The Sword of Damocles - Part 3
And take…the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God [Ephesians 6:17].
Some preachers emphasize the Bible at the expense of the Holy Spirit. Others emphasize the Holy Spirit to the detriment of the Bible. On the one hand some leave off with the Holy Spirit, while asserting doctrines under the guise of being the Bible. On the other hand some leave off with the Bible, while asserting that the Holy Spirit teaches them new revelations apart from the Bible. One side belittles the Holy Spirit, the other side belittles the Bible.
Egads, man! What is your problem?! It isn’t an either/or. It is a both/and. It is both the Bible and the Holy Spirit. As Paul under inspiration of the Holy Spirit teaches, the Holy Spirit employs the Bible on both offense and defense during spiritual warfare. The Holy Spirit’s sword is the Word of God.
If a well-meaning brother claims that a viewpoint is the Word of God, I want to know from him where it is located in the Bible. If he cannot find it, he needs to sit down and be quiet and learn, until he can show such a viewpoint from the Bible. He first needs to adequately know his Bible before he attempts to teach it.
In the same vein should a brother claim his viewpoint is the Word of God, and when I ask him to show me where it is in the Bible, he counters by asserting how the Holy Spirit told it to him—well, he too needs to sit down and be quiet and learn, until he can show his viewpoint from the Bible.
The Apostle Paul distinctly tells us as much, when he defines “the sword of the Spirit” as being “the Word of God”. The Holy Spirit brings to our mind the teaching of Scripture. We stand on the Word of God, understanding that the Holy Spirit teaches it to us rather than we understand it by our natural abilities alone.
But the Holy Spirit doesn’t shout new revelations from heaven. He gave us the written Word of God to serve that purpose. We defend against Satan’s attacks by quoting the Word of God, as Jesus did when He was tempted. We go on the offensive and attack the gates of hell in the same way. “The sword of the Spirit” is “the Word of God”, not new revelations revealed out of the clear blue or from the supercilious flesh inside the Christian.
We must betake ourselves to the prayer closet at this time. We will pick up in our next study where we are leaving off in this one. Praise the Lord Jesus!
To further research this issue, I direct you to my book Joshua: Volume 6 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005PJ761C
https://sites.google.com/site/heavenl...
Some preachers emphasize the Bible at the expense of the Holy Spirit. Others emphasize the Holy Spirit to the detriment of the Bible. On the one hand some leave off with the Holy Spirit, while asserting doctrines under the guise of being the Bible. On the other hand some leave off with the Bible, while asserting that the Holy Spirit teaches them new revelations apart from the Bible. One side belittles the Holy Spirit, the other side belittles the Bible.
Egads, man! What is your problem?! It isn’t an either/or. It is a both/and. It is both the Bible and the Holy Spirit. As Paul under inspiration of the Holy Spirit teaches, the Holy Spirit employs the Bible on both offense and defense during spiritual warfare. The Holy Spirit’s sword is the Word of God.
If a well-meaning brother claims that a viewpoint is the Word of God, I want to know from him where it is located in the Bible. If he cannot find it, he needs to sit down and be quiet and learn, until he can show such a viewpoint from the Bible. He first needs to adequately know his Bible before he attempts to teach it.
In the same vein should a brother claim his viewpoint is the Word of God, and when I ask him to show me where it is in the Bible, he counters by asserting how the Holy Spirit told it to him—well, he too needs to sit down and be quiet and learn, until he can show his viewpoint from the Bible.
The Apostle Paul distinctly tells us as much, when he defines “the sword of the Spirit” as being “the Word of God”. The Holy Spirit brings to our mind the teaching of Scripture. We stand on the Word of God, understanding that the Holy Spirit teaches it to us rather than we understand it by our natural abilities alone.
But the Holy Spirit doesn’t shout new revelations from heaven. He gave us the written Word of God to serve that purpose. We defend against Satan’s attacks by quoting the Word of God, as Jesus did when He was tempted. We go on the offensive and attack the gates of hell in the same way. “The sword of the Spirit” is “the Word of God”, not new revelations revealed out of the clear blue or from the supercilious flesh inside the Christian.
We must betake ourselves to the prayer closet at this time. We will pick up in our next study where we are leaving off in this one. Praise the Lord Jesus!
To further research this issue, I direct you to my book Joshua: Volume 6 of Heavenly Citizens in Earthly Shoes. To purchase my books please go to:
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005PJ761C
https://sites.google.com/site/heavenl...
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