The Holy Spirit

[th1bill]

There is a very disturbing trend in the Christian family today, even more disturbing than our prominent inability to get along. When we read the Book of The Acts of The Apostles we see that the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Holy Trinity, descended upon them. As we read the letters we also see that when Gentiles were saved, the Spirit descended upon them also. And as a Christian Teacher in a Southern Baptist Church, I know and I teach that when a man or a woman are saved, they are indwelt by the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit.

I have had folks, proclaiming to be saved, both in class and on the Internet tell me that not everyone can be as holy as I am! I always have and still do teach that I have no righteousness in me without the Imputed Righteousness of my Savior. If I am only found to be righteous through Him then it follows that without Him I have no holiness either. Now, if we flip this around and examine my condition carefully, in light of the revealed nature of God, in the scriptures, we see that any saved man or woman will have the same Holy Spirit to lead their lives.

I was recently informed, by an eighty-three year old "ex-pastor?

[OneLight]

I am sure that nobody here is going to deny the Holy Spirit, though some will deny the gifts of the Spirit. What was your point of this thread?

[Guest]

.... I have had folks, proclaiming to be saved, both in class and on the Internet tell me that not everyone can be as holy as I am!....

Holy! Holy! Holy!

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Matthew 6:44-48

Amen!

[Botz]

I am sure that nobody here is going to deny the Holy Spirit, though some will deny the gifts of the Spirit. What was your point of this thread?

What my brother Onelight says brother?

I would add that for proper discernment it is essential that Believers souse themselves in the Word of G-d, and feast on the Scriptures in order to enable the Holy Ghost to constantly reveal the Heart of G-d to them....and that means all of us.

A dear friend who has now gone to be with the L-rd once said to me, 'we can have as much or as little of the L-rd as we desire', and it is something I often contemplate...I think it falls in line with the Scripture in :-

James 4:5 Or do you think that the Scripture speaks to no purpose:

[Guest]

Hallelujah!

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8

[th1bill]

I am sure that nobody here is going to deny the Holy Spirit, though some will deny the gifts of the Spirit. What was your point of this thread?

I see that others have understood but I'll go on and affirm their conclusions. My point is that anyone can live as Holy a life as possible by following the leading of the Holy Spirit from moment to moment! A Christian does not go to church to be in contact with the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God goes "everywhere" I go and it is up to me and to you to understand that God cares, even, about what type and color of socks you put on this morning. The Christian is set aside for the service of God, for God and to God.

I pray this will help.

[OneLight]

I am sure that nobody here is going to deny the Holy Spirit, though some will deny the gifts of the Spirit. What was your point of this thread?

I see that others have understood but I'll go on and affirm their conclusions. My point is that anyone can live as Holy a life as possible by following the leading of the Holy Spirit from moment to moment! A Christian does not go to church to be in contact with the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God goes "everywhere" I go and it is up to me and to you to understand that God cares, even, about what type and color of socks you put on this morning. The Christian is set aside for the service of God, for God and to God.

I pray this will help.

This I understood. I thought there was more to what you wanted to say.

[Fez]

I am sure that nobody here is going to deny the Holy Spirit, though some will deny the gifts of the Spirit. What was your point of this thread?

I see that others have understood but I'll go on and affirm their conclusions. My point is that anyone can live as Holy a life as possible by following the leading of the Holy Spirit from moment to moment! A Christian does not go to church to be in contact with the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God goes "everywhere" I go and it is up to me and to you to understand that God cares, even, about what type and color of socks you put on this morning. The Christian is set aside for the service of God, for God and to God.

I pray this will help.

This I understood. I thought there was more to what you wanted to say.

The socks are a bit of a stretch. (excuse the pun). The rest I agree with

[j102]

There is a very disturbing trend in the Christian family today, even more disturbing than our prominent inability to get along. When we read the Book of The Acts of The Apostles we see that the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Holy Trinity, descended upon them. As we read the letters we also see that when Gentiles were saved, the Spirit descended upon them also. And as a Christian Teacher in a Southern Baptist Church, I know and I teach that when a man or a woman are saved, they are indwelt by the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit.

I have had folks, proclaiming to be saved, both in class and on the Internet tell me that not everyone can be as holy as I am! I always have and still do teach that I have no righteousness in me without the Imputed Righteousness of my Savior. If I am only found to be righteous through Him then it follows that without Him I have no holiness either. Now, if we flip this around and examine my condition carefully, in light of the revealed nature of God, in the scriptures, we see that any saved man or woman will have the same Holy Spirit to lead their lives.

I was recently informed, by an eighty-three year old "ex-pastor?

[pearly163]

I must be rather dense as I still don't get it. Unless it is a case of "preaching to the converted"?