Perry wrote: > Now, my question to you...how do > I determine if it was the Holy Spirit > giving me the understanding, or if it > was all in my head?
If you have to ask, then I suspect it was all just in your head. The Scriptures say that my sheep know my voice. Nevertheless, sometimes the Spirit is such a gentleman in his speech that we do not realize until later that it was the Spirit speaking to us. Therefore, I would not dismiss it completely based upon uncertainty alone. There are various ways to test a revelation: 1. Our own familiarity with the voice of the Spirit, as I just explained (my sheep know my voice). 2. The presence of the fruit that comes with it, described in James 3:13-18. If a person runs off with a revelation filled with strife and envy, then that revelation was not from the Holy Spirit. 3. The witness of our conscience. 4. Our ability to have faith in the revelation with 100% certainty. Sometimes our unwillingness to believe interferes with this, so the converse of this, or our inability to believe, is not determinative. Only our ability to believe is helpful. 5. The testimony of the spirit bringing the revelation. For example, if the same spirit also leads us away from believing that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, this would be a false spirit and it likely then brings false revelation. 6. Conformity and harmony with the Holy Scriptures and any other revelation that we know to be true. 7. The witness of other mature spirit-filled believers in Christ. Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
