John 15:26
26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
The HolySpirit is the comforter, Jesus, explaining to the disciples that when He left He would not leave them without a comforter.
He will be the Spirit of truth and He shall testify of me, John 16:13
13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
I understand when the HolySpirit was poured out in the book of Acts it was quite amazing.
Just reading it thrills the believer beyond belief.
Through the years He has been made out to be something He is not.
The main ministry of the HolySpirit is that of a teacher.
For most, that simple ministry of the HolySpirit takes the wind out of their sails. They need more fire and cloven tongues to prove how God can use them.
Like they have a special calling, to their shagrin God is no respector of persons.
Simply put He does not get as exsited as much as we do when a celebrity or politician or king gets saved, it is all the same to Him. He does put much emphasis on a person's past, He is more interested in who and what you are today.
I know when I was involved in several different denominations, some had HolySpirit schools and meetings where they gave their ideas about the HolySpirit.
You say what is wrong with that, first it is not what Jesus said he would do when he came.
The HolySpirit needs to be taught but it must be in the context it was given.
My first sunday school class lesson after I got saved was on the HolySpirit. I didn't know a father from a son to a spirit, new to me but I was hungry. Our teacher was the associate pastor and very good teacher when I look back. I learned things that have stayed with me for all these years that have been invaluable. He gave us a paper for going through the class that I framed.
Has my understanding been perfect through the years, no, is it perfect now, no.
The point I'm trying to make is without your understanding the HolySpirit as your teacher you will never see Christ as your life.
We have the resurrected life of Jesus himself that dwells in every born again believer.
The HolySpirit is in the soul-mind where your understanding is, where you learn. We must yield our minds to him to see what he has to say.
Don't worry about power, don't worry about taking in tongues, yield your mind, the main member of your body to see who you are as a born again believer.
Excellent Post!
God IS Eternal, Everlasting,
without Beginning, without Ending....
He IS: That HE IS:
The ABSOLUTE source of ALL Knowledge...
AND UNDERStANDING of ALL Knowledge.
His WORD, (in the flesh), called Jesus;
...comes forth out from Him, to deliver mankind HIS KNOWLEDGE.
His SPIRIT, (called POWER), called Christ;
...comes forth out from Him, to deliver mankind HIS UNDERSTANDING of HIS KNOWLEDGE.
God created the Heavens, Earth, their Inhabitants, their necessities for sustaining their existance, FOR HIS Pleasure.
Every Aspect of Gods Creations, God KNOWS, from beginning to ending, What ALL will think, believe and freely choose to do;
And Has PREPARED, "A WAY", for ALL, TO RECEIVE, "exactly", what "they freely CHOOSE".
In the Beginning GOD sent forth HIS WORD out from Him, FOR mankind to Hear WHAT God Himself, KNOWS, will effect the MOST FAVORABLE outcome for mankind...FOR WHEN men are DECIDING, what things he shall CHOOSE to believe, and do.
Some men, Hear, and find Wisdom In Gods Word and follow.
Some men, Hear, and Reject Gods Word.
The BEAUTY of Gods Created "inhabitants", called mankind (and angels) IS the FREEWILL each has TO Accept OR Reject, Gods WORD.
The BEAUTY of THOSE WHO ACCEPT Gods WORD, ALSO Receive; HIS SPIRIT (POWER),
WITH them...
And should the Individual man MAKE a VOW of COMMITMENT TO thee Lord God...
THEY Receive, HIS SPIRIT (POWER)
WITH "IN" them....FOREVER.
GRASP THAT!!
Men SAY, in such UN-emotional expression;
"I'm saved and born again"....
but then, will oooh and aaahhh and wow and at how they partied, or a sports team won a game, or a fashion design of new clothing is revealed, or what a Hollymud "celebrity" said and did, how they know every word of song that is about having sex or killing their mama.
The gambit of what words men can HEAR and REPEAT verbatim, (with GREAT enthusiasm), "OF THE WORLD" is endless.
Now THINK about THIS...
The WORD of God. What God has to SAY, for ALL men to Hear. WHOSE mouth is ooohing and aaahhhing and wowing and repeating HIS WORD, and ooohing and aahhhing and wowing TO HEAR "His" Word?
FEW, in comparison to what the WORLD has to say.
THE FEW, WHO freely CHOOSE, Hear and Follow and MAKE a Commitment....WOW!!
WHAT "DO" they receive "BECAUSE" of their Freely made choice....TO COMMIT?
GRASP THIS....The IMMENSITY....The WOW..
"THE POWER OF THE CREATOR HIMSELF"
"THAT ENTERS AND DWELLS WITHIN THE MAN"... "IN THE MAN" !!!!
Comprehend THAT...Gods Own Power...
"IN" a man!!!
"THE VERY "KEY" that "UNLOCKS" "OPENS" the DOOR, "TO", "THE UNDERSTANDING" OF GODS OWN KNOWLEDGE, given mankind VIA HIS WORD!!!
DOES Scripture have some VERY BASIC knowledge, like do this, don't do that?
Sure.
How about, IF you do this, the result will be such n such. And IF you do that, the result will be such n such?
Sure.
BASIC KNOWLEDGE, a little child could grasp.
How about, Scriptures that are a bit more complicated? Like, a man can LOSE Salvation without having YET received Salvation?
Sure.
WHAT TO DO? HOW TO FIGURE THAT OUT?
Find out what a Philosopher says it means?
Ask a Pastor what he thinks means?
Ask your friends what they think it means?
Ask the internet what strangers think it means?
Think in your own CARNAL mind, what your mind LOGICALLY conclude it means?
EH! Wrong!
What about THE DOOR you entered, THE KEY, given you, THE POWER of God WITHIN YOU....to ASK and RECEIVE "GODS UNDERSTANDING of "HIS OWN WORD"...??
WOW!!!
Do people NOT comprehend, "God WANTS men Sealed unto Him, TO KNOW, "HIS UNDERSTANDING"?
AND HE, (NOT FLESH AND BLOOD) IS "the giver of HIS Understanding?
Grasp THAT! Embrace THAT! Ask, Take, Receive, THAT, which is AN EXCLUSIVE GIFT, for ALL men, that ARE SEALED unto Him.
Gods Understanding of His Own Word...WOW,
What AN AWESOME GIFT...
And seemingly SO MANY who, HAVE BEEN GIVEN THAT GIFT...are STILL, "quoting and in agreement with Philosophers, Pastors, Internet Strangers"....using their CARNAL MINDS Logic, deciding "IF" agreement "WITH" FLESH and BLOOD, "makes sense" to TRUST! WHY?
Glory to God,
Happy New Year,
God Bless,
Taken