The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

11, are: 1) the Spirit of God; 2) the Spirit of the Lord; 3) the Spirit of your Father; 4) the spirit of wisdom and understanding; 5) the spirit of judgment; 6) the spirit of burning; 7) the spirit of counsel and might; 8) the spirit of knowledge; 9) the spirit of the fear of the Lord; 10) the spirit of grace; 11) the spirit of truth; 12) the spirit of holiness; 13) the spirit of life; 14) the spirit of Jesus Christ; 15) the spirit of adoption; 16) the spirit of meekness; 17) the spirit of liberty; 18) the spirit of revelation; 19) the spirit of glory; 20) the spirit of salvation and redemption; 21) the spirit of prophecy. Doctrinal revelations to unfold during the purchased person’s journey on earth must line up with Scripture and be interpreted and applied according to the twenty-one objective outcomes. To promote a truth that ignores or diminishes holiness is heresy. To promote a liberty that perverts sanctification and holiness is heresy. Salvation without repentance, the Holy Spirit just cannot condone or perform. For Him to do so is to sidestep redemption’s number one criteria, the new birth. To propagate a wisdom that removes the fear of the Lord is heretical. To preach a universal redemption that disregards people’s free will and obligation to choose to be saved by Jesus Christ and indwelt by His Holy Spirit is heresy. To downplay God’s justice and righteousness with His grace, love, and mercy is heresy. Prophets impelled to investigate and evaluate heresy must study a teaching material’s intended effect and expressions thoroughly. They must examine how the doctrine will proceed when observed in a believer’s life. How a questionable teaching that clashes with established truth manifests in action, and what it produces when infecting others, is critical to prophetic inquiry and should be anticipated. While it may be difficult to incisively judge all the nouveau doctrine that arises from time to time, one good process of elimination is to assess how its fruit lines up with the Spirit of God. The ultimate fruit of sound doctrine is righteousness that leads to holiness (2 Corinthians 9:10; Philippians 1:11), which is so often overlooked. Other fruits are repentance (Matthew 3:8) and the fruit of the Spirit (Romans 8:23). Although it is always good to know the etymological meanings of certain terms, especially one like heresy, in the end it is the fruit of a word and its work that gives the most accurate analyses. Gamaliel, in Acts 5:34– 39, gives the best response. Heresy should be refuted, but when it persists his is the only good counsel with which we are left. Time reveals truth. 631. Heretic—A teacher of heresies, an agent of false doctrine and unorthodoxy.