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Experiencing God as Holy Spirit
- What does He achieve in us?

One of the Holy Spirit's main roles is to make us more like Jesus.
Galatians 5:22-23 -
22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 		This thread (Experiencing God as Holy Spirit):
  1. Who is the Holy Spirit?
  2. What does He do?
  3. What does He give?
  4. What does He achieve in us?
  5. How do I get more?

Fruit

Spiritual Gifts are given to us for us to use. These verses tell us that the Holy Spirit Himself also produces qualities in us - described as fruit.
Fruit appears on a healthy plant simply by that plant doing and being what it was designed for. In the same way, the character qualities of the fruit of the Spirit appear when the Holy Spirit lives within us and does what He does - providing we stay spiritually healthy.

 

The contrast

Galatians 5:16-21 -
16So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. 17For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want. 18But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law.
19The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

How far do you recognise these qualities being present in the world at large? And in yourself?

  • sexual immorality
  • impurity
  • debauchery
  • idolatry
  • witchcraft
  • hatred
  • discord
  • jealousy
  • fits of rage
  • selfish ambition
  • dissensions
  • factions
  • envy
  • drunkenness
  • orgies
How can we stay spiritually healthy?

 

The fruit

Galatians 5:22-23 -
22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Think about each fruit quality and consider what it would be like to have these growing within us:

  • love
  • joy
  • peace
  • patience
  • kindness
  • goodness
  • faithfulness
  • gentleness
  • self-control

 

Live by the Spirit

Galatians 5:16 -
16So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.

What do you think it means to 'live by the Spirit'?
How can we do this?

 

Keep in step with the Spirit

Galatians 5:25 -
25Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.

What do you think it means to 'keep in step with the Spirit'?
How can we do this?

 

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