Men accommodate their unbelief by making up their own doctrine.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 8:
8 So now the case is closed. There remains no accusing voice of condemnation against those who are joined in life-union with Jesus, the Anointed One. 2 For the “law” of the Spirit of life flowing through the anointing of Jesus has liberated us from the “law” of sin and death. 3 For God achieved what the law was unable to accomplish, because the law was limited by the weakness of human nature.
Do I want to be liberated from the law of sin and death? If so, why would I spend needless hours focusing on areas of study which have very little to do with promoting the law of the Spirit of life? Why wouldn’t I make a priority of praying in THE SPIRIT every single day? I believe the only reason is due to lack of revelation.
When we focus on “the world”, we promote unbelief in our minds. The world is constantly in conflict with the Absolute Truth. We need to focus on the Spirit of Truth!
Many people will study The Word but fail to include The Holy Spirit in their study. In John chapter 6, Jesus spoke:
63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. 64 But there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would betray Him. 65 And He said, “Therefore I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.”
The Holy Spirit is life-giving and we should be pursuing the fullness of life as the highest priority of our existence. No one knows us better than The Holy Spirit thus He will direct us in all our daily affairs and navigate us through the difficulties of this broken world.
In 2 Corinthians chapter 3, Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit:
4 And we have such trust through Christ toward God. 5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God, 6 who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
The Word without The Spirit is of none effect so when I read the Old Testament, I should be led by The Spirit in order to receive the revelation of what FATHER wants me to see and understand. I must not read and study simply to gain knowledge, I need revelation which promotes life.
In John chapter 8, Jesus spoke to the Pharisees:
13 The Pharisees therefore said to Him, “You bear witness of Yourself; Your witness is not true.”
14 Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I bear witness of Myself, My witness is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from and where I am going. 15 You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one. 16 And yet if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent Me. 17 It is also written in your law that the testimony of two men is true. 18 I am One who bears witness of Myself, and the Father who sent Me bears witness of Me.”
19 Then they said to Him, “Where is Your Father?”
Jesus answered, “You know neither Me nor My Father. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.”
20 These words Jesus spoke in the treasury, as He taught in the temple; and no one laid hands on Him, for His hour had not yet come.
Notice that Jesus referred to the Old Covenant as “your law”. These experts in The Law had no revelation of who Jesus was for The Holy Spirit was not providing the understanding needed. Without The Spirit, Jesus referred to the Old Testament and related writings and traditions as “your law”.
This is simply another example of how critical it is to be fully led by The Holy Spirit and not allow ourselves to be diverted from The Spirit of Life.