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Unbelievers will not be drawn to accept Christ if believers’ lives do not demonstrate the qualities God desires, including peace and holiness (cf. Jn 13:35 ; 1Ti 4:3 ; 1Pe 1:16
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THE PERSON AND WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT ( See notes below)
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Taken from Moody Bible Institute
We believe that the Holy Spirit is co-equal with God the Father and God the Son and is of the same essence. Yet He is also distinct from them. Scripture describes the Holy Spirit in personal terms, not as an impersonal force, when it says that He teaches, guides, comforts and intercedes.
1 He possesses emotions, intellect and will.
2 The Holy Spirit spoke to rPhilip and gave counsel to the church at Jerusalem.
3 He was sinned against and lied to.
4 The Scriptures also attest to the deity of the Holy Spirit. He is spoken of as God and is identified with the title of Jehovah.
5 The Christian who is indwelt by the Spirit is indwelt by God.
6 The Holy Spirit possesses the attributes of deity, such as omniscience, omnipresence, omnipotence and eternality.
7 He does works only God can do, such as creating, regenerating and sanctifying.
8 He is equally associated with the other members of the Trinity.
9 The work of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament differed somewhat from His work in the New Testament. The possession of the Holy Spirit by the believer was not permanent in every case.
10 The Spirit had a ministry of restraining sin and in the creation of the world.
11 The Holy Spirit today plays a major role in the application of salvation to the individual. It is the Spirit who brings conviction to the unbeliever and causes him to see the truth of the gospel in a clear light.
12 Those who respond to this conviction and place their faith in Jesus Christ receive eternal life and a new nature.
13 The Holy Spirit unites the believer with Christ and places him in the body of Christ, the church.
14 He also unites the believer with Christ in His death, enabling him to live victoriously over sin.
15 The Holy Spirit controls the believer who yields to God and submits himself to God’s Word.
16 When these conditions are met, the believer lives in the power of the Spirit and produces the fruit of the Spirit.
17 The Holy Spirit indwells the believer permanently.
18 While the child of God may sin and grieve the Spirit, the Spirit will never leave the true believer.
19 Absence of the Holy Spirit is the mark of the unsaved.
20 The Holy Spirit seals the believer.
21 This ministry guarantees the security of the believer “until the day of redemption.”
22 The Holy Spirit sovereignly bestows spiritual gifts or abilities for service to every believer.
23 Although His restraint of evil in the world today will cease with the rapture,
24 He will continue to be present in the earth. In the tribulation period the Spirit will be involved in salvation and filling.
25 In the coming kingdom of Jesus Christ, the Spirit will be in God’s people and the Spirit will be upon the King.
26 References
1 John 14:26; Romans 8:14; John 14:26; Romans 8:26
2 Ephesians 4:30; 1 Corinthians 2:10–14; 1 Corinthians 12:11
3 Acts 8:29; 15:28
4 Acts 5:3, 4
5 Acts 5:1–4; Isaiah 6:8–9 with Acts 28:25; Jeremiah 31:31–34; with Hebrews 10:15
6 1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19; Ephesians 2:22
7 1 Corinthians 2:10–11; Psalm 139:7; Zechariah 4:6; Hebrews 9:14
8 Genesis 1:2; John 3:6; 2 Thessalonians 2:13
9 Matthew 28:19, 20; 2 Corinthians 13:14
10 Psalm 51:11
11 Genesis 6:3; Genesis 1:2; Isaiah 40:12
12 John 16:8–11
13 John 3:3–7; Titus 3:5
14 1 Corinthians 12:13
15 Romans 6:1–10
16 Romans 12: 1, 2; Ephesians 5:18; Colossians 3:16
17 Galatians 5:16, 22, 23
18 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20
19 Ephesians 4:30
20 Romans 8:9; Jude 1:19
21 2 Corinthians 1:22; Ephesians 1:13; 4:30
22 Ephesians 4:30
23 Romans 12; 1 Corinthians 12; Ephesians 4
24 2 Thessalonians 2:7
25 Zechariah 12:10; Joel 2:28–32
26 Jeremiah 31:33; Isaiah 11: 2–3
We are not merely to hear Gods word, but to actively pursue doing it. We’ve missed the point, if we quietly absorb his words, and not put them in action. Is there anything today, that you need to take action on what God is telling you?
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Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Vs 3:2
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Taken from MacArthur study Bible.
Repent. This is no mere academic change of mind, nor mere regret or remorse. John the Baptist spoke of repentance as a radical turning from sin that inevitably became manifest in the fruit of righteousness (v. 8 ). Jesus’ first sermon began with the same imperative ( 4:17 ). For a discussion of the nature of repentance, see notes on 2Co 7:8–11
Repentance itself is not a work, but works are its inevitable fruit. Repentance and faith are inextricably linked in Scripture. Repentance means turning from one’s sin, and faith is turning to God (cf. 1Th. 1:9 ). They are like opposite sides of the same coin. That is why both are linked to conversion ( Mk 1:15 ; Ac 3:19 ; 20:21 ). Note that the works John demanded to see were “fruit” of repentance. But repentance itself is no more a “work” than faith is ( see note on 2Ti 2:25
The result of vs 1 & 2 of Romans, will be a transformed heart and soul, that is obedient in verse 12. The word transformed is metamorphosis. Like a caterpillar transforming to a butterfly. One day, that transformation will be complete! What a glorious day that will be.
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Sovereign God, overrules the plans of men to fulfill His purposes. See Ge 50:20 ; 1Ki 12:15 ; Ps 119:133 ; Jer 10:23 ; Da 5:23–30 ; 1Co 3:19 , 20 .
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20 “As for you, a you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about 1 this present result, to preserve many people alive.
15 for it was a turn of events from the L ORD , b that He might establish His word, which the L ORD spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
33 a Teach me, O L ORD , the way of Your statutes, And I shall observe it to the end.
23 a man’s way is not in himself, † b Nor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps.
23 but you have a exalted yourself against the b Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines have been drinking wine from them; and you have praised the c gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which do not see, hear or understand. But the God d in whose hand are your life-breath and all your e ways, you have not glorified. 24 “Then the a 1 hand was sent from Him and this
inscription was written out. 25 “Now this is the inscription that was written out: ‘ 1 MENĒ , 1 MENĒ , 2 TEKĒL , 3 UPHARSIN .’ † 26 “This is the interpretation of the 1 message: ‘ MENĒ ’—God has numbered your kingdom and a put an end to it. 27 “ ‘ TEKĒL ’—you have been a weighed on the scales and found deficient. 28 “ ‘ PERĒS ’—your kingdom has been divided and given over to the a Medes and 1 Persians.” 29 Then Belshazzar gave orders, and they a clothed Daniel with purple and put a necklace of gold around his neck, and issued a proclamation concerning him that he now had authority as the 1 third ruler in the kingdom. 30 That same night a Belshazzar the Chaldean king was b slain.
19 – 21 For a the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God. For it is written, “ He is b THE ONE WHO CATCHES THE WISE IN THEIR CRAFTINESS ”; † 20 and again, “ a T HE L ORD KNOWS THE REASONINGS of the wise, THAT THEY ARE USELESS .”
“For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well.”
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