How to Test the Spirits?

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Big Boy Johnson

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Here's Godly medicine....

Proverbs 4:20-22
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
For they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh.
 

Hobie

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God always knows what is the best choice for us in each and every decision we have to make while we still have time. Regardless of what any tempters know or do not know, if we are continually surrendering to God and following Him, we will not go astray. I believe this!
Thats the problem, many Christians fill the pews and claim they have surrendered their lives to Him, and yet continue in sin and its bondage.
 
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Thats the problem, many Christians fill the pews and claim they have surrendered their lives to Him, and yet continue in sin and its bondage.
For me the surrendering needs to be a continuing thing. To surrender to God once is good, but to walk alone in the manner that God knows that we should is an impossible thing for man in his flesh. Without Him we really can do nothing good, God alone is good. God is not tempted, but we, [most all believers] on the other hand, I believe continue to be tempted. When the temptations have been completely and finally overcome in us we will not sin any more. Who has arrived that place? Not me, at least not yet, but I continue to surrender daily and more often than that.
 

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For me the surrendering needs to be a continuing thing. To surrender to God once is good, but to walk alone in the manner that God knows that we should is an impossible thing for man in his flesh. Without Him we really can do nothing good, God alone is good. God is not tempted, but we, [most all believers] on the other hand, I believe continue to be tempted. When the temptations have been completely and finally overcome in us we will not sin any more. Who has arrived that place? Not me, at least not yet, but I continue to surrender daily and more often than that.
We must share that with others as its important in our road to be cleansed of sin and sanctification.
 
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For me the surrendering needs to be a continuing thing. To surrender to God once is good, but to walk alone in the manner that God knows that we should is an impossible thing for man in his flesh. Without Him we really can do nothing good, God alone is good. God is not tempted, but we, [most all believers] on the other hand, I believe continue to be tempted. When the temptations have been completely and finally overcome in us we will not sin any more. Who has arrived that place? Not me, at least not yet, but I continue to surrender daily and more often than that.
There ya go!
 
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