YahDough wrote:
How do you know "the lord" actually "said so"? As opposed to some guy completely making it up and writing "the lord said so" on a piece of paper?
That would take the process of
discernment which is one of the Spiritual gifts given to baptized believers in Christ.
Let me put it this way: "THE LORD SAID YOU SHOULD INVEST ON FACEBOOK STOCK".
The statement above declares that the lord wants you to do something. You believe the Lord exists, I assume. Why do you not take the statement above as one of the Lord's commands?
Unless the Holy Spirit bore witness to my spirit that was true, I could dismiss it.
It's because I - some guy you don't even know - asserts that the Lord said that. Right?
Well "some guy" could say that, but unless the Spirit if Truth within me bears witness that it is true I don't have to accept it.
Now, can you give me an example of something you believe the "Lord" said, which isn't in reality some guy you don't know asserting that the lord said it?
That doesn't matter. The Lord
IS a Guy that I know. With the help of His Holy Spirit I can discern the truth of what is said.
Wow! That's AMAZING! You can discern whether something some person you don't even know says is true, even though you don't have access to direct evidence, with the help of the Holy Spirit?
That's AMAZING!!!!
That's an even better superpower than anything Aquaman has!
Well, lets test this amazing power which lets you discern truth without evidence.
I hereby declare that I just sent zzyzx a private message in which I wrote a 10 digit number which is 4883731902. Go ahead and see if the Holy Spirit bears witness to your spirit that my statement is true.
Man, I have to say that your superpower, once you prove you have it, is really amazing. And you mentioned that you got it by being baptized? That's even cooler than how Peter Parker got it by being bitten by a radioactive spider. Good for you!
Do you have a special costume? Wear a cape? Do you use your power to fight crime? Do you have a secret identity? Did your uncle ever tell you that with great power comes great responsibility? Is that why you never use your superpower to discern the winning lotto numbers? I bet that it is. Do you have a girlfriend? Is she ok with all the attention you and your sidekick the Holy Spirit get as crime-fighting superheroes, or is she chill?