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THE HOLY SPIRIT
Audio: by Fred R.
Coulter
Holy
Spirit New
The Holy Spirit is not a person or a third member of a so-called
Trinity. The Holy Spirit is the power by which God the Father and God the Son accomplish
Their will. The impregnation of the Holy Spirit from God the Father as a spiritual
begettal is granted freely to each believer upon repentance of sins, baptism by immersion,
and the laying on of hands. This begettal of the Holy Spirit is the earnest and assurance
of the promise of eternal life through Jesus Christ. It is the power of God which makes
each begotten child of God a partaker of the divine nature and imparts the ability to
develop the love of God. The fruits of the Holy Spirit are love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and self-control. The indwelling of
the Holy Spirit imparts the power to each individual to live in accordance with God's will
and to overcome the temptations of human nature, the world, and Satan. As the spiritually
begotten believer seeks to serve and obey God the Father and Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit
will lead him or her into all Truth that is contained in the Word of God and is essential
for salvation.
Scriptural References:
| Gen. 1:2 |
Acts 2:38 |
John 14:16, 26 |
| Rom. 8:9-14 |
I Cor. 2:9-10 |
Acts 8:15-17; 19:6 |
| Gal. 5:22-23 |
II Tim. 1:6-7 |
Eph. 1:13-14 |
| II Cor. 1:21-22 |
Isa. 55:1-3 |
John 7:37-39 |
| I John 3:9-11 |
I John 4:4-8 |
II Pet. 1:1-11 |
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