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The Inward VoiceThe Inward VoiceThe Voice of the Human Spirit The Voice of the Human Spirit The natural man, The carnal man. The spiritual man.The natural man, The carnal man. The spiritual man.Two ExperiencesTwo ExperiencesThere is a difference. The analogy of water. The living person.There is a difference. The analogy of water. The living person.God Abiding WithinGod Abiding WithinGo where He goes. The inner voice will direct. You to stay in the Go where He goes. The inner voice will direct. You to stay in the light.light.Confidence in your Spirit Confidence in your Spirit What the Spirit knows. The Spirit leads to faith. What the Spirit knows. The Spirit leads to faith. Tenderhearted Tenderhearted Your Spirit, not the Holy Spirit. Calloused again? Learn to keepYour Spirit, not the Holy Spirit. Calloused again? Learn to keepa tender conscience.a tender conscience. ,,The Voice of the Body The Voice of the Body Feeling is the voice of the body. Reason is the voice of the mind. Feeling is the voice of the body. Reason is the voice of the mind. Conscience is the voice of the Spirit.Conscience is the voice of the Spirit.Help from Within Help from Within The Spirit guides, speaks, reveals, teaches, remindsThe Spirit guides, speaks, reveals, teaches, reminds

The Inward VoiceThe Inward Voice

As we have seen, the As we have seen, the inward witness inward witness is is God's primary way of guiding us. This God's primary way of guiding us. This inward witness could also be said to be inward witness could also be said to be intuition. intuition. It is more It is more passive passive than the than the inward voice inward voice of your spirit. Your spirit of your spirit. Your spirit has a voice. This is the has a voice. This is the conscience conscience or the or the small still voice small still voice of the inner man. of the inner man. It is It is more assertive and insistent than themore assertive and insistent than theinward witness.inward witness.


Disobeying the inward WitnessDisobeying the inward Witness

The Holy Spirit will direct the believer either by an The Holy Spirit will direct the believer either by an inner inner conviction conviction or or agreement. The inward voice agreement. The inward voice of the of the conscience will be heard when we either conscience will be heard when we either disobey disobey or or ignore ignore this this inward witness.inward witness.

The Voice of (the Human Spirit)The Voice of (the Human Spirit)

Keeping the conscience is the act of Keeping the conscience is the act of obeying the inward obeying the inward voice. voice. Paul always followed what his conscience said. But Paul always followed what his conscience said. But the question is the question is "Can you trust your conscience?"."Can you trust your conscience?".


The Natural ManThe Natural Man

The natural man is not born againThe natural man is not born again - he is still in the natural - he is still in the natural state. These people are state. These people are spiritually dead spiritually dead in their in their trespasses and sins; that is, they are dead to God and trespasses and sins; that is, they are dead to God and cannot hear or perceive the Holy Spirit.‘ As such, they have cannot hear or perceive the Holy Spirit.‘ As such, they have an insensitive, dull and calloused conscience, which allows an insensitive, dull and calloused conscience, which allows and permits anything.and permits anything.

The only guide here is:The only guide here is:

– The course of this worldThe course of this world– The prince of the power of the airThe prince of the power of the air– The lusts of our fleshThe lusts of our flesh


Often, if it is to the benefit of the flesh, the person Often, if it is to the benefit of the flesh, the person will disobey the conscience for the sake of will disobey the conscience for the sake of self-self-gratification.gratification. How can a conscience be trusted if How can a conscience be trusted if it has not been it has not been made active made active through the new through the new birth? It will either be under the influence of the birth? It will either be under the influence of the flesh or logical intellect, otherwise known as the flesh or logical intellect, otherwise known as the course of the world.course of the world.

The Carnal ManThe Carnal Man

This is the Christian who is born of the Spirit and This is the Christian who is born of the Spirit and has received has received new life, new life, but is still immature in but is still immature in spiritual things.spiritual things.


Discerning both Good and EvilDiscerning both Good and Evil

The carnal man cannot The carnal man cannot discern discern between between what is good or evil - there is some what is good or evil - there is some confusion and they get their lines crossed.confusion and they get their lines crossed.

The Weak ConscienceThe Weak Conscience

A weak conscience and lack of knowledge A weak conscience and lack of knowledge of the Word of God go together.of the Word of God go together.

The Inward VoiceThe Inward VoiceBear the Scruples of the WeakBear the Scruples of the Weak

A weak conscience will not allow the immature believer to A weak conscience will not allow the immature believer to enjoy the enjoy the liberty liberty which the Word allows. Those who have a which the Word allows. Those who have a strong conscience strong conscience should bear the weak.should bear the weak.

The Spiritual ManThe Spiritual Man

This is the born-again believer who has come to maturity This is the born-again believer who has come to maturity and is able to responsibly and honestly discern between and is able to responsibly and honestly discern between good and evil. He is one walking freely in the boundaries good and evil. He is one walking freely in the boundaries that the perfect law of liberty provides. He knows what goes that the perfect law of liberty provides. He knows what goes against the Word and he knows what lines up with the against the Word and he knows what lines up with the Word, and his inward voice bears witness accurately and Word, and his inward voice bears witness accurately and correctly.correctly.

The Inward VoiceThe Inward VoiceOne thing the One thing the new birth new birth produces is a produces is a sensitive, alive sensitive, alive and and active active conscience. That conscience. That inward voice lets you know when you are right or inward voice lets you know when you are right or wrong. The old life is seen in its true light.wrong. The old life is seen in its true light.

Full of the Life of LightFull of the Life of Light

When you have the life of the light you are no When you have the life of the light you are no longer in darkness. Your longer in darkness. Your conscience conscience will not just will not just permit anything! You have the permit anything! You have the life of God. life of God. You You are alive to God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. are alive to God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. You are quickened! Allow God'sYou are quickened! Allow God's

– Life to rule!Life to rule!– Light to rule!Light to rule!– Love to rule!Love to rule!


Two ExperiencesTwo Experiences

There is a Difference at the new birth, the There is a Difference at the new birth, the believer receives a measure of the Spirit, but at believer receives a measure of the Spirit, but at the infilling there is an overflow of the Holy Spirit the infilling there is an overflow of the Holy Spirit which is seen in the utterance of different kinds of which is seen in the utterance of different kinds of tongues.tongues.

The Analogy of Wafer At the New BirthThe Analogy of Wafer At the New Birth

– John 4:14 “John 4:14 “... ... But whoever drinks of the water But whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him WILL NEVER THIRST. But the water that I shall give him WILL NEVER THIRST. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life”.water springing up into everlasting life”.


At the infilling of the SpiritAt the infilling of the Spirit

– John 7:37-39 “John 7:37-39 “out of his heart will flow rivers out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. But this He spoke concerning of living water. But this He spoke concerning the Spirit”.the Spirit”.

The two experiences are different. There is The two experiences are different. There is one well of waterone well of water which has to be drawn which has to be drawn out; the other is a well spring of water out; the other is a well spring of water from which gushes effervescent, living from which gushes effervescent, living water!water!


The Living PersonThe Living Person

The only thing is that the Holy Spirit is not a river, The only thing is that the Holy Spirit is not a river, but a but a living Person living Person Who flows Who flows "like a river". "like a river". His purpose is to His purpose is to provide sustenance provide sustenance and and life life to the world around.to the world around.

God Abiding WithinGod Abiding Within

This thought is so mind boggling and difficult to This thought is so mind boggling and difficult to understand that it is called a understand that it is called a mystery. mystery. That is That is that that our Body is God's home, God's vehicle our Body is God's home, God's vehicle and God's possession.and God's possession.


Go where He goesGo where He goes

– Where will He go?Where will He go?– What is the law of liberty?What is the law of liberty?

We are talking about knowing which way We are talking about knowing which way to go and to go and not being in the dark not being in the dark - about - about being led by the Holy Spirit from the being led by the Holy Spirit from the position of position of God God abiding within in our spirit abiding within in our spirit man of the heart.man of the heart.


Follow after LoveFollow after Love

TThe still small voice of the spirit (the he still small voice of the spirit (the conscience) will assert itself every time we conscience) will assert itself every time we break the law of love. Every time we live break the law of love. Every time we live to to gratify self gratify self at the at the expense of others, expense of others, be sure that the inward voice be sure that the inward voice will be will be heard! Why? Because the conscience is heard! Why? Because the conscience is filled with the filled with the Light of life Light of life and not the and not the darkness of death.darkness of death.


Confidence in Your SpiritConfidence in Your Spirit

There is something deep down that speaks to There is something deep down that speaks to man, demanding that he have faith in God. When man, demanding that he have faith in God. When all around us crumbles, when there is nothing to all around us crumbles, when there is nothing to stand on in the physical, when the mind has no stand on in the physical, when the mind has no more arguments and when the heart finally takes more arguments and when the heart finally takes over, the cry is God-ward! Deep calls to deep!over, the cry is God-ward! Deep calls to deep!

What the Spirit knowsWhat the Spirit knows

The spirit knows things that the head has not The spirit knows things that the head has not perceived; it sees things the mind has no perceived; it sees things the mind has no knowledge of. Therefore knowledge of. Therefore depend on your spirit. depend on your spirit. When there isWhen there is


SicknessSicknessPovertyPovertyCalamityCalamity

That is when your That is when your spirit will automatically lead you to spirit will automatically lead you to health, wealth and victory, do not listen to your health, wealth and victory, do not listen to your head! head! Let God speak to your heart and listen to the inner Let God speak to your heart and listen to the inner voice. It is here that you will be led to the answers.voice. It is here that you will be led to the answers.

The Spirit Leads to FaithThe Spirit Leads to Faith

When Kenneth Hagin was lying paralyzed for sixteen When Kenneth Hagin was lying paralyzed for sixteen months in bed waiting to die, he finally believed the months in bed waiting to die, he finally believed the Scripture, and the Scripture, and the inward voice said:inward voice said:


Now you believe that you are well - get up Now you believe that you are well - get up then. Well people ought to be up at 10.30 then. Well people ought to be up at 10.30 in the morning". So he made the effort, he in the morning". So he made the effort, he struggled, he pushed himself with struggled, he pushed himself with unfeeling legs to stand. unfeeling legs to stand. Then he felt Then he felt something - the healing power of god something - the healing power of god began to flow until strength filled his began to flow until strength filled his entire body and he stood up. entire body and he stood up. He He listened to his spirit - listened to his spirit - the inward voice the inward voice of God speaking to the conscience! of God speaking to the conscience! He He chose to chose to believe God!believe God!


TenderheartedTenderhearted

Whatever we cannot do with confidence, and Whatever we cannot do with confidence, and without condemnation is sin.without condemnation is sin.

Your Spirit nor the Holy SpiritYour Spirit nor the Holy Spirit

Your spirit convicts - it wants to school you back Your spirit convicts - it wants to school you back into the light. When you use profanity, criticism or into the light. When you use profanity, criticism or negative talk, the negative talk, the new man new man says, "No!". Follow says, "No!". Follow your conscience.your conscience.


Calloused Again?Calloused Again?

If the Christian continually disobeys and If the Christian continually disobeys and disregards this inward voice, he is cauterizing his disregards this inward voice, he is cauterizing his heart. He renders that new born, sensitive heart heart. He renders that new born, sensitive heart senseless, unfeeling and calloused. He deadens senseless, unfeeling and calloused. He deadens the nerve ends. Learn to keep a tender the nerve ends. Learn to keep a tender consciences, especially if you want to-be led by consciences, especially if you want to-be led by the Holy Spirit break up the fallow ground rend the Holy Spirit break up the fallow ground rend your heart until it is sensitive again wait and your heart until it is sensitive again wait and listen before you act be a full time worshipper listen before you act be a full time worshipper keep a thankful heart before the keep a thankful heart before the Lord. Lord.


The Voice of the BodyThe Voice of the Body

– Feeling is the voice of the bodyFeeling is the voice of the body– Reason is the voice of the mindReason is the voice of the mind– Conscience is the voice of the spiritConscience is the voice of the spirit

Help from WithinHelp from Within

– John 16:13John 16:13 “However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has “However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will GUIDE YOU INTO ALL TRUTH; for He will come, He will GUIDE YOU INTO ALL TRUTH; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears, not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will tell you things to come”.He will speak; and He will tell you things to come”.


The Spirit GuidesThe Spirit Guides

It is in the It is in the nature of the Holy Spirit to lead nature of the Holy Spirit to lead and guide God's children. and guide God's children. He takes us into He takes us into unknown and unexplored territory.unknown and unexplored territory.

The Spirit SpeaksThe Spirit Speaks

He will communicate to your spirit the things He He will communicate to your spirit the things He hears from God the Father in heaven by the hears from God the Father in heaven by the inward witness inward witness or the or the inward voice.inward voice.


The Spirit RevealsThe Spirit Reveals

He will show you personally and individually what He will show you personally and individually what direction you must take and where your life will direction you must take and where your life will lead you to.lead you to.

The Spirit TeachesThe Spirit Teaches

He He is a natural teacher is a natural teacher living inside every living inside every believer. He takes hidden things and not only believer. He takes hidden things and not only reveals them, but He also explains. Flow with the reveals them, but He also explains. Flow with the rivers of Living Water coming from within them. rivers of Living Water coming from within them. He adds wisdom to the knowledge.He adds wisdom to the knowledge.


The Spirit RemindsThe Spirit Reminds

He pushes the recall button inside He pushes the recall button inside your heart and mind so that the your heart and mind so that the truth of the Lord Jesus is burnt truth of the Lord Jesus is burnt into you!into you!

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