Do you receive The Witness of the Holy Ghost when you read The Scriptures?

Do you receive The Witness of the Holy Ghost when you read The Scriptures?


I am not a "studied" man. In my nearly 21 years of being Born-Again and having the Holy Spirit Dwell within me; God never directed me to "study" The Holy Scriptures. I have not, in fact, read the entire Bible.

The above statement makes me a heretic in the eyes of many Christians. Yet, for almost 21 years, I have sought HIS Will, not my own; and lived in HIS Accord and Blessing. I have always sought God in prayer; going to HIM Directly, not trying to find my answers in random Bible reading. God always directed me, and when no answer was forthcoming; that was too, an answer and I lived in accord with HIS Will.

Posting my first witness here in GLP Forum last March was a suprise. Coming from a catholic background and never being led to "join" a church; I was not familiar with how most Christians want to "test the spirits" with Scripture. Yet, the Holy Spirit led me and enabled me to give proof to the witness HE led me to post.

The Holy Spirit guides my thinking; enabling my every word, thought, and deed. I have a pretty good memory for Scripture I have heard preached. A searchable Bible is a tremendous Blessing for one who has not done a rote memorization of chapter and verse. By repetition, and revisitation, I have come to Know many that comprise The Witness of Christ Jesus; but I was never led to "study" them, I was led by God to live in accord with HIS Will.

Is there a difference? I think so. It is my discernment and witness that God Calls us To HIM and then gives us Knowledge of HIS Will for us each day, and the ability to carry it out. Not every day is task oriented, often our task is to be willing and seeking HIM.

Yet, The Holy Spirit, who Dwells within those who are Born-Again; does Direct our lives. Perhaps the many ways in which HE Directs us is a good topic for another article. This one needs to get back on track about how HE guides us with HIS Witness when we read the Holy Scriptures.


I previously stated that my articles and posts have been of a witness format; they comprise what I have Known and Seen in my Born-Again experience. The Holy Spirit has guided me to support my witness. This is natural, since God is directing me to give it.

One of the most basic, yet most misrepresented matters in this Laodicean church age, is that of what it means and how we become, Born-Again.

The Gospel of John ch 3, is primarily devoted to Jesus´ Direct Witness about how vital it is to become Born-Again.

I have witnessed repeatedly about the 3 times Jesus said we must be Born-Again (vs 3, 5,& 7), and the three conditional words included that Believers "should" become Born-again, (15, 16 & 17). And also how Jesus says plainly "Believers are not condemned" (18). These comprise the fact that we must do MORE than simply Believe in Jesus to be saved.

Verse 14 was revealed to me by The Holy Spirit. Matthew Henry and others do not understand what Jesus Witnessed when HE said, "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up."

Matthew Henry, (I just checked to verify) and even other study guides attribute this "lifting up of the serpent" to the pole in the desert with the brass snake on it that cured the snakebit Hebrews.

The Holy Spirit witnessed to me months ago that the serpent Jesus means is the one Moses had to overcome fear of in Exxodus 4:3-4; the first time God told Moses to cast down his staff/rod and it turned into a snake. I have written of that here on this forum months ago.

I have stated that verse 14 was that we have to "take action" in our lives to Lift Up Jesus; just as Moses had to overcome his fear and pick up the snake by the tail. God tells Moses how to pick up the snake.

I have never had to "prove" this to myself; but tonite I sought to and found the Witness the Holy Spirit had given me and HE confirmed it again for me tonite. My Bible with study notes, and the online Matthew Henry both cite the acccount in Numbers 21:9.

Moses has to Take Action, while the Hebrews just have to "look upon" the brass snake to be cured. Very incongruous to me to think that God would have intended Christ Jesus to be the more perfect form and type of that brass image; especially one of a "serpent".

The Action we have to take is Witnessed more fully by Jesus in John 12:25 "He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal." To become Born-Again we have to give up our Self, our Life, To The Father. This is the Leap of Faith that we must conquer our fears and doubts in order to realize that we must Abide IN-HIM or be miserable.


This topic is not so much a discussion of How To Come Unto The Father as it is to give witness of How The Holy Spirit guides our thinking and imparts HIS Knowledge to us through the Scriptures.

Matthew 13:12 is even more concrete as to what is happening in the lives of Born-Again Christians in these Final Moments:
[10] And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
[11] He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
[12] For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
[13] Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.


There are many dilligent and earnest Believer=Seekers, striving to KNOW God. Yet, only by the unconditional Surrender inherent to the process of Coming Unto The Father, will they KNOW HIM who they are seeking.

You cannot know HIM, before you KNOW HIM.


Maranatha!!!