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enjoyed this thread. Found myself within cc being challenged in my biblical knowledge for I have the spirit but spent little time in Gods word getting to know the Lord. I used my excuses of not being great at scripture recall but a couple on here would not hear it and took me to task in my belief that as long as I had the Holy Spirit I was good to go. In the last year of studying God in his word I have grown in my faith & in the Holy Spirit in leaps and bounds. The key to the scripture is in prayer for discernment given by the Holy Spirit as we study & reflect on Gods word and yes, start chewing on the meat! This doesnt diminish the existance or power of the Holy Spirit in our walk as believers it enhances our relationship as we come to know God's will and testify to the Lost that they may be saved. Conviction comes upon us when we are ready to hear. It is the responsibility of those in clergy in the body of Christ to be able to look upon their individuals and assess their level of readyness to hear words they need to hear to get them deeper into the Lord and set apart from their worldly ways. With this is the teaching of sound doctrine which does not discredit the Holy Spirit for if it did then you'd be dealing with a lieing or deceiving spirit & be in deception instead of in line with the Lord. I'd say if the Holy Spirit instructs or promotes someone in a way that is contrary to the word then this would not be the Holy spirit but a deceiving spirit. How do I know? After praying for discernment I feed on the word of God and seek clarification from my pastor when I'm in confusion. Knowing God through his word is not a labour of works but about relationship for me. I want to know everything I possibly can about my Lord that I can be of service to him in the salvation of lost souls. My salvation is already realized in Christ so Gods word is not about me and what I can do to earn... It is about an amazing desire to know our Lord who I love so very much. Bless the Lord oh my soul!
the scriptures are the 'mind of Christ'