Good Spirituality Opens Doors That Are Hidden - The Holy Spirit
- Bob Russell
- 6 days ago
- 3 min read
“But you shall receive power, after the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the utmost part of the earth.” — Acts 1:18
Ok, let’s face it. The Holy Bible doesn’t contain everything we need to both know and understand God. Many missing and incomplete stories leave open many questions. One great example is the story of Cain and Abel as found in Genesis, chapter 4.
Up until this time, humankind were not meat eaters; yet Abel raised and herded sheep. Cain worked the fields and grew crops, which was expected at the time.
However, when it came time to provide God an offering, Abel chose the most blemish-free lamb in his flock and offered it as a burnt offering before the Lord -and it was accepted. Cain, in turn, offered the best of his crop to the Lord, and it was not accepted.
The missing piece is when did God require a burnt offering of animals? There is nothing prior to that event regarding animal sacrifice or the need for the blood of living things to atone for sins. This was well before the rise of Abraham and the nation of Israel.
As we read further in chapter 4, God confronts Cain and tells him that his offering would have been accepted if he had done what was well. Now that’s really interesting, as this assumes that Cain knew what was right — to provide an animal offering to please God. The detail as provided is full of logic holes and begs for an answer.
This is much like the parables Jesus used to teach with. They were hard to understand based on the context within the lesson. The lesson was a metaphor for something else — a spiritual message.
We can see that Abel was an archetype of the future Israel; those with God, whereas Cain was an archetypal Gentile — those without God. There is much symbolism in the tale of Cain and Abel that only begins to make any sense if one has spiritual eyes to see.
The Holy Bible is complete — for the purpose it serves!
It doesn’t serve to answer every question or fill in the blanks. That job belongs only to the Holy Spirit of God! The purpose of Scripture is to lead us to God. Once we find God, the Holy Spirit is given to continue our training and learning in tandem with the Scriptures.
So again, we see that mysterious fork in the road that determines those who will succeed in both their understanding and those who will be trapped in the details, trying to learn but never really understanding.[1] Only the Spirit of God brings peace and understanding to the believer.[2]
Those outside lacking the Spirit will rave and blaspheme the words of God and contest the meanings over and over again, gaining nothing in the process. The more educated will lord it over the ignorant based on their many degrees and titles — but without the true Spirit of God, it’s all in vain; and worse, it misguides those who only see the outward person and their achievements.
For those very reasons, we are told to watch and expect a growing trend of false prophets and preachers as time passes. Many will come seeking the kingdom, but few will actually posses it. Many will fake their conversion and speak with great influence and knowledge — but their hearts are contaminated and full of death and darkness as is their very words.
The devil himself knows Scripture quite well — a so do his ministers! Speaking words from the Bible is not a sign of righteousness; its what the individual does with those words in the life they lead.
Always recall — Good fruit doesn’t come from bad trees!
No true believer in Jesus is prepared without first receiving the Holy Spirit — period! No other exceptions! This very thing is the essence of conversion and becoming a true child of God — the Elect! Only then will your eyes open to knowledge and complete the key to the door the Bible opens.
With this knowledge, no longer be confused by the dim arguments of so-called intellectuals. Do not get tangled up in vain philosophical bantering that leads to nothing. Dedicate instead your resolve to pray and seek God’s spiritual baptism instead.
Go now and do this before any expectations of Biblical clarity or any other knowledge that God desires for you to know!
Sources:
[1] 2 Timothy 3:7
[2] Romans 15:13; James 1:21
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