Doubts from the Bible

Introduction

When the Holy Spirit inspired me to write this series of “A Moment of Eternal Light”, the author once said to the Lord with great worry: “Lord, You asked me to speak to such a great extent, but I’m worried that I won’t be able to finish it!” But one day, the Lord’s words came to me, and they whispered in my heart: “I will help you, don’t be afraid.” I was worried that I heard wrongly, so I ordered the spirit who said he would help me by the name of the Lord to answer me, “Do you believe that the Lord Jesus has become flesh?” As a result, the Lord replied to me: “I AM.” The author’s God is honest and trustworthy. If He said He would help me, He would definitely help me complete what He wanted me to share in His own name. As Zechariah 4:6 says:

“…This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,”

I hope readers can see the Spirit of God and accomplish what the Lord has asked the author to share. The author is a person with no eloquence and mediocre logical thinking and analytical skills. I am even more capable of saying inappropriate words when inappropriate. Such a person should not have any readers who would misunderstand that the author relies on his own knowledge and ability to write my testimony. And to be honest, I just don’t want others to see me and not see the work and teachings of the true God who created heaven and earth in me!

In this article, I will record how the Lord led me through the reasons for testing my spirit and what are the testing methods to see if it comes from God. This article will be divided into several short chapters, each of which is limited to less than or equal to eight minutes of reading time. If the Lord is willing, when the author completes each short article, he will update the web link here so that readers can go to the short article they want to read at will.

Introduction (1) – Doubts from the Bible

Introduction (2) – Descriptive Power from the Holy Spirit

The Reasons for testing it comes from God

An Experience of Being Fooled

Reflection – Everything in the dream is positive, it is the Lord who judges me

The Evil One – the old evil monster in the sky who holds the dark power of death

Romans 7:21 — Where there is light, there is also evil

An unacceptable revelation to me

A Confusion and a Reply from the Lord

Who is in charge of the final touch in the cycle of spiritual disciplines?

The Testing Methods if it comes from God

1 John 4:1-6 — Discernment of spirits — By the name of the Lord Jesus

Tears moved by the glory of God

Job 33:15-18 — Soul’s Response to Temptation in Dreams

1 John 1:8-10 — Lord, I was wrong, please forgive me!

Philippians 2:10 — Willing to kneel before the Lord every day?

John 21:15 — Do you love me more than your logical thinking?

The benefits of reading a testimony before the throne of the Lord

Romans 8:16 — The Holy Spirit bearing witness in our heart

My Inner Cycle of Brothers and Sisters in Christ

1 Corinthians 4:7—So what if it’s all done? Gratitude or self-confidence?

It is recorded in the Bible that there are some people who are chosen by God and sent to fulfill His will, but in their life or at the end, they stray from God’s will. This makes me very confused. For example, King Solomon, God gave him wisdom that no one had ever done before, and no one would come after him. When Solomon built a temple for God and offered sacrifices to God, he said if Israel’s people sinned against God but were willing to repent and confess their sins, they would ask God to forgive them. God also accepted Solomon’s prayer by His mouth. King Solomon also lived in happiness and honor throughout his life because God’s wisdom was with him. But later, when Solomon was old, an emperor who had wisdom from God in his life led God’s people to worship foreign false gods. Even when God personally pronounced Solomon’s sins, he still refused to plead guilty, as if he knew that his sins were heinous. Solomon relied on his own wisdom from God and did not believe in God’s promises. The promise of as long as he was willing to repent, God would forgive him. Solomon could only make plans for himself and wanted to kill the person chosen by God. Protect his rights. Another example is Jehu in the Old Testament, who was chosen by God to be the king of Israel and ordered him to cut off King Ahab’s family and Jezebel because they allowed the Israelites to worship false gods, disobeyed God’s commands, and killed Naboth. take away his vineyard. But after Jehu completed the task assigned by God, it was recorded in Hosea 1:4:

And the Lord said to him, “Name him Jezreel; for in just a little while I will punish the house of Jehu for the bloodshed of Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.”

What puzzles me the most is the man of God recorded in 1 Kings 13:1-32. God sent him to speak to Jeroboam, and He also told him not to eat or drink in that place, but I don’t understand why God allowed the old prophet to deceive the man of God, so that God because of his disobedience, he ate and drank water with the old prophet, God punished him and ordered a lion to kill him? Moreover, the true God who created heaven and earth seems to have known that the man of God would be like this early on, so he warned the man of God in advance. However, the man of God eventually died of his own decision and did not faithfully adhere to the words that Jehovah said to him. Is this, as Deuteronomy 13:3 says, God wants to test His servants to see if they will obey His words with all their heart and soul? Therefore, every sentence and word that God speaks to each of us as the servants who serve Him is related to our lives as servants. We cannot take it upon ourselves to claim to be working for the Lord but do so arbitrarily.

“you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer of dreams; for the Lord your God is testing you to find out whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.“

There are also some records in the Bible. Some people who faithfully follow God suddenly seem to be possessed by evil and do or say things that should not be done or said as God’s servants. For example, the Great King David, a servant who is said to follow God’s heart. God also blessed King David greatly, but once, actually seemed to have no struggle at all before committing adultery. It was more like his soul was deceived at that time, and he began to sin as he pleased and sinned against our God. What exactly is sin? It was so terrible that even a servant who was said to be after God’s own heart was defeated by his own selfish desires. He knew clearly that Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah, a loyal warrior to him, but he still committed adultery with her and found Uriah, someone who was absolutely loyal to him. King David persuaded him to go home and so to lay with his wife, and serve as a scapegoat for the scandalous things he had done. Then, after the scandal failed, he sent Uriah to battle to be killed by the enemies and took his wife. God was humiliated by His enemies because of this. Why would a righteous man after God’s own heart commit such a scandalous act that destroys his conscience?

In another example, Peter also advised Jesus not to go to Jerusalem to die, but the Lord rebuked Satan for using Peter to only please people. Peter was not insane, why was the Lord faced Peter and rebuked Satan? At that moment, was Peter still have consciense but was the devil taking the initiative? These Bible records make me confused. How is the definition of a spiritual person defined? And why do some spiritual people who originally walked in the footsteps of God suddenly become completely different and be deceived by the devil? At that moment, they seem to be a different person, or they may say something correct, but through Satan they speak? Moreover, it is recorded in Matthew 7:22-23 and 19:16-22 that some people preached, cast out demons and performed miracles in the name of the Lord throughout their lives. Isn’t it a good proof that the Lord with those people? But the Lord Jesus said to them at the last day: “I never knew you…” It is also recorded in Matthew 19:16-22 that a young ruler who claimed that he longed for eternal life. Because he couldn’t let go of his wealth, he gave up the hope of eternal life that he kept pursuing, and left the Lord sadly. How can we feel at ease and know that we are not just claiming to love the Lord, but that we are truly walking in the Lord and can be with Him forever, instead of deceiving ourselves and others, living in our own dreams, and doing everything according to our own will? , everything is beautiful? Living in the church and being recognized, accepted and supported by other Christians for “faithful service”, occasionally talking about this injustice, laughing at that evil, waiting to retire and enjoy happiness, waiting to return to heaven? Readers, please do not misunderstand. The author admires people who sincerely serve God, and I also like the happiness and joy that comes when serving the Lord. However, the doubts I see in reading the Bible make me want to find out. , why do God’s servants have mishaps midway and abandon the Lord’s way? How can this situation be solved?

The author is a middle-aged person with “a lot of questions”. After repenting, every time I have questions while reading the Bible, I am eager to know how to answer them so that those questions will no longer appear in my mind. But when I asked other Christians my questions, they had very different responses. Some would honestly say to me, “I don’t know.” Some would lead me to a dream world of birds singing and flowers fragrant in their words. Everything in the dream was good, except after waking up from there, I found that I was still in the same place. If I continued to ask, some people would ask me: “Why do you want to ask me these questions? You have to have faith. As long as you believe, you shall not ask many questions so that you will stay in faith.” But I don’t know where the source of faith for those Christians comes from? Is it because you don’t know that so you have to believe it? What exactly do they want me to believe? Some people seem to have a pair of eyes in their souls, with the eyeballs pointing upward and reflecting white. I don’t know why? It seems that a Christian has too many questions, which are manifestations of lack of faith, abnormality, and taboos. Later, I became impatient. Since others had confidence, I did not. Moreover, those problems seemed to be carved in my heart and often surfaced. I began to ask God, and unintentionally, I entered into the Lord’s promise without knowing it. As recorded in Psalm 27:4, Isaiah 65:1, and Matthew 7:7:

“One thing I have asked of the LORD, that I shall seek after:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life,
To gaze upon the beauty of the LORD
and to inquire in His temple.“ (English Standard Version)

“I permitted Myself to be sought by those who did not ask for Me;
I permitted Myself to be found by those who did not seek Me.
I said, ‘Here am I, here am I,’
To a nation which did not call on My name.

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.“

Therefore, I love Jehovah, the Creator of heaven and earth, because He heard my voice with many questions and my pleas. He did not look down on me because of my many questions but had mercy on me. When the word of the Lord of hosts is opened, it gives light and gives understanding to the simple like me. Since He has opened His ear to me, I will call upon Him all my life.

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