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SPIRIT AND TRUTH

So many of us that are Christian's use words, that is, repeat words as doctrinal thought, but really don't comprehend what we are saying in context to truth.

Much like a parent speaking to a small child about their responsibility as a parent. The children cannot comprehend, they just don't have life experience to judge the parents words against any sort of reality in their life. The child can speak like an adult repeating words that some consider cute, but they have no real meaning or depth, they are actually foolish word, why?

Foolish words are meaningless they have no wisdom, and discernment too unlock them into practical use in ones life. In other words, they cannot benefit the users, they are empty having no meat or substance.

Worshiping in Spirit and Truth

These words (truth and spirit) seem simply enough, but they are not, many Christian's repeat them, but cannot at all understand what they speak to in context to Christ Jesus life. Subsequently, they apply them to some biblical doctrine taught by their religious group, claiming a doctrine truth which is the spirit of their teachings as truth, or some other erroneous idea propound by the leadership of their group.

First, without Holy Spirit nothing within God's word becomes truth, what does that mean? God's word is unlocked into practical uses by Holy Spirit for us, that is, without the Holy Spirit the book becomes a law book used to condemn and judge others harshly.

It is this a very simply truth that is most often overlooked and misapplied by Christian's which states:

1Cor.2:10 But to us, God revealed them through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.

1Cor. 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things. 2:14 Now the natural man doesn't receive the things of God's Spirit, for they are foolishness to him, and he can't know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

So we can sum up this thought, without Holy Spirit, a person is foolishly repeating words like a small child having no substance that can add too their life, rather, they irritate us because the person acts like an authority when in fact they are foolishly repeating words deceiving their own hearts with such rhetoric:

James 1:26 If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn't bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man's religion is worthless.

Living Truth

There is one person in heaven and earth YHWH declares as truth, do you know who that is? Well, it is not a human being, or a doctrine of some group, or even a verse from the bible, it is Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ is God's living truth, let qualify that statement. Do you believe Christ Jesus was raised from the dead into immortality and incorruptibility life by His Father YHWH?

If so, then Jesus Christ being the “truth” is living truth, in fact, incorruptible truth for us. Thus, we must worship in Spirit and Truth, which is far more than doctrines of our faith, we must worship “in” Jesus Christ the “truth”.

Worshiping in Spirit

But we must also worship in Spirit, how? Well as previously discussed above, we must have God's Spirit to unlock the Word of God. Now this too seems simple enough, but it is much more profound truth than most Christian's give credit too.

Christ Jesus was put too death in the flesh, and made alive in Spirit, that is, he was made into the exact representation of his Father YHWH, who is a Spirit being. Thus, one could not worship a Spirit being in the lust of the flesh, they must worship God in Spirit and Truth.

Christ is a Spirit being and so is His Father, but still there is much more, what? Christ Jesus is the “temple of the living God”, note the word living. In other words, truth that is living is not found on paper in God's commands too worship Him in spirit and truth, until it is living as a part of a person (Jesus Christ). Worshiping in Spirit and Truth, means being in Christ Jesus a spirit being, and him living in us by God's Holy Spirit.

Yes, Christ Jesus is God's spiritual temple unseen by human eyes, Thus, we must worship God in His temple, Jesus Christ. Now the whole meaning of Spirit and Truth comes alive, as the living word of God dwelling richly in us by Holy Spirit.

Unlocking God's Wisdom

Jehovah God has one place He has placed His wisdom, which is Jesus Christ, yes, Jesus Christ is God's own wisdom. So we are put in a hard place if we don't have God's Spirit, neither can we worship Him in Spirit and Truth, finding God's wisdom.

Words of the bible are not “in Jesus Christ” as God's spiritual temple declared righteous by Him, so that we worship correctly before God, no! They are words leading us to Christ Jesus, so we may be filled with God's Holy Spirit unlocking God's wisdom in Christ Jesus.

All other wisdom is worldly wisdom and foolishness to God and His wisdom placed in Jesus Christ. In other words, wisdom of the flesh is wisdom of the world, why? Simply because fleshly wisdom built the world we live in, and is opposed to God, who is a Spirit being.

Sinful flesh opposes God's righteous Holy Spirit, it cannot understand it nor love it because the sinful flesh makes it darkness.

Galatians 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.

John 6:63 It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.

Wisdom of the flesh is foolishness to God opposed too His righteousness. So when Christian's try to unlock the wisdom of God's word by mean of fleshly thinking they walking in death, it is of no value at all, accept to mislead them by words and those they preach too.

Dear straight talk and all..

It is my pleasure to give thanks for your efforts towards helping me see with new eye’s..

I was and always have been lead by men regarding my spiritual comprehensions, and to be honest it has been fruitless regarding myself and hence of no value to anyone else..

For now all I can say is to quote Ps 45: My heart is astir with a Godly matter;

My deepest appreciations for your ceaseless efforts..

May my God bless your efforts always, until the revealing and manifestation of Jesus Christ; amen

Brian ----

Brian,

Thank you for your encouraging words letting us know our words have not been in vain. Please feel free to use this forum on any subject God's Spirit moves you too.

Don't worry all comments are welcome rather agreed or not.

God Bless You

jws straight tallk