How does the Holy Spirit work in the life of a Christian?
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Therefore, brethren, we are debtors—not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. Romans 8:12
- if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
JLB
Through our obedience.
Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 2 Pete 1:2:11
Key Verses:
- His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness
- giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.
Its up to us to take the gift of the Spirit, that has been given to us to empower us to live a fruitful life of loving godliness obedience, and grow in virtue and character.
Paul says it this way -
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
Romans 8:14
JLB
“No! The Work of the Holy Spirit is not automatic.
Stop and think a moment. If the Work of the Holy Spirit within our hearts and lives were automatic, then there would never be another failure on the part of the Child of God. We would never take a wrong direction; we would never fail the Lord, etc., but, we know that’s not the case, don’t we? While the Holy Spirit is God and, as such, can do anything, still, He has an agenda within our hearts and lives, and that is that we develop as we should in the Lord, coming from dependence on the flesh to dependence on the Holy Spirit. As we have stated, that is not a quick or uneventful journey. John Newton, who wrote “Amazing Grace,” said it well. He wrote:
“Thro’ many dangers, toils and snares,
“I have already come;
“’Tis Grace hath bro’t me safe thus far,
“And Grace will lead me home.”
Excerpt From
Brother Swaggart, Here Is My Question About the Holy Spirit
Jimmy Swaggart
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/br...stion-about-the-holy-spirit/id912528018?mt=11
This material may be protected by copyright.
Stop and think a moment. If the Work of the Holy Spirit within our hearts and lives were automatic, then there would never be another failure on the part of the Child of God. We would never take a wrong direction; we would never fail the Lord, etc., but, we know that’s not the case, don’t we? While the Holy Spirit is God and, as such, can do anything, still, He has an agenda within our hearts and lives, and that is that we develop as we should in the Lord, coming from dependence on the flesh to dependence on the Holy Spirit. As we have stated, that is not a quick or uneventful journey. John Newton, who wrote “Amazing Grace,” said it well. He wrote:
“Thro’ many dangers, toils and snares,
“I have already come;
“’Tis Grace hath bro’t me safe thus far,
“And Grace will lead me home.”
Excerpt From
Brother Swaggart, Here Is My Question About the Holy Spirit
Jimmy Swaggart
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/br...stion-about-the-holy-spirit/id912528018?mt=11
This material may be protected by copyright.
“The Holy Spirit works exclusively within the parameters of the Finished Work of Christ, i.e., “the Cross of Christ.”
“WHAT IS THE GRACE OF GOD?
The Grace of God is simply the Goodness of God extended to undeserving Saints. In other words, the Lord has many wonderful, good, and beautiful things to give to us, which we could never merit, no matter what we do. However, we limit Him as to what He can do for us and, in fact, desires to do, simply because we don’t understand the Way and the Means that Grace operates.
How does it operate?
The Lord doesn’t demand very much of us. If He did, most of us, and perhaps all of us, would fall by the wayside, but He does demand one thing, and this is critical to our Living for God, at least living successfully.
He demands that the Cross of Christ ever be the Object of our Faith. We must understand that the Grace of God, i.e., “the Goodness of God,” is made available to us strictly by and through the Cross of Christ. In other words, it’s the Cross that gives the Lord the legal means to do all that He does for us. As we’ve stated, while Christ is the Source of all Grace, it is the Cross which is the Means by which this Grace is given to us. This demands that the Cross of Christ ever be the Object of our Faith. That’s why Paul also said:
“Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the Cross of Christ should be made of none effect” (I Cor. 1:17).
Was Paul denigrating Water Baptism? No!
The great Apostle was simply telling us that the emphasis in life and living must always be centered up on the Cross of Christ and never on other things, such as Water Baptism, as good and wonderful and Scriptural as those things might be in their own right.
We must ever understand that whatever it is we need from the Lord, and, in fact, we need everything, such cannot be merited, no matter what we do. We must understand that it’s always a free gift, and the way this free gift is received is simply that our Faith be placed in the Means by which it comes to us, which is the Cross of Christ (Rom. 6:1-14; 8:1-2, 11; I Cor. 1:17, 18, 23;2:2; Gal., Chpt. 5; 6:14; Eph. 2:13-18; Col. 2:14-15).
No, the Holy Spirit doesn’t just work automatically within our hearts and lives. As we have stated, He doesn’t demand much of us, but He does demand one thing, and that is not debatable. It is that our Faith be exclusively in Christ and what Christ has done for us at the Cross. We are to maintain our Faith in that capacity even on a daily basis (Lk. 9:23; 14:27). With our Faith properly placed, the Lord can and will do mighty things for us.”
Excerpt From
Brother Swaggart, Here Is My Question About the Holy Spirit
Jimmy Swaggart
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/br...stion-about-the-holy-spirit/id912528018?mt=11
This material may be protected by copyright.
“WHAT IS THE GRACE OF GOD?
The Grace of God is simply the Goodness of God extended to undeserving Saints. In other words, the Lord has many wonderful, good, and beautiful things to give to us, which we could never merit, no matter what we do. However, we limit Him as to what He can do for us and, in fact, desires to do, simply because we don’t understand the Way and the Means that Grace operates.
How does it operate?
The Lord doesn’t demand very much of us. If He did, most of us, and perhaps all of us, would fall by the wayside, but He does demand one thing, and this is critical to our Living for God, at least living successfully.
He demands that the Cross of Christ ever be the Object of our Faith. We must understand that the Grace of God, i.e., “the Goodness of God,” is made available to us strictly by and through the Cross of Christ. In other words, it’s the Cross that gives the Lord the legal means to do all that He does for us. As we’ve stated, while Christ is the Source of all Grace, it is the Cross which is the Means by which this Grace is given to us. This demands that the Cross of Christ ever be the Object of our Faith. That’s why Paul also said:
“Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the Cross of Christ should be made of none effect” (I Cor. 1:17).
Was Paul denigrating Water Baptism? No!
The great Apostle was simply telling us that the emphasis in life and living must always be centered up on the Cross of Christ and never on other things, such as Water Baptism, as good and wonderful and Scriptural as those things might be in their own right.
We must ever understand that whatever it is we need from the Lord, and, in fact, we need everything, such cannot be merited, no matter what we do. We must understand that it’s always a free gift, and the way this free gift is received is simply that our Faith be placed in the Means by which it comes to us, which is the Cross of Christ (Rom. 6:1-14; 8:1-2, 11; I Cor. 1:17, 18, 23;2:2; Gal., Chpt. 5; 6:14; Eph. 2:13-18; Col. 2:14-15).
No, the Holy Spirit doesn’t just work automatically within our hearts and lives. As we have stated, He doesn’t demand much of us, but He does demand one thing, and that is not debatable. It is that our Faith be exclusively in Christ and what Christ has done for us at the Cross. We are to maintain our Faith in that capacity even on a daily basis (Lk. 9:23; 14:27). With our Faith properly placed, the Lord can and will do mighty things for us.”
Excerpt From
Brother Swaggart, Here Is My Question About the Holy Spirit
Jimmy Swaggart
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/br...stion-about-the-holy-spirit/id912528018?mt=11
This material may be protected by copyright.
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1Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
2Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.
3If the clouds are full, they will pour out rain upon the earth; whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there it will lie.
4He who watches the wind will fail to sow, and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.
5As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones are formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.
6Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
1Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
2Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.
3If the clouds are full, they will pour out rain upon the earth; whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there it will lie.
4He who watches the wind will fail to sow, and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.
5As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones are formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.
6Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
“11 And He gave (our Lord does the calling) some, Apostles (has reference to the fact that not all who are called to be Ministers will be called to be Apostles; this applies to the other designations as well; “Apostles” serve as the de facto leaders of the Church, and do so through the particular Message given to them by the Lord for the Church); and some, Prophets (who stand in the Office of the Prophet, thereby, foretelling and forthtelling); and some, Evangelists (to gather the harvest); and some, Pastors (Shepherds) and Teachers (those with a special Ministry to teach the Word to the Body of Christ; “Apostles” can and do function in all of the callings);”
“PURPOSE OF THE GIFTS
12 For the perfecting of the Saints (to “equip for service”), for the work of the Ministry (to proclaim the Message of Redemption to the entirety of the world), for the edifying of the Body of Christ (for the spiritual building up of the Church):
13 Till we all come in the unity of the Faith (to bring all Believers to a proper knowledge of Christ and the Cross), and of the knowledge of the Son of God (which again refers to what He did for us at the Cross), unto a perfect man (the Believer who functions in maturity), unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ (the “measure” is the “fullness of Christ,” which can only be attained by a proper Faith in the Cross):”
“14 That we henceforth be no more children (presents the opposite of maturity, and speaks of those whose Faith is in that other than the Cross), tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men (Satan uses Preachers), and cunning craftiness (they make a way, other than the Cross, which seems to be right), whereby they lie in wait to deceive (refers to a deliberate planning or system);
15 But speaking the Truth in Love (powerfully proclaiming the Truth of the Cross, but always with Love), may grow up into Him in all things (proper Spiritual Growth can take place only according to proper Faith in the Cross [I Cor. 1:21, 23; 2:2]), which is the Head, even Christ (Christ is the Head of the Church, and is such by virtue of the Cross):”
“16 From Whom (Christ Jesus) the whole body (Christ as the Head, and the Church as the Body) fitly joined together (presents the foot in the place it ought to be, and the eye in its proper place, etc.) and compacted by that which every joint supplies (one part is dependent on the other), according to the effectual working in the measure of every part (every part labors to produce a great result), making increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love (building itself up; will happen when we function according to God’s Prescribed Order, which is the “unity of the Faith”; again, refers to a proper understanding of the Cross).” Eph. 4
JSM
“PURPOSE OF THE GIFTS
12 For the perfecting of the Saints (to “equip for service”), for the work of the Ministry (to proclaim the Message of Redemption to the entirety of the world), for the edifying of the Body of Christ (for the spiritual building up of the Church):
13 Till we all come in the unity of the Faith (to bring all Believers to a proper knowledge of Christ and the Cross), and of the knowledge of the Son of God (which again refers to what He did for us at the Cross), unto a perfect man (the Believer who functions in maturity), unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ (the “measure” is the “fullness of Christ,” which can only be attained by a proper Faith in the Cross):”
“14 That we henceforth be no more children (presents the opposite of maturity, and speaks of those whose Faith is in that other than the Cross), tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men (Satan uses Preachers), and cunning craftiness (they make a way, other than the Cross, which seems to be right), whereby they lie in wait to deceive (refers to a deliberate planning or system);
15 But speaking the Truth in Love (powerfully proclaiming the Truth of the Cross, but always with Love), may grow up into Him in all things (proper Spiritual Growth can take place only according to proper Faith in the Cross [I Cor. 1:21, 23; 2:2]), which is the Head, even Christ (Christ is the Head of the Church, and is such by virtue of the Cross):”
“16 From Whom (Christ Jesus) the whole body (Christ as the Head, and the Church as the Body) fitly joined together (presents the foot in the place it ought to be, and the eye in its proper place, etc.) and compacted by that which every joint supplies (one part is dependent on the other), according to the effectual working in the measure of every part (every part labors to produce a great result), making increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love (building itself up; will happen when we function according to God’s Prescribed Order, which is the “unity of the Faith”; again, refers to a proper understanding of the Cross).” Eph. 4
JSM
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