Do you have the Holy Spirit?

[Starise]

If we loose our temper are we then spirit filled at that time? 

[Starise]

If we are filled with the spirit we don't walk according to the flesh. This doesn't mean the spirit leaves us when we sin, it means we allowed the flesh to take over...and unfortunately that happens quite often with christians.

Being 'filled' with can mean to be totally controlled by or it can mean we 'have' the spirit. Having is far different than totally controlled by. Different denominations describe this in different ways.

From my experience, it's a daily battle we fight. When we are saved we receive the Holy Spirit, yet we can choose to not follow the Holy Spirit.

Some might say we can loose the spirit. I imagine right after Moses murdered the Egyptian he didn't feel much of the spirit.

-Tim

[Starise]

King David committed adultery and had the husband killed. 

His sin was knawing away at him. This is what the Spirit does.

Psalms 32:3-4

  For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away

through my groaning all day long.

 4  For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;

my strength was dried up  as by the heat of summer. Selah

 

Psalm 51 1-10 records his confession. The Spirit stands by to renew us if we confess our sins God is faithful to forgive us our sins and to restore us. Having a wrong spirit is in conflict with the spirit that lives withing us if we are believers.

Verse 10-

 

Create in me a clean heart, O God,

and renew a right spirit within me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Starise]

53 minutes ago, Rosie1jack2pauline3 said:

Starise, I got confused, no, I am not always Spirit filled, what I meant was, the Holy Spirit indwells me and will never leave.........when I had that tantrum my spirit was very low.its at peace now with the Lord..your last  post showed me I was confused and  in error..so, thanks for posting that,👍

I wasn't trying to put anyone on the spot and I hope I didn't make this more complicated. 

I guess my main thoughts on it were that sometimes a young christian is still in the 'honeymoon stage' of their salvation in thinking that now everything is going to be all right. What could possibly go wrong now? Me and Jesus are winging it to heaven.

While I would never trade my relationship with Christ for anything, we still have our days down here that we would rather forget. 

I am highly skeptical of those who go around telling the world how spirit filled they are and how they seem to have finally arrived. It would be interesting to follow one of them around for 24 hours. 

[missmuffet]

4 hours ago, kwikphilly said:

Hi Peeps-you answered the first part of your question yourself-lol

One way one knows they are Indwelt by Holy Spirit is by the FRUIT they are bearing.....

                                                                                                                                     With love-in Christ<kwik

Not really because you noticed I put the word Christian in perenthesis so I am taking note of that word. The word Christian has lost its significance today. God knows who are truly His. 

Edited January 12, 2022 by missmuffet

[missmuffet]

51 minutes ago, Starise said:

I wasn't trying to put anyone on the spot and I hope I didn't make this more complicated. 

I guess my main thoughts on it were that sometimes a young christian is still in the 'honeymoon stage' of their salvation in thinking that now everything is going to be all right. What could possibly go wrong now? Me and Jesus are winging it to heaven.

While I would never trade my relationship with Christ for anything, we still have our days down here that we would rather forget. 

I am highly skeptical of those who go around telling the world how spirit filled they are and how they seem to have finally arrived. It would be interesting to follow one of them around for 24 hours. 

And if I could become invisible and follow you for one week. Would I have hard evidence that you are a born again Christian?

[Starise]

Let me know when you become invisible and then I'll answer the rest 

What some forget is the heavenly host is always watching us down here and we will answer for all of it. You would have evidence I am a christian. Just wear ear plugs when I'm driving the car to work.

 

 

[missmuffet]

17 minutes ago, Rosie1jack2pauline3 said:

That is a really good question to one and all....certainly spoke to me missmuffet..I understood every word of it....thank you for posting,🙏

Does everything you do glorify God? That is another good question we should ask. Although we are not perfect and we are sinners.

[TheBlade]

On 1/11/2022 at 3:53 PM, missmuffet said:

Do all "Christians" have the Holy Spirit? How do you know that you are indwelt with the Holy Spirit? 

Tis a great question. Now what I believe... me.   Its clear to me we look at this treat this all different today then they did back then. We know when Christ talked to them and told them  to wait.. they were all saved. All filled with the holy spirit already? That is not written "for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” Wait.. Christ already risen.. they believed in Him so all were saved yet Christ is going to fill them again? Give them what they already have? 

Christ did what He said in Luke 11 13.  So for me you can be saved PRAISE GOD yet not be filled with the sweet holy Spirit. Asking for the Holy Spirit Luke 11 13.. for me I am not asking for tongues. That just lol came all by itself.. I didn't do anything. The day before I asked for the holy Spirit I was saved yet after I asked? WOW like night and day! I did John 3:16-17. So since GOD through Jesus said He will give the holy Spirit to them that ask.. Yeah I could careless what any man says about that verse. GOD said it.. So I just did what He said. Oh then to read "have you received the holy Spirit since you believed".. that says it all. 

What do we think GODS going to do when we ask just as He said in Luke 11 13.. just what will He give you? 

 

[missmuffet]

Some will get no rewards, some will get a few rewards and some will get a lot of rewards.