Spiritual Wisdom From The New Testament - 2 Cor 3,6

Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killleth but the spirit giveth life.Translation from the King James Bible 2 Corinthians 3,6

This Bible verse is one that would cause great controversy with many teachers of religion. What is the true message here? Are we being told here that belief in words on the pages of a book not will not only fail to bring life but may even kill the spirit within us that brings life? One of the Spirit's role is to bring knowledge and revelation about God. If our belief in God is based solely on the writings of men in a book we will have no knowledge and no revelation.

After untold number of hours of detailed study of the Bible, scripture verses, key words and scrolls in search of the true word of God this verse provides a great deal of wisdom and insight to me. Because the more I learned about the things that were written in the Bible the more I learned how inconsistent many of the words are.

What this verse means to you is your choice. At one time I took the Bible very literally and it frustrated me to no end. There were times that I would throw it against the wall and say "Are you people nuts?" because it would say things that were exact opposites in the same verse. In some places it would say things that are absolutely against the heart, the character and the will of God and I knew it. How did I know it? By the Spirit of God! Never the less, it caused me great anguish and doubt because on one hand I am told that this is the word of God and yet I know God wouldn't have said that. God is the creative force of life and love. His purpose is to reconcile, not condemn. God is not the author of confusion... Which by the way is what the word Babylon means!

There are many who would argue these points with great eloquence. The question is do they know God? If what they know came from a book they don't! God is higher than any religion or any book. God is the Supreme Spirit and is accountable to none.

If you are a Christian I would ask you this. Who murdered Jesus Christ? According to the Bible, it was the religious leaders and the teachers of the law that demanded that Christ be crucified. To them the letter of the law was higher than the spirit. The letter doesn't know or comprehend God, it doesn't know or comprehend God's love or God's grace. In the Gospel's Jesus said that the Comforter or Spirit will lead you into All Truth.

May the Spirit of God lead you into the truth of God's Goodness, the revelation of God's love and special ways that you can help Him to change this world for the better.

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