1 Corinthians 12:3 meaning and explanation

Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 12:3, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul writes to a church in Corinth that prized spectacular spiritual gifts and had come out of pagan worship, where people were "led astray to mute idols" (verse 2). Here he gives a simple test for what is genuinely from God's Spirit.

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