THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Holy
Spirit is the power
of God, it is given in two stages: firstly we receive
the earnest of the
Spirit, usually at baptism. 2Co 5:5 Now He who
has prepared us for this very
thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a
guarantee. Then when we
believe and
accept the new knowledge of the truth, which is
knowledge of eternal life, then
God will give us the Holy Spirit of power or truth.
The time when we receive it
is entirely up to God. The Holy
Spirit of power or
truth is first with us, and then is in
us as John 14 v 17 states.
God is exceptionally careful to whom He gives the
Spirit of power, because when
we have it we have eternal life inherent. Joh 14:16 And I will pray the
Father, and He will give you another Helper, that
He may abide with you forever Joh 14:17 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. Joh 15:26 “But when the Helper
comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father,
the Spirit of truth who
proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me. |