Distinguish between holy spirit and Jesus Christ
Write this greeting in my own hand, which is the distinguishing mark in all my letters. This is how I write.”
Therefore, we see that the teachings of Jesus Christ and the apostles, whether written or verbal, were considered authoritative.
"Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit,’(I Cor. 12:3). Even when Paul found out that phony letters were being circulated in his name, he gave his friends the criteria for recognizing his letters. I Cor. 16:21 “I, Paul write this greeting in my own hand,” Galatians 6:11 “See what large letter I use as I write to you with my own hand,” and II Thessalonians 3:17 “I, Paul
To the early Christians, Jesus Christ and the
apostles had set an example on the authority of the Old Testament. In other words, what Jesus Christ and the apostles said or taught “had axiomatic authority”101 For example, we read of the early Christians being instructed - “distinguish between spirits” (I Cor. 12:10); “This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God;” (I John 4:2-3); and ‘no one can says.
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