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Therefore I make known to you that no man speaking by God`s Spirit says, "Jesus is accursed." No one can say, "Jesus is Lord," but by the Holy Spirit.
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The Spirit's Litmus Test
Paul provides a clear test to discern spiritual influence. Commentators explain that the Holy Spirit's work is always to glorify Jesus. Therefore, any speech that curses or denigrates Jesus cannot be from God's Spirit. Conversely, a heartfelt confession that 'Jesus is Lord' is the definitive sign of the Holy Spirit's presence and work in a person's life.
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1 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Wherefore I give you to understand. I make known to you. The force of this expression is, I give you this rule to distinguish, or…
Wherefore I give you to understand (διο γνωριζω υμιν). Causative idea (only in Aeschylus in old Greek) in papyri (also in sense of…
19th Century
Anglican
Operating in words, as in prophetic utterances.
Operating in distinguishing true and false spirits.
III. Gifts which relate to tongue…
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In saying that they had been “led astray to mute idols,” Paul implies that the Corinthians had experienced the effects of evil spirits in their for…
16th Century
Protestant
Therefore I give you to know. Having admonished them from their own experience, he sets before them a general doctrine, which he deduces f…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Wherefore I give you to understand Or "I make known unto you"; what I am about to say are certain truths, and to be …
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Spiritual gifts were extraordinary powers bestowed in the early ages, to convince unbelievers and to spread the gospel. Gifts and graces greatly di…
13th Century
Catholic
After discussing the three sacraments of Baptism, Matrimony, and the Eucharist, the Apostle begins to talk about things related to the reality sign…
