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1 Corinthians 14:37

James Moffatt - New Testament

If anyone considers himself a prophet or gifted with the Spirit, let him understand that what I write to you is a command of the Lord.

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we belong to God — he who knows God listens to us, he who does not belong to God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

Look at this obvious fact. So-and-so is perfectly sure he 'belongs to Christ'? Well then, let him understand, on second thoughts, that I 'belong to Christ' as much as he does.

Now, beloved, you must remember the words of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;

to have you recollect the words spoken by the holy prophets beforehand and the command given by your apostles from the Lord and saviour.

he who sows for his flesh will reap destruction from the flesh, and he who sows for the Spirit will reap life eternal from the Spirit.

You put up with it all right, when some interloper preaches a second Jesus (not the Jesus I preached), or when you are treated to a Spirit different from the Spirit you once received, and to a different gospel from what I gave you! Why not put up with me?

I do not venture to class myself or to compare myself with certain exalted individuals! They belong to the class of self-praisers; while I limit myself to my own sphere, I compare myself with my own standard,

Whoever imagines he has attained to some degree of knowledge, does not possess the true knowledge yet;

However, she is happier if she remains as she is; that is my opinion — and I suppose I have the Spirit of God as well as other people!

I have no orders from the Lord for unmarried women, but I will give you the opinion of one whom you can trust, after all the Lord's mercy to him.

In virtue of my office, I tell everyone of your number who is self-important, that he is not to think more of himself than he ought to think; he must take a sane view of himself, corresponding to the degree of faith which God has assigned to each.

He who listens to you listens to me, he who rejects you rejects me, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me."

The spiritual man, again, can read the meaning of everything; and yet no one can read what he is.

But I could not discuss things with you, my brothers, as spiritual persons; I had to address you as worldlings, as mere babes in Christ.

Let only two or three prophets speak, while the rest exercise their judgment upon what is said.

You challenge this rule? Pray, did God's word start from you? Are you the only people it has reached?

Anyone who disregards this will be himself disregarded.




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