by Terry Wane Benton<\/p>\n
Whenever we listen to the Scriptures, we are hearing what the Spirit says to us (Hebrews 3:7-11). Through the Scriptures, we hear the Spirit bear witness to us (Hebrews 10:15-17). When we resist what the Scriptures say, we are resisting the Holy Spirit (Acts 7:48-51). Thus, to neglect the Bible is to neglect hearing and communing with the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n
Hear what the Spirit says. Revelation 2:7,11,17,29; 3:6,13,22. Don’t try to imagine what you think He would say. Go right to His revealed and confirmed word! (Ephesians 3:3-5).<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
by Terry Wane Benton Whenever we listen to the Scriptures, we are hearing what the Spirit says to us (Hebrews 3:7-11). Through the Scriptures, we hear the Spirit bear witness to us (Hebrews 10:15-17). When we resist what the Scriptures say, we are resisting the Holy Spirit (Acts 7:48-51). Thus, to neglect the Bible is…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27],"tags":[219,86],"class_list":["post-86807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-bible","tag-holy-spirit"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":67461,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/as-the-holy-spirit-says\/","url_meta":{"origin":86807,"position":0},"title":"As the Holy Spirit Says","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 13, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"by Terry Wane Benton When the topic of \"inspiration\" (breathed of God) is brought up, some will argue that we don't know how the Scriptures are \"breathed of God,\" but we do know that the words of the Scriptures were delivered from God's mind to the mind of the writers\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":54601,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-spirit-speaks\/","url_meta":{"origin":86807,"position":1},"title":"The Spirit Speaks","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 15, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"by Terry W. Benton The Spirit speaks completely through the scriptures. The Spirit gave the Scriptures so that we would know what the apostles knew (Ephesians 3:3-5). We can know all that the Spirit revealed to Paul, read it, and then know all he knew. That is no small matter\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":28758,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/hearing-the-spirit\/","url_meta":{"origin":86807,"position":2},"title":"Hearing the Spirit","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 18, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Proverbs 30:5-6 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Many people are convinced that the Holy Spirit directly speaks to them \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Yet, these same people will claim things contrary to the teachings of the Bible \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0And they rarely agree with each other II.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Bible is the product of the Spirit \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0It\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":37362,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-kind-of-tongues-are-meant-in-i-corinthians-12\/","url_meta":{"origin":86807,"position":3},"title":"What Kind of Tongues Are Meant in I Corinthians 12?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 23, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"by Clem Thurman in\u00a0Gospel Minutes, Vol. 58, No. 47, Nov. 20, 2009. 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