Men speak like the Spirit of God does things within them, as though they were passive recipients: that is not Scripture.
The Spirit does nothing within us without our active participation: we are not computers being programmed by God: Jesus does not enter, until we open the door upon hearing the knocking of His word.
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. (Rom 8)
Being led by the Spirit is being led with the Spirit, which is not passive on our part: we are not carts being pulled by a spiritual horse.
Being led with the Spirit is hand in hand walking in His steps: we are as newborn babes in Christ: we are not babies being carried around in His hands, especially not across the finish line.
We are riders of the spiritual horse, and we receive and are led with the Spirit, only when we take Him by the hand to ride with us to heaven:
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. (Rev 19)
The Spirit does not come and take over, while we sit passively by letting Him do all the good work of cleaning our filthy hearts and bodies: Being born and led of the Spirit is not for passive babies, nor is it spirit-possession.
We actively hold onto His hand while walking in His steps: no one but us can pluck our hand out of His, by going off to sin some more.
We are friends and brethren in fellowship with Him and in need of His hand: He does not need ours.
We are not dead weight sinners of ball and chain, that He has to drag to heaven, because He has unconditionally agreed to take us to heaven by a foolish grace of our own making.
The Spirit does nothing within us without our active participation: we are not computers being programmed by God: Jesus does not enter, until we open the door upon hearing the knocking of His word.
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. (Rom 8)
Being led by the Spirit is being led with the Spirit, which is not passive on our part: we are not carts being pulled by a spiritual horse.
Being led with the Spirit is hand in hand walking in His steps: we are as newborn babes in Christ: we are not babies being carried around in His hands, especially not across the finish line.
We are riders of the spiritual horse, and we receive and are led with the Spirit, only when we take Him by the hand to ride with us to heaven:
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. (Rev 19)
The Spirit does not come and take over, while we sit passively by letting Him do all the good work of cleaning our filthy hearts and bodies: Being born and led of the Spirit is not for passive babies, nor is it spirit-possession.
We actively hold onto His hand while walking in His steps: no one but us can pluck our hand out of His, by going off to sin some more.
We are friends and brethren in fellowship with Him and in need of His hand: He does not need ours.
We are not dead weight sinners of ball and chain, that He has to drag to heaven, because He has unconditionally agreed to take us to heaven by a foolish grace of our own making.