Indeed - because the Bible ITSELF is the product of the Holy Spirit 2Tim 3:16 2Pet 1:19-21 and the Holy Spirit does NOT contradict Himself - we may trust "The WORD" of God even when it is in form of scripture.
"The Holy Spirit says" -- "SIN IS transgression of the LAW" 1 John 3:4
"The Holy Spirit says" -- "SIN not" 1 John 2:1
"The Holy Spirit says" -- "LOVE Me and keep My Commandments" Ex 20:6
"The Holy Spirit says" -- "If you Love Me - KEEP My Commandments" John 14:15
"The Holy Spirit says" - 'The saints KEEP the Commandments of God AND their faith in Jesus" Rev 14:12
I think we would both agree on all of that.
Heb 4
12 For the Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Because the Holy Spirit is the author of it - 2 Tim 3:16 and the Holy Spirit is here with us when we read it -- John 16 - guiding us into ALL truth.
1 John 2
26 These things I have written to you concerning those who try to deceive you. 27 But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.
2 Cor 11
12 But what I do, I will also continue to do, that I may cut off the opportunity from those who desire an opportunity to be regarded just as we are in the things of which they boast. 13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.
without vilifying/accusing/judging/dooming any person, even i personally have for many years been an eyewitness to how many called or calling themselves "christians" who systematically (re-)read the Bible distorted a lot of it even because their "christian/church" doctrine taught them to do so, for they trusted and followed many uncertain, unverified and unproved things in their faith believing they are quite on the right track by blindly acting/proceeding so, and there were worrisome discrepancies between their understanding of the Bible and the actual truth (of God) (including when it came to their own understanding of the Scripture having it from personal reading/study of the Bible), which indicated that they were not (entirely) guided/led by the (true) Holy Spirit, and that there was something wrong in their spiritual/religious tradition/way of believing, so, if in such circumstances i say everything is ok, then won't i be a liar?!, and how much more will i be wrong if i tell such worshipers that they are on the right track and can boldly go on exercising/practicing faith in the same way as well as that there is (ostensibly) no need of repentance for them?!
for example, the Scripture contains not a few warnings about bad things that may happen/occur under certain circumstances presented in (as it were) different stylistic forms such as (ostensible) predictions, but actually there are no predictions in the Bible about bad things that will certainly befall concrete human beings i.e. regardless of what will be done, otherwise God would not be righteous if He just destined/doomed someone to suffer/die without having any chance to avoid that bad destiny/fate, so, as for the future, in the Scripture there are only warnings presented in one or another form, but all of them are given to us in order to prepare for the coming of the true Lord God, furthermore, the purpose of the faith is the humankind to be saved and provided with abundant and everlasting life in a way that is harmless and painless for them, this means the worshipers should not pamper any form of non-salvation and ruin to the detriment of their neighbor(whoever they may be) in principle even/including by reading, studying and prophesying the things that are written in the Bible, but many worshipers already committed such a spiritual iniquity/wickedness including a lot of christians, even by systematically believing in some kind(s)/sort(s) of non-salvation and ruin for many people, reading the Scripture, attending "churches" (built by humans), praying, etc.
Hebrews 6:1-9 "leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection;
not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. And this will we do, if God permit. For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.",
Mark 9:29 "This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.",
1 Timothy 2:1-10 "I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks(i.e. prayers, supplications, intercessions, and blessings), be made for all men(i.e. for the salvation and life's provision of all humans); For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty(i.e. in all goodness and earnestness). For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men(i.e. all humans/souls) to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth(i.e. and to become good/righteous). For there is one God, and one mediator(also: and one Lord) between God and men, the man(i.e. the besouled being) Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not; ) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity. I will therefore that men(i.e. that the male believers) pray every where, lifting up holy hands(i.e. entirely showing love/goodness), without wrath(i.e. without hostility/aggression) and doubting(i.e. and dramatizations/intrigues/fuss/strife). In like manner also, that women(i.e. that the female believers) adorn themselves in modest apparel(i.e. in humility), with shamefacedness(i.e. with meekness) and sobriety(i.e. and sanity); not with broided hair(i.e. not with pride/arrogance), or gold(i.e. or vainglory), or pearls(i.e. or (inordinate) wisdom), or costly array(i.e. or (inordinate) dignity/grandeur/nobleness); But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works."
i can remember cases of people who suffered very much and died after being exhorted and treated by christians, in other words, they turned out to be and remain cursed by those worshipers and died as a consequence soon afterward, even cases in which i felt the impact of negative spiritual forces on me while christians prayed for me, there were even such cases in which i almost died, and i subsequently found a lot of heresies in their faith, although they read the Bible systematically, and all that also indicated there was something wrong in their spiritual/religious tradition/way of believing, and one of the main problems in this regard is exactly the fact that the systematic reading of scripture as a main priority in the faith is usually connected with many problems and complications, because each heresy in the faith of the worshipers(whoever they may be) could (easily) turn out to have a bad effect on the world, and each negative thing in the faith that threatens at least one of the human beings is a heresy (that is why St. Peter calls the heresies "damnable/destructive" - 2 Peter 2:1)
Romans 5:12-14 "by one man(also: by the generation of the unrighteous spiritual workers/servants) sin(i.e. the devil and the system of (the) spiritual iniquity/lawlessness) entered into the world, and death(i.e. and the (spirit of) deterioration) by sin; and so death passed upon all men(i.e. and so the deterioration affected many humans), for that all have sinned(i.e. because many were seized by the system of (the) spiritual iniquity/lawlessness, some of them as its servants, others as its victims): For until the law sin was in the world(i.e. because the "darkness" was in the universe even until the nascence of the human spirituality/religion): but sin is not imputed when there is no law(i.e. but there is no sin where there is no spiritual iniquity/lawlessness). Nevertheless death(i.e. the deterioration) reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression(i.e. even over people that had not committed spiritual iniquity/lawlessness)",
Revelation 16:13-14 "I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty(also: to make them commit spiritual iniquity/lawlessness/wickedness to the detriment of the humankind until the last day).",
Revelation 17:1-5 "And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great harlot(i.e. the judgment of the (system of) spiritual/religious iniquity/lawlessness) that sitteth upon many waters(i.e. that has many creeds/denominations): With whom the kings of the earth(i.e. the unrighteous spiritual workers/servants) have committed fornication(i.e. unrighteousness/iniquity in the faith), and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk(i.e. have been affected) with the wine(i.e. with the negative affections) of her fornication(i.e. of its (iniquitous/lawless) activity). So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness(i.e. into the place of desolation - Matthew 24:15): and I saw a woman(i.e. a spiritual/religious system/activity) sit upon(i.e. based on) a scarlet coloured beast(i.e. the other "god"/the wicked one), full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple(i.e. it exercised a great power of universal scale) and scarlet colour(i.e. and offered many privileges to its servants/followers), and decked with gold(i.e. and had a great glory) and precious stones and pearls(i.e. and sophisticated human spiritual/religious ordinances and doctrines), having a golden cup(i.e. a great judgment) in her hand full of abominations and filthiness(i.e. full of unrighteousness and filthiness) of her fornication(i.e. of its (iniquitous/lawless) activity): And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY(i.e. the occult/esoteric), BABYLON THE GREAT(i.e. the human/"beastly"(666) spirituality/religion), THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS(i.e. the mother of all unrighteous/bad clerics/worshippers and villains) AND ABOMINATIONS(i.e. and of all evils/iniquities/negative affections/afflictions) OF THE EARTH."
here i say again i do not judge/vilify/slander/accuse/doom any person by speaking so, but the purpose of this testimony is to be useful for correction, because it is anyway so that the evil cannot be removed from the humankind by anything but only by good prayer and concern for its salvation in the true Lord God (Mark 9:29)
Blessings
