The Beloved Disciple wrote by THE SPIRIT in 1 John chapter 4:
4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
5 They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them.
6 We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
Little children (immature believers) must be reminded who they are in Christ. Jesus Christ is in us, and He is greater than any person, demon, or evil spirit in the world. As we embrace this Truth, we are no longer intimidated by the enemy of Christ who is guided by the spirit of error. We also know that people who of FATHER can and will hear us as we speak HIS Word. Those who ridicule believers do so out of fear that their doctrine is wrong thus they try to discount the Truth by conflict. However, it does not change the Truth.
Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in 2 Corinthians chapter 5:
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
We must set the past behind us and live for today. FATHER has forgiven us of our past, and we must do the same lest we make the Blood of Jesus Christ of no effect. The world and the enemy would try to bring up our past and have us denounce our current state of being a new creation, but we must proclaim The Word in response. Past facts do not make a current Truth in our lives. I was once lost, but now I am found thus I am no longer is a state of being lost.
I find it interesting how people judge others’ past as though the accusers lived a perfect, flawless, and totally lawful life. Only Jesus was able to satisfy the requirement of purity and innocence after spending 33 1/2 years walking among those in the world and all of its temptations. Everyone else has a problematic past which disqualifies them from casting the first stone of judgment. As HIS new creation, we are no longer interested in casting stones of judgment, but now we can understand the motives of people who practice lawlessness. The immature believer is subject to the emotions generated by the lawlessness of others, but the maturing believer is no longer moved by such lawlessness.
Jesus spoke in John chapter 7:
14 Now about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught.
15 And the Jews marveled, saying, “How does this Man know letters, having never studied?”
16 Jesus answered them and said, “My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me.
17 If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority.
18 He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him.
When we are of GOD, we do not have our own doctrine, teachings, or belief system but we walk solely according to FATHER’S teachings. By hearing and speaking from the Word, we do not have to concern ourselves with searching out the validity of those beliefs. Our Heavenly Father has openly provided the path we walk through HIS Most Holy Son, and we have countless testimonies of its validity. I have been spared five times of certain death and FATHER has shown HIS Mighty Hand each time and delivered me thus no one can challenge what I know to be true.
The Beloved Disciple wrote by THE SPIRIT in 1 John chapter 5:
14 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
15 And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.
Let us hold on to this confidence we have in FATHER and not allow the world to shake this confidence in any manner. We know Our FATHER, HIS Son, and HIS Most Holy Spirit thus we have a firm foundation of who we are in Christ. The enemies of Christ are temporary by nature, and they will ultimately bow their knee to Our Lord. It is only a matter of time until they see what we see and begin to believe what we already know because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.