Yeah, many in the charismatic movement like to "flow with the Spirit" and if they are skillful in the Word of righteousness (God's Word).... won't be long they'll be "flowing with demon spirits"
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Who's to say they are not already infested?Yeah, many in the charismatic movement like to "flow with the Spirit" and if they are skillful in the Word of righteousness (God's Word).... won't be long they'll be "flowing with demon spirits"
How to Spot and Respond to a Sheep's Clothing: 5 Reminders from God’s Word
1. Watch out.
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. Matt. 7:15
God reminds us in His Word to “watch out,” “beware,” to stay awake. He knows and understands how difficult it can be to fight this spiritual battle. Some days we get weary, or we get so busy and distracted, we’re not watching anymore for ways we might get tripped up. But he tells us, “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.” 1 Cor. 16:13
Lip service..is what you preach..and the Holy Spirit is the one exposing your false teaching..Yep.... that's how we know OSAS teachers are wolves in sheep's pajamas.
I agree.Looks are subjective.... you can't really look at someone physically and tell whether they are good or evil.
Copeland teaches once saved always saved, so one doesn't need to know anymore about him to ignore him.
A Born Again can Never be UN - Birthed.....
It’s impossible to discuss with you , because you aren’t understanding what it means to be Born Again.That's not what God's Word teaches...
If one lives in sin, you think they are still in right standing with the Lord?
This is very fascinating, the distinctions you are making between the/a spirit/Spirit. (S)spirit. (Holy Spirit/spirit of Christ)You are right, it is a SPIRITUAL re-birth of your spirit for salvation. Not the salvation of your soul and not the salvation of your body. And it is your spirit which got SAVED through being DECLARED RIGHTOUSNESS through the JUSTIFICATION of IMPUTED RIGHTOUSNESS. That is the pattern of salvation revealed by the life of Jesus.
YLT 1TI 3:16 and, confessedly, great is the secret of piety - God was manifested in flesh (as the body of Jesus), declared righteous in spirit, (Jesus' spirit is correctly not capitalized here, as in Luke 23:46)
KJV 1TI 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit,
(incorrectly capitalized here, correctly NOT capitalized in Luke 23:46)
Jesus was a triune man. At His birth, He had 'a holy spirit' from God (not the Holy Spirit of GOD), He had an unsaved soul, and he had an unsaved sinful nature body/flesh. We don't that that spirit until our spirit is reborn. Jesus didn't need to be born again after birth, like us.
ROM 8:3 For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do: sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,
IOW, He never gave in to the temptations from His sinful flesh natured body. He WALKED in IMPARTED RIGHTEOUSNESS all His life.
( He worked out the salvation of his soul from birth to the day that he "fulfilled all righteousness" at the baptism of John. He was then declared a mature or perfect HUIOS/son of GOD by God who spoke from heaven.
He was "declared righteous" from birth because of the 'holy spirit of Christ' which was in him. The very same holy spirit of Christ which we receive when our spirit is "born again". Your spirit and His spirit aren't two spirits. They become joined as one spirit with him.
1CO 6:17 But he who is united to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. (again correctly NOT CAPITALIZED)
And that spirit you receive is 'a holy spirit' from God it is not 'the Holy Spirit OF God'. Jesus wasn't born with the Holy Spirit of God in Him and He didn't receive the Holy Spirit of God until he was 30 years old.
He "fulfilled rightousness" (imparted righteousness) in His soul by walking sinlessly as a transgressor who was tempted, but never sinned.
ROM 8:4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
(spirit here should not be capitalized either. It's talking about the holy spirit of Christ in you. The same holy spirit Jesus walked out the salvation of His soul with.
ONLY the KJV reveals to those with eyes to see and ears to hear this very dilemma I am now sharing with you. READ AND THINK.
KJV
EPH 1:13* In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
KJV EPH 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of/from God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
KJV 1TH 4:8 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
KJV PSA 51:11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
Audio Crossref Comment Greek Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. How does he give us this power? |
I think there is a societal distinction between "born again" and "born-again". (note the hyphen)...by the way there are a few here who seem to not like hearing those words....” Born Again...my question is why?
I think it’s the Spirit they are reacting to...how can you tell someone what the supernatural birth is..it’s supernatural from God and mind blowing.I think there is a societal distinction between "born again" and "born-again". (note the hyphen)
We understand what "born again" means scripturally. The hyphenated term "born-again" identifies a group within Christianity.
Specifically Protestant Evangelicalism. Who are sometimes referred to as "born-agains". Due to the "born again" emphasis.
Therefore, some may be reacting negatively to "born-again" (the societal distinction) when they read the term "born again".
It's Protestant Evangelicalism they are reacting to.
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I wonder about this.Those that say they have no need to read & study the word, yet they claim to be believers, remain stunted, never maturing, bc they have not taken of the living water & the bread of life; the word !
Amen!!And in some cases their giftings allow them to hear from God more directly than the teacher that digs the information out of their books.
In fact, the former wrote the scriptures that the teachers uses to teach. The Prophets heard from God and wrote it down for us.