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To: one Lord one faith one baptism
how does one know they are being led by the Holy Spirit as opposed to their own spirit?

I wasn't sure if this was a serious question, but here you go.

The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep. The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.

read all of John 10 - It is quite comforting to Believers.

You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood. 1 John 4:4-6

If you are Born Again, you have received a new heart (spirit). Its your mind that needs renewal to the Word of God. That is where the battle will be until the spirit takes its proper role in charge.

We are to be led by our recreated spirit which is the home of the Holy Spirit. If you spend all your time listening to traditions of men, social gospel or the world, and no time with God and His Word, you will have lots of trouble and get easily led astray by the evil one because you will not recognize the Good Shepherd's voice. The Holy Spirit will never contradict the Word. This is an additional check that the Believer can use who has studied and fed on the Word continually. (See John 14 & 16, Romans 8 & 12, Colossians 3 and Ephesians 4)

411 posted on 12/27/2011 7:46:39 PM PST by Kandy Atz ("Were we directed from Washington when to sow and when to reap, we should soon want for bread.")
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To: Kandy Atz

you didn’t answer the question i posed in #401

the Baptist and Lutheran and i would all agree on the Scriptures you cited.

now, who in my example is being led by the Holy Spirit, the Baptist or Lutheran? both claim to be following sola scriptura and both claim to be led by the Holy Spirit.

one obviously is not.


414 posted on 12/27/2011 7:52:01 PM PST by one Lord one faith one baptism
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