Judge it first week 21, 2011

“Look I was fasting and praying when this dream came to me, I am supposed to do things this way; God has spoken!” Bro take it easy and judge it, don’t be in a rush. We must judge all things and test every spirit. Dear friends, stop believing every spirit. Instead, test the spirits to see whether they are from God 1Jn 4:1(ISV). “Are you suggesting I have an evil spirit? How dare you. I am a tongue-talking spirit filled believer.” Please don’t look at it that way, are you not like Jesus? Even He who was filled with the Spirit without measure was given visions in the wilderness but not by God; the Devil took Jesus to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in all their greatness Mat 4:8(GNB) He used the word to judge it and had His victory: Then Jesus said to him, "Go away, Satan! For it is written, 'You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"Mat 4:10(ISV).
“What’s wrong with doing it? Evangelist does it, and God is using him mightily. He must have tested it and found it is from God.” He is not the standard of conduct my dear. “You mean he is not your standard, jealous human being.” Of course he is not my standard, and I am NOT jealous of him at all. The standard of conduct and revelation is not who received it, or who is doing it, but the word of God. Even I speaking to you am not the standard. “How could you be the standard? Clearly you have forgotten not all things are written in scripture.” Agreed, but the standard of judgement in all is Jesus, the living word: on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus Rom 2:16(ISV). Does this fit in with His life and teachings? Your hesitation to subject things you want to do to the test of scripture is unbiblical and dangerous. Are you more spiritual than Peter who subjected his revelations to unnamed brethren? Then Peter began to explain to them point by point what had happened. When they heard this, they quieted down, and praised God, saying, "So God has given even the gentiles the repentance that leads to life." Act 11:4, 18 (ISV).
“And you can judge apostles now, eh?” Stop this spitefulness. Error takes root when men are no longer open to correction. God expects us to judge even prophetic utterances, how much more dreams. Two or three people should speak what God has revealed. Everyone else should decide whether what each person said is right or wrong 1Co 14:29(GW).