Many people believe that the indwelling Holy Spirit should lead more than any Bible verse.

Question 3: Many people believe that the indwelling Holy Spirit should lead more than any Bible verse.

Answer: Just because many believe it, does not make it right. 2 Peter 1: 20-21 says, “Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”

Scripture is not the will of man or interpretation of man. Scripture was written by men who were inspired or carried along by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the author of the Scriptures. The Holy Spirit wrote the Bible. Therefore, what the Holy Spirit leads us to do will NEVER contradict what the Scriptures teach and tell us to do. God cannot lie (Hebrews 6:18) and thus can’t contradict Himself.

In fact, 1 John 4:1 tells us, “Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” As we have already learned, we do this by comparing what someone teaches with the scriptures. If they contradict the Bible, then they are a false prophet. The Bible is the authority because it is the will of the Holy Spirit.