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“People who do not have God’s Spirit do not accept the things that come from his Spirit. They think these things are foolish. They cannot understand them, because they can only be understood with the Spirit’s help. We who have the Spirit are able to make judgments about all these things. But anyone without the Spirit is not able to make proper judgments about us. As the Scriptures say, “Who can know what is on the Lord’s mind? Who is able to give him advice?” Isaiah 40:13 But we have been given Christ’s way of thinking.” ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭2‬:‭14‬-‭16‬ ‭

“My dear friends, many false prophets are in the world now. So don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are from God. This is how you can recognize God’s Spirit. One spirit says, “I believe that Jesus is the Messiah who came to earth and became a man.” That Spirit is from God. Another spirit refuses to say this about Jesus. That spirit is not from God. This is the spirit of the enemy of Christ. You have heard that the enemy of Christ is coming, and now he is already in the world. My dear children, you belong to God, so you have already defeated these false prophets. That’s because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. And they belong to the world, so what they say is from the world too. And the world listens to what they say. But we are from God. So the people who know God listen to us. But the people who are not from God don’t listen to us. This is how we know the Spirit that is true and the spirit that is false.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭1‬-‭6‬ ‭

Do it.

““A farmer went out to sow seed. While he was scattering the seed, some of it fell beside the road. People walked on the seed, and the birds ate it all. Other seed fell on rock. It began to grow but then died because it had no water. Some other seed fell among thorny weeds. This seed grew, but later the weeds stopped the plants from growing. The rest of the seed fell on good ground. This seed grew and made 100 times more grain.” Jesus finished the story. Then he called out, “You people who hear me, listen!”” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭8‬:‭5‬-‭8‬ ‭

Some things in the Bible are prescriptions see below “That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife. In this way two people become one.” ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭2‬:‭24‬ ‭ Some things are descriptions see below Various Biblical accounts of men having more than one wife. Just because you read about people doing things in the Bible doesn’t mean it was the prescribed course of action.

Agreed. “God says, “Stop fighting and know that I am God! I am the one who defeats the nations; I am the one who controls the world.” The Lord All-Powerful is with us. The God of Jacob is our place of safety. Selah” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭46‬:‭10‬-‭11‬ ‭

“God says, “Stop fighting and know that I am God! I am the one who defeats the nations; I am the one who controls the world.”” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭46‬:‭10‬ ‭

“Control yourselves and be careful! The devil is your enemy, and he goes around like a roaring lion looking for someone to attack and eat. Refuse to follow the devil. Stand strong in your faith. You know that your brothers and sisters all over the world are having the same sufferings that you have. Yes, you will suffer for a short time. But after that, God will make everything right. He will make you strong. He will support you and keep you from falling. He is the God who gives all grace. He chose you to share in his glory in Christ. That glory will continue forever.” ‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭5‬:‭8‬-‭10‬ ‭ “God has blessed you in ways that serve Christ. He allowed you to believe in Christ. But that is not all. He has also given you the honor of suffering for Christ. Both of these bring glory to Christ.” ‭‭Philippians‬ ‭1‬:‭29‬ ‭

“Even if I walk through a valley as dark as the grave, I will not be afraid of any danger, because you are with me. Your rod and staff comfort me.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭23‬:‭4‬ ‭

@farouk I find this entire post very unusual. Many pushed pages. What is your intent? Surely you have made your point by now? What goal are you trying to reach?

I have not asked anyone about this to know. When I’m in church I never look for tattoos. A Christian should know if you believe something is wrong, then it is no matter how many people tell you that it is okay.

Hey @Sower!! You are welcome thank you for the positive feedback.

Hi Farouk thank you for sharing! I hope you are having a wonderful day.

“Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭14‬:‭1‬ Beloved you have walked through a long season of being finely tuned to witness the voices of a debating spirit versus the voices of those who bow low with a teachable, listening heart. Yes those who are really hungry for My truth will pester with questions, earnestly searching for answers, but they do so with a different motive. Yes they sometimes wrestle, but that too is easily discerned. However those who are sucked into hardhearted debate with opinions, criticism, control, fierce division, cynic and bitter unbelief, they are no longer teachable. They wrestle with men, My truth, and their own bitter spirits, as they release the poison of the tongue. Wait on Me and let me wash you from the strife of tongues. Bring all that concerns you to Me and I will set you free from the spirit of debate that is circling the world. https://www.wordstoponder.info/discerning-a-debating-spirit/amp/ May we let go of our fears and our pride. May we open our hearts and minds to truly listen to one another. And may we have a different sort of argument… an argument filled with the spirit of love. https://salvagedfaith.com/2012/08/22/the-spirit-of-debate/

Hi nice to meet you Cntrysner. I think an unregenerate preacher might be considered a hypocrite and then the work is not good. “You are a hypocrite! First, take the wood out of your own eye. Then you will see clearly to get the dust out of your friend’s eye.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭5‬ ‭ERV‬‬ In the passage above the speaker was probably giving good advice, but was instructed to work on themselves first. I think God uses the unsaved as well but not as far as them being a preacher. The Bible instructs on how to select a preacher it’s not supposed to be just anybody. Thank you for reading this.