end, people do not endure sound doctrine, only fables.




2 Timothy 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

2 Peter 1:16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

James 3:13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
 

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The Spirit, He itself, is in all goodness, and when we see no goodness done, we can discern this is NOT OF GOD...



"The Spirit proves who it is, not says it.


Ephesians 5:9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

1 John 5:6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth."
 

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Please clarify?

Itself?

Itself means?...not biblical?
Romans 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
 

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The Spirit is not who claims they have it, as we see many do that to Christ.

The Spirit is who proves, proving all things. ( holding fast that which is good)


1 Thessalonians 5:21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
 

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Romans 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Indeed.

My question to you is.

How would you know this...as it’s Gods written word where else do we need to know this?