Romans 9:1 I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit—

1 Corinthians 2:13 And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual.

Ephesians 1:13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

These are words from Paul describing some of the essential elements of believing the Spirit of Truth.

1 We stop lying.

2 Our conscience is changed to bear witness of this spiritual connection.

3 We leave the interpretation of scriptures to the One who wrote them.

4 Believing that the seal prevents contamination.

What are the qualities of the Spirit of Truth so that we can trust in Him?

Isaiah 11:1-5 English Standard Version

The Righteous Reign of the Branch

1 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.
2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
3 And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear,
4 but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
5 Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.

Since the Spirit rested upon the Branch, then Jesus has demonstrated for us what it is like to dwell with the Spirit of Truth. His example is our example.

John 14:26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.

To remember what has been said, we must first read what has been said. Bible reading is critical in verifying what we are hearing. We cannot rely on just ourA own memory. Check the scriptures. If we do not believe first and foremost that the Holy Bible is the inspired Word of God then we are truly lost without a road map to eternal life.

Dictionaries – Apostasy; Apostate

Below are articles from the following dictionary:

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Apostasy; Apostate:

a-pos’-ta-si, a-pos’-tat (he apostasia, “a standing away from”): i.e. a falling away, a withdrawal, a defection. Not found in the English Versions of the Bible, but used twice in the New Testament, in the Greek original, to express abandonment of the faith. Paul was falsely accused of teaching the Jews apostasy from Moses (Ac 21:21); he predicted the great apostasy from Christianity, foretold by Jesus (Mt 24:10-12) which would precede “the day of the Lord” (2Th 2:2). Apostasy, not in name but in fact, meets scathing rebuke in the Epistle of Jude, e.g. the apostasy of angels (Jude 1:6). Foretold, with warnings, as sure to abound in the latter days (1Ti 4:1-3; 2Th 2:3; 2Pe 3:17). Causes of: persecution (Mt 24:9,10); false teachers (Mt 24:11); temptation (Lu 8:13); worldliness (2Ti 4:4); defective knowledge of Christ (1 Joh 2:19); moral lapse (Heb 6:4-6); forsaking worship and spiritual living (Heb 10:25-31); unbelief (Heb 3:12). Biblical examples: Saul (1Sa 15:11); Amaziah (2Ch 25:14,27); many disciples (Joh 6:66); Hymeneus and Alexander (1Ti 1:19,20); Demas (2Ti 4:10). For further illustration see De 13:13; Ze 1:4-6; Ga 5:4; 2Pe 2:20,21.

I begin this post about Apostasy with this biblical definition because any interpretation of scripture needs to follow this example, scriptural support in assertion of any theory is required.

If we are to recognize the possibility of apostasy that could be happening in our time then we need to have a proper biblical definition of what it looks like.

The one thing that our God has done for us in this present age is to leave a substantial record of events from the past that warns us about both our current dangers and of those to come.

God is good and God alone is to be trusted when it comes to interpretation of scripture.

The first key in our instruction about apostasy is to not be deceived.

John 14:17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.

Thank God Jesus has sent us the Spirit of Truth to allow us to know the truth.

Do we know Him or have we already suffered a delusion of the enemy?

The second issue of apostasy is that we must be in the Word first before we could possibly fall away.