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1 | The work of God: hearing with faith? | Gal 3:5 | Ray | 144504 | ||
Comparing Galatians 3:2-8 with John 6:28,29. Galatians 3:2, NKJ, "This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? 3 Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh? 4...5 Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?--" Question: Does He work miracles among us by supplying the Spirit or spirit? What shall we do, that we may work the works of God? From the heart, Ray |
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2 | The work of God: hearing with faith? | Gal 3:5 | ngkh | 144563 | ||
As for me, I truly believe in the works of the holy spirit. John 14:15-17 15“If you love me, you will obey what I command. 16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever– 17the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. John 7:38 38Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.” By truly believing, surrendering and "faithing "(no such word in english?- its like a continous tense of faith or "Pistis" in Greek if I am not wrong), I believe the Holy Spirit's guidance is in me, in my growth with the Lord when I realised what God had planned on my character building (one thing after another) by the church, blessings that came, peace,etc. In some ways, I felt a lot of Christians that I know have worked and worked for their salvation and found themselves disillusioned by the works. Would it be wrong if I were to say that, we need not try do anything at all for our salvation? If God has a task for me, I will feel the Spirits guidance when I am called to work. Thus I don't go searching for things to do to please anyone in church - not even my pastors. However, It does not mean I do not serve the Lord at all. I do when I sensed the Holy Spirit instruction either by the word or situations that arises that I will be involved in for the works will then be spiritually led and thus far, all the tasks or assignments that I've done, even when things seems hopeless, He will always prevail and things just fell into place after much prayers of course. As long as I know that whatever I am doing is for His purpose and no one else, I'll be fine. I'm also an advocate on God's timing. Eccl. 3:1 1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: Thus even if things don't work out, I do not feel frustrated. Dissapointed yes but not anger. Just my own feelings. |
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3 | The work of God: hearing with faith? | Gal 3:5 | Ray | 144585 | ||
Hi ngkh, Thank you for your post, your Scriptures, and your thoughts. This is what I hear you saying to us. I am going to look at your lower case "spirit" with the understanding that you meant them to be lower case as your wrote them. You said that you believe in the works of the holy spirit. This you said in connection with being involved in different tasks or assignments while being "spiritually led". You said all of that without denying the existence of the Holy Spirit nor your feeling "the Spirit's guidance." In other words, I hear you expressing belief in the Holy Spirit and also the holy spirit. Even though you speak of sensing the Holy Spirit's instruction and the knowledge that He will always prevail, you recognize as well that you are being spiritually [sic] led. If I am reading your correctly, then I would say that we are pretty much in agreement. I appreciate your choice of John 7:38, but I recommend a version that capitalizes nouns and pronouns of Deity. John 7:38, "He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water." Would you agree that the "rivers of living water" is the holy spirit that flows from us as believers in Him? Would you agree that John 7:39 is talking about the [holy] spirit that was not yet given, that is, this living water? As believers we come to this Prophet--we come to Him and drink. And thereby we have words of life and living water; we have holy spirit. From the heart, Ray |
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4 | The work of God: hearing with faith? | Gal 3:5 | ngkh | 144609 | ||
Funny but I was once told that in each and everyone of us already reside a spirit and only when we hear the Gospel, the Holy Spirit will knock on our door, " Would you like me to come in?" Then it will be our choice. If we say no, the Holy Spirit will back off until we decide to say yes and the fellowship begins. Does this make sense? |
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