How do you test the Spirit's?

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Christ did. Before Christ left us he developed a Magisterium.

Christ makes St. Peter the shepherd of His Church (John 21:15-17). In Acts 1:13-26, St. Peter leads the other Apostles in choosing Matthias as successor to Judas, and he leads the Apostles in preaching on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:14). He performs the first Pentecost miracle (Acts 3). He speaks in the name of all the Apostles and for the whole Church when the Twelve are brought before the Sanhedrin for a trial (Acts 4). It is to St, Peter alone that God sends the revelation that gentiles are to be allowed into the Church (Acts 10), and he is the Apostle who first welcomes them into the Church (Acts 11). St. Peter's dogmatic pronouncement is accepted, and causes all disputes to cease at the Council of Jerusalem (Acts 15).

Christ's command, "Whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant, whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave" (Matt, 20:26-27). But this humility shouldn't blind us to the substantial body of biblical evidence showing that he did receive a special apostolic preeminence and authority from Christ - evidence that critics of the papacy often ignore or strain to explain away.

St. Paul, like St. Peter was also humble when referring to himself. He was by far the most prominent and prolific New Testament writer, responsible for about half of the New Testament, but he said, "I am the least of the apostles, not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the Church of God" (1 Cor. 15:10), and, "To me the very least of all the holy ones, this grace was given" (Eph, 3:8). On numerous occasions he called himself a mere deacon, the very lowest level of ordained ministry in the Church (cf. 1 Cor. 3:5, 4:1; 2 Cor. 3:6, 6:4, 11:23; Eph. 3:7; Col. 1:23, 25). But clearly, St. Paul had an authority far greater than that of a deacon.

As with St. Peter, these examples of St. Paul's humility are balanced St. Paul had an authority far greater than that of a right to order you to do what is proper, I rather urge you out of love" (Phil, 8-9), and, "Although we were able to impose our weight as apostles of Christ. Rather, we were gentle among you, as a nursing mother cares for her children" (1 Thess. 2:7).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen once said, "It is easy to find truth; it is hard to face it, and harder still to follow it." This is certainly true for some when it comes to facing the historical evidence for the papacy in the early Church. The hard-core purveyors of pope fiction refuse to believe that the papacy was established by Christ. But if the equivalent of the modern a Roman invention of the eighth or ninth century, how do we explain the fact that for the preceding 700 years, the bishops of Rome were regarded (and regarded themselves) as having a special, unique authority and responsibility for the whole Church?

If we wish to locate the Church founded by Jesus, we need to locate the one that has the four chief marks or qualities of his Church. The Church we seek must be one, holy, catholic, and apostolic.

The Church Is One (Rom. 12:5, 1 Cor. 10:17, 12:13, CCC 813–822)

Jesus established only one Church, not a collection of differing churches (Lutheran, Baptist, Anglican, and so on). The Bible says the Church is the bride of Christ (Eph. 5:23–32). Jesus can have but one spouse, and his spouse is the Catholic Church.

His Church also teaches just one set of doctrines, which must be the same as those taught by the apostles (Jude 3). This is the unity of belief to which Scripture calls us (Phil. 1:27, 2:2).

Although some Catholics dissent from officially-taught doctrines, the Church’s official teachers—the pope and the bishops united with him—have never changed any doctrine. Over the centuries, as doctrines are examined more fully, the Church comes to understand them more deeply (John 16:12–13), but it never understands them to mean the opposite of what they once meant.

The Church Is Holy (Eph. 5:25–27, Rev. 19:7–8, CCC 823–829)

By his grace Jesus makes the Church holy, just as he is holy. This doesn’t mean that each member is always holy. Jesus said there would be both good and bad members in the Church (John 6:70), and not all the members would go to heaven (Matt. 7:21–23).

But the Church itself is holy because it is the source of holiness and is the guardian of the special means of grace Jesus established, the sacraments (cf. Eph. 5:26).

The Church Is Catholic (Matt. 28:19–20, Rev. 5:9–10, CCC 830–856)

Jesus’ Church is called catholic ("universal" in Greek) because it is his gift to all people. He told his apostles to go throughout the world and make disciples of "all nations" (Matt. 28:19–20).

For 2,000 years the Catholic Church has carried out this mission, preaching the good news that Christ died for all men and that he wants all of us to be members of his universal family (Gal. 3:28).

Korban, we meet again so soon! Do I think it's a good idea for the Roman Catholic Church to mediate as the final authority of the church to teach religious truth?

No.

Do you?

How do I test the spirits? By going directly to the Word of God.

Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church, the Holy Spirit is our teacher. There are many man made traditions that are not scriptural. Jesus builds the church. What I think that we should do is quit "arguing" about our differences and embrace Christ as the center of our faith. Let us begin to love in Christ as it is His will: "but it is God's pleasure that we may be at peace with one another." 1 Cor 7:15

As we spend time arguing about doctrine and who is the "real" church, we are looking to the lost and dying like the "stupid" Christians that so many call us. Let us begin to focus on sharing the love of Christ and the hope of His calling.

The Holy spirit living in me is my guide. He is then my "magisterium".

"Do not believe every spirit, beloved, but test the spirits to see whether they are of God; for many false prophets are gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God; every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is from God;

1 John 4:1-2

Speaking from a biblical standpoint only....

The "spirit" is generally a feeling, such as a "spirit of joy" or a "spirit of fear"... these spirits must be compared against God's Word (the bible). For instance, scripture tells us that "fear is not of God', therefore the spirit is revealed to be ungodly.

As for the "spirits" of other gods and religions, I can't say and really don't have any interest.

1 THERE are two kinds of beings in heaven, namely: Angels, who are resurrected personages, having bodies of flesh and bones--

D&C 129:2

2 For instance, Jesus said: Handle me and see, for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.

D&C 129:3

3 Secondly: the spirits of just men made perfect, they who are not resurrected, but inherit the same glory.

D&C 129:4

4 When a messenger comes saying he has a message from God, offer him your hand and request him to shake hands with you.

D&C 129:5

5 If he be an angel he will do so, and you will feel his hand.

D&C 129:6

6 If he be the spirit of a just man made perfect he will come in his glory; for that is the only way he can appear--

D&C 129:7

7 Ask him to shake hands with you, but he will not move, because it is contrary to the order of heaven for a just man to deceive; but he will still deliver his message.

D&C 129:8

8 If it be the devil as an angel of light, when you ask him to shake hands he will offer you his hand, and you will not feel anything; you may therefore detect him.

D&C 129:9

9 These are three grand keys whereby you may know whether any administration is from God.

If the ice floats the spirits have been watered down

No you can only test whether something is from the Spirit or not by seeing if it fits into the facts as recorded in the Bible if not it is not if so it is so.

I think having another drink is a good idea

do you know why jesus died, he had his self killed because even he could not believe in the christian---and he wanted out and away from the hell that only he knew ---that was coming upon the christian world for there ignorant teachings ,there false tongue , and uses of --and his name to try to cover up what they had done -- instead of saying their names -f --em retards

The spirit's what???