Brothers and sisters, I don’t want you to be ignorant about spiritual gifts. You know that when you were Gentiles you were often misled by false gods that can’t even speak. So I want to make it clear to you that no one says, “Jesus is cursed!” when speaking by God’s Spirit, and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:1-3, CEB)
Paul doesn’t want the Corinthians to lack knowledge or understanding about spiritual gifts.
There is so much information out there and we wonder what is true.
The thing about this text that really gets me is the second half of the last sentence, “no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.” If someone claims Jesus is Lord, then the Holy Spirit is in them.
So even if they say Jesus is Lord and then say that LGBTQIA+ people are not a part of God’s kingdom (which they are, all people are included) they are filled with the Spirit. I wonder how that works really. Seems they are ignorant to what God has told us, and yet I don’t understand so in the dictionary meaning of ignorant, I am ignorant.
Who or what is right and true?
All I can really say is, just love, and follow God.
Loving People. Loving God.
aSacredRebel 