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:''When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), John 16:13–15</ref> | :''When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), John 16:13–15</ref> | ||
William Branham took these words out of context and twisted them to mean that the Holy Spirit could speak through William Branham to lead the church into the truth (and away from the plain teaching of scripture). | |||
=What the Bible teaches= | =What the Bible teaches= | ||
John 16:13 is an important passage because it '''helps us avoid two common mistakes'''. | |||
==We cannot pit the Spirit against the Bible== | ==We cannot pit the Spirit against the Bible== | ||