Please answer QCMBRs challenge. "...simply by providing some revealed information that is factually correct, generally useful and exceeds the intellect of the revealer"
Now how can you know what exceeds the intellect of another person?
Many things on this forum have been shared that were received in spirit, that exceed the intellect of the sharer and are correct... but until science proves it, people will not believe it. It will be called, "Balderdash. Sheer mysticism and wishful thinking"
Life is generally useful. Knowledge of a spiritual world (reality) is generally useful, especially if we learn to listen for and to the Spirit teaching and guiding us into truth and life, and away from harm.
The proof of anything revealed or received however, as Fernando said... is personal, and from the Spirit. But in that way, anyone can verify the truth (or not) of something another person shares. One may also test against love, and against what is written (be that scripture, or the gospels, or another source of writing) But that last one probably only matters to those who believe or who are seeking, or who hold scipture as a possible source of evidence (not proof).
But if you want an example of something spoken to me that is factually correct (I verified it); generally useful (definitely useful to me), and outside of my knowledge (I did not know it) ... then I have one for you. Simple and straighforward thing... no wriggle room.
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I had been using triscuits for partaking (communion) at home every day. They were the only thing in my cupboard that had no yeast in them, so I figured they would be fine. Now, I had started feeling that I should bake yeastless bread (just water and flour) and make my own each day. But I am so lazy that I ignored that feeling and just continued with the triscuits. The only thing I did do with them was brush off as much salt as I could before partaking.
One night, my Lord woke me to share the evening meal, the bread and wine, body and blood. It was four or five in the morning? Technically, that is morning, lol... but for me that is the middle of the night. I got up, went to the kitchen and left all the lights off because I did not want to wake anyone. I poured a sip of wine, and I got a triscuit and sat at the table. Spoke some words and gave thanks for the bread (body of Christ), but before I ate, I heard my Lord speak to me, very distinct and clear:
"There are bugs in your triscuits."
Now my heart nearly pounded from my chest. Not because my Lord spoke to me. He speaks to me often. But because of WHAT He spoke to me. Bugs and me... we don't get along so well ; ) Again, it was totally dark and I could not see anything.
Anyway, I didn't do anything about it until after I got up for real the next morning. I went to the cupboard, planning to simply throw the box away. I had no intention of checking to see if what my Lord spoke to me was true. He said it, I believed Him in faith, and I was just going to toss the box of triscuits.
Then I hesitated, hearing that this is one that I could check to verifty. But I thought, isn't that a lack of faith? I believe you, I don't need to verify.
I mean, I had the box in my hand, was on my way to the garbage. But being allowed to verify the truth of what He told me was for the next time that someone presented this question and challenge (Cofty I thought, since you are the one who kept asking me to say something that my Lord told me that I could not otherwise have known).
So I took the plastic bag out, and thought I saw something, but the bag was pretty full, so hard to tell. I got a container from the cupboard and emptied the crackers into it, to search through them... and sure enough, I saw a couple of them in with the crackers. (I have since searched through my entire cupboard contents, and sealed anything open, but this box of triscuits was the ONLY thing, and my Lord is the One who told me)
Then I threw them out, and waited for the next time you or someone else asked me, so that I share this with you.
So something revealed (my Lord spoke to me specifically), that is factually true (I observed and verified it), generally useful (for me, regarding not eating something bad... and for others in being able to share some evidence - testimony that is not hearsay- to others about the Spirit speaking, and the usefulness of faith and listening to Him), and something outside my intellect (outside my knowledge, I did not know it).
Peace to you, truly,
tammy
