Has anyone ever recognized that the Bible has a different Spirit when reading than the Mormon book or the...?

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apochryphal books?

The 66 books of the Bible have a different Spirit than the additional books put in the Catholic Cannon also? Also, a deffinite different Spirit of the Koran.

How can this be, if the Holy Bible writes that the Holy Spirit is one Spirit? But the gifts are different.

I have personnally felt the difference when I read in them. The Spirit of the Holy Bible enlightens to me truth out of the Bible. It is a different Spirit than any spiritual inspiration of any Apochryphal books.

Just to add, the Spirit of the Old Testament (Torah) is the same Spirit of the New Testament. Also to add. The Spirit behind the http://www.fathersloveletter.com is the same Spirit as of the Holy Bible also.

I am annointed though (when I received the True Spirit/Light). You have to have the Holy Spirit to reveal this to you.

I can sense a spirit behind any book I read. That is why I can't have certain books in the house. I feel troubled in my spirit If I'm the one that brought the book in the house.

Answer 1

Unlike other books that claim to be Scripture (such as the Book of Mormon), The Bible's accuracy and reliability have been proved and verified over and over again by archaeological finds produced by both believeing and nonbelieving scholars and scientists. This includes verification for numerous customs, places, names, and events mentioned in the Bible.
God inspired the Bible through sixty-six writers.
Inspiration doesn't mean the biblical writer just felt enthusisatic, like the composer of "The Star-Spangled Banner." Nor does it mean the writings are necessarily inspiring to read, like an uplifting poem. The biblical Greek workd for inspiration litterally means "God-breathed." Because Scripture is breathed out by God - because it originates from Him - it is true and inerrant.
Biblical inspiration may be difined as God's superintending of the human authors so that, using their own individual personalities - and even their writing styles - they composed and recorded without error His revelation to humankind in the words of the original autographs. In other words, the original documents of the their own personalities and literary talents, wrote under the control and guidance of the Holy Spirit, the result being a perfect and errorless recording of the exact message God desired to give to man.
Hence, the writers of Scripture were not mere writing machines. God did not use them like keys on a typewriter to mechanicallly reproduce His message. Nor did He dictate the words, page by page. The biblical evidence makes it clear that each writer had a style of his own. (Isaiah ahd a powerful literary style; Jeremiah had a mournful tone; Luke's style had medical evertones; and John was very simple in his approach.) The Holy Spirit infallibly worked through each of these writers, through their individual styles, to inerrantly communicate His message to humankind.
"The Apocrypha refers to 14 or 15 books of doubtful authenticity and authority that the Roman Catholics decided belonged in the Bible sometime following the Protestant Reformation. The Catholic Council of Trent (1545-1563) canonized these books. This canonization took place largely as a result of the Protestant Reformation. Indeed, Luther had criticized the Catholics for not having scriptural support fur such doctrines as praying for the dead. By canonizing the Apocrypha (which offers support for praying for the dead in 2 Maccabees 23:45-46), the Catholics suddenly had "scriptural" support for this and other distinctively Catholic doctrines.
Roman Catholics argue that the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament) contained the Apocrypha. As well, church fathers like Iraneaus, Tertullian, and Clement of Alexandria used the Apocryphal books in public worship and accepted them as Scripture. Further, it is argued, St. Augustine viewed these books as inspired.
Protestants respond by pointing out that even though some of the Apocryphal books may have been alluded to in the New Testament, no New Testament writer EVER quoted from ANY of these books as holy Scripture or gave them the slightest authority as inspired books. Jesus and the disciples virtually ignored these books, something that wouldn't have been the case if they had considered them to be inspired.
Moreover, even though certain church fathers spoke approvingly of the Apocrypha, there were other early church fathers - notable OrigIn and Jerome - who denied their inspiration. Further, even though the early Augustine acknowledged the Aprocrypha, in his later years he rejected these books as being outside the canon and considered them inferior to the Hebrew Scriptures.
The Jewish Council of Jamnia, which met in A.D. 90, rejected the Aprocrypha as Scripture. Combine all this with the fact that there are clear historical errors in the Aprocrypha (especially those relating to Tobit) and the fact that it contains unbiblical doctrines (like praying for the dead), and it is clear that these books do not belong in the Bible. In addition, unlike many of the biblical books, THERE IS NO CLAIM IN ANY APOCRYPHAL BOOK IN REGARD TO DIVINE INSPIRATION.

Answer 2

I understand what you are saying. Words can evoke a spiritual feeling for good or for ill. What I recommend for you is to pray about the books before and after you read from them to know or discern the good spirit in those books from the bad spirit that they might contain. This is particularly true of The Book of Mormon. Turn to Moroni 10:3-5 toward the back of the book and read the challenge contained therein. If you will ask with a sincere heart, having faith in Christ, with real intent, God will manifest the truth of the book to you by the power of the Holy Ghost. Further it promises that by the power of the Holy Ghost, you may know the truth of all things. Thus, you can apply that same test to the Bible, the Koran, the Apocrypha, or any other text or opinion. Ask God if what you are reading is true. If it is, you will feel a comforting peacefulness come over you. If not, you will feel a sense of confusion or uncomfortable uneasiness. That is the Spirit telling you that you are either right or wrong. That same spirit can help you to glean the good elements from texts that contain partial truths.
Happy reading

Answer 3

What "Spirit" are you referring to? Maybe it is an evil spirit that is confusing you, or multiple spirits. I agree with you that the Holy Spirit does confirm and teach us all things (per the Bible), but it is often difficult to decipher between spirits, right? Maybe only for some. I have studied the Bible, the Book of Mormon and many Buddhist texts and have felt the same Spirit witnessing to their goodness. I think many times our preconcieved ideas or our worldly confines prevent us from receiving accurate witnesses/answers from the spirit (from God). Because of what we bring to the table I am certain there will be people who have felt differently when reading these texts, but also those who have felt the same. Prayer certainly works (God responds).

Answer 4

First of all not all those Bibles were written by the God of Abraham. The Mormon Bible has been modified from the original writings. The Koran was written by the inspiration of Allah. Of course you will not feel the Spirit of God in the books that He has not inspired. The catholic bible is the same although the Catholics have added additional books.I still can feel the Spirit of God when reading the catholic bible although when I have read the additional books I feel a flatness, like there is no life in them.

Answer 5

That is good!
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth.

One of the neat things about the Bible is the scarlet thread that is woven throughout the entire Bible.

I believe there are 66 books written by 40 writers.

grace2u

Answer 6

That is because the Bible is Truth, and it speaks of God's Love.
And when you seek God with a pure heart He will reveal to you what is Truth and what is not. Therefore you have found Truth in the Bible. (Jesus, " I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one can come to the Father but through me.")

... and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Answer 7

Books are words on paper -- they don't have "spirit." You read into them what you want to -- just like the thousands of people who read the bible and decide nobody else has *EVER* understood it correctly, only they do...so they go start yet another religious sect based on some tiny doctrinal difference. If your god is so all-knowing and all-powerful, how could "his word" be a book that is so full of errors and contradictions, and so open to interpretation...with all of the "interpreters" claiming they have the one and only true interpretation, and it was given to them by god? They can't all be right, since they're all different. And since there's no evidence that any of them are right in any way...that's the most reasonable explanation. They're all wrong.
For crying out loud, it's a bunch of mythical stories passed down orally by ancient goat herders who were afraid of thunder and thought god was punishing them when it rained. Bring your mind into the 21st century, will ya? IT'S NOT REAL.
Peace.

Answer 8

It is because you are not keeping an open mind. At least the Book of Mormon has the same spirit, especially for me. I haven't read the others so I can't say for them.

Answer 9

How one feel with the scriptures is entirely depend on that individual's choices.

I personally have good spirit of Both the Bible and the Book of Mormon.
Both scriptural books testify of the same Jesus Christ.
What I disagree with is how other people interpret the Bible and insist that they contradict each other.

Answer 10

Actually, the Latin Vulgate of 4/5th century had the Apocryphal Books. They were there from the beginning. It was Martin Luther who removed them by using the Pentateuch instead of the Septuagint when he translated the Bible in the 1550's.

And you know, in reading Torah, I found that there was a feeling of power, majesty, and awe of this great YHVH who made it clear that YHVH was the essence of all things. In reading the New Testament, I found a feeling of dumbing down, of confusion and misdirection, as if the Jews had been lied to by this Almighty Deity. Then I realized why -- Jesus failed so many of the messianic prophecies it wasn't funny.