1 Corinthians 12:1-3
“1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed and led astray to idols that could not speak. 3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says “Let Jesus be cursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit.”
Jews who were cursing Jesus and calling him a criminal also claimed to be speaking by the spirit of God. This worried the Christian Jews of Corinth. How could the same spirit that indwells Christians curse Jesus Christ?
Paul’s reply was that no one who is truly speaking by the spirit of God will ever curse Christ, the Son of God. Likewise, only those indwelled by the Holy Spirit can truthfully and sincerely say that Jesus is their Lord. Others may lie and say that Jesus is their Lord, but only those who, because of their faith were given God’s Holy Spirit, can honestly say this.
Simply put, a person of faith will live their faith…
and their lives and words will tell us all we need to know.
May the love of Christ be with you,
Rev. Eric Lanier (Retired)
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