God’s Holy Spirit-TRUTH

The Power of Sin-LIES

Teaches Truth

Teaches Lies

Credits Jesus and the Father for good, blames satan for the bad

Credits chance, circumstances, luck for good, blames God for the bad

Interprets and validates God’s Word

Denies validity of all or part of the Bible

Validates reality of God and Jesus and directs praise and honor to Them

Portrays god as impotent, Jesus as a weak, effeminate, tragic figure

Teaches that following God’s Word is best for man

Teaches that following cultural correctness is best for man

Convicts us of sin

Dulls our sensitivity to sin

Indwells our spirit (1 Cor 6:17)

Indwells our body (Rom 7:23)

Gives thoughts to our mind

Give thoughts to our mind

Persuades us

Persuades us

Seeks to lead us into the path of righteousness

Seeks to lead us into the path of unrighteousness

Convicts us when we sin

Condemns us when we sin

Uses valid guilt feelings

Uses false guilt feelings

Portrays God as a loving Dad (Gal 4:6)

Portrays God as an unfair tyrant

Promotes intimacy with Christ and the Father

Promotes terror of God

Draws us to God

Alienates us from God

Interprets our circumstances according to the True Knowledge of God

Interprets our circumstances against the True Knowledge of God

Always tells the Truth

Always lies or distorts the truth

Guides us with Scripture, using its true context

Guides with Scripture apart from its true context.