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1 | how do i know when I get the holy spirit | Eph 5:18 | john r | 99736 | ||
We are filled with the Holy Spirit by faith. How did you become a Christian? By faith. "It is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast." "So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him." You receive Christ by faith. You live by faith. Everything you receive from God, from the moment of your spiritual birth until you die, is by faith. Do you want to be filled with the Holy Spirit? You can be filled right now, by faith. You do not have to beg God to fill you with His Holy Spirit. You do not have to barter with Him by fasting or weeping or begging or pleading. You do not earn God's fullness. You receive it by faith. Let me illustrate. Suppose that you want to cash a check for a hundred dollars. Would you go to the bank where you have several thousand dollars on deposit, place the check on the counter, get down on your knees, and beg, "Oh, please, Miss Teller, cash my check?" No, that is not the way you cash a check. You simply go in faith, place the check on the counter, and you wait for the money which is already yours. Then you thank the teller and go on your way. Millions of Christians are begging God for something, which is readily available - just waiting to be appropriated by faith. They are seeking some kind of emotional experience, not realizing that such an attitude on their part is an insult to God - a denial of faith. But faith is the only way you can please God. Though you are filled with the Holy Spirit by faith and faith alone, it is important to recognize that several factors contribute to preparing your heart for the filling of the Spirit. First, you must desire to live a life that will please the Lord. You have the promise of our Savior, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled." Second, be willing to surrender your life totally and irrevocably to our Lord Jesus Christ. Paul admonishes in Romans 12:1,2: "I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - which is your spiritual worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will." Third, confess every known sin which the Holy Spirit calls to your remembrance and experience the cleansing and forgiveness which God promises in 1 John 1:9: "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." If you have wronged a brother or have taken that which is not rightfully yours, the Holy Spirit may lead you to make restitution to right your wrong. If so, obey Him, or you will miss His blessing. The blessings of the fullness of God's Spirit come only to those who willingly obey Him. Jesus promised, "Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him." There are two very important words to remember. The first is command. In Ephesians 5:18, God commands you to be filled: "Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit." Not to be filled, controlled and empowered by the Holy Spirit, is disobedience. The other word is promise - a promise that makes the command possible: "This is the assurance we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us - whatever we ask - we know that we have what we asked of him." Now, is it God's will for you to be filled and controlled by Him? Of course it is - for it is His command! If you are a Christian, the Holy Spirit already dwells within you. Therefore, you do not need to invite Him to come into your life. He did this when you became a Christian, and Jesus promised that He will never leave you. The moment you received Christ, the Holy Spirit not only came to indwell you, but He imparted to you spiritual life, causing you to be born anew as a child of God. However, Jesus also promises the Baptism in the Holy Spirit. This would be part two of an answer to your question. |
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2 | how do i know when I get the holy spirit | Eph 5:18 | keynam | 99739 | ||
jonr, I know that I'm filled with the Holy Spirit. Because my short question was only 40 letters i couldn't ask it completely. My question was how do i know when the spirit is telling me to shout or to run. In other words how do I know it's not the physical wanting to do it but that it's the spiritual person wanting to do it. |
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3 | how do i know when I get the holy spirit | Eph 5:18 | john r | 99741 | ||
Simply put, are you living by the Spirit of God? If you are, you can praise Him and worship Him in many ways. Remember that God is a God of order and not chaos. Look to scripture where you will see many examples of God's people shouting and dancing in joy before the Lord. Feel free to express yourself, as long as you don't feel you are doing it to draw attention to yourself. Hope that helps. john R |
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4 | how do i know when I get the holy spirit | Eph 5:18 | keynam | 99759 | ||
Thanks, I'm begininning to understand, a friend told me if i'm not doing it for attention which I most definately would not be(that's one of my main fears of people looking at me)then it was the Holy Spirit telling me to run or shout. I was also told that I don't have to be in the spirit to dance unto the Lord because that's Just a form of Praise. I'm sorry I feel like such a little child as I've been in the church since i was 5 but new to experiencing the fullness of joy and the communion of the Holy Spirit. I as a child I only went to church because my mom and grandmmother made me. as an adult I didn't go for at least two years and only went to keep my mothers mouth shut about me not going. Now I'm going and it's because I want to. sorry about rambling just had to get that out. | ||||||