The Doctrine of The Holy Spirit

In Acts chapter 19 during one of Paul's missionary journeys Paul found some disciples of John the Baptist in the city of Ephesus and He said to them Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed and they?

Responded and said we have not even heard that there's such thing as the Holy Spirit. So this morning we're going to be looking at the person and work of the Holy Ghost. I think it's safe to say that the third member of the Trinity is the most misunderstood the most used and abused person within the Godhead and I mentioned from acts 19 that account where there were Some people who they didn't have the full belief of the gospel, but they didn't even know the Holy Spirit Existed and I think there's a lot of people today that are Ignorant about the Holy Spirit not necessarily that they don't believe he exists.

They're just not sure what his ministry is and Just a lot of confusion out there, so let's open up to the gospel of John chapter 14. John chapter 14 and while you're turning there let me read from section D part 1 of section D from the Morris Corner Church Doctrinal statement and that's what we have up here on the screen says we believe that the Holy Spirit is a person who convicts the world of sin of righteousness and of judgment and that he is the supernatural agent in Regeneration baptizing all believers into the body of Christ in dwelling and sealing them Unto the day of redemption and then it has a a list of verses.

So John 14, let's read verses 15 through 17 Jesus says if you love me do what? Right if you love me keep my commandments and I would just start by saying this is why the Holy Spirit is called the Holy Spirit.

His job is to make Christians holy his job is to make us more like Christ so if you love me keep my Commandments. Verse 16 Jesus says and I will pray the Father and he will give you another helper. That he that's the Holy Ghost that he may abide with you forever the Spirit of truth.

Whom the world cannot receive because it neither sees him nor knows him, but you know him for he dwells With you and will be in you. So here Jesus promised the giving of the Holy Spirit and when was the Holy Spirit given?

Yeah in Acts chapter 2 on the day of Pentecost. Marcus you had your hand up you gave me the verse 16, okay.

Yes.

So Jesus makes this promise that the Spirit will abide with believers. How long. Until they sin.

No.

Forever. So the Holy Spirit is God. This is the first point to get very simple. The Holy Spirit is.

God.

He's.

It said about him in Ephesians 430. It calls him what the Holy Spirit of God. Ephesians 430. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God by whom you were sealed for the day of Redemption. Now, let's turn to John 16 verses 8 through 11.

John 16 8 through 11 and the first point of our doctrinal statement. Notice it says what the the person and work of the Holy Spirit. This is one of the the most basic points Anyone will make while teaching on the Holy Spirit is that the Holy Spirit is a person.

He's referred to with the masculine pronoun he right the Holy Spirit is not referred to as it. He is not God's Impersonal force. He's not a concept. The Holy Spirit is not a feeling. The Holy Spirit is a Person and when we say he's a person obviously, we're not saying he's a human being but he's a person in that he has Personality.

That verse we just read in Ephesians 430 said that he can be grieved. Okay, something that's impersonal cannot be grieved. The Holy Spirit is said to have a mind. Romans 8 27. The Bible says the Holy Spirit has a will.

1st Corinthians 12 11. The Holy Spirit speaks. There's many examples all throughout the the scripture of the Holy Spirit speaking. So who would like to read John 16 8 through 11. That's the first verse we have listed in our statement of faith on this subject.

We like to read it.

Mark.

Because.

Okay, so this is the work of the Spirit. He convicts the world of sin righteousness and Judgment, what does that mean? Well when he says he convicts the world of sin, I believe. The idea there is convincing.

Okay, he convinces the world. He convinces people their need for a Savior. You know, you may have been living your life doing your own thing and then one day you felt.

Guilty.

You felt convicted that you weren't right with God. That doesn't just happen. People don't come to that understanding on their own. That's the Holy Spirit working in your heart that I don't think I'm right with God and you never cared up until that point.

So that's one of the things the Spirit does. He convicts the world of sin? He also convicts or convinces the world of righteousness so the Spirit will demonstrate the righteousness of Christ or our need for the righteousness of Christ because once you realize that you're a sinner Then you realize you're not righteous and the only way to be righteous before God is for you to seek the righteousness that is given through Christ and Then finally the Spirit convicts the world of judgment.

When Jesus was crucified that seemed to be the devil's greatest victory, right? That's how it would have looked to anyone watching. But really Jesus is death on the cross was Satan's ultimate Defeat. Why.

Because Satan controls people. Hebrews chapter 2 says Satan controls people. I think we've we've all seen this. He controls people through the fear of death.

And.

Satan has power over people to keep them in bondage to sin. So the fact that Jesus died and rose again Dying for the penalty of sin. He broke the devil's power over us. So now the devil doesn't have power over you.

You don't need to be afraid of death anymore. This is the greatest thing or one of the greatest things for a Christian that you know,. Worst-case scenario and I die. I Just go to heaven. So it's a win.

So he convicts the world of sin righteousness and judgment. Any Comments or questions on that? Yes, Jim. Well, we have to understand when the Bible talks about the term world. It doesn't necessarily mean every single human being on earth.

It's kind of a general statement that Everybody Jews Gentiles people in America, you know Africa everywhere.

But it's not the Holy Spirit doesn't convict that what you just. He's convicting individuals. Yes. He convicts individuals.

From all over the world. Yeah, Larry.

Right standing before Christ Believing that you were saved sure to find out. And I've been deceived my entire life right or deceiving myself.

True.

Right, and when I say worst-case scenario, I mean, that's how people look at it. Right, like death is what they're dreading. Death is what they're afraid of for the believer. For someone who's truly saved.

They don't have to worry about those things. But of course like like we've talked about many times there are there are people who are Deceived. They've been taught a false gospel. That that's the problem.

Marcus Philippians 1 21 for to me to live is Christ and to die is gain.

All right, let's look up another verse. 1st Corinthians 12. Verses 12 through 14. Let's turn there. 1st Corinthians 12. Let me read another verse listed 2nd Corinthians 3 6.

1st Corinthians 1 12.

All these verses are listed 2nd Chris. 2nd Corinthians 3 6 says who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant. Not of the letter but of the Spirit for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

So this Piggybacks on what I was just talking about how the law of God and the Spirit of God Convicts us of our sin shows us our need for a Savior. So once the Spirit shows us the bad news, which is condemnation because we've broken God's law That leads us to the the saving good news of the gospel.

So he convicts of sin. That's the bad news. He convicts of our need for Christ's righteousness Which is the good news offered in Christ and then the next part next part of the statement is that the Holy Spirit is the supernatural agent in Regeneration.

So the only reason you came to saving faith in Christ is because the Holy Spirit Did a work in your heart now you believed but you believed because of what the Spirit of God did within you. That's how we can say salvation is of the Lord.

It's not based on something that I did because if it's based on something that I did or that you do guess what? Then logically if you did something to to get salvation you can do something to lose salvation.

All right, let's Everyone's in 1st Corinthians chapter 12. Because this is the testimony I think all of us or most of us could give that at one point in our life We were dead to the things of God. We were living our life on our terms not caring about What Jesus said or did but then all of a sudden the Holy Spirit and sometimes without us even understanding it he regenerates our heart and that's What causes us to confess with our mouth the Lord Jesus so regeneration which means to make alive the quickening Regeneration is the work of the Holy Spirit raising a spiritually dead person Raising them unto new life.

Let's look at 1st Corinthians 12 12 through 14 who would like to read that.

Whereas the body is one and have many members and all the members of that one body being many Our one body so also is Christ. For by one spirit I are all baptized into one body whether we are Jews or Gentiles whether we are bond or free and have been all made to drink into One spirit for the body is not one member.

Okay, so this is talking about the baptism of the Holy Spirit a lot of confusion about this. This phrase or this term the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Contrary to what some people think and teach the baptism of the Holy Spirit is not some a static religious experience.

Rather the one thing every Christian has in common. We all have the same Holy Spirit in dwelling us. So the baptism of the Spirit is when God the Holy Spirit Regenerates our heart and comes to dwell within us.

So he's he's in us. He's all around us. We're baptized. We're placed into the body of Christ. Romans 8 9 says but you are not in the flesh. But in the spirit if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you now.

If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his. So every true Christian has the Holy Spirit within them. If you don't have the Holy Spirit within you you're in that other group of everybody else who's lost.

Yes, Larry. At the moment of salvation at the moment of regeneration sealed sealed. Yeah. So some people will teach the baptism of the Holy Spirit is when you speak in tongues or you know have some wild experience maybe.

And they teach there's two classes of Christians the haves and the have-nots. So there's the people who have the Spirit and they've spoken in tongues and done all of these things. And then there's just everybody else and we're the have-nots.

That's totally false. There there are two groups. There are the haves and the have-nots those who have the Spirit and are saved and those who do not have the Spirit and are not saved. So there's just so much confusion more than any other thing that we've looked at so far.

With the doctrine of the Godhead the person in the work of Christ. There's more confusion around this This topic than than any other and that's the result of so much false Teaching within the church over the past century, which will will touch on that in a moment so Romans 8 9 but you are not in the flesh.

But in the Spirit if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you now. If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his so every Christian has the indwelling of the Holy Spirit the Holy Spirit Places us into the body of Christ.

We are now part of the true church and When we receive water baptism as I think somebody might have mentioned. Water baptism is just the outward symbol of what? Has happened spiritually in our heart.

Yes.

Question then is it possible to believe in speaking in tongues and Things like that and are all the you know, the extreme Pentecostal. You know evidences. Is it possible for them also to be regenerate?

Sure, of course, right? Can I just make it work? Yeah. When it comes to the doctrine of God. He's got a theist or not. They're definitely lost when it comes to the doctrine of Jesus. Then that's where the cults come in right unsaved and saved on the doctrine of Jesus.

But within this doctrine of the Holy Spirit This happens within the body right Christ. So the Holy Spirit is it's really different than the other persons as far as understanding. I'm glad you brought that up.

Our belief about God the Father divides Theists from atheists. Our beliefs about Jesus divides true Christians from the cults. Our belief on the Holy Spirit has been said it just divides. Well, but there is a correct theology regarding the Holy Spirit though.

One more quick comment. Let there be no divisions among you.

And denominations are not the ideal. I don't think in a perfect world there would not be separate denominations. But that's kind of how we've resolved these issues. You guys believe that thing we believe we believe this.

We still acknowledge each other as brothers and sisters in the Lord. But we have our differences and we need to we need to at least respect other people in that regard. So number one. This is important or why?

This is why water baptism and being an active member of the church is so important because it it Represents the spiritual realities. So water baptism is a symbol of spirit baptism. We're part of the true universal Church of Christ.

We show that by attending a local church. So number one, it's these things are commandments. Jesus said if you love me keep my commandments. Number two if you understand the purposes of baptism and church Membership, you should just live all of these things out in in your Christian walk.

Let's look up the last reference Ephesians 1 13 and 14. This speaks of the Spirit's work in sealing Believers, so if someone has a correct Understanding that salvation is the work of God they will understand that They or you did not do anything to earn your salvation.

You cannot do anything to lose Your salvation one of the things that I think may be one of the greatest errors those of a more of a charismatic. Yeah, they have that charismatic Inclination that they believe you can lose your salvation.

And we do not believe that the Holy Spirit seals a person to the day of redemption who would like to read Ephesians 1 13 and 14.

Our inheritance with a view to the redemption of God's own possession to the praise of his glory.

Okay, so we are sealed until when? The day of redemption. God has sealed you to the day of redemption. A believer cannot lose his salvation and that's possible because of the Holy Spirit Who has done a work in our heart and is indwelling us and has sealed us.

Jesus said in John 10 27 through 30 my sheep hear my voice and I know them and they follow me and I give them Eternal life. How long does eternal life last? Eternally right. If you lose it it didn't last forever apparently and they shall never perish.

Jesus said neither shall anyone snatch them out of my hand. My father who has given them to me Is greater than all and no one is able to snatch them out of my father's hand. I and my father are one. We usually call this what eternal security, right?

Person two-fisted.

Right, and I firmly believe that's what the Bible teaches. Now I'm quick to add that it's not a magical formula. That you repeat these words and then boom you're saved no matter what because I said this or I did this.

You're saved by your faith in what Christ did not what you did. Now a true believer will Pray to God and ask him to forgive us and to call upon the name of Lord. That's all true. But that you're not saved based on something you said.

You're saved on your faith in what Jesus did. And if you really have faith. That's going to continue today tomorrow and for the rest of your life. Because if you if 20 years from now you profess to be an atheist What does that just prove.

But you never really believed it to begin with otherwise you'd still believe. Yeah, you had your hand up.

Doesn't give me a license. You know because I have eternal life. Means that I want to live to please God not live to please myself. It's not a license to sin.

Right.

Yeah, if you want to guarantee speaking About Christians. If Christians want a guarantee of being miserable. Just continue living in sin. Okay, and that'll grieve the Holy Spirit every day and that'll make sure your life is miserable.

You know.

And obviously there's some people that's continue living in sin because they're not they're not saved. But regeneration God changes our nature. Yeah, we still sin at times, but we don't want to we don't enjoy it or there may be that pleasure Associated with it, but then you feel terrible.

Without it, you know, if if a person does not have that struggle within them. What does that what does that say? All right part two. I'm gonna bring up the next. The next screen. So this is all the work of the Holy Spirit within The believer.

Marcus, this is all available in hard copy. It is and if you want a hard copy, I'll give it to you. Just let me know afterwards. Okay. Well, everyone everyone has got one if you're a member everyone had one at some point.

All right.

All right part two of the person and work of the Holy Spirit. The Morris Corner Church doctoral statement says we believe that he is the divine teacher who guides Believers into all truth and that it is the privilege and duty of the saved to be filled With the Holy Spirit, so let's get some volunteers to look up John 1613.

I need one volunteer for that Jim. Okay John 1613 first. John 2 20 and 27 who would like to look that up? Tony wants to look that up. Ephesians 5 18.

Marcus.

That's true, that's true, yes. So another very important point the Holy Spirit we said he's God. That's essential to understand. And the Holy Spirit number two is the author of the Bible. The Holy Spirit is the author of The Bible.

The scripture says about itself. It did not come about by the will of man. Rather holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. 2nd Peter 1 20 and 21. 2nd Timothy 3 16 all scripture is given by inspiration of God that is it is God breathed Jesus.

2nd Timothy 3 16 you have that memorized to oh Matthew 4 for Jesus indicated that the scripture proceeded out of the mouth of God. Now you hear people say well the Holy Spirit said to me or God spoke to me and said this.

This whole question of is God still speaking today? Well, of course God is still speaking. He's speaking through the words of scripture and every time you proclaim the word of scripture every time we preach the Bible That's like a living voice the living voice of God that continues to go out through all the earth.

So the Holy Spirit inspired the words of scripture and I believe that's the primary meaning of John 16 13. Jim you have that go ahead and read 13 13 16 13.

How be it when he the spirit of truth has come. He will guide you into all truth He shall not speak of himself But whatever he shall hear That shall he speak and he will show you things to come.

Okay, so the Holy Spirit will guide you into all truth. It's another Verse that we need to take in context. Who's Jesus speaking to? His disciples. So the primary meaning I believe is about the inspiration of the New Testament that the Holy Spirit will guide the Apostles into all Truth but he also is our teacher and he continues to guide believers today.

Okay, there is a time. Let's say you got saved when you were 20 years old. Well up until that point you were not being led into all truth. You probably believed in evolution. You probably thought the universe created itself or came about through nothing.

You probably thought you know Living with your girlfriend or your boyfriend was totally fine. What's the big deal with that? You know, you're just whatever you were led into the ways of the world. This is what everyone thinks.

This is what everyone's taught. This is what everybody does but when you get saved the Holy Spirit leads you to no evolutions. Not true. No, you should get married. No, you should write. The Holy Spirit leads believers into all.

Truth.

Yes, Jim.

How is that accomplished? How is that accomplished if he's leading us into all truth? How is he leading us? Well, the Word of God right is one source.

He'll convict you of sin. So you'll instinctively know some things are wrong and but you're really taught through the Word of God through preaching and teaching. So and what other believers might encourage you in your Christian?

Oh.

All right. I just read verse 13. Now we know we know that that's true. But if we want to truly understand it we have to not just read it once. We have to invoke the Holy Spirit. To lead us into that truth, right?

And that only comes and it's hard work. Because you know, it's it's actually is the Holy Spirit is transforming our minds.

To be able to understand what scripture is saying, right? Obviously, it's not saying that. You'll know everything all at once. We know better than that. So yeah, you should read your Bible every day pray every day be in church every week have Christian fellowship you learn from others.

This is all how we grow but it's the Spirit who kind of opens our eyes to these things. So we so we understand so he will guide us into all truth, you know. There's the idea in the culture today. It's called post-modernism, right the the post-modern way of thinking that there is no such thing as absolute truth.

Of course that statement couldn't be if it's a self contradictory Statement, there's no such thing as absolute truth. Well, is that true? Well, they're claiming it's absolutely true. Well, it it's Absurd, but that's what people believe in our culture today more and more you hear influential people.

And leaders say things you need to speak your truth. I Have my truth you have your truth. What about the truth? Yeah. Well, they don't think the truth is is a thing. Well, actually they do they think their truth is the thing and you better believe what they think or else that's that's how that works.

Jesus said I am the way. And the truth in the life. So if you if you're a follower of Christ, you believe Jesus is the truth what he said is true. So if anybody contradicts Jesus in the Word of God, you can mark it down.

That's not true. So hopefully we're getting the truth here because when you drive away on Sunday afternoon. You're getting the opposite all all week Jesus said and you shall know the truth and the truth shall Set you free.

So we have a promise from God that number one There is such a thing as truth and number two we can know what it is. The Bible is not saying that You will know everything. Rather I think what he's saying is you're gonna know everything you need to know.

I'm gonna guide you into The truth of all these different areas.

Marcus.

Okay.

Jesus is not just honest. He is not just truthful. He is true itself.

Right, right. Amen, the Holy Spirit in John 16 13 is called the spirit of truth.

All right.

Who has first John to Tony. Read verses 20 and then 27 not through 27 just those two?

Okay, but you have.

But you have an anointing from the Holy One and you know all things. Yeah, the anointing what you have received from him abides in you and you do not need that. Anyone teach you but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things.

It is true and is and it is not a lie and just as it has taught you.

Okay, all things the word all let me qualify that and say that we will know all things that.

The Lord.

Feels we need to know. We will know all things that God.

Reveals.

This should not be understood as some sort of mystical thing. This cannot be separated from the the Word of God the Holy Ghost inspired scriptures. Nor does it deny other scriptures that clearly speak of how God has gifted the church with teachers.

So I don't need any man to teach me. I'm just gonna have the Holy Spirit teach me. Yeah, well, the Bible also says that God has given some to be teachers as well. So we don't want to pit verses against one another.

But in other words if I teach you a spiritual truth, I'm not the source of it. Let's say I teach somebody some profound spiritual truth. I didn't come up with that and that came from the Holy Ghost. It came from came from the Bible.

You know, it's not a pastor's job to reinvent the wheel. It's a pastor's job to Preach the word and then then shepherd and care For the people. I think that's one of the problems in Christianity these days.

Every pastor wants to come up with a new slant on things. He wants to come up with some new doctrine and to be stand out from from the crowd do some new thing. Yes, Larry.

Says that the Word of God is alive where it's living and active and as we.

Mature.

Whether.

Age or in our spiritual growth. With Christ we we can read the Bible every year, but we see something different. You know. Like wow, right. I don't ever remember seeing that verse before. Well, you know.

But.

Because the God's Word is living and active, you know, we we think stand out.

Right when we need it. Yeah, you you learn more, right? I mean, I thought I knew the Bible really well before I started studying. Like they say the people they know just enough to be dangerous, right?

So we believe in preaching the Word of God that's a pastor's job to preach and teach the word. That's how Morris Corner Church honors the Holy Spirit by preaching his word. Not by something that I cooked up during the week.

So The Holy Spirit is our teacher and is the one who opens our eyes and understanding to the things of God. Okay, this is a good time to make the transition to get into some of the abuses of The Holy Spirit because as I said at the start the Spirit is the most misunderstood Member of the Trinity.

He is the most abused member of the Godhead. One more verse listed in our doctrinal statement. The speaking speaking of the filling of the Holy Ghost. Marcus. What is it? Ephesians 518 be not drunk with wine.

Wherein is excess or dissipation but be filled with the Spirit?

Okay, one man Again of more of a charismatic persuasion. He gave me his interpretation of that verse Do not be drunk with wine. He said, you know when someone's drunk it makes them kind of act in a bizarre manner.

He said well, that's what the Holy Spirit does when you're filled with the Spirit. The Spirit makes you act in a bizarre manner and that's why when these people are filled with the Spirit They're rolling on the term Holy Roller.

We've all heard of that term. They were called Holy Rollers because they were quote filled with the Spirit literally rolling on the floor in church. It's like the Quakers the Quakers were called Quakers because they were.

This is the Spirit they're quaking. I don't know what that is. It's not the Holy Spirit. Right, which is yeah exactly where I was going with that. So I did a sermon a few months ago on this topic the filling of the Holy Spirit if you want to know what that Is all about The Holy Spirit the feeling has been described as a conscious moment by moment awareness of the presence of the Lord in all things saying Thy will be done.

Not my will be done, but thy will be done. So when you Someone drinks a bottle of wine. They're under the influence of the wine. Well when you're filled with the Spirit you're being influenced you're under the Spirit's influence and that's obviously what what we want.

All right, we'll close on this subject the abuses of The Holy Spirit versus the gifts of the Holy Spirit. I think we have time to finish. So tongues prophecy healings. These are the most often Gifts that are abused within the realm mainly of charismatic Christianity it started with Pentecostal ism and then it kind of jumped to all denominations.

That's charismatic ism. Which is everywhere where there's people in our church throughout the years who have been influenced of a charismatic persuasion. So you can be Baptist Catholic anything and still be charismatic cares.

Karis the word refers to the the gifting of the spirit. So people one of the common things people say the Holy Spirit Led me to do this and then you look at what they're doing. Where's that in the Bible?

That's contradicting the Bible. So we always need to go back to what the Spirit we know the Spirit definitely said what's in the Word of God. So compare everything of what's happening to the Word of God because people will abuse the Holy Spirit.

Well, God told me the Holy Spirit said this well that kind of ends the conversation. Got what God told me that we're gonna argue with God. The question is did God really tell them that that's that's the issue.

Question. I can phrase this right then.

Obviously.

Says be filled with the Holy Spirit. So these manifestations these jumping of the pews and speaking in tongues. Like alcohol, we know alcohol can cause being drunk and bizarre things, right. And sometimes alcohol is called.

Spirits. Right.

Do you think then or would you go so far as to say that these bizarre things?

Are.

Come about because of the influence of evil spirits sometimes.

Sometimes not always. One of the most common Abuses is this whole idea of tongue someone might say well pastor grants against speaking in tongues. No, I'm not. Speaking in tongues is biblical. It's just what they're doing today is not tongues.

Acts chapter 2 clearly states that tongues are a foreign language. Read Acts chapter 2 they could understand they were speaking in their own language. That's what it plainly states. Paul deals with this subject in 1st Corinthians 14, and I find it odd that in 1st Corinthians 14 The Apostle Paul lays down all these rules and guidelines how to conduct yourself in the the house of God.

Charismatics and Pentecostals break almost every one of those rules. Paul forbids for example Paul forbids female preachers in the church in 2nd Timothy 2 12 1st Corinthians 14 37 34 through 37 yet Pentecostals were the first group to ordain female preachers.

The Holy Spirit led us to do this. Well, the Holy Spirit said in the Bible you're not to do it. Who are you gonna believe? It's it's that simple and I don't say any of this to be unkind. It's just amazing how the Word of God is mishandled if not completely Ignored so when those misunderstandings become common it creates chaos and confusion within Christianity.

Again, they teach people you can lose your salvation which comes awfully close to a false Gospel not saying it is but it comes awfully close. People will say if you don't speak in tongues, you're not saved.

There are the oneness Pentecostals that deny the Trinity again. Not all do people out there claim to have private revelations from God which undermines the authority of the Bible. Because everyone now has their own interpretation all of this Undercuts and undermines the authority of the Word of God, which was given to the church by the Holy Spirit.

And then Paul ends chapter 14 by saying God is not the author of confusion. So all the people rolling and jumping pews he said let everything be done decently and in order. Yes, is it a question? Yeah, second Timothy a first Timothy 212 first him first Timothy 212 first Corinthians 14 34 through 37.

Then of course we could talk about all the false prophecies the guys like Kenneth Copeland Benny Hinn Pat Robertson. These are the big leaders within the charismatic Pentecostal faith. They they are verifiable false prophets.

They literally has have made prophecies. God told me this it did not come to pass. And some of them openly admit. Yeah, sometimes they get it wrong. What does Deuteronomy say about that stone? But but you see that they've totally detached themselves from the Bible because while we have the Spirit So the Spirit is telling us one thing the Bible is saying something else.

That's what's happening. So I here's what I'm not saying. I'm not saying hey all charismatic Christians are bad all charismatic churches are. But I'm not saying that but there are major major problems.

Every denomination has its problems, but this is just a huge huge Issue if you don't believe me turn on Christian television actually don't. It's a jungle out there, so hopefully this doesn't make anyone upset.

But if it does I would quote the Apostle Paul again who said have I become your enemy because I told you the truth. Hopefully not. All right, just two minutes left quickly break down the gifts of the Spirit.