The Truth Concerning Spiritual Matters

Do we wake up one morning to flashing lights and hear a voice that says, “Voomba, voomba . . . this is truth”? Why of course not! To learn we must have a reference for truth outside of ourselves. This is true regardless of our field of study.

The things of God are spiritual matters. As with any other branch of learning, if we are to learn about them we will first have to determine what we will use as our source, our authority for truth.

When it comes to spiritual matters, will our reference be the teachings of theology, religion, history, tradition, archaeology, philosophy, a scholar’s theory, opinion, denominational doctrine, personal experience or parental guidance? The source we utilize as our reference will determine what we believe.

Every one of these references for learning begins with man – not God. They could be right or they could be in error. Anything that man says always has the possibility of error in it.

If we are to gain God’s knowledge, we must go to His Word and allow Him to speak for Himself. His Word is truth. His Word expresses His will to us. The only reference we can trust in our study of the spiritual realm is the Word of God.

John 4:24 AV
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

God is Spirit. He is supernatural or above the natural realm. He exists in the spiritual realm. You cannot see, hear, smell, taste, or touch spirit. You can only see the effect or manifestation of it in the senses realm so how can we learn about this realm?

II Corinthians 2:12 and 13 AV
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but [words] which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual [words].

God made His spirit available to man so that He could communicate with him. God teaches us about spiritual things with spiritual words, words that He gave by revelation. He revealed His Word to men whom He instructed to record it, and they wrote as God directed them.

There are two kinds of wisdom mentioned in these verses: “man’s wisdom”, which originates with the five senses and the natural realm and “spiritual” wisdom, which originates from words that God reveals from the spiritual realm.

Natural knowledge comes via the five senses. How did the Apostle Paul obtain his spiritual understanding?

Ephesians 3:2 and 3 AV
If ye have heard of the dispensation [admininistration] of the grace of God which is given me to you–ward: How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

How did he obtain this knowledge? He received it by the spirit, by revelation from God. Revelation is knowledge that God reveals by His spirit.

Today we can read these words from God and understand His wisdom and will. It is not up to us to add to God’s knowledge or detract from it. We are responsible to study the Scriptures to show ourselves approved unto God by rightly dividing the Word of God to the end we have the Word of Truth.

God’s Word and His spirit are both profitable to us. They work hand in hand so that we may profit as God intended. They never work at cross-purposes with one another. In other words, the revelation knowledge that God gives will not contradict the truth of His written Word.

The Word of God is our point of reference concerning spiritual matters. We can check anyone’s claim concerning spiritual matters against the knowledge of His Word.

God reveals His will, His plans, purposes, and desires in His Word. Far too many have overlooked this foundational truth. God's Word allows us to see things from His perspective.

II Timothy 3:16 AV
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

Who is the source of “all Scripture”? God is the source. Those who wrote it, wrote by revelation knowledge given to them by God. They were all God’s messengers. They wrote the words God instructed them to write.

Multiple writers recorded the Word of God spanning some four thousand years and they produced a document without any discrepancy or contradiction. This is no human document. God is its sole author.

Proverbs 29:18 Sanskrit
Where there is no knowledge of God the people wander aimlessly

Unfortunately, this is the case for far too many today. However, with the knowledge of God’s Word anyone can learn about the Living God and how to walk with Him if they so desire.

Dearly beloved, if we desire to have answers about the spiritual realm and walk with the power of God in our lives, we must know and believe God’s Word.