Growing Strong Roots

[Starise]

One of my buds the other day commented when asked how to be "filled with the Spirit" we should pray and read the word.

I have heard this numerous times and have always thought it was the main way to strong faith, so I was in agreement. 

Would anyone care to add to these thoughts?

 

[Selah7]

18 minutes ago, Starise said:

One of my buds the other day commented when asked how to be "filled with the Spirit" we should pray and read the word.

I have heard this numerous times and have always thought it was the main way to strong faith, so I was in agreement. 

Would anyone care to add to these thoughts?

 

Happy New Year, Starise! I agree with your bud. 

To be filled with the Holy Spirit, we really need to pray and read His Word.  It is the Holy Spirit that teaches us and instructs us as we read and study His Word. 

"And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever — "the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. "I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.

- John 14:16-18

"However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. "He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.

- John 16:13-14 

Ahh, the holy Trinity, how I love thee. 

[Starise]

Happy New year! 

9 hours ago, Selah7 said:

To be filled with the Holy Spirit, we really need to pray and read His Word.  It is the Holy Spirit that teaches us and instructs us as we read and study His Word. 

"And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever — "the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. "I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.

- John 14:16-18

"However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. "He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.

- John 16:13-14 

Not to poke the nest here too much, but why do you suppose there are often differing opinions of believers who both studied and prayed?

[Starise]

9 hours ago, Rosie1jack2pauline3 said:

As long as we are in the “ True Vine” our roots will grow deep.

 

Ephesians 3:17-19

 

Living Bible

 

 

¹⁷ And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts, living within you as you trust in him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love; ^18-19 and may you be able to feel and understand, as all God’s children should, how long, how wide, how deep, and how high his love really is; and to experience this love for yourselves, though it is so great that you will never see the end of it or fully know or understand it. And so at last you will be filled up with God himself.

I love the way this is worded in the Living Bible. Thanks for sharing!

[Alive]

As in all things, most important is have a solid foundation in the essentials. Far too many, for many reasons, are dealing with either meat or controversy before being well grounded. You see this, when folks are all over the place with conflicting thoughts expressed.

[David1701]

10 hours ago, Starise said:

One of my buds the other day commented when asked how to be "filled with the Spirit" we should pray and read the word.

I have heard this numerous times and have always thought it was the main way to strong faith, so I was in agreement. 

Would anyone care to add to these thoughts?

 

Eph. 5:18-20 (Webster)

18 And be not drunk with wine, in which is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
  19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
  20 Giving thanks always for all things to God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

[David1701]

33 minutes ago, Alive said:

As in all things, most important is have a solid foundation in the essentials. Far too many, for many reasons, are dealing with either meat or controversy before being well grounded. You see this, when folks are all over the place with conflicting thoughts expressed.

Also vitally important, is to have a heart that wants to please God, rather than man.

P.S.  I'm reminded of a time when I prayed earnestly about whether or not to start going to a particular congregation.  The answer I received (although not in audible words, more of an intuitive awareness) was, "No: they are nice but not holy.".

Edited January 2, 2023 by David1701

[Starise]

1 hour ago, David1701 said:

Eph. 5:18-20 (Webster)

18 And be not drunk with wine, in which is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
  19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
  20 Giving thanks always for all things to God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Filled with the Spirit. This is often taken in different ways. Do you mind sharing when and how you remember being filled with the Spirit?

Most of my protestant brethren will say they were filled with the Spirit at salvation.

[Wayne222]

Praising his name in prayer and song. The more you show God love the more you are filled with the holy spirit.

[Who me]

17 hours ago, Starise said:

we should pray and read the word.

 

To add to those thoughts.

                                              Faith is not passive, it is active, we don't sit on our backsides thinking ' holy ' thoughts but live a life worthy of Jesus.

 

Paul uses two active examples of Christian living, that ofthe professional roman soldier and of the athlete qualified to compete in the games.

We are to be as well qualified as Christians, in how we live, love and serve as those examples.