Paul talks to the Corinthians about being carried away unto
dumb idols. Dumb as in inability to speak things like money, or other possessions.
Of course he specifically was talking about wooden idols, but sometimes we
worship other things as well. Then he says, “Wherefore I give you to
understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed,
and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Spirit.” (1
Corinthians 12:3)
In other words if you have the Spirit of God you cannot say
that Jesus sinned three times as someone did tell me once, likewise, it is by
the Holy Spirit that you know and can say that Jesus is Lord. As we are in the
process of learning we make mistakes and get carried away. It takes time to
understand a truth and internalize it so that we can share it with other
people. When we first start school and learn basic math concepts we do not
understand higher math concepts. It takes time. When we first believe that
Jesus is the Christ we do not understand it well enough that we can withstand a
test such as Abraham endured. Neither can
we understand how to convince another of truths we were perhaps raised with. We
learn precept upon precept, little by little with study and experiences.
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