MADE FREE, BUT LIVING LIKE A SLAVE
“…GOD IS SPIRIT…”
(John 4:24 KJV). God is HOLY. “… 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).
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SCRIPTURES: “…GOD IS
SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). God is HOLY. “… 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).
PURPOSE OR GOAL OF LESSON: TO
LEARN ABOUT THE BEING UNITED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT, BEING EMPOWERED BY THE HOLY
SPIRIT, AND BEING FREED FROM SIN (MADE HOLY).
APPLICATION OF LESSON: TO BECOME AWARE OF
THE SPIRITUAL AND PRACTICAL COVENANT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT.
TOPIC DISCUSSION: DISCUSS
HOW YOUR SOUL BECOMES UNITED WITH GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT. DISCUSS HOW GOD, THE
HOLY SPIRIT EMPOWERS YOU TO DO “ALL” SPIRITUAL THINGS. TO LEARN THAT GOD FREES
YOU FROM SIN, NOT TO CONTINUE TO PRACTICE SIN, BUT TO LIVE HOLY. We have established that the Holy Spirit is non-physical and
man’s SOUL is non-physical.
“…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24
KJV). “…man became a
living soul (soul)…”
(GENESIS 2:7 KJV). God is Spirit and so are HIS WORDS. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…THE
WORDS THAT I SPEAK unto
you, they ARE SPIRIT…” (John 6:63 KJV). “… His
name (Jesus) is called The
Word of God…” (Revelation 19:12-13 NASB). Jesus, the WORD,
which is also SPIRIT, has the POWER to BOND and JOIN the Holy Spirit and man’s
SOUL together again like God FIRST created them. “….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 (Holy 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). God, the
HOLY SPIRIT desires to share this unique “oneness” with “HIS” people AGAIN.
He makes a WAY (salvation) through faith in or dependency upon Jesus Christ,
the WORD of God“… [THE WORD]… It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes (WHO DEPENDS UPON JESUS, HIS WORD)…”
(Romans 1:16 NLT). “…And I, if I (Jesus, the Word) be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men
unto me….” (John 12:32 KJV).
“…This is the work of God, that ye believe on Him
(depend upon HIM)...”
(John 6:28-29 KJV). “…The Father (God, the Holy Spirit) …
he doeth the works…”
(John 14:10 KJV). “…BY GRACE have ye been SAVED THROUGH FAITH…” (Ephesians 2:8-9
ASV). .“…Faith cometh by hearing … THE WORD of God...” (Roman 10:17 KJV). “…The grace
of our Lord was poured out on me (or transferred to me) abundantly, ALONG WITH FAITH (the power to depend upon God) … that are “IN” (OR COMES WITH UNITING OR BEING RESTORED to) Christ Jesus (the WORD)…” (1 Timothy 1:13-14 NIV). “… God
has sent forth the Spirit of His Son (the WORD) into
[your]… hearts (part of the SOUL (non-physical)...”
(Galatians 4:6 NASB). When you are SEALED, BONDED, and UNITED with God through
his INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT “YOU”… “…[BECOME] … ONE; even as ..[the] Father… [is] in [Jesus]
(the WORD, which is SPIRIT) and [Jesus, the Word is] in [Him] (God, the Holy
Spirit), that [YOU] also may be in [ONE OR UNITED AGAIN THROUGH the SPIRIT], so
that the world may believe that [God] sent…[HIS WORD[…” (John 17:21-23
NASB). This Holy “ONENESS” is the joining of man’s soul and God’s Holy Spirit through Jesus, the WORD. GOD
RESTORES MANKIND “BACK” TO THE ORIGINAL CREATED “IMAGE.” What can MAKE mankind spiritually WHOLE again,
spiritually ALIVE, and RESTORE them BACK to God’s original image? The answer: the Holy Spirit; the indwelling HOLY SPIRIT?
“…God is Spirit …” (John 4:24 KJV). “…The Holy
Spirit gives birth to SPIRITUAL LIFE …” (John 3:6 NLT). “….Apart from [the HOLY SPIRIT], you can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV). Only the “breath of life” or “the HOLY
SPIRIT” can return mankind BACK to God’s original, created “image” and “likeness” that was ONCE so VERY good? “…Jesus Christ maketh
thee whole [again]…” (Acts 9:34 KJV). “….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 (Holy 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).“…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 put a new
spirit in you. …”
(Ezekiel 36:26 NLT). “…God has given
[you] HIS [holy] Spirit as PROOF that
… he [dwells]…in [you].” (1 John 4:13 NLT). “… 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 (DWELLING
WITHIN) 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
(INDWELLED WITHIN) you (your SOUL)…” (2 Corinthians KJV). “…the Spirit of God dwelleth in (DWELLS WITHIN) you (your SOUL)”
(1 Corinthians 3:16 KJV). “…your body is the temple of the
Holy Ghost which is in (DWELLED WITHIN) you (your SOUL)…”
(1 Corinthians 6:19 KJV). “…I will dwell in
(DWELL WITHIN) 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 (BY INDWELLING WITHIN 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 (DWELLS WITH 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 indwelling Holy Spirit or the outward sinful nature to
live-out, follow, or practice 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 and only had ONE choice to make: to obey. But after
FREELY choosing to be led away from God, the Holy Spirit’s commandment they
became separate from him by following after the enticements of the BODY/FLESH.
Following after the enticements of the BODY/FLESH led
them away and separated them from God, the Holy Spirit, his image, and his
likeness. “… [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 body/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 sin … 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. 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). “…The sinful
nature
is always
hostile to God . It never
did obey God’s laws, and it never will.
…” (Romans 8:1-14 NLT). “…In the beginning
was the Word…
(John 1:1-4 NASB). “…THE WORDS … they ARE SPIRIT (God)…” (John 6:63 KJV). “…GOD IS
SPIRIT…”
(John 4:24 KJV). “…[Adam and Eve]… heard the
voice of the Lord
God …” (Genesis 3:8 KJV). “…BY THE
WORD of the Lord the heavens were made, And by the breath of
His mouth all their host…” (Psalms 33:6 NASB). God SPOKE the world into existence
and he SPOKE to Adam and Eve. His VOICE was audible and it sounded as if he was
WALKING in the garden. “… [Adam and Eve]… heard the
voice of the Lord
God walking
in the
garden in the cool of the day …” (Genesis 3:8 KJV). However,
and in addition to HEARING his VOICE “walking” “IN” the garden, they HID
themselves from his PRESENCE. “… [Adam and Eve]… heard
the voice of the Lord God walking
in the
garden in the cool of the day …and hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst trees of the garden…” (Genesis 3:8 KJV).“…GOD IS SPIRIT…”
(John 4:24 KJV). When God STARTED creating the world his SPIRIT “…moved upon the face of the waters…and [then] God SAID….”
(Genesis 1:2-3 KJV). “…The
invisible [Spirit]…from the creation of the world …[was] ...clearly seen, being understood by the
things that are made…”
(Romans 1:20 KJV). God’s SPIRIT is “clearly
SEEN” by the things MADE which means the VOICE of the SPIRIT moved through
the GARDEN and MADE a walking SOUND. “… [Adam and Eve]… heard
the voice of the Lord God walking
…” (Genesis 3:8 KJV). Regardless of
HOW the voice of the LORD, God was heard WALKING or MOVING through the garden;
God’s -who is SPIRIT - VOICE was HEARD. “… [Adam and Eve]… heard
the voice …” (Genesis 3:8 KJV). God
SPEAKS to his people through Jesus, HIS WORD, which is SPIRIT. “…THE
WORDS THAT I (Jesus, the WORD) SPEAK
unto you, they
ARE SPIRIT…” (John 6:63 KJV). WHY ARE GOD’S WORDS SPIRIT? “…God is Spirit…” (John
4:24 KJV). “… “I AM WHO I AM…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). AND God also confirms HIS WORD through signs, wonders,
and miracles, such as SALVATION, TRANSFORMATION, and CONFIRMATION. “…[GOD]… moved upon the face of the waters…and [then] God SAID…”
(Genesis 1:2-3 KJV). God MOVES today, which is CLEAR by the things MADE. “…If any man be in (joined to)
Christ, he is a
[MADE into a] NEW creature: old things are passed away; behold, ALL THINGS are
become NEW…” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). The indwelling
HOLY SPIRIT is God’s WAY of bonding and connecting to his people once they
are SAVED by the POWER of his WORD. “… [The WORD
of GOD]... is the power of God at work (through the CONFIRMING work of the HOLY SPIRIT), saving everyone who believes (depends upon the word)…”
(Romans 1:16 NLT “…God has given [you] HIS [Holy] Spirit
as PROOF that … he [dwells]…in
[you]…” (1 John 4:13 NLT “…God … SENT forth the [Holy] Spirit of His Son “INTO” [Y]OUR…
HEARTS (SOULS)…” (Galatians 4:6 NASB). God’s indwelling Holy Spirit RETURNS to JOIN
mankind’s SOUL to “HIS” HOLY SPIRIT again. God “….made [your (soul)]…
ALIVE with
Christ (the WORD)… …” (Ephesians 2:5 NIV). “…May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you (your soul)
holy and whole [BY PUTTING] you together [again]—[with
HIS HOLY] spirit, [ and your] soul, and body …” (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
MSG). God, the HOLY SPIRIT comes to
dwell in YOU by JOINING with your SOUL in a covenant relationship. “…The [Holy] Spirit of God dwell
in you (dwelled within you)…” (Romans 8:9 KJV). “…Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you (joined to you)?” (1 Corinthians 3:16 KJV). “…God hath said, I will dwell in them
(dwell within them), and walk in them (display himself “in” and “through” them);
and I will be their God, and they shall be my people…” (2
Corinthians 6:16 KJV). However, “…God is not human …” (Numbers 23:19 NIV). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…”
(John 4:24 KJV). “…God
is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). god,
the holy spirit-the perfect soulmate - completes you. “…May
God himself, the
God who makes
everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole
[and] put (or JOIN) you together [AGAIN]—with [God’s HOLY] spirit,
[your] soul, and body …” (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 MSG). “…Jesus
Christ is in you (joined to your SOUL)…”
(2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV). “…Jesus
Christ maketh thee whole (HOLY)…” (Acts 9:34 NLT).“…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV).
“…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). god, the holy spirit transforms your nature because you
“now” belong to him. “…Ye
shall be
holy unto me:
for I the Lord am holy…” (Leviticus 20:26 KJV). “…Jesus Christ (the WORD, which is SPIRIT) is in you (joined to
you)…” (2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV). “…That’s
why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never
please God. But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are
controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not
have the Spirit of Christ living in them
do not belong to him at
all.)….” (Romans 8:8-11 NLT). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…God is LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). god, the holy
spirit makes you holy (sets you apart & totally frees you from sin). “If the Son therefore shall make you free, you SHALL be free indeed…” (John 8:36 KJV). “… I AM HOLY…” (1 Peter 1:14-16 KJV). “…be
holy, because
I am holy…” (1 Peter 1:16 KJV). “…you are
… A HOLY NATION…” (1 Peter 2:9 NASB). “…by the Grace of God … [you are what you are (holy)] …” (1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV). ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BIBLE STUDY: QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTED MADE HOLY (FREE FROM SIN) BY THE HOLY SPIRIT
17.
ACCORDING TO JOHN 1:1 WHAT WAS “... IN
THE BEGINNING...?” THE WORD. “…In the beginning was the Word… (John 1:1-4 NASB). WAS THE WORD OF
GOD SPIRIT? YES. WHY OR WHY NOT? BECAUSE GOD, WHO SPOKE THE WORDS IS SPIRIT, SO ARE HIS WORDS. “…THE
WORDS THAT I (Jesus, the WORD) SPEAK
unto you, they
ARE SPIRIT…” (John 6:63 KJV). WHY ARE GOD’S WORDS SPIRIT? BECAUSE GOD IS SPIRIT “…God is Spirit…” (John
4:24 KJV). “… “I AM WHO I AM…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB).“…THE WORDS … they ARE SPIRIT (God)…” (John 6:63 KJV). “…GOD IS
SPIRIT…”
(John 4:24 KJV). DID ADAM AND EVE HEAR THE WORD OF GOD? YES.“…[Adam and Eve]… heard
the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day …” (Genesis 3:8 KJV). Adam and Eve]… heard the
voice of the Lord
God walking
in the
garden in the cool of the day …and hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst trees of the garden…” (Genesis 3:8 KJV). WHAT WAS CREATED BY HEARING THE WORD OF
GOD? THE HEAVENS AND EARTH. HOW? THE HOLY SPIRIT BEGINS TO MOVE CONFIRMING WHATEVER THE WORD
OF GOD, SAYS. “…BY THE WORD of the Lord the heavens were made, And by the breath of
His mouth all their host…” (Psalms 33:6 NASB). his SPIRIT “…moved upon the face of the waters…and [then] God SAID….”
(Genesis 1:2-3 KJV). “…The
invisible [Spirit]…from the creation of the world …clearly seen, being understood by the
things that are made…”
(Romans 1:20 KJV).
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18.
WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT MOVES AT THE SOUND OF THE WORD OF
GOD, THE WORD IS CONFIRMED THROUGH SIGNS, WONDERS, AND MIRACLES. HOW IS SALVATION
CONSIDERED A MIRACLE? BECAUSE THE WORD OF GOD MOVES THE
HOLY SPIRIT TO SAVE THOSE WHO BELIEVE AND “MAKE” THEM INTO NEW CREATIONS. “… [The
WORD of GOD]... is the power of God at work (through the CONFIRMING work of the HOLY SPIRIT), saving everyone who believes (depends upon the word)…”
(Romans 1:16 NLT). “…[GOD]…
moved upon
the face of the waters…and [then] God SAID….” (Genesis 1:2-3 KJV). “…If any man be in (joined to)
Christ, he is a
[MADE into a] NEW creature: old things are passed away; behold, ALL THINGS are
become NEW…” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). WHAT
DOES GOD GIVE YOU THAT EMPOWERS AND MAKES YOU INTO A NEW CREATION? THE INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT. “…God
has given [you] HIS [Holy] Spirit as PROOF that … he [dwells]…in [you]…” (1 John 4:13 NLT “…God … SENT forth the [Holy]
Spirit of His Son “INTO” [Y]OUR… HEARTS (SOULS)…”
(Galatians 4:6 NASB). WHAT DOES BEING A “NEW CREATION”
RESTORE THE SOUL TO? TO A “LIVING” SOUL.“….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 (Holy Spirit); and man became a
living soul (soul)…”
(GENESIS 2:7 KJV). God “….made
[your souL]… ALIVE with Christ
(the WORD)… …” (Ephesians 2:5 NIV). “…May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you (soul) holy and whole
[BY PUTTING] you together [again]—[by HIS HOLY] spirit,
[your] soul, and body …” (1
Thessalonians 5:23-24 MSG), “…The [Holy] Spirit of God dwell
in you (joined to you)…”
(Romans 8:9 KJV). “…Know
ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you (joined to you)?” (1 Corinthians 3:16 KJV). “…God hath said, I will dwell in them
(joined to them), and walk in them (joined with them); and I will be their God,
and they shall be my people…” (2 Corinthians 6:16 KJV). THE SOUL IS MADE ALIVE AND RESTORED TO BEING A “LIVING” SOUL, BUT JESUS HAS ALWAYS MADE THE SOUL W_
_ _ _ AGAIN? MAKE THE SOUL "WHOLE" AGAIN BY UNITING THE BODY, SOUL, AND INDWELLING
HOLY SPIRIT. “…God is not human …” (Numbers 23:19 NIV). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…”
(John 4:24 KJV). “…God
is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…May
God himself, the
God who makes
everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole
[and] put (or UNITE) you together [AGAIN]—with [God’s HOLY] spirit,
[your] soul, and body …” (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 MSG). “…Jesus
Christ is in you (united to your SOUL)…”
(2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV). “…Jesus
Christ maketh thee whole (HOLY)…” (Acts 9:34 KJV). NLT).
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19. WHEN GOD RESTORES
YOUR SOUL BY MAKING YOU WHOLE AGAIN, WHO DO YOU BELONG TO? YOU BELONG TO GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…God is LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). “…Ye shall be
holy unto me:
for I the Lord am holy…” (Leviticus 20:26 KJV). “…Jesus Christ (the WORD, which is SPIRIT) is in you (united to
you)…” (2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV). “…That’s
why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never
please God. But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are
controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not
have the Spirit of Christ living in them
do not belong to him at
all.)….” (Romans 8:8-11 NLT). BECAUSE YOU BELONG TO GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT, HE HAS ALSO MADE
YOU HOLY, WHICH MEANS YOU ARE WHAT? YOU ARE SET APART
AND TOTALLY FREED FROM SIN.“…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV).
“…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “… I AM
HOLY…” (1 Peter 1:14-16 KJV). “…you
are … A
HOLY NATION…” (1
Peter 2:9 NASB). “…be holy,
because I am holy…” (1 Peter 1:16 KJV). . “… [God’s
indwelling Spirit is]…for our profit, that [we] might be partakers (participants) of his holiness...”
(Hebrews 12:10 KJV). “…by the Grace of God … [you are what you are] …” (1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV). “…work at living (work at depending
upon the indwelling Holy Spirit to live) a
HOLY life, for those who are not HOLY
will not see … [God] …” (Hebrews 12:14 NLT). HOW DOES, GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT, EMPOWER YOU TO BE HOLY? BY WORKING “IN” AND “THROUGH” YOU (YOUR HUMAN VESSEL/BODY) TO
DISPLAY HIS GLORIOUS HOLINESS. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…God is LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). “…It is God
who works IN YOU to will and TO
ACT…” (Philippians 2:13 NIV). “….Apart from [Jesus, the WORD, which is also SPIRIT]…YOU CAN DO
NOTHING…” (John 15:5 NIV). “…God hath said, I will dwell in them…” (2
Corinthians 6:16 KJV). “…May … God … WORK IN US what is pleasing to him, THROUGH Jesus Christ…” (Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV). “…the Father (also God, the Word and God, the Holy
Spirit) that
dwelleth in (is UNITED to) me, he doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV). WHO SUPPLIES THE
BELIEVER WITH HOLINESS? GOD, DOES WHEN HE COMES TO
INDWELL WITHIN THEIR HEARTS. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…”
(John 4:24 KJV). “…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…God will supply all [your NEED for HOLINESS]…” (Philippians
4:19 NASB). “…God will generously PROVIDE all you NEED (for
HOLINESS). Then you will always have everything you NEED (of
HOLINESS) …” (2 Corinthians 9:8 NLT). “…ye shall
(will (guaranteed)) be holy
unto me: for I the
Lord am holy…” (Leviticus 20:26 KJV). “…It is God who works (HIS HOLINESS) IN YOU …”
(Philippians 2:13 NIV). IS HOLINESS
SOMETHING YOU DO OR SOMETHING THAT IS DONE “IN” AND “THROUGH” BY THE INDWELLING
HOLY SPIRIT? HOLINESS is “NOT”
something you DO; it is something that is done “for” you BY THE INDWELLING HOLY
SPIRIT.
“…the Father that dwelleth in (is united to) …
[you], he
doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV). “…God
…works in you (by being united to you)…
TO ACT in order to fulfill
his good purpose…”
(Philippians 2:13 NIV). “ … God … equip
you with everything good for doing his will
…” (Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV)
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20. IF HOLINESS IS NOT SOMETHING “YOU” DO OR
SOMETHING YOU PRODUCE; IS IT SOMETHING YOU BECOME? YES.
HOW? THE INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT EMPOWERS OR MAKES “YOU”
BECOME HOLY. “…The Holy Spirit gives birth to… [HOLINESS]…”
(John 3:6 NLT). “ …The Spirit of God dwelleth in you
(or is UNITED to you)…” (1 Corinthians 3:16 KJV). “…[The holy God] …
that dwelleth in me (is UNITED to YOU), he doeth the works (of making you HOLY)…” (John 14:10 KJV). TRUE OR FALSE: HOLINESS IS SOMETHING YOU ARE GIFTED AND
EMPOWERED TO PRACTICE THROUGH THE INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT. TRUE.
“… God …
work[s] … in
… [you] … what
is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ…” (Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV). “…the Father that dwelleth in (that is UNITED to
YOU), he
doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV). DOES THE INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT TRANSFORM YOU? YES. HOW? YOU BECOME A NEW
CREATION, ARE RESTORED TO GOD, ARE MADE WHOLE AND HOLY.“…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…God is LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). “…you are
… A HOLY NATION…” (1 Peter 2:9 NASB). “…God anointed
(set apart) Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and POWER…” (Acts 10:38 NIV).YOU, ALSO, ARE “….set apart for the gospel of God...” (Romans 1:1 NASB). Thus, “…you
are … A
HOLY (set apart) NATION…”
(1 Peter 2:9 NASB). “…By the grace of
God I am what I am…” (1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV). “… Apart from [Jesus,
You]…can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).
SINCE THE INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT “FREES” YOU FROM SIN, ARE YOU A
SLAVE TO SIN ANYMORE OR DO YOU HAVE TO PRACTICE SIN ANY MORE? NO. WHY
ARE WHY NOT? GOD HAS FREED YOU FROM SINS’S CONTROL. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV).
“…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV)..
“…The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to [the sinful nature].
…I don’t really understand myself, for I
want to [be holy] …but I don’t [allow
myself to depend upon God’s indwelling Spirit]... Instead, I do what I
hate. So I am not the one doing wrong; it is [the sinful nature]… living in me
that does it. And I know that nothing good lives in me, that
is, in my sinful nature. I want to [be Holy) … [which]… is right, BUT I CAN’T…Who
will free me from
this life that is dominated by [impurity and unholiness]?”
(Romans 7:14-25 NLT). “…The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord…” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT). “..If the Son (the WORD, which is SPIRIT)
therefore shall make you free, you SHALL
be free indeed…” (John 8:36 KJV). “….Apart from [the indwelling spirit] ,.. [you] … can do nothing (YOU
CAN’T BE HOLY)…” (John 15:5 NIV). “…The
sinful nature
is always
hostile to God ... But you
are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you …” (Romans
8:1-14 NLT). “… (Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die because of
sin, the [indwelling Holy] ... Spirit gives you life because you have been made
right with God (reunited with God, the Holy Spirit) …” (Romans 8:1-14
NLT). “…Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation to do (through the dictates of your old
mindset) what your sinful nature urges you to do.
For if you live by its
dictates, you will die. But if through the power of the Spirit (the
indwelling Holy Spirit) you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature, you
will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God (the indwelling Holy
Spirit) are children of God…” (Romans
8:1-14 NLT). “…Who will free
me from this life that is dominated by (the old mindset which is affected
and polluted by) SIN?
…” (Romans
7:14-25 NLT). “…If the Son (the word) therefore shall make you free, you SHALL be free indeed (without a doubt!!)…” (John 8:36 KJV). WHO CAN YOU DEPEND UPON TO
STRENGTHEN AND EMPOWER YOU TO LIVE HOLY? THE INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV).
“…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). He will “…strengthened [you]… with might by his Spirit in the inner man…”
(Ephesians 3:16 KJV). “… [He
strengthens you]…according to the POWER that worketh IN [YOU]…” (Ephesians 3:20 KJV). “… God … work[s] … in … [you] … what is pleasing to him, through
Jesus Christ…”
(Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV). “…the
Father … he doeth
the works…” (John 14:10 KJV).“…The things which are impossible with men … [are] …POSSIBLE…
[with God] …” (Luke 18:27 KJV).
“…I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?”
(Jeremiah 32:27 KJV). “…HE WHICH HATH
“BEGUN” A GOOD “WORK” IN [YOU]… “WILL” “PERFORM” IT “UNTIL”
the day of Jesus Christ…” (Philippians 1:6 KJV).
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22. HOW DOES THE WORD
OF GOD ENCOURAGE THE BELIEVER TO CONTINUE TO DEPEND UPON THE INDWELLING HOLY
SPRIT? BY TELLING THEM TO “ABIDE” OR “STAY” IN OR WITH
HIM. “…I am
the vine, you are the branches…” (John
15:1-11 NASB). “…abide in me, and I in you. …” (John 15:4 KJV). “…The branch cannot bear fruit (SPIRITUAL FRUIT) of itself unless it abides in the vine, so
neither can you unless you abide in Me…”
(John 15:4-6 NASB).“…If a man abide NOT in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and
cast them into the fire, and they are burned…” (John 15:6 KJV). “…the Father … he doeth
the works…” (John 14:10 KJV).“…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV).
“…God is LOVE…” “…I am the vine, you are the branches…”
(John 15:1-11 NASB). “…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). IS GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT, ACTIVE IN THE BELIEVER’S LIFE? YES. HOW? THE INDWELLING
SPIRIT WORKS “IN” AND “THROUGH” THEM TO DISPLAY HIS POWER.“…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…The
HOLY SPIRIT DISPLAYS God’s (ACTIVE) “POWER” THROUGH each of us (WHO ARE
IN A COVENANT RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM) … (1 Corinthians 12:4-11
NLT). TRUE OR FLASE: The holy spirit saves your soul, confirms god’s word,
displays god’s power “IN” AND “THROUGH” YOU, produces spiritual fruit, empowers
HOLINESS, STRENGTHENS ABILITIES, supplies needs, reveals god’s character,
unites with MAN’S SOUL WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT AGAIN, and LOVES THEM FOREVER. TRUE. “…The …HOLY SPIRIT …is the SOURCE of [IT ALL!!]. … … (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). THEREFORE,“…The Father (THE HOLY
SPIRIT) that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV).
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23. WHAT DOES THE
INDWELLING HOLY DISPLAYS “IN” AND “THROUGH” HIS PEOPLE? HE DISPLAYS HIS POWER, MIRACLES, WONDERS, AND GOODNESSES. “…God
publicly endorsed Jesus the Nazarene by doing (by displaying HIS)
powerful miracles, wonders, and signs through him, as you well know. …”
(ACTS 2:22 KJV). . “…the Father that dwelleth in me, he
doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV). “… the disciples went everywhere and preached,
and the Lord worked through them, confirming what they said by many miraculous signs…”
(Matthew 16:20 NLT). “… God confirmed the message by giving signs and wonders and various
miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit whenever he chose…”
(Hebrews 2:4 NLT). “…The HOLY SPIRIT DISPLAYS God’s power THROUGH each of us …
…
(1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “…he doeth
the works…” (John 14:10 KJV). CAN A PERSON DO
ANYTHING OF GOD’S WORKS, WITHOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT? NO.
WHY OR WHY NOT? BECAUSE THE FLESH CAN DO NOTHING WITHOUT THE INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT. “…I
want to do what is right, but I can’t. I want to do what is good, but I don’t….I don’t want to do what is
wrong, but I do it anyway. …” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT). “…Who will free [you] from
this life that is dominated by SIN? Thank God! The
answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord…” (Romans
7:14-25 NLT). “…I will put a NEW SPIRIT in you (it will be JOINED to
you)…” (Ezekiel 36:26 NLT “…The Lord (Jesus
Christ, the WORD, which is also SPIRIT) is that Spirit…” (2
Corinthians 3:17 KJV). “…if the Son (Jesus Christ, the WORD, which
is also SPIRIT)…shall make you FREE …” (John 8:36 KJV). “…, ye shall (GUARANTEED) be FREE indeed (without a doubt) …”
(John 8:36 KJV). CAN THE FLESH PRODUCE SPIRITUL FRUIT? NO. WHO PRODUCES SPIRITUAL FRUIT “IN” AND “THROUGH”
THE BELIEVER. THE INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT. “…The
Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in [y]our lives: ….” (Galatians 5 NLT). “…The HOLY SPIRIT DISPLAYS
God’s (ACTIVE) power THROUGH each of us (IN A COVENANT RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM) …
(1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “…God has given [you] HIS Spirit as
PROOF that … he [dwells]…in
[you]…” (1 John 4:13 NLT). "…My
Father is glorified by this (his presence is made KNOWN), that “YOU” bear much
fruit, and so PROVE to be My
disciples” (John 15:8 NIV). “…It is the
SPIRIT who “GIVES” LIFE; the flesh
profits nothing…”
(John 6:63 NASB). THE INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT PRODUCES
SPIRITUAL FRUIT, BUT HOW DOES HE DISPLAY IT? HE
DISPLAYS IT “IN” AND “THROUGH” HIS PEOPLE.
“…. The HOLY SPIRIT DISPLAYS God’s
power THROUGH each of us … (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “… [God’s people will]… bear
much fruit, and
…PROVE to be
[God’s]… disciples…” (John 15:8 NIV). “…He who ABIDES in (stays joined, by CHOICE, to) Me and I in (joined to) him
(her), he (she) bears much fruit … ” (John
15:1-11 NASB). WHAT DOES SPIRITUAL FRUIT THAT IS
DISPLAYED “IN” AND “THROUGH” GOD’S PEOPLE PROVE? IT
PROVES THEY ARE HIS DISCIPLES.
"…My Father is glorified by this
(his presence is made KNOWN), that “YOU” bear much fruit, and so PROVE to be My disciples”
(John 15:8 NIV). “…Ye shall know … [God’s people]… by
their fruits…” (Matthew 7:16 KJV).
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24. WHO
PRODUCES SPIRITUAL FRUIT? THE INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT.
“…It is the
SPIRIT who “GIVES” (or produces) LIFE
(especially a fruitful life)…” (John 6:63 NASB). WHAT DOES THE
INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT EMPOWER GOD’S PEOPLE TO DO? EMPOWERS
THEM TO DO THE THINGS “PLEASING” IN GOD’S SIGHT. “…Now may the God of peace, … that great
Shepherd of the sheep …work in [you] what is pleasing to him, through
Jesus Christ,,,” (Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV). “…It is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure” (Philippians
2:13 KJV). HOW DOES THE INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT TRANSFORM YOU? BY MAKING YOU INTO A NEW CREATION. “,,,Therefore 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). “…I WILL GIVE you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. …”
(Ezekiel 36:26 NLT). “…
[Therefore]… we all … are changed into the same image [of Christ] from glory to
glory …” (2 Corinthians 3:18 KJV). “…By
the GRACE of God I am what I am…” (1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV).
DOES
GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT CONFIRM HIS “OWN” WORD OR DOES HE NEED HELP? NO, The Holy Spirit CONFIRMS his “OWN” Word. “…God
publicly endorsed (confirmed) Jesus the Nazarene
(the WORD) (HOW?) by doing powerful miracles, wonders,
and signs “THROUGH” him,
as you well know. …” (ACTS 2:22 KJV). “…the Father that dwelleth in [Jesus,
the Word), he doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV). “…The disciples went everywhere and preached,
and the Lord worked through them,
CONFIRMING what
they said (HOW?) by many miraculous signs…” (Mark 16:20 KJV). “…The …HOLY SPIRIT …is the SOURCE of [signs, wonders, and
miracles]. … …
(1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “… God CONFIRMED the message by giving signs
and wonders and various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit whenever he chose…”
(Hebrews 2:4 NLT). DOES THE INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT ALSO PRODUCE HIS “OWN” FRUIT
OR DOES HE NEED HELP? NO, THE HOLY SPIRIT PRODUCES HIS
OWN FRUIT. “…The Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
and self-control….”
(Galatians 5 NLT). . “…Now God GIVES US many
kinds of special abilities (confirmed and revealed through fruit, signs and
wonders), but it is the same HOLY SPIRIT who is the source of them all.
…”
(1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). HOW DOES GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT DISPLAY THE FRUIT “HE”
PRODUCES WITHIN THE BELIEVER? HE WORKS WITHIN THEM TO
PRODUCE THE SPIRITUAL FRUIT AND THEN DISPLAYS IT “IN” AND “THROUGH” THEM AS A
WITNESS TO OTHER. “…It is God which worketh
in you both
to will and to do of his good
pleasure” (Philippians 2:13 KJV). “…the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works (of producing spiritual FRUIT)…”
(John 14:10 KJV). “…. The HOLY SPIRIT DISPLAYS
God’s power THROUGH each of us … (1
Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). HOW DID THE HOLY
SPIRIT WORK “IN” AND “THROUGH” JESUS CHRIST? BY
EMPOWERING HIM, WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT AND POWER, TO DO WONDERFUL WORKS OF GOD
UPON THE EARTH. “…God anointed (empowered) Jesus of Nazareth (also the WORD, which is
SPIRIT) (HOW?) with the Holy Spirit and POWER (WHAT DID JESUS DO?)
…he
went around doing good and healing all ….(WHY WAS JESUS ABLE TO DO WHAT HE
DID?) because God (the holy spirit) was with him…”
(Acts 10:38 NIV). “…the Father that dwelleth in [Jesus, the WORD), he doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV). WHAT DOES THE
BELIEVER DO IN ORDER TO DO THE WONDERFUL WORKS OF GOD UPON THE EARTH? CHOOSE TO GIVE THEIR LIVES, TO GOD, AS A LIVING SACRIFICE AND HAVE FAITH BY DEPENDING UPON THE INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT TO
WORK “IN” AND “THROUGH” THEM. “…Verily,
verily, I say unto you, He that
believeth on me (depends upon God’s WORD), the works that I (the WORD) do shall
he (she) do also; and GREATER WORKS than these shall he (she) do;
because I go unto my Father…” (John 14:1 KJV). “…It is God which
worketh in you…”
(Philippians 2:13 KJV). “….
The HOLY SPIRIT DISPLAYS
God’s power THROUGH each of us … (1
Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “… [YOU will]… bear
much fruit, and
…PROVE to be
[God’s]… disciples…” (John 15:8 NIV). WHAT IS ONE WAY
THE BELIEVE CAN GIVE GOD GLORY WITH THEIR LIVES? BY ALLOWING THE
INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT TO EMPOWER THEM TO PRODUCE FRUIT AND PROVE TO BE ONE OF
HIS DISCIPLES."…My
Father is glorified by this, that “YOU” bear much fruit, and so PROVE to be My disciples”
(John 15:8 NIV).“… Apart from Me (God, the Holy Spirit), you can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV). However, “… [You] … can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth …
[you]…” (Philippians 4:13 KJV). “…It
is God who works in [you]…”
(Philippians 2:13 NIV).“…The Holy Spirit gives birth to SPIRITUAL LIFE…”
(John 3:6 NLT). “…Ye shall know them
by their fruit…” (Matthew 7:16 KJV). “…The fruit of the [indwelling Holy]… Spirit
is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance…” (Galatians 5:22-23 KJV). "…My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so PROVE to be My disciples”
(John 15:8 NIV). “…The HOLY SPIRIT DISPLAYS God’s (ACTIVE) power THROUGH each of us (IN A COVENANT RELATIONSHIP
WITH HIM) … (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “…The [HOLY SPIRIT]... that
dwelleth in me, he doeth the works…”
(John 14:10 KJV). “…The
…HOLY SPIRIT …is the
SOURCE of [IT ALL!!]. …” (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “…[GOD,
THE] …HOLY SPIRIT …is the
SOURCE of [IT ALL!!]. …” (1 Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT).
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