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Amen brother Joe. Great response!!!!

I have found that when I genuinely walk in His counsel, I have clear and nearly immediate revelation of any given matter inasmuch as I am involved, meaning, I won’t begin to second-guess a person’s personal call. However, those who are nurtured unto maturity no longer need to be taught of man, for the Spirit will lead us into truth. Jesus said, ‘When he, the Spirit of truth. has come, he will guide you into all truth’ (John 16:13). The Holy Spirit is truth essentially in himself, and he is the one who leads the church into all truth.

The Holy Spirit’s work is not to lead us into all historical, geographical, astronomical and mathematical truth. The Holy Spirit is to lead us into all truth concerning the mysteries of the kingdom of God, of the gospel, of the counsel of God about the salvation of the church by Christ (Acts 20:27). The Holy Spirit will lead us into all truth necessary for faith and obedience (Acts 20:21). Each believer is led into all the truth necessary to his own state and condition, to enable him to do his duty and work (Eph. 4:7). Christ gives to each according to his measure and needs.

So it is the internal teaching of the Holy Spirit, giving an understanding of the mind of God and of all revealed sacred truths, which is intended. It is the same as the promise, ‘They shall all be taught of God’ (John 6:45), for this is how we are taught of God, and in no other way. The Holy Spirit leads us into all truth by giving us that understanding of it which we ourselves are not able to arrive at (see Acts 8:31). All spiritual, divine, supernatural truth is revealed through revelation in Scripture. To come to know and to rightly understand this truth in Scripture is the duty of all whose course is the proceed in Godly counsel. To make this possible the Holy Spirit is promised to them. Of ourselves, without his special assistance and guidance we cannot arrive at a true knowledge or a right understanding of the truth revealed in Scripture. My understanding at this juncture in life

I agree that accountability is absolutely essential—an earthly agent representing the spiritual kingdom. We cannot trust in our own reasoning or power of interpretation alone, but as Proverbs direct, establish the counsel of two or three wise men, spiritually discerning men of godly character. That each may in turn edify and aid by counsel, the walk of each other. I can look back and see the stumble marks from my path, how much I would have benefitted from having such counsel ongoing. But alas, at times I find little or no such counsel, and often fretted in the mutterings of my limited capacities. Not the case over the last 5 years or so, thank goodness, but still, I could do better in this area if I was more attentive.