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There is much ignorance about the Holy Spirit today. We should recognise, aknowledge, appreciate, esteem and honour Him. In order to do that, we must know Him. Who is the Holy Spirit? Let us consider one description of the Holy Spirit: John 14:16,17 - And I will pray the Father, and He will give you ANOTHER HELPER, that He may abide with you forever - THE SPIRIT of truth, WHOM THE WORLD CANNOT receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him, but YOU KNOW HIM, for He DWELLS WITH you and will be IN YOU. |
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- HELPER, COMFORTER (v16) - Greek - parakletos (from para = beside and kaleo = call) = literally ONE CALLED ALONGSIDE, AN ADVOCATE. (Comforter, Helper, Strengthener, Standby, Intercessor, Advocate, One called alongside to help or plead your case) ANOTHER (v16) - Greek - ALLOS = another besides, another in succesion or another one of the same kind or quality. (read 2 Cor. 11:4, Gal 1:6,7) DWELLS (v17) - Greek - MENO = to remain or staz permanently. He will remain or abide WITH us, but also IN us. |
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Why is the HOLY SPIRIT called our Helper? BECAUSE WE NEED HELP! (read Zech 4:1-9) note the words of God in v6, Not by might (military might), nor by power (personal power), but by MY SPIRIT, says the Lord of HOSTS. |
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Reasons why we need this Holy Helper: 1)WE CANNOT PROFESS CHRIST INITIALLY WITHOUT THE SPIRIT. We need the Spirit. We cannot even acknowledge the lordship of Jesus without the Holy Spirit. 1 Cor 12:3 ...no one can SAY THAT JESUS IS LORD except by the HOLY SPIRIT. |
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* The Spirit preserves people in a state of savebility (John 4:35) * The Spirit makes people aware of sin and the need for a Saviour (John 16:8-11, Gen. 6:3) * The Spirit creates a consciousness of God (Rom 1:19) and a hunger after Him, drawing people to the Father. * People cannot even repent unless God helps them (Lam. 5:21) * The Spirit is the Agent executing the new birth (Titus 3:5, John 20:22, 3:5,6) |
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* The Spirit baptizes the repentant sinner into the Body of Christ (1Cor 12:13) * The Spirit witnesses with our spirit that we are God's children (Rom 8:16) * The Spirit is God's seal confirming that we belong to God (Eph 1:13,14; 2Cor 1:21,22; 1John 4:13) * So, the Spirit enables us to confess Jesus (1John 4:2) |
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2) WE CANNOT BE PURIFIED ACCEPTABLY WITHOUT THE SPIRIT He is the HOLY Spirit. After we are saved, He will use God's inspired Word as the cleansing agent to purify us: John 17:17 SANCTIFY them by Your truth. Your WORD is truth. read also 1 Cor 6:11; Ps 51:10-12 |
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3) WE CANNOT PROGRESS SPIRITUALLY WITHOUT THE SPIRIT We cannot grow to maturity without the Holy Spirit. As we grow spiritually, He will share deeper revelations to us: John 16:12,13 I still have many things to say to you, but YOU CANNOT BEAR THEM NOW. However, when He, THE SPIRIT of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth.. read also Mark 4:33 |
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4)WE CANNOT PRODUCE SPIRITUAL FRUIT ACTIVELY WITHOUT THE SPIRIT John 15:4 Abide (stay joined) in Me, and I in you. (will stay joined to you.) As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in Me. (Just as a branch cannot produce fruit unless it stays joined to the vine, you CANNOT produce fruit unless YOU STAY JOINED TO ME) |
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