The True Picture

If truth don't live in you, how can you ever know the lies?

If the Holy Spirit is not in you, how can you know the truth?

You do not have the truth because you do not have the Holy Spirit because you do not know that Jesus is the Christ, the begotten son of the Living God, who came to die and redeemed us from sins, and was resurrected on the third day to provide all who put their trust in Him to someday returned to bring us all safely home to the Father.

When we tell you these things, we do not use words that come from human wisdom. Instead, we speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit's words to explain spiritual truths. But people who don't have the Holy Spirit, cannot understand these truths from God's Spirit. It all sound foolish to them and they can't understand it, for only those who are filled with the Holy Spirit can understand what the Spirit means. 1 Corinthians 2:13-14

I have a couple of questions that seeks answers.....

Can reading 'Christian' books help us understand our heavenly Father better when we don't have the free gift of the Holy Spirit in us? Because if I have the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit will provide me with all the answers I seek, hence it is futile for me to read.

If I have the free gift of the Holy Spirit, whom my heavenly Father gifted to me to help me live my earthly life to bring honor and glory to the Father and to provide me with all the knowledge of the Father, am I still required to pay thousands of Ringgit to attend Bible College to know my Father better?

If I don't have the Holy Spirit in me, can I pay to get to know God better through another fellow human being who, like me, originate from dust and also is a sinner before the Almighty Creator?

If God, Himself is teaching me through His own Spirit, then is the God who came to die and pay in full with His blood for my sins on the cross, so that my salvation from Him is free, now decides to charge for my lessons?

I am writing these things to warn you about those who want to lead you astray. But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don't need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true- it is not a lie. So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with Jesus Christ, our Saviour. 1 John 2:26-27

Truth belongs to God, in Jesus Christ. Man do not have the Truth. For that reason, man cannot teach you what is true. The Holy Spirit cannot be used by the evil one to deceive us but man can. Therefore, man cannot teach you what he don't have- God's Truth!

I know you were told that God raises pastors to teach you. Read the Bible carefully and don't allow yourself to be tricked by how evil misinterpret God's words in the Bible. I am not disagreeing that God do speak to us through human beings. But the work belongs to the Holy Spirit and we were asked to identify that these works are the works of the Spirit. Read 1 Corinthians chapter 12.

The Father gifted us with His own Spirit to guard us from deception. Also,the purpose of the gifting of the Holy Spirit is to provide us spiritual truths, so that we will not be deceived. Read John chapter 16 to understand the works of the Holy Spirit whom our Saviour promised to those who placed their faith in Him.

Always remember that Satan is endlessly industrious to draw you away from the truth with his crafty weaving lies that always resembled the truth.

And I wonder whether the Holy Spirit is alive in you to understand and perceive the true picture of the Father's grace and mercy in His unfailing love in his salvation for you in his son, our Saviour Jesus?

Go and say to this people: When you hear what I say, you will not understand. When you see what I do, you will not comprehend. Acts 28:26

For God is Spirit, so those who worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth.
John 4:24