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How to walk a life in the Spirit and remain standing after having done all!? Part 2
Part 2
After I was baptized in the Holy Spirit, God's word has been my most treasured possession. But not only as an exciting book, but as a guideline for both life and teachings. And how to live the new life. Believe that there are many, many thousands, yes, sure also millions who have followed the word of God and the light that God has given them in their own words.
Image showing the blind Samson painted by Franz Heinrich. While Samson was obedient to God, he was headed. Something he was for twenty years. But he failed, as the first to be careful with the moral, then he fell in the Spirit. Where are you? For me it's pretty obvious that the Norwegian Christendom is astray, but we, you and me. We can all be led by God only we are obedient and was his voice and his leadership. Everything is up to the individual!
Here are a few pages or points on how to get the experience and "get" a walk in the Spirit. Or as I write the headline: "How wander a life in the Spirit and be standing after having done all!?».
1) nourished by God's word, it creates a walk in the Spirit!
Psalm 119 9 Whereat the young should keep its track clean? By keeping him according to thy word. 105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.
As I see it, there's no strong Christian without that strong word of God. And when the word of God begins to do its work, then comes a well into the Spirit's leading.
Acts 18th 24 And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus, and he was mighty in the Scriptures. 25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord, and when he was fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, knowing only the baptism of John.
Notice that he was mighty in the Scriptures, as was also his spiritual fullness delightful. It is when God's word and God's Spirit will work together, then it will be wonderful and marvelous. Daily handling the word of God, and like a lot, it leads and leads into the Spirit's leading. There are also many times dangerous to read much of the literature published today, as it is very much seduction looking to go. But the word of God endures forever!
2) Understand the power of God - that leads into the leading of the Spirit!
Acts 1 8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the earth.
There is something strange about to eat the good and hearty, as will also work motivation. One will want to do well by healthy and nutritious food. The same is true in the spiritual realm, a life where one experiences being baptized in the Spirit and fulfilled by the Spirit. This in turn leads and creates a true journey into God's direction for their lives.
Acts 4:8 Then Peter said to them, filled with the Holy Spirit: Rulers of the people and elders of Israel
After the apostle Peter was baptized in the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, he was again filled with the Spirit, and did the will of God. The secret was to be again filled with the Spirit. Spirit Fullness seems to Spirit's leading.
3) The community of believers.
Acts 2 42 And they probably kept steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Although unfortunately very many strange and deluded believers today, and unfortunately increases steadily here in Norway. So is it for a living believers very important relations with other believers. It need not be so many, but that is mirrored in other people. Have spiritual and social interaction, it is of utmost importance.
From my Bible states Philip Wiper letter 2.1. When it is comfort in Christ, encouragement of love, fellowship in the Spirit, and whenever there is compassion and mercy,
Paul is able to express so much with so few words that are blinded. No one can comfort that Jesus, no. In the Christian community is the love of encouragement. Community and Society in the Spirit. Compassion and empathy are the Christian community great strength, Your gentleness has made me great says David. Merci is to love and help them as well as there is no reason to do so.
Even those who have done both oneself and other wrongdoing after they have asked for forgiveness. Forgive is to forget, not remember the injustice and sin that has been done. The Christian church is dependent on being like Christ both to go ahead and be what God wants and that Satan hates!
2 then make my joy now: Show unity, standing together in love, be one in soul and mind.
Paul's delight went to church welfare wealth, not personal gain and progress. See agreement he exhorts. Today we should have a very big opportunity to show unity in the Word because when we have God's word such provided, both Old and New Testament. It's a great appetizer and privilege as we do with owning our own Bible, the recipe says right in the sight of all of us. Then we can also be one in spirit, will, mind and meaning. Two or more opinions on the same point is unnecessary and very often carnal when we have the truth - God's word - so accessible to anyone who can read. (End of quote).
Paul asks in Philip Wiper letter 2.1. When it is comfort in Christ, encouragement of love, fellowship in the Spirit, and whenever there is compassion and mercy,
It should have been a question mark there afterwards. Are you the brother and sister who are the consolation and encouragement, or wait only of all others? I've always tried to be of help, support and encouragement for other than getting it in others. It is a delicious and wonderful life, and then God's words and promises Gulda on it. Is a blessing to others and puts others in freedom, let oneself be blessed hallelujah!
Proverbs 11:25 He who blesses shall flourish, and the like were burned others will himself be watered.
Being together with other believers, it creates the Spirit's leading. Paul said it on several occasions. Among other in 1 Cor. 12th where he compares the church to a body. We know that it is when the body complements and "help" each other, that it works. So it is with the church of God, that is when we come into a right relationship with God and each other that we both himself and the church is strongest and is the greatest blessing. May God help us all to this!
1 Cor. 12th 12 For as the body is one and has many members, and all members of the body, though they are many, are one body: so also is Christ 13 For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. 14 For the body is not one member, but many. 15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body; 16 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body, is it therefore of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? 18 But now God set the members, each one of them, the body, as he wished. 19 And if they were all one member, where would the body be? 20 But now are they many members, yet but one body. 21 eye can not say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you, 22 but on the contrary, the members of the body which seem to be the weaker are necessary. 23 And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, those clothes we with greater honor, and the limbs that we at blues, them clothes we with greater modesty, 24 but our nobler members do not need it. But God put the body together so that he gave the slightest greatest glory, 25 that there may be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with, and if one member be honored, all the members rejoice with him. 27 But now in Christ's body and his limbs, each according to his share.
Final comment:
This has become a small series of articles. When three articles in which this is the second since this topic is so large and comprehensive. Stay tuned, there's more to come, I hope and believe that this teaching gives you something so that your life will please God in all aspects! There is a recent article about how walking a life in the Spirit and remain standing after having done everything. It is possible, with God's help!
Related links: http://the-heavenly-blog.janchristensen.net/2013/06/nr-533-how-to-walk-life-in-spirit-and.html
http://the-heavenly-blog.janchristensen.net/2013/06/nr_23.html
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