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1: Who Is the Holy Spirit
He is the ruach (breath) of God. The breath that made Adam alive. So Eliphaz, that terrible friend and counselor to Job, yet rightly said, The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives
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The Leading of the Holy Spirit Finally, the Holy Spirit gives us direction. Did you know that Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit? We read this in Luke 4:1, Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan
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The Filling by the Holy Spirit The next way the Holy Spirit helps us needs a little explanation. There are two different Greek words used in the New Testament for the filling of the Spirit. They are synonyms
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Prayer Help by the Holy Spirit It is once again Paul who teaches us about the way the Holy Spirit helps us in our prayers, especially during times of suffering. 26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us
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Gifting by the Holy Spirit Once again it is Paul who makes it clear that every believer is given abilities or roles within the body of Christ for serving. In 1 Corinthians 12 and Romans 12 Paul details
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Sanctifying by the Holy Spirit We’ve already touched on this. It is the Holy Spirit who is causing us to grow in holiness. As Paul says, again in Romans 8: 9 You, however, are not in the realm of the
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The Assuring by the Holy Spirit Paul tells us in Romans 8: 14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. 15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in
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The Sealing by the Holy Spirit A cylinder seal was a stone or metal cylinder engraved with symbols and/or words that could be rolled over soft clay or wax applied to close a scroll and to make an impression
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The Baptism in the Holy Spirit But first, let me explain the basis for all the help the Holy Spirit gives us. We’ve all been baptized in the Holy Spirit. This may be a strange expression for us, but
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I was 16 and sitting in study hall at school with two friends, one a believer and the other not. I felt compelled to share the gospel with my unbelieving friend. As I shared with him, I also felt great
Continue reading...Does Someone Have to Lay Hands on Me to Receive the Holy Spirit?
Question: In Acts, in more than one place, the disciples were speaking to the ones that were called Christians, and asked them if they had received the Holy Spirit? If the answer was no, they laid hands
Continue reading...Speaking Clearly – 1 Corinthians 14:20-25
Luke Cawley has an article, How NOT to Speak Christianese. He writes, “One of the big cultural gaps that distorts the meaning of language is the divide between people grounded in the Christian
Continue reading...Untranslated Tongues – 1 Corinthians 14:1-19
ReligiousAffections.org has a helpful article on 1 Corinthians and its teaching on corporate worship, as well as its teaching on tongues and prophecy. It has, I believe, two main errors. It teaches
Continue reading...Spiritual Body Parts – 1 Corinthians 12:12-31
MedicalDaily.com has listed 10 body parts that, according to the title of the article, are useless. They mention the appendix, the coccyx, body hair, and wisdom teeth, plus some I’d never heard
Continue reading...Spiritual Gifts – 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
Apostolic.edu has provided a sectarian, yet nonetheless helpful, history of speaking in tongues in the church. They mention in particular the experience among the Quakers and Shakers: Some who attended
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