papertype: How does one qualify such a "test?"
As I said, not me testing you--it's you and the Holy Ghost:
"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together" (Rom. 8:14-17)
That should be a clue, and here are some indices by which one might to check oneself:
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TEN EVIDENCES (PROOFS) OF SALVATION
The Witness of the Holy Spirit
o Within the child of God (Romans 8:9-16; 1 John 3:24)
o With another child of God (Romans 8:16)
o By fellowship with God (Romans 8: 14; 1 John 1:7)
The Witness of God
o Chastening (Heb. 12:5-11)
The Witness of Love
o For The God (Matthew 22:37; 1 John 5:1-3)
o For the brethren (John 13:34,35; 1 John 3:14-10; 4:7,8,11, o love1 Peter 1:22)
o For the neighbor (Matthew 5:43-45, 19:19, 22:39' Romans 13:8-10)
The Witness of Your Life
o A New Creature (2 Corinthians 5:17)
o Not practicing sin wilfully (1 John 3:7-10; Hebrews 10:26)
The Witness of God's Word
o Your reaction to it
-- Obedience to it (1 John 3 :24; James 1 :22; 1 John 2:3-5)
-- Resistance to it
>>> By Resisting (Acts 7:51-54)
>>> By Wresting (twisting) (2 Peter 3: 16)
o The Truth related by it (1 John 3:1-10)
The Witness of Holiness
o Following it (Hebrews 12:14b)
The Witness of Your Walk
o Behavior (1 John 2:6,29; 3:6-8)
The Witness of Christ's Preeminence
o Lord of ALL (Acts 10:36; Romans 10:9)
The Witness of Fruit
o Making/teaching more disciples (Matthew 7:15-20; John 15:2-8,16)
The Witness of Warfare
o Overcoming (1 John 5:4,5; 4:4; Revelation 2:7,11,17,26,27; 3 :5,12,21; 21 :7)
After "Notes by Dr. Fred Wittman"
http://www.happyheralds.org/
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"Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?" (2 Cor. 13:5)
Sent as a sincere response, useful for all --
the Mormons use the same test when they go around making converts.
of course, this test tells us nothing.
i believe the Holy Spirit witnesses with my own spirit, and so do you and so does every Mormon.
the question i have, does the Holy Spirit lead someone to believe something different than He did Christians in all 2000 years since Pentecost???
I say NO HE DOESN’T, THAT’S WHY I PROFESS THE ONE, HISTORICAL, ORTHODOX, BIBLICAL, CATHOLIC AND APOSTOLIC FAITH BELIEVED EVERYWHERE AND AT ALL TIMES FOR 2,000 YEARS.
any other belief is led by a spirit alright, but you can be sure it’s not the Holy Spirit.