Jehovah's Witnesses Straight Talk - Forum/Blog

Eph.1:18 having the eyes of your hearts{TR reads "understanding" instead of "hearts"} enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints.

One cannot have their hearts enlightened without the Spirit of God, let this point be specific to those anointed by God. The enlighting of our hearts comes through the righteousness of Christ, not by works we have done in are own righteousness, but Christ righteousness giving us the riches of glory of God's inheritance for the saints in
Christ life.

Ephesians 3:16 that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;

Philippians 4:19 My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Many have been enlightened by words from their bible, words from the leaders of their faith, words of great authors of faith books, but specifically to the apostles Paul point under the power of Holy Spirit the enlightening he speak to is by the anointing of Holy Spirit and the seal of Spirit that let us taste the coming glory of God's Kingdom in Christ.

Colossians 2:2 that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ.

1 John 4:13 By this we know that we remain in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.

It is the Spirit that is truth for an anonited brother and sister, don't be fooled. It is not an intellectual reasoning of the scriptures that is the truth, the truth in God Spirit indwelling them, but why? Because the Spirit of God does not lie, whereas, the flesh always lies and decieves us by changing like a shadow under a tree as the Sun cross the sky each day.

Jude 1:19 These are they who cause divisions, and are sensual, not having the Spirit.

1 John 5:6 This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

John 3:34 For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives the Spirit without measure.

Shocking as these words are for most Christian's it should not be, why? Because the bible outlines clearly the fruit of God's Spirit, and it also outlines the works and/or lust of our flesh, both have a spirit, but only one in perfect and good, coming down too us from above, from the Father of perfect lights.

James 3:10 Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
3:11 Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water?
3:12 Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.
3:13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
3:14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth.
3:15 This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.
3:16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.
3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
3:18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

The fleshly mind lies by attaching our evils from our flesh to a scriptures to justify wicked actions, but one cannot attached to something outside of themselves the Spirit of God, the truth. We have the truth, that is, the Spirit of God, or we don't, there is no middle ground, this is not based upon are desires or emotions. It not based upon our legal judgment coming from the bible or our flesh, it comes down from God as a gift of his love having no laws of our flesh attached to his fruit.

James 1:13 Let no man say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God," for God can't be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.
1:14 But each one is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.
1:15 Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin; and the sin, when it is full grown, brings forth death.
1:16 Don't be deceived, my beloved brothers.
1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.
1:18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
1:19 So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
1:20 for the anger of man doesn't produce the righteousness of God.

The enlightment of God's riches is our having the power of God's Spirit in his good gifts, perfect gift given us freely from above, not our efforts through the fallen flesh that lies about the truth of God because of its ever changing emotions.

Rom. 7:18 For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but I don't find it doing that which is good.

So many think they are enlighten because of some scriptual truth through knowledge without God's love (Spirit), God's love is found in what? His gifts to us, not in and of ourselves. It is God's love that produces the fruit of his Spirit which enlightened us, not knowledge of bibically teachings. Knowledge is valuless unless it is found in God's love towards us.

1Cor.13:1 If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don't have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
13:2 If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don't have love, I am nothing. 13:3 If I dole out all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don't have love, it profits me nothing.

Eph. 5:14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."{Leviticus 19:18}
5:15 But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you don't consume one another.
5:16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won't fulfill the lust of the flesh.
5:17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire.
5:18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
5:19 Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,
5:20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies,
5:21 envyings, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,{or, faithfulness}
5:23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
5:24 Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts.
5:25 If we live by the Spirit, let's also walk by the Spirit.
5:26 Let's not become conceited, provoking one another, and envying one another.

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