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The Beloved Disciple wrote by THE SPIRIT in 1 John chapter 2:

26 These things I have written to you concerning those who try to deceive you.

27 But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.

28 And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.

29 If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.

We have been given the power and ability from the Holy Spirit to discern Truth from a lie.  That anointing is resident in us whether we access it or not and it is meant to be used on a daily basis.  There are hindrances to us discerning Truth and we must remove them in order to hear more clearly.  Noise generated by the world makes it difficult to spiritually hear.  Paul gives us an example in 1 Corinthians chapter 13:

1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.

Whoever speaks without Love being the motivating factor becomes as noise thus the world is full of noise.  In Luke 22 Jesus separated Himself as was His custom:

39 Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him.

40 When He came to the place, He said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

41 And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed

If Jesus found it necessary to withdraw to a quiet place, we should consider doing the same.  We too will become sensitive to discerning the Truth from a lie.  When we don’t discern the Truth, our resources tend to be wasted, especially time.  I can attest to that reality in my own walk.  Men deceived me and I expended resources based on their multitude of lies only to find out later what the Truth of the matter was.  FATHER in HIS great grace and mercy restored resources I lost and instructed me accordingly.

The Truth will often free up time and money for productive use.  People who lie to us have resorted to lying because they have found that their agenda cannot be achieved by any other means.  If they walked in unconditional Love, FATHER would bless them in a productive manner and there would no reason to lie in the first place.  Once again, Love is the key to protecting ourselves from the lies coming forth out of the world.  Let us not grieve the Holy Spirit by lying ourselves as Paul warned us in Ephesians chapter 4:

25 Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another.

26 “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath,

27 nor give place to the devil.

28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.

29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.

30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

As we are fully able to discern Truth, we will put a stop to the cycle of lies prevailing in the world today.  As a result we will promote Love and righteousness to a world in desperate need.

Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Philippians chapter 1:

In 2 Peter chapter 1, Peter wrote by THE SPIRIT:

5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,

6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness,

7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.

8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.

10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble;

11 for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

THE SPIRIT makes a very clear statement about our fruitfulness, “For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ”.  As we pursue these fruit we can be assured of an increase in the knowledge of Our Lord Jesus Christ.  As we pursue a walk in these fruit we can expect our eyes to be opened to a greater degree which will allow us to see Truth and reality in the same manner as Jesus.  On the flip side, if we don’t pursue these fruit then we become subject to blindness.  Therefore “be diligent” we are told!

When we let our guard down and become slack in studying and recalling these fundamental promises, we expose ourselves to becoming lukewarm and are subject to stumbling.  Then we wake up one morning and ask ourselves how this happened.  We have let the cares of the world come in and attack the Word in us without hardly realizing what happened.  We become accustomed to coasting through life when instead we ought to be diligent concerning protecting the Word in us.  It us up to each of us to keep ourselves fit in the Word, exercising the Word in our lives on a daily basis.

Brotherly kindness requires action toward others.  One way you can keep fruitful in this area is to purpose to do something everyday for someone else beyond your family.  We are to add virtue or “moral excellence” to our faith.  When we do we have a purity of faith which is above reproach.  This serves two purposes- one is to expose our purity; the other is to expose impurities of those witness our virtue. 

Knowledge is obtained by the written Word, The Holy Spirit, Jesus, and FATHER’S Voice.  Once we receive knowledge we must be cautious about how we apply it to ourselves and others.  This is why we must seek wisdom and understanding as well.  These attributes promote self-control so that we are not offensive toward our brothers and sisters when we share newly acquired knowledge.  Perseverance is steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.  This fruit goes hand in hand with faith and patience.  As we take on these fruits our faith increases and we will not stumble as we enter into the everlasting Kingdom.