5... WELLS;
Another very important, and more common form of discernment, also more commonly ignored, is the wells, or springs flowing out of the spirit of and individual.Also refered to as the "vibe", "intuition," or "feeling,"etc. Dont be quick to quench your thirst on strange sources of water/cisterns(Prov 5:15).Take time to search the spirits of men you decide to associate with, and draw borders respectfully, according to what is in them. The fullness of ones hear, be it righteousness, or violence, will accompany the words(John 7:38; Prov 15:4.) One full of the works of darkness, for example, like anger, will tend to bruise with words(Prov 12: 18, prov 10:16)It is out of the corruptness of the Spirit such(Eph 4: 21.) The person in question is probably under demonic influence, also referd to as scorpions , thorns and bristles, refering to their pricky personalities. They know exactly how to quence the flow of positive outflows like joy, peace, love, power. Be more careful if such a one can do it using the word of God. In Christ is NO Condemnation(Rom 8:1). Some have vibe flowing out of them that may make you cringe inside, a feeling of "wierd fellow, even creepy." Thats your spirit seeing something you cant.
6.No one Speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus Accursed...
...and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Spirit of God.(1ST Cor 12:3). There are diverse ways in which one can call Jesus accursed, other than just being overt. When Jesus was delivering people from demonic bondage, some of the rulers of the people said that He was using the power of a prine of demons, Belzebub. This, Jesus refered to as an insult to the Holy spirit, Being the empowering Spirit over him. Like wise, insult to Jesus might be indirect, by directing it to His people, in whom He dwells. There are many who point out people as demonic, without considering the fruit that such bear, whether they be right. That is why true servants of God wont hate on a group of people indiscriminately.
7.PROFITABILITY
The manifestation of the Spirit of god is given for the profit of all(1ST Cor 12: 3). It is not for self glorification. God resists the proud, so a proud shepherd must explain who is behind His works, with God resisting him/her. It is also not to break the sheep, making them vulnerable for the devil. In such an instance, the person is clearly playing for the other team. Sessions that leave people anxious, fearfull, vulnerable, down, even digging up pasts e.t.c should be questioned. They digress the fellowship from the race. Its just not Gods style. Watch out to ensure the material being builded on your spiritual foundation, your first love, is not inferior(1 Cor 3:11-13). Some times, we stumble upon these destructive paths. Being inferior material, it cannot stand the fire of the holy Spirit. Thats how to get out of such bondage.
8.PRESENCE OF CHRIST
If any one does not have the Spirit of Christ, He is not His(Rom 8:9). Many doctrines dispute the Godliness of Christ, and never invite Him to their Hearts. Unless one has Christ He cannot be a true prophet,etc. His SPIRIT DWELLS IN MEN(Jn 14:23, Heb 3:6)
9WHOSE WITNESS?
All Prophets give witness to Christ. Any witness that is against Christ is false(Acts 10:43). If the Spirit confesses that Jesus is God come in the flesh, was crucified and died, and arose, then its from God().
10.LYING
A true witness delivers souls, a deceitful witness speaketh lies(prov 14:25).You can only notice a lie if you know the truth. pursue knowledge. The most common lies involve the powers of darkness. there are ridiculous stories like, I used to be a witch, I went to hell where I saw a factory.. was given some blood in a bowl to drink...we gave a human sacrifice.. i turned into a flie... The bible is clear that the devil is full of mischief, therefore some things will come at you as though they are of God, just to have you in fear, which is always the result of such stories. The other is giving a prophesy that is out of season. for this, wisdom to know the seasons is key. Prophesies out of the season never get fulfilled. It could be a word of peace in a time of trouble. Thats a lie.
11.WORSHIP
Holy messengers of God- Men or Angels will never accept the worship of men. The direct the worship to God(Judges 13:6) Rebellious Angels/Demons on the other hand like to be worship. Most of the gods of this world are such. Infact, the word idols was used interchangeably with Demons(Acts 17:16) in earlier versions of the scripture. The is a sudden rush to the Greek god(desses) in the modern society, especially noted amongst the modern feminists, who go as far as to worship such in the name of women empowerment. This is a mischievous entanglement of demonic powers into a movement.
During worship with the sons of darkness1 Cor 5:13(to be distinguished from the lost sheep,) yokes are built(2nd Cor 6:14). This is unlike the anointing of the priesthood of Christ that comes in a fellowship of believers which is liberating(Lk 4:18-19)It frees the bonded. This is one way of telling apart the annointing, whether its form God or the Devil.
12.HUMILITY
With the lowly is wisdom(prov 11:2) would you take direction form a foolish man? Measure the amount of wisdom in a man by his/her level of wisdom, KNOWING THAT THE FAVOR OF THE LORD IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM(Prov 8:13, 9:10)
13.THE SEASONS TEST,
The word of God fits perfectly into His seasons. So long as the earth remains there will be seasons(Prov 3). Th erule of the seasons is that sunshine and darkness have their time, and usher the rest of the seasons. False prophesie especially are easily picked out if they fall out of the season. This also falls under lying. Every stroke of the word of God shall come to pass too, and the word of a prophet should not fail to conform to His word.
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