Wednesday, June 27, 2018

WE WERE SEPARATED, BUT GOT BACK TOGETHER!


                    
THE HOLY SPIRIT (Part 2)
“… I AM HOLY…” (1 Peter 1:14-16 KJV). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). God is HOLY “…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “… I AM WHO I AM” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). “…I am the Lord, I change NOT…” (Malachi 3:6 KJV). 
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“… I AM HOLY…” (1 Peter 1:14-16 KJV). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). god, the holy spirit of love proves his existence by revealing himself and confirming his word through jesus christ. “…He said to [them].., "You are My Servant, Israel (HIS PEOPLE), In Whom I will show (express, reveal, confirm, etc.) My GLORY (MY HOLY EXISTENCE)…” (Isaiah 49:3 NASB).  ….The Word (Jesus) became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we [can see] His (God’s) GLORY  (HOLY PRESENCE upon EARTH)” (John 1:14 NASB). 
“…God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and WITH POWER: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for GOD WAS WITH HIM. And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem…” (Acts 10:38-39 KJV). “…God is Spirit …” (John 4:24 KJV). Jesus SAID:  “…I do nothing of myself…” (John 8:28 KJV). “…the Father (God, the Holy Spirit) that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV).
 “… I AM HOLY…” (1 Peter 1:14-16 KJV). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). god, the holy spirit works “in” you (by joining himself to you) in order to intimately express his love.  “…God’s love has been poured out INto our hearts (a non-physical part of man’s SOUL) through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us…” (Romans 5:5 NIV). “…The Spirit of God dwell[s]… in (is joined to) you (your soul)…” (Romans 8:9 KJV).  [You] … have this treasure in (joined to) earthen vessels, that the excellency of the POWER may be of God, and not of us...” (2 Corinthians 4:6-7 KJV). “… Jesus Christ is in (joined to) you (your SOUL)…” (2 Corinthians KJV). “the Spirit of God dwelleth in (is joined to) you (your SOUL)” (1 Corinthians 3:16 KJV). “…your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in (joined to) you (you SOUL)” (1 Corinthians 6:19 KJV). “I will dwell in (joined to) them (THEIR SOUL)” (2 Corinthians 6:16 KJV).
“… We now have this light shining in our hearts (part of the SOUL), but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves…” (2 Corinthians 4:7 NLT).
God said: “…I will put a new spirit in you (joined with the soul). …” (Ezekiel 36:26 NLT). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (ohn 4:24 KJV).  “…God is love…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…The Spirit of God dwell[s]… in you (joined to the SOUL)…” (Romans 8:9 KJV).
Let’s do a little review on the SOUL. THE SOUL is the REAL YOU. The soul is the authentic self. The authentic self includes the emotions, affections, appetites, conscience, personality, and HEART/THOUGHTS (command center of the SOUL).
The heart/thoughts are the command center of the SOUL. The soul’s HEART/THOUGHTS listens to, or teams up with, or agrees with, or is influenced by either the Holy Spirit or the sinful nature to live-out or follow certain lifestyles. “…If two … shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven…” (Matthew 18:19 KJV). “....Can two walk together, except they be agreed?” (Amos 3:3 KJV).
The HEART/THOUGHTS are initially influenced completely by the sinful nature and require TRANSFORMATION. “…Be transformed by the renewing of your mind [The command center of YOUR SOUL)….” (Romans 12:2 KJV).  
The body, soul, and God’s Holy Spirit were once ONE UNIT or in a SPIRITUAL union or covenant relationship TOGETHER.
In the beginning man’s heart/thoughts were TOTALLY influenced by God’s Holy Spirit. Man’s heart/thoughts were HOLY (set apart and totally FREED from sin).
Before SIN entered into the world, mankind ONCE had the FREEDOM to choose to follow God’s HOLY instructions or become led away or separate from him by following after the enticements of the FLESH.
Following after the enticements of the FLESH led them away or separated them from God and his POWER. [their] … iniquities (sin) …separated [them]… from God …” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV).
It is the Holy Spirit who EMPOWERS man’s SOUL to be FREE from SIN. Their FREEDOM to choose to follow God’s Holy instructions was LOST to the EVIL ONE. The EVIL ONE was now the MASTER of man’s SOUL through their OWN flesh. “….When you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves (to willfully follow them), you are slaves of the one you obey (follow)…” (Romans 6:16 NIV). “…I am …. a slave to sin.. (Romans 7:14-25 NLT).
They NO longer had the SPIRITUAL ABILITY TO “CHOOSE” holiness. WHY? “…and SIN, when it is finished, BRINGETH FORTH DEATH (Spiritual death)…” (James 1:13-15 NLT). “…The trouble is with me, for I am all too human (now), a slave to sinI want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.  And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t. I want to do what is good, but I don’t(Romans 7:14-25 NLT).
Without the SPIRITUAL POWER and FREEDOM to choose holiness, what is the SOUL in BONDAGE to? THE EVIL ONE.“… We know … that the whole world lies under the power (BONDAGE, DICTATORSHIP) of the evil one” (1 John 5:19 RSV).
It is the FREEDOM to choose holiness, that God RESTORES through SALVATION.
The freedom to choose holiness was first witnessed when God gave Adam and Eve ONE Holy instruction to follow. He said: “…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; for in the day that thou eatest thereof THOU SHALT SURELY “DIE” …” (Genesis 2:16-17 KJV).
Of course, Adam and Eve EXERCISED their FREEDOM to CHOOSE. They did not CHOOSE God’s Holy instruction. They were immediately separated FROM God, the Holy Spirit (oil and water DON’T mix), which CAUSED “THEIR” absolute and complete Spiritual DEATH. “…Every man is tempted, when he (or she) is drawn away of his (or her) 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). through one man SIN entered into the world, and DEATH THROUGH SIN, and so DEATH passed to all men—“(Romans 5:12 KJV).
Adam and Eve became “…SEPARATED from the LIFE of God…” (Ephesians 4:18 NIV). “…It is the [Holy] SPIRIT who gives LIFE…” (John 6:63 NASB).[Their] … iniquities (sin) …SEPARTED [them]… from God (LIFE) …” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV). “…All have sinned and fallen SHORT of the GLORY of God (his HOLY presence)…” (Romans 3:23). “…the wages of sin is death…” (Romans 6:23 KJV). “…and SIN, when it is finished, BRINGETH FORTH DEATH…” (James 1:13-15 NLT).
Without God’s Holy Spirit mankind’s only has their body and an existing, but dead soul, but NOT God’s Spirit. They became DEAD souls. “…the body without (apart from) the spirit is dead…” (James 2:26 KJV) “…DEAD in [their] trespasses and sin” (Ephesians 2:1 KJV). “…when [you] were DEAD in sins …” (Ephesians 2:1-5 KJV). “…YOU (YOUR SOUL)… were DEAD in your transgressions and sins…” (Ephesians 2:1 NIV). Like the prodigal son, “… [YOU (YOUR SOUL) were]…. DEAD and [you have been made]… ALIVE AGAIN; [you were]… lost and [have been]… found…” (Luke 15:24 NIV). “…Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you (soul) were DEAD” (Romans 6 NLT).
The DEAD SOUL is no longer influenced or empowered by God’s HOLY Spirit. The SOUL that is SEPARATED from God’s Holy Spirit is POWERLESS and LIFELESS. All lifestyles that men and women display outwardly originate from A SOUL, which is influenced and empowered by the flesh, which has become a sinful nature. It is… from within (from the SOUL), out of the heart (out of the command center of the SOUL) of man (woman), proceed evil thoughts…these … come from within (from the SOUL), and defile a person.” (Mark 7:21-23 KJV). The heart (command center of the SOUL) “…is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked…who can know it…” (Jeremiah 17:9 KJV).  "…Offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart (out of the command center of the SOUL) the mouth speaks. The good man, out of his good treasure, brings forth good things, and the evil man, out of his evil treasure, brings forth evil things." (Matthew 12:34-35 ).
“…So I say, let the Holy Spirit (IF you have the indwelling Holy Spirit) guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature (body) craves. The sinful nature (body) wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the [Holy] Spirit wants. And the [Holy] Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature (body) desires. These TWO FORCES are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions. When you follow the desires of your sinful nature (body), the RESULTS are very clear: 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. But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there…” (Galatians 5 NLT).
THE EXISTING, DEAD SOUL has “NO” spiritual ability, spiritual influence, spiritual power, spiritual connection, or SPIRITUAL LIFE.  The BODY, without God’s HOLY SPIRIT is DEAD. “…the body without (apart from) the spirit is dead…” (James 2:26 KJV).
 “…[YOU (SOUL) ARE] DEAD in [your] trespasses and sin” (Ephesians 2:1 KJV). “…When you [are an EXISTING, DEAD SOUL]… the RESULTS are very clear: 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…” (Galatians 5 NLT). “… Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.…” (1 Corinthians 6:9 NASB).
The SINFUL NATURE DICTATES the ORIENTATION of EVERY SIN the SOUL of man (woman) has an INCLINATION towards. the whole world lies under the power [that dictates “their” orientation for sin is] of the evil one” (1 John 5:19 RSV).
An ORIENTATION for SIN means the SOUL takes the position of or moves in the direction of particular SINS that the SINFUL NATURE dictates for them. the whole world lies under the power [that dictates “their” orientation for sin is] of the evil one” (1 John 5:19 RSV).
An ORIENTATION for SIN, dictated by the SINFUL NATURE and INFLUENCED by the POWER of the EVIL ONE, means the SOUL becomes familiar with, adapts to, adjusts to, or develops attitudes, beliefs, and feelings for particular SINS. “… MEN LOVED DARKNESS RATHER THAN LIGHT, ” (John 3:18-20 KJV).
An ORIENTATION for SIN starts to DEVELOP at an EARLY AGE in order, for the EVIL ONE to GAIN a STRONGHOLD of CONTROL over the SOUL from the BONDAGE of those SINS through the FLESH.the whole world lies under the power (the sinful orientations) of the evil one” (1 John 5:19 RSV).
The SOUL becomes a SLAVE to particular SINS. “The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin…” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT).
Some ORIENTATIONS for SIN are OBVIOUS to the human eye and others are HIDDEN. “…When you [have an ORIENTATION for SIN]… the RESULTS are very clear: 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…” (Galatians 5 NLT). “…neither [those with the ORIENTATION of] fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.…” (1 Corinthians 6:9 NASB).
SOME obvious ORIENTATIONS people will support their CULTIVATION, others they will attempt to WEED out, before DOMINATION of that SIN (murder, lying, stealing, hate, prejudice, intolerance, manipulation, etc.) takes place! “…The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin. I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.  And I know that NOTHING GOOD lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature … 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).
HOWEVER, the hidden SINS are the MOST neglected and the ORIENTATION for hidden SIN takes place LONG before they are discovered. “…… the RESULTS are very clear: 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…” (Galatians 5 NLT).
Without God, the HOLY SPIRIT, all MANKIND has is a DEAD, existing SOUL with a SINFUL NATURE that develops them through various ORIENTATIONS for a particular SIN, which creates a BARRIER or CHASM between them and God, the HOLY SPIRIT. “…The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sinI want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.  And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t. I want to do what is good, but I don’t(Romans 7:14-25 NLT). “… We know … that the whole world lies under the power (BONDAGE, DICTATORSHIP) of the evil one” (1 John 5:19 RSV).
God is by nature; SPIRIT and humans are by nature; SINFUL. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…I am all too human, a slave to sin.. (Romans 7:14-25 NLT).
God, the HOLY SPIRIT could NOT JOIN himself to SINFUL man. Therefore, God, the Holy Spirit, could NOT have a relationship with SINFUL man, even though he LOVINGLY desired too.
 Like OIL and WATER; HOLINESS and SIN “DON’T, CAN’T, and WON’T join together. Thus, the Holy Spirit separated from man. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). … [SINFUL humanity’s] … iniquities …separated [them]… from God… …” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV).
God, the HOLY Spirit and SINFUL mankind are SO DIFFERENT, by NATURE, there is an impenetrable CHASM between THEM. “…between us (the spiritual world) and you (the natural world) [there is] a great chasm (barrier) [that] has been set in place…” (Luke 16:22-25 NASB). … [Their] … iniquities (sin) …separated [them]… from God… …” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV). “…and SIN, when it is finished, BRINGETH FORTH DEATH…” (James 1:13-15 NLT). “…The wages of sin is death…” (Romans 6:23 KJV).
Without the HOLY SPIRIT mankind “IS” “…separated from the [HOLY] LIFE of God…” (Ephesians 4:18 NIV). “…It is the [Holy] SPIRIT who gives LIFE…” (John 6:63 NASB).
Before you are SAVED and RESTORED, you are a SOUL dead in your SINS. “…YOU (SOUL)… [are] DEAD in your … sins…” (Ephesians 2:1 NIV). “…YOU [are] dead in your sins and ... [IT IS]…God [the Holy Spirit] [that MAKES] you ALIVE [through] Christ (the WORD OF GOD).  [God, the Holy Spirit forgives and cleanses you from]… all [your]… sins [which removes the barrier)…” (Colossians 2:13 NIV). God, the HOLY SPIRIT, makes “… [you (SOUL)]… ALIVE! … [You (SOUL)]… were DEAD in transgressions…” (Ephesians 2:5 NIV). Like the prodigal son, “… [YOU (SOUL) were]…. DEAD and [you (SOUL) have been MADE]… ALIVE AGAIN; [you (SOUL) were]… lost and [have been]… found…” (Luke 15:24 NIV).
 ….YOU (the SINFUL nature YOU or your DEAD SOUL) USED TO LIVE in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying (dominated by the orientation for sin through the power of) the devil—the commander of the [sinful nature and the] powers (influences) in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts (SOULS) of those who refuse to obey  God (or follow his instructions and guidelines). All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature (which orients SIN in our lives). ….just like everyone else…” (Ephesian 2:2-3 NLT).
God is SPIRIT. God is a SPIRITUAL being. God, the HOLY SPIRIT is TOTALLY separated and SET APART from SIN. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV).  “… I AM HOLY…” (1 Peter 1:14-16 KJV). “… I AM WHO I AM” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). “…I am the Lord, I change NOT…” (Malachi 3:6 KJV).
His HOLINESS means God is TOTALLY set apart and absolutely FREE from SIN of ANY kind!! Thus, THE SPIRIT CAN’T – not by CHOICE- JOIN or FELLOWSHIP with SIN at ALL!! “…what fellowship (COMMON GROUND) [can God, the Holy Spirit have with SINFUL mankind?] …” (2 Corinthians 6:14-15 KJV). “…what … hath righteousness with unrighteousness? And what communion  (COMMON GROUND) hath light with darkness? And what concord (COMMON GROUND) hath Christ (the Word of TRUTH) with Belial (the DEVIL or Father of LIES)? Or what part (COMMON GROUND) hath he that believeth (depends upon God) with an infidel (one who doesn’t depend upon God)?” (2 Corinthians 6:14-15 KJV).
The LOVING and GRACE-FILLED truth is that God, the HOLY SPIRIT wanted a relationship with mankind. He wanted to RESTORE them back into a covenant UNION with him, so he CREATED a WAY to DO IT. …God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son” (John 3:16 KJV). God “spared not his own Son, [in order to express DIVINE LOVE] but delivered him up for us all?” (Romans 8:32 KJV). ….God SHOWED HIS GREAT LOVE FOR US by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners” (Romans 5:7-9 NLT).  “…God is love…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV).). “…not that we loved God, but that [god] loved us...” (1 John 4:10 KJV). “…herein is love, not that we loved God, but that [God] loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation (substitute, intervention) for our sins.” (1 John 4:10 KJV).   “…There is no greater LOVE …” (John 15:13 NLT).
…Christ also hath once SUFFERED for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might BRING US … [back] … to God…” (1 Peter 3:18 KJV).
God sent JESUS, THE HOLY WORD of God, to HEAL and RESTORE man’s SOUL. “… I said, “O Lord, be gracious to me; Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You...” (Psalms 41:4 NASB). “… I will restore you to health And I will heal you of your wounds,’ declares the Lord…” (Jeremiah 30:17 NASB).
God is a “…restorer of thy life…” (Ruth 4:15 KJV). “…He restoreth my SOUL…” (Psalm 23 KJV). “…The law of the LORD (the WORD of God) is perfect, restoring the SOUL…” (Psalm 19 NASB). ….He (the WORD OF GOD) restoreth my soul….” (PSALM 23:1-3 NLT).I (God, the holy spirit) will restore…” (Jeremiah 30:17 KJV).  God is a “…restorer of thy life…” (Ruth 4:15 KJV). “…the Holy Spirit gives birth to (or restores) SPIRITUAL LIFE” (John 3:6 NLT). “….Jesus Christ (the WORD of GOD) maketh thee WHOLE (RESTORES)…” (Acts 9:34 KJV).
“…If any man be in Christ, he is a NEW creature: old things are passed away; behold, ALL THINGS are become NEW…” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV).  “…God has given [you] HIS Spirit as PROOF that … he [dwells]…in [you]…” (1 John 4:13 NLT “…God … SENT forth the Spirit of His Son “INTO” [Y]OUR… HEARTS (core of the SOUL)…” (Galatians 4:6 NASB). “…The Holy Spirit gives birth to [every] aspect of] SPIRITUAL LIFE…” (John 3:6 NLT).
…The invisible [Holy Spirit]…from the creation of the world is …clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made (making mankind whole again or making them into new creations) …” (Romans 1:20 KJV). “…he  (the invisible holy spirit) doeth the works (making “new” creations)…” (John 14:10 KJV). “…What we now SEE (the FRUIT of the Holy Spirit, which should be confirmed IN and THROUGH his people) did not come from anything that can be SEEN…” (Hebrews 11 NLT).
 “…God is not human …” (Numbers 23:19 NIV). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…. [Yet], YOU THOUGHt i, (God, the HOLY SPIRIT) was EXACTLY like you….” (Psalms 50:21 NIV).
GOD IS NOT LIKE HUMANS. God is SPIRIT. God EXPRESSES, REVEALS, CONFIRMS his DIVINE nature and DIVINE power through his indwelling Holy Spirit and his Spiritual Words. “…God has given [you] his [Holy] Spirit as PROOF that [you]… live (are alive) in him and he [dwells]…in [you] (is joined to you)…” (1 John 4:13 NLT). “…The Spirit of God dwell[s] in you (is joined to you)…” (Romans 8:9 KJV).  “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…THE WORDS (Jesus) THAT I SPEAK unto you, they ARE SPIRIT (God)…” (John 6:63 KJV). “…the Word was God… (John 1:1-4 NASB).
THEREFORE, GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT:  ….He … restoreth my soul….” (PSALM 23:1-3 NLT).
THE HOLY SPIRIT BONDS ME TO  HIM THROUGH IMMUTABLE LOVE. “…God is love…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…Love … the perfect BOND of UNITY...” (Colossians 3:14 NASB).
THE HOLY SPIRIT IS ALWAYS FAITHFUL TO ME. “… he remains faithful , for he cannot deny who he is(2 Timothy 2:13 NLT).
THE HOLY SPIRIT REJOINS ME “AGAIN” TO HIMSELF IN AN “ONENESS” COVENANT RELATIONSHIP. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…He that is JOINED (in covenant with) unto the LORD is ONE SPIRIT…” (1 Corinthians 6:17 KJV).
 THE HOLY SPIRIT MAKES ME “RIGHT” WITH GOD. “…A right relationship with God that comes by faith…” (Romans 4:13 NASB).
God not only HEALED and RESTORED man’s SOUL, but he JOINED himself to them in a LOVING, FAITHFUL COVENANT RELATIONSHIP (SPIRIT and SOUL)!

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