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HOLY SPIRIT AND YOUR SPIRITUAL

Chapter Eight

Now that you have received Jesus as your Savior what do you do next?

Grow in grace and understanding!

Become a witness for Jesus! "But when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you will receive power and will tell people about me everywhere..." (Acts 1:8 LBT).

Let His love flow from within you! "...If you are thirsty, come to me! If you believe in me, come and drink! For the Scriptures declare that rivers of living water will flow out from within. (when he said living water he was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in him. But the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet entered into his glory.)" (John 7:37-39 LBT).

When you receive Jesus as your Savior, the Holy Spirit comes into your life and dwells in your body, mind and soul.

The Holy Spirit is the third person of God. God manifested (made known) Himself in the Old Testament as God the Father and spoke to people personally and many times audibly. In the New Testament He manifested Himself in the person of Jesus Christ and spoke to the people through Him. Today God speaks to people in the form of the Holy Spirit. One God manifested in three persons.

Jesus promised to send us the Holy Spirit. "And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world at large cannot receive him, because it isn't looking for him and doesn't recognize him. But you do, because he lives with you now and later will be in you." (John 14:16-17 NLB).
God will anoint you with His Holy Spirit. Ephesians 5:18 tells us "Don't be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, let the Holy Spirit fill and control you." The phrase "let the Holy Spirit fill and control you" means to let the Holy Spirit continually fill you to overflowing. That is what the scripture in John 10:10 means when He says, "I have come that you may have life and that you may have it more abundantly." "More abundantly" means blessings from the Holy Spirit overflowing and beyond all imagination.

You will want to study the work of the Holy Spirit. This is a study within its self. There are many books on the Holy Spirit. Be careful and get good counsel before you begin buying books on the Holy Spirit. All are not biblically sound. Listed below are some scriptures on the Holy Spirit for your immediate study:

THE FULLNESS OF HIS SPIRIT:
     Romans 6:13 (Yield yourselves to God);
    Romans 12:1 (Present your bodies unto God);
    Romans 1:1 (Paul a bond-slave of Jesus Christ)

PRESENCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AT SALVATION:
    Acts 2:38 (Be saved and receive the Holy Spirit);
    I Corinthians 3:16 (Spirit dwelleth in you);
    I Corinthians 6:19 (Temple - Holy Ghost in you);
    II Corinthians 6:16 (Ye are the temple);
    II Corinthians 13:5 (Christ in you);
    I John 2:28 (I abide in you);
    Acts 19:1-6 (Have you received the Holy Ghost "since" you believed)

THE HOLY SPIRIT IS:
    The Spirit of the Lord God (Isaiah 61:1);
    Spirit of your Father   (Matthew 10:20);
    Spirit of Grace (Zechariah 12:10);
    Spirit of Trust (John 14:7);
    Spirit of Holiness (Romans 1:4);
    Spirit of Life (Romans 8:2);
    Spirit of Adoption (Romans 8:15);
    Spirit of His Son (Galatians 4:6);
    Spirit of Glory (I Peter 4:14);
    Spirit of Prophecy (Revelation 19:10);
    Eternal Spirit (Hebrews 9:14);
    My Spirit (Genesis 6:3);
    The Holy Spirit (Psalm 51:11);
    Helper (John 14:16,26).

THE HOLY SPIRIT:
    Speaks (Revelation 2:7, Acts 13:2);
    Teaches (John 14:26);
    Witnesses (Romans 8:16);
    Guides (John 16:13);
    Convicts (John 16:7-8);
    Commands (Acts 8:29);
    Helps (Romans 8:26);
    Reaches out to Sinners (Genesis 6:3);
    Performs Miracles (Acts 8:39)

THE HOLY SPIRIT CAN BE:
    Obeyed (Acts 10:19-21);
    Lied to (Acts 5:3);
    Resisted (Acts 7:51);
    Grieved (Ephesians 4:30);
    Quenched (I Thessalonians 5:19);
    Insulted (Hebrews 10:29);
    Blasphemed (Matthew 12:31).

Be assured that once God saves you no one can steal your salvation experience. There is a Security for the Believer.

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