INDWELLING SPIRIT: RESTORES SPIRITUAL LIFE
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“…restorer of thy life…”
(Ruth 4:15 KJV) “…The Holy Spirit gives birth to SPIRITUAL LIFE…”
(John 3:6 NLT).
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Why does mankind need RESTORING? When did
mankind LOSE spiritual LIFE? One day God commanded, “….LET US MAKE
man … after our likeness…”
(Genesis 1:26 KJV). “…in his OWN image…..male
and female created
he them…” (Genesis 1:27 KJV). “…And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground (body),
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (spirit); and man became a living
soul (soul)…”
(GENESIS 2:7 KJV).
The part of MAN that was MADE in God’s “image” and “likeness” was his or her “breath
of life.” “…And the LORD God … breathed into his
nostrils the
breath of life (Himself=SPIRIT)…”
(GENESIS 2:7 KJV). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…”
(John 4:24 KJV). “…The
Spirit of God dwell in … [the male and female]…” (Romans 8:9 KJV).
Thus, “…man (woman) became a living
soul …” (GENESIS 2:7 KJV). “….God saw every thing he had made……and, behold, it was very good…”
(Genesis 1:31 KJV).
God,
through his indwelling Holy SPIRIT, HAD uninterrupted UNION or FELLOWSHIP with
man’s SOUL. The SOUL was spiritually ALIVE!!
“….God saw … it was very good…”
(Genesis 1:31 KJV).
God
created man with a body, soul, and his SPIRIT!
Thus, “…the body without
(apart from) the
spirit is dead…”
(James 2:26 KJV). “….Apart from Me (the Spirit), you can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).
AGAIN: “…And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground (body),
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (spirit); and man became a living
soul (soul)…”
(GENESIS 2:7 KJV). “….God saw … it
was very good…”
(Genesis 1:31 KJV).
The original RELATIONSHIP between God and
the man he’d created “….was very good…”
(Genesis 1:31 KJV).
To
KEEP it “very good” God informed and
directed MAN, about some things, in the second chapter of Genesis. “…Of
every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: BUT of the
tree of the knowledge of good and evil
THOU
SHALT NOT EAT OF IT …[or]
… thou shalt surely die…” (Genesis 2:16-17 KJV).
However Satan, the murderer and liar, came
along redirecting and reforming man, about some things too, but they were ALL “LIES.” “…ye shall not surely die.…” (Genesis 3:4-5 KJV).
“…The
woman was convinced.
She saw
that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted
the wisdom it would give her. So she took some
of the fruit and ate it. …”
(Genesis 3:1-7 NLT).
Satan committed spiritual MURDER! Adam and
Eve DIED. “…He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he
speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature,
for he is a liar
and the father of lies…” (John 8:44 NASB).
“…she took
some of the fruit and ate it. …”
(Genesis 3:1-7 NLT). It KILLED her good
UNION with God. Remember, “….God saw … it
was very good…” (Genesis 1:31 KJV). However, “…
ONE sinner destroy[ed]… MUCH GOOD…” (Ecclesiastes 9:18 NASB).
“…She took some
of the fruit and ate
it. Then she
gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he
ate it, too. At
that moment their eyes were opened…”
(Genesis 3:1-7 NLT). At “THAT” very moment “they”
DIED
as God HAD said. … Thou shalt surely die…” (Genesis 2:16-17 KJV).
“… [Their] … iniquities … [immediately] … separated
[them]… from God…”
(Isaiah 59:2 KJV). “…Every man
(or woman) is tempted, when … [they are] … drawn away of his own
lust, and enticed. Then when lust
hath conceived, it BRINGETH FORTH SIN: and sin, when it is finished, BRINGETH
FORTH DEATH…” (James 1:13-15 NLT).
“…At that moment their eyes were opened…
[AND] …Sin entered into
the world, and DEATH through
sin, and so DEATH passed to all men—“(Romans
5:12 KJV & Genesis 3:1-7 NLT). “…SIN IS the transgression of the law….” (1 John
3:4 KJV). “…The wages of sin is death…”
(Romans 6:23 KJV).
“…God asked the
woman, “What have you done?” (Genesis 3:7-13 NLT). “…it
“was” very good…” (Genesis 1:31 KJV). “…
ONE sinner destroy[ed] … MUCH GOOD…” (Ecclesiastes 9:18 NASB). “… [They
were] …separated
… from God… …”
(Isaiah 59:2 KJV). They were NOW “…DEAD in trespasses and sin…” (Ephesians 2:1
KJV). “…Through … [Adam and Eve] … sin entered into the
world, and DEATH through sin,
and so DEATH passed to all men—“(Romans
5:12 KJV). NOW “…All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God…”
(Romans 3:23).
“…The serpent was the shrewdest
of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he
asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the
trees in the garden?” “Of
course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,” the woman replied. “It’s only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we
are not allowed to eat. God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you
do, you will die.’” “You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman.
“God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat
it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.” The
woman was convinced.
She saw
that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give
her …”
(Genesis 3:1-7 NLT).
“…So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then
she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too…”
(Genesis 3:1-7 NLT).
IMMEDIATELY, Adam, Eve, and ALL of mankind
became “…separated from the LIFE of God…”
(Ephesians 4:18 NIV).
God SAID: “…in
the day that thou eatest
thereof thou shalt surely die…”
(Genesis 2:16-17 KJV). “…At that moment their eyes were opened…”
(Genesis 3:1-7 NLT). “… [They] … separated from the LIFE of God…”
(Ephesians 4:18 NIV).
The Holy Spirit separated from man. “… [Their] … iniquities …separated [them]… from God… …” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV). “…God
asked the woman,
“What have you done?” (Genesis 3:7-13 NLT). “…
it was very good…” (Genesis 1:31 KJV). However, “…
ONE sinner destroy[ed]… MUCH GOOD…” (Ecclesiastes 9:18 NASB).
God, the INDWELLING
Holy Spirit SEPARATED from man and the “image” and “likeness” of God was detached. “…And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of
the ground (Body)
… [but] … the breath of life (Spirit) … [separated]
… and man became a … [dead]
… soul (Soul) …” (GENESIS 2:7 KJV). “…the
body without (apart from) the
spirit is dead…” (James 2:26 KJV). “… MUCH GOOD … [destroyed]…”
(Ecclesiastes 9:18 NASB).
What can MAKE mankind
WHOLE again? What can RESTORE mankind to God, the HOLY SPIRIT again? …Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin? Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord…”
(Romans 7:14-25 NLT). “…Jesus
Christ maketh thee whole…”
(Acts 9:34 KJV).
Can mankind be returned
BACK to God’s original, created “image”
and “likeness?” “….LET US MAKE man … after
our likeness…” (Genesis 1:26 KJV). “…in his OWN image…..male
and female created
he them…” (Genesis 1:27 KJV). “…And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of
the ground (body),
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (spirit); and man became a living
soul (soul)…”
(GENESIS 2:7 KJV). “….God saw every thing he had made……and, behold,
it was very good…” (Genesis 1:31 KJV). “…I will restore…”
(Jeremiah 30:17 KJV).
The ANSWER is YES. God is a “…restorer of thy life…”
(Ruth 4:15 KJV). “…Jesus
Christ maketh thee whole…”
(Acts 9:34 KJV). “…If any man be in
Christ,
he is a NEW
creature …” (2
Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “… [because] … all things are …
[MADE] … NEW…” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “…I WILL
GIVE you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I
will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive
heart…” (Ezekiel 36:26 NLT).
Therefore, “…May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole,
put you together—spirit,
soul, and body
…” (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 MSG).
“….He restoreth my soul….” (PSALM 23:1-3 NLT).
God WANTED “YOU” back in UNION with him
(HOLY SPIRIT). “…Christ
also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God …” (1 Peter 3:18 KJV). Thus, “... God so loved the
world, that HE GAVE his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should
not perish, but have everlasting life…”
(John 3:16 KJV). God “…spared not his own
Son, [from suffering,] but delivered him up for us all?” (Romans
8:32 KJV). “Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved
us and sent His
Son to be the propitiation (substitute, intervention) for our sins.”
(1 John 4:10 KJV). “…Christ
came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Now, most people would
not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be
willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God showed his
great LOVE FOR US by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners…”
(Romans 5:6-8 NLT).
“….He restoreth my soul….” (PSALM 23:1-3 NLT). “…God has sent
forth the Spirit
of His Son “INTO”
OUR HEARTS…” (Galatians 4:6 NASB).
“…The LORD God … [sent forth] … his … [son;]… the breath of life and man ... [has become] ... a living
soul …[again] …” (GENESIS 2:7 KJV). “…The Holy Spirit gives
birth to… SPIRITUAL LIFE…”
(John 3:6 NLT). AGAIN “… it was very good…” (Genesis 1:31 KJV)
“…We were dead in our transgressions … [God] … MADE US alive together with Christ …” (Ephesians
2:5, 16 NASB). Like the prodigal son, “… [YOU (were]….
DEAD and [you have been
made]… ALIVE AGAIN; [you were]… lost
and [have been]… found…” (Luke 15:24 NIV).
The spiritually DEAD and unrestored soul expresses,
vividly, the sinful (carnal) nature. “…The sin of my SOUL…”
(Micah 6:7 KJV). “….When you follow the desires of your sinful (unrestored) nature, the
results are very clear (vivid): sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish
ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I
have before, that anyone living that sort of life WILL NOT inherit the
Kingdom of God. …” (Galatians 5:22-23 NLT).
However, “God, through
the GIFT of Salvation restores the DEAD soul from the effects of SIN, “…He restoreth my SOUL…” (Psalm 23 KJV). “…The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the SOUL…” (Psalm
19 NASB). “IN”
Christ you restored and made “ALIVE
AGAIN.” (Luke 15:24 NIV).
“IN”
Christ MEANS you are CONNECTED with God, again, through the indwelling Holy
Spirit. “…I am
the vine, you are the branches…” (John
15:1-11 NASB). “…abide in me, and I in you…” (John 15:4 KJV). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…”
(John 4:24 KJV). “…The Lord is that Spirit…” (2 Corinthians 3:17 KJV). “…He
that is joined unto the Lord (Jesus) is ONE spirit… [with him and God]…” (1
Corinthians 6:17 KJV). “…abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of
itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me…”
(John 15:4 KJV).
“…It is the SPIRIT who gives LIFE…” (John 6:63
NASB). “……God made you ALIVE with Christ.
He forgave [you]… all [your]… sins…” (Colossians 2:13 NIV). “…. old things are passed
away; behold, all
things are become new” (2
Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “…by the grace of God I am what I am…” (1
Corinthians 15:10 NIV). “…He restoreth my
SOUL…” (Psalm 23 KJV).
You may EXIST. You may
be physically ALIVE. You may be breathing, but you can and are ONLY spiritually
ALIVE through the indwelling Holy Spirit. “…the body without (apart from) the
spirit is dead…” (James 2:26 KJV). “….Apart from Me, you can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).
God is the ONLY one who can
RESTORE spiritual LIFE. “…It is the SPIRIT who
gives LIFE…” (John 6:63 NASB). “…Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou… Deck thyself now
with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory …[life,]… and beauty
…” (Job 40:9-10 KJV). “…The Holy Spirit gives
birth to… SPIRITUAL LIFE…”
(John 3:6 NLT). “….Apart from Me, you can do
nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).
The indwelling Holy Spirit is the
PROOF that YOUR soul has been MADE “ALIVE” and you are a “child of God.” “… The Spirit Himself testifies … [within us] …
that we are children of God…” (Romans 8:16 NASB). “…God … worketh in
you … ”
(Philippians 2:13 KJV).
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in
green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul…”
(Psalms 23 KJV).
“… [YOU (were]…. DEAD and [you have been made]… ALIVE AGAIN…”
(Luke 15:24 NIV). God the “…restorer of thy life…”
(Ruth 4:15 KJV).
. “…The … [indwelling]
… Holy Spirit gives birth to… SPIRITUAL LIFE…”
(John 3:6 NLT). “….Apart from Me, you can do
nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV). “…I will restore…”
(Jeremiah 30:17 KJV).
“…It is the … [indwelling
HOLY] … SPIRIT who gives LIFE…” (John 6:63 NASB) “….He … [alone] …restoreth my soul….” (PSALM 23:1-3 NLT).
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