Living grace is only brought by the Holy Spirit. In other words when people have a hard time living by grace it comes out of; not allowing the Holy Spirit his place in them as their teacher. They have him doing all manner of things but not teacher.
You have to accept the fact he is soulish - he is in the mind of man to teach them Christ. You know why people will not accept that? they want to live for God. They want to fix their old life up and have the Holy Spirit help them..give them power to do that.
The power of Acts 1:8, is the power in knowing Christ as life. Jesus said when the Holy Spirit would come, he would teach you all things, bring all things to remembrance, be a teacher. John, chapters 14-16.
That is the power of Pentecost, to see Christ as life and be that expression. What a powerful life it is when believers come into full understanding of Christ as their life. Not just shouting and speaking in tongues and running and rolling around. That may have something to do with it because it is exuberating at times to understand Christ as life. But more so, it settles the believer.. scripture says over and over, it establishes the believer. You ever hear the word 'balance,' it gives balance to the believer for life, and they freely give what they have received. There is no charge for sharing life (Christ) and the message of who the life is. You cannot buy it, and it is not for sale. Freely you receive and freely you give. How can you buy such a thing, or sale it.
So when a person that does not live in grace, they will live by laws and rules they set for themselves to keep. Then they will call it grace because they are mastering their flesh, and use scripture such, as conquering the flesh, dieing to self. At least until it all comes unwound and they have to start all over. I was raised in that environment and it will be a vicious cycle of endless sin and repent, victory seems unreachable.
What does the Holy Spirit teach you:
The first thing he will teach you is; it is nolonger I that lives - but Christ that lives in me. Two have been joined together in death and life. The believer is never the one that does the living, but Christ that is in them is the one that does the living, he will use your creation and expression, but it is Christ that lives as and in the believer.
Now I know that sounds like a pipe dream - so you must have a revelation of the indwelling Christ. For now, keep your minds eye focused on the cross. You are crucified with Christ - period - no if and's or but's. If that is true, and we believe it is, what are you going to do. Have you ever been to a funeral..death is no life. That is the believer, they have been killed out and the life that is lived out of them is Christ. 'It is Christ' Paul told Peter..not what you do, what you say, or where you go..that makes you anything.. you are dead as Jesus when he died you died ..all in Adam died. When a person believes now..they are taken out of Adam and put in Christ..where Adam is dead.
There is no life in separation from Christ in you. How do believers separate themselves from Christ? By thinking it is them doing the living. You hear it all the time. I did this, and I did that, and my ministry, God called me to do a certain thing, and the Holy Spirit helps me to get it done. The only thing God has done in you is crucify all in Adam, and put you in Christ. When Christ was raised up out of the grave, you came with him by simply believing on him. The cross took you out of the equation.. if you will. By taking you and killing out the old man and replacing it with a new man the moment you believed. You have no life of your own! The only life you have is Christ!
You have to accept the fact he is soulish - he is in the mind of man to teach them Christ. You know why people will not accept that? they want to live for God. They want to fix their old life up and have the Holy Spirit help them..give them power to do that.
The power of Acts 1:8, is the power in knowing Christ as life. Jesus said when the Holy Spirit would come, he would teach you all things, bring all things to remembrance, be a teacher. John, chapters 14-16.
That is the power of Pentecost, to see Christ as life and be that expression. What a powerful life it is when believers come into full understanding of Christ as their life. Not just shouting and speaking in tongues and running and rolling around. That may have something to do with it because it is exuberating at times to understand Christ as life. But more so, it settles the believer.. scripture says over and over, it establishes the believer. You ever hear the word 'balance,' it gives balance to the believer for life, and they freely give what they have received. There is no charge for sharing life (Christ) and the message of who the life is. You cannot buy it, and it is not for sale. Freely you receive and freely you give. How can you buy such a thing, or sale it.
So when a person that does not live in grace, they will live by laws and rules they set for themselves to keep. Then they will call it grace because they are mastering their flesh, and use scripture such, as conquering the flesh, dieing to self. At least until it all comes unwound and they have to start all over. I was raised in that environment and it will be a vicious cycle of endless sin and repent, victory seems unreachable.
What does the Holy Spirit teach you:
The first thing he will teach you is; it is nolonger I that lives - but Christ that lives in me. Two have been joined together in death and life. The believer is never the one that does the living, but Christ that is in them is the one that does the living, he will use your creation and expression, but it is Christ that lives as and in the believer.
Now I know that sounds like a pipe dream - so you must have a revelation of the indwelling Christ. For now, keep your minds eye focused on the cross. You are crucified with Christ - period - no if and's or but's. If that is true, and we believe it is, what are you going to do. Have you ever been to a funeral..death is no life. That is the believer, they have been killed out and the life that is lived out of them is Christ. 'It is Christ' Paul told Peter..not what you do, what you say, or where you go..that makes you anything.. you are dead as Jesus when he died you died ..all in Adam died. When a person believes now..they are taken out of Adam and put in Christ..where Adam is dead.
There is no life in separation from Christ in you. How do believers separate themselves from Christ? By thinking it is them doing the living. You hear it all the time. I did this, and I did that, and my ministry, God called me to do a certain thing, and the Holy Spirit helps me to get it done. The only thing God has done in you is crucify all in Adam, and put you in Christ. When Christ was raised up out of the grave, you came with him by simply believing on him. The cross took you out of the equation.. if you will. By taking you and killing out the old man and replacing it with a new man the moment you believed. You have no life of your own! The only life you have is Christ!
