Bible Question:
Repost post number 2120 : Is the command to "LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH" in Mark 12:29-34 and elsewhere something that we, as Christians indwelt by the Holy Spirit can attain with God's enablement in this life, or is this merely an impossible command designed to humble us in our sinfulness? I find the above old post when I google around. I feel it interesting and worth our pondering again and would like to have some more inputs. Shalom Azure |
Bible Answer: Hello Azure, There is a distinct difference between the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and the filling of the Holy Spirit. As believers we never lose the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, but when we sin we are either quenching or grieving the Holy Spirit, thereby falling out of fellowship and no longer being filled with the Holy Spirit. Once we name our sin before God the Father then He is righteous and just to forgive us our sin and we are once again filled with the Holy Spirit and back in fellowship. Only then are we able to love the Lord with all our heart, all our soul, all our mind, and all our strength. It is a command that is attainable only with the filling of the Holy Spirit, which is not a permanent status with sinful mankind, along with advancing to spiritual maturity through the daily study of Bible doctrine. |