Today,
reply is on discernment of the spirit content within oneself and
others that is imparted from the makeup of GOD. Sinners who are
born-again will become developing Christian believers, and will
receive and display a fresh endowment of life essence (we say,
breath; spirit; word) from the divine fullness. Included are faith,
holiness, longsuffering, lovingkindness, righteousness, wisdom, and
wrath against sin. Through sacred process and operations of the
imparted Spirit, developing Christians are to become increasingly
Christlike. All within the body of Christ will gradually gain the
sacred knowledge, maturity, spiritual truth, and the many
skills and tools that equip believers for self-sacrifice, unselfish
service, and suffering as the offspring of GOD, as joint-heirs with
Jesus Christ, and as the new creation. A
fighter in the “Yahoo! Answers” public forum on Religion and
Spirituality who uses the ID “Anonymous” (no profile is shared)
posted the following:
Christians,
how do you know if someone have Holy spirit or unholy spirit?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed
upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the
world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we
the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we
know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall
see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth
himself, even as he is pure. Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth
also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. And ye know
that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not
seen him, neither known him. Little children, let no man deceive
you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is
righteous. He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil
sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was
manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. Whosoever
is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him:
and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. (1st John
3: 1-9, King James Version, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: Christians Are Following Jesus (01/24/2019); You Will
Receive Power? (12/28/2018); The Discernment of Godliness
(07/13/2018); When Speaking Of Christlikeness (06/25/2018); Purity
For Sacred Truth (12/17/2018); Divine Holiness and Sanctity
(12/25/2017); Holiness (07/01/2015)
“Anonymous”,
here is some of the same guidance provided to developing Christian
believers of the early church that uses language from the Bible where
the Holy Spirit is also called the Comforter, the Holy Ghost, the
Spirit of Prophecy, and the Spirit of Truth:
1.
1st John 4: 1-6, King James Version (KJV): 1 Beloved,
believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of
God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2
Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that
Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3 And every spirit that
confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God:
and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard
that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. 4 Ye
are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater
is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. 5
They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the
world heareth them. 6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth
us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit
of truth, and the spirit of error.
2.
Romans 8: 5-9, KJV: 5 For they that are after the flesh do mind
the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the
things of the Spirit. 6 For to be carnally minded is
death; but to be spiritually minded is
life and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is
enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither
indeed can be. 8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please
God. 9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that
the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of
Christ, he is none of his.
3.
1st John 3: 18-24, KJV: 18 My little children, let us
not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. 19
And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our
hearts before him. 20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater
than our heart, and knoweth all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart
condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. 22 And
whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his
commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. 23
And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of
his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us
commandment. 24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in
him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the
Spirit which he hath given us.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, 4. Malachi 3: 13-18, KJV: 13
Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD.
Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee? 14 Ye
have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it
that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully
before the LORD of hosts? 15 And now we call the
proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they
that tempt God are even delivered. 16 Then they that feared the
LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD
hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written
before him for them that feared the LORD, and
that thought upon his name. 17 And they shall be mine, saith the
LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my
jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that
serveth him. 18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the
righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that
serveth him not.) Even so, I trust this
fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to your faith.
Washington,
DC
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