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The Truth About The Holy Spirit (Part Four)

Let’s examine the nature of being filled. What does it mean to be Spirit-filled? It’s an ongoing yielding and submission to His guidance. It's the pervasive influence and control of the Holy Spirit in a believer's life. Paul teaches us, “Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit” (Ephesians 5:18). Please note that although there’s a sharp contrast in this verse between drunkenness and Spirit-filling, there’s also a co

The Truth About The Holy Spirit (Part Three)

In Part Two, we learned about understanding and embracing the relationship of being controlled by the Holy Spirit to spiritual maturity. Since being indwelt by, and guided by the Holy Spirit and spiritual maturity are interrelated, then there should be stages of development in our Christian lives! How do we know this is true? Again Paul teaches us, “And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to infants in Christ. I gave you milk to

The Truth About The Holy Spirit (Part Two)

Learning the truth about the Holy Spirit means understanding and embracing the relationship of being Spirit-filled to spiritual maturity. It’s the filling ministry of the Holy Spirit that brings the teaching about Him into every facet of life and service. In other words, filling is the channel by which the Spirit’s ministries are worked in and through believers. Being Spirit-filled is not always clearly understood and embraced. Let’s look at Paul’s words to us. He says, “But

The Truth About The Holy Spirit (Part One)

Learning the truth about the Holy Spirit means understanding He is fully God. He’s not one-third God. He eternally exists along with the Father and the Son, each of whom also possesses fully the identically same divine nature. He’s God's divine, personal presence within believers who guides into all truth, empowers Christian living, reveals Jesus, and helps one obey God and understand Scripture, transforming lives through a relationship of trust and surrender. If you want to

The practice of living in the presence of God!

When I talk about the “practice” of anything, I mean, the actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it. With that in mind, to live in God's presence means to live in a constant awareness of God's nearness and to seek a close, intimate relationship with Him! Living in the presence of God involves developing and cultivating a mindset of conscious, ongoing fellowship with God through practices like prayer, Scripture, and living