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Originally Posted by larryjf  I would say that the Spirit guides us in truth by testifying to us that the Word of God is truth.
WCOF 1.5
...our full persuasion and assurance of the infallible truth and divine authority thereof, is from the inward work of the Holy Spirit bearing witness by and with the Word in our hearts.
But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. 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. (1Co 2:10-12) |
I'm thinking, "Should I, or shouldn't I ask?" - (they say there's no such thing as a dumb question, but...) oh well, here goes. How might we differentiate the inward work of the Holy Spirit bearing witness in our hearts, from say the 'burning in the bosom that (can't remember which) the Mormons or the JWs say they've experienced after they're backed into a corner. They hear something, and something inside tells them that what they're heard is true.
Now, I don't know if they actually do experience that burning in the bosom, or if that's just what they're told to say when backed in the corner. I'll assume for argument's sake that they're honest about it, and that their bosom burns.