Soul & Spirit - Same or Different?

[Jo S]

Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!

What is this!? You say you know Christ simply because you know the counterfeit? I don't think so. You know Christ by accepting Him to come live in you!

Paul makes it clear you can accept a different spirit at the preaching of a different Jesus. (2 Cor 11:4). That's why we are told to examine ourselves for this very reason. Testing and examining is not done by mere declarations. Testing is done by scripture, prayer, and by examining the fruit of a believer's faith. I'm sure the false converts in Matt 7:21-23 thought Christ was in them as well.

Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!

Yes, I read where you answered in the affirmative, but you also placed these extra caveats on your answers! It seems just declaring that Christ is in you is not good enough for you. Paul's "test" was real simple: Is Christ in you or not? No extra hoopla or fanfare. And you don't know Christ by knowing how bad the LC was. Come on!

I knew the real from the moment I was saved. I then knew the counterfeit from my time spent practicing mysticism before encountering the LC's. After repenting and being reconciled to the first, now I have certainty as the real Christ does not contradict scripture. Having that contrast is what provides certainty.

It's the same "christ" between all branches of Mysticism and the LC's, that's why I recognized it soon enough but apparently you have not. As for my 3rd declaration see my answer to Trapped.