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Anytime you find worship that draws away from the Lord Jesus Christ, even worship that seems to magnify the Holy Spirit rather than the lordship of Jesus, that worship is contrary to the Bible. No one can say that Jesus is Lord but by the Holy Ghost. Jesus, speaking of the Holy Spirit, says, βHowever, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to youβ (John 16:13β14). Any movement or any teaching that has the Holy Spirit for a figurehead is distorted. I love the Holy Spirit. He lives in me. I rejoice in the dear Spirit of God, and I can say with Isaiah, βThe Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preachβ (61:1). When you see a parade, youβll never see the Holy Spirit leading that parade. If itβs a spiritual parade, youβll see Jesus leading the parade and the Holy Spirit standing on the sideline saying, βLook at Him, look at Him, look at Him.β You donβt go beyond Jesus to the Holy Spirit. Thatβs foolishness. Friend, youβll never go beyond Jesus. You may go deeper into Jesus, but youβll never go beyond Jesus. And donβt let anybody come to you with teaching that distorts spiritual gifts and takes away from the glory of the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. βAnd He [Jesus] is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminenceβ (Col. 1:18). Do you want to know whether any church is Spirit-filled, whether any preaching is Spirit-filled, whether any music is Spirit-filled, whether your gift is operating? Ask, βIs it giving preeminence to Jesus Christ?β Thatβs it.
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