John 16:13 (Amplified) says, "But when He, the Spirit of Truth (the truth giving Spirit) comes, He will guide you into all the truth (the full, whole truth) for He will not speak His Own message (on His Own authority) but He will tell whatever He hears from the Father (He will give the message that has been given to Him); And He will announce and declare to you the things that are to come (that will happen in the future)."
The neglect we've show the Holy Spirit in the Church borders on sin. We were provided a Teacher by our Father so we could learn from Him. Because we've neglected to hear the Holy Spirit, we, the Church, are more divided now than they were in the early days of the Church. The Holy Spirit won't teach everyone different doctrines or different ways of reading the scripture. There's only one truth and Jesus said, "Thy Word is truth."
Once we change what the Word says, we no longer have truth, but some truth. Even the devil quoted "some truth" to Jesus on the Mount of Temptation in Matthew 4:6 (Amplified) which says, "And he (the devil) said to Him, if you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, He will give His angels Charge over you, And they will bear you up on their hands, lest you strike your foot against a stone." Verse 7 says, "Jesus said to him, on the other hand, it is written also, You shall not tempt, test thoroughly, or try exceedingly the Lord your God."
Both scriptures are correct, but one was used in the wrong sense and was a truth, but in this case was not the truth. We have used many such things in our churches today that have not only wrought division, but have added to the bondage of God's people. When we don't listen to the Holy Spirit as our Teacher (He will teach us all about the same Father), we have invented man-made quotes and doctrines that keep God's people from The Truth.
Jesus called the Holy Spirit the Spirit of Truth. He will show us the truth and not just a truth. Romans 3:23-4 (Amplified) reveals a truth and the truth. Verses 23-24 reveal a truth, saying, "Since all have sinned and are falling short of the honor and glory which God bestows and receives, All are justified and made upright and in right standing with God, freely and gratuitously by His grace (His unmerited favor and mercy) through the redemption which is (provided) in Christ Jesus."
The same devil that misquoted Matthew 4, is still misquoting to God's people saying, "If you are a son of God, All have sinned and come short of His glory." We should be doing what Jesus did and say to the devil, "It is also written, (All) are justified and made upright and in right standing with God, through our redemption that came through our faith in Jesus Christ."
Mostly, though, we don't respond with the truth in Christ, but go back under the condemnation of "All have sinned." We fail to speak the scriptures out on our own behalf and allow the enemy to bully us into submission. We could and should respond from 2Corinthians 5:21 (Amplified) saying, "For our sake He made Christ (virtually) to be sin Who knew no sin, so that in and through Him we might become (endued with, viewed as being in, and examples of) the righteousness of God (what we ought to be, approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Him, by His goodness)."
This is the truth through our faith in the sacrifice Lamb, Jesus, we're not who we used to be, but who He made us to be in Christ Jesus. Jesus knew Who He was when satan tried to con Him into a false move and Jesus stood on "It is written" for His deliverance. Today, we act like God wasn't able to preserve His truth because "it was written by men" and men could be wrong and then we fail to take what God says literally. 2Timothy 3:16 (Amplified) says, "Every scripture is God-breathed (given by His inspiration) and is profitable for instruction, for reproof, and conviction of sin, obedience (and) for training in righteousness (in holy living, in conformity to God's will in thought, purpose and action) so that the man of God may be complete and proficient, well fitted and thoroughly equipped for every good work."
The Word, when used by the wisdom of the Holy Spirit, will make us complete and equipped for every good work. The Word without the wisdom of the Holy Spirit, will reveal to you and keep you from ever being complete and righteous enough to do good works, lay hands on the sick or feel good enough and clean enough to believe God could ever use you.
I've never understood why we, who have a Might God as our own supernatural Father and who are made in His Image and likeness, have such a problem believing in the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Being born again is the beginning of our relationship with the supernatural. We act like we will be supernatural when we get to heave and forgot how the supernatural came down from heaven and changed us here. The Holy Spirit will reveal all these things to the Church, if we will allow Him to.
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