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Any man who says the Holy Spirit does not convict you of your sin is a liar and a fraud. From such men you should run far away for they do not teach the Word of God. They teach only that which will enrich their bank accounts and swell their pride.
John 16
5"Now I am going to him who sent me, yet none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?' 6Because I have said these things, you are filled with grief. 7But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: 9in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me; 10in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; 11and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned.
Now Dave L, Jeff M, and Jeff B, will tell you, "This doesn't apply to Christians. Only to the world." If this is True, why does Jesus say, "Unless I go away, the Counselor (another name for the Holy Spirit) will not come to YOU (the True Believer); But if I go, I will send him (the Holy Spirit) to YOU (the believer).
Now Dave and the Jeffs will point to verse 8 and say, "See...right there...the Holy Spirit didnt come to convict believers but came to convict the world. And everyone knows we believers are not of this world." To that I say, PROVE IT!
Prove that YOU are not of this world. Stop living like you are of this world.
Stop eating and drinking;
Stop paying your bills;
stop using money;
stop breathing;
stop gaining weight;
stop getting sick;
stop lusting;
stop coveting;
stop stealing;
stop judging;
Stop!
If you are not of this world, then stop acting like you are of this world.
You eat like you are in this world;
you sleep like you are in this world;
you dress like you are in this world;
you talk about others like you are in this world;
as long as you are confined by the laws of this world you are part of this world.
Can you defy gravity?
Can you go without oxygen?
Can you go without food and water?
Can you go without sleep?
No?
Then you are part of this world.
And if you are part of this world then Jesus sent his Holy Spirit into this world to convict YOU of your guilt.
When you sin, Dave, how do you know? If the Holy Spirit tells you that you have spoken unlovingly to your wife is that not the Holy Spirit convicting you of your sin? Or, are we to believe that you are free of sin? What does God's Word tell us about the man who says he has no sin?
To deny God's Word is to deny God. You perverters of God and of His Word!
First you lead people astray by teaching from John Bevere's Book on Covering. Now you continue leading people astray by teaching from Joseph Princes' book Destined to Reign. You read a book by a man then you teach it as if it were God's Word. In so doing you deny the Truth.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/01/2010 10:47PM by TurningPointReject.