It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.

(John 6:62)

When a Christian who is preaching and quoting the Bible scriptures with the Spirit of God there is almost an electricity in the air.  The Word of God is alive and brings life and health to you.

My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.

(Proverbs 4:20-24)

When you hear or read others quoting scriptures and it feels so dull and lifeless.  That is because they are just speaking words without the Spirit of God.  The Bible is an endless living power when used in agreement with God.  Many people try to use the Bible to condemn, manipulate or to try to elevate their intellectual superiority over you.  But when you hear the Scriptures spoken with the Spirit of God it will always bring joy hope, healing and life.

I always tune out when I hear someone speaking, writing or quoting scriptures without the life of God energizing them.  Because the Spirit of God is not involved or in agreement with what they are doing.  The way to for you to know if what you are hearing or reading is Truly God.  Is there a living power in their words?  "But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ" (2 Corinthians 11:3).  There are so many different teachings and doctrines out there but only the true Word of God continuously gives living life, love and hope overflowing throughout all of eternity.  

You should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting.

(Ephesians 4:14)

Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.

(Colossians 2:8)

But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.  And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed.  By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber.

(2 Peter 2:1-3)

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