The activity of the Spirit in the lives of Church Age Believers, part 6.
Pastor-Teacher
John Farley Wednesday, April 3, 2013 The Activity of the Holy Spirit in the lives of Church Age believers, part 6.Is it the mind of Christ that we must confess our sins (1jo 1:9) or else we will not be filled by the Spirit (Eph 5:18)? The false teaching that a Christian is incapable of any spiritual life until they confess their sins to God. The Bible does not say that confessing my sins results in the filling of the Spirit. The false teaching that a Christian is incapable of any spiritual life until they confess their sins to God. IF this false doctrine were true, here is a list of things that would be IMPOSSIBLE for you to experience on an uninterrupted basis:
all of those things
1Jo 4:18 1. Is it the mind of Christ that we must confess our sins (1Jo 1:9) or else we will not be filled by the Spirit (Eph 5:18)? 2. Does God in His word say that a Church Age believer can ever lose fellowship with God –the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit? 3. Does God in His word say that our sins have been forgiven because of Christ’s death on the cross…or do we have to add confessing our sins to that work in order to be forgiven of our sins?
Joh 12:44-46
Joh 12:46 To walk in the Light is to be a believer. Please notice that the inclusive “we” here - John is addressing his audience and challenging them to observe and classify the behavior of themselves and others in two categories:
two categories:
They are believers , and therefore they have fellowship with God the Father and with His Son the Lord Jesus Christ. Whosoever believes the Word of Life – the Gospel of Jesus Christ - enters into that same permanent fellowship that John is currently enjoying. But until now there are some who are believers walking in the Light, and some who remain unbelievers walking in the darkness.
Joh 8:12
Unbelievers may say they have fellowship with God, Believers walk in the Light. Being in the same Light that the Lord is in, we have fellowship with one another, and we see that the blood of Jesus God’s Son cleanses us from all sin.
Joh 8:44 According to Daniel Wallace, a pre-eminent Greek scholar, there is a 5th class condition in the Greek. You scholars can get more information at "Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics”, page 696. For the most part this condition is a simple condition; that is, the speaker gives no indication about the likelihood of its fulfillment. we KNOW the likelihood of its fulfillment is 100%!!!
“God is faithful and righteous.”
Because NO MATTER WHAT WE DO With God He declares it in His will and it IS SO!
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