The
Holy Spirit And The Believer Today
Pastor Cornelius R. Stam
Grace and faith
are the characteristic features of the present dispensation. Not only is
salvation now declared to be by grace, through faith, but the Spirit also
operates in the believer by grace, through faith. He does not take possession
of us and cause us to do what is right, but dwells within each believer (I Cor.
6:19) to provide needed guidance and the strength to withstand temptation, and
we may avail ourselves of this provision by faith.
The Spirit, Who
first imparted life to us will also impart strength to withstand temptation and
overcome sin. In our inability to even pray as we ought, “the Spirit… helpeth
our infirmities” and “maketh intercession for us” (Rom. 8:26). In our weakness
we are “strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man” (Eph. 3:16) and
God even stoops to “quicken [our] mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in
us” (Rom. 8:11).
“Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not
to the flesh, to live after the flesh” (Ver. 12).
The implication
from the above passage is that though sorely tempted we are debtors to the
Spirit who dwells within and provides overcoming power.
The question, in times of
temptation, is generally whether we truly desire to overcome, for we may
overcome in any given case by grace, through faith. In the present dispensation
it is not true that it is not possible for the believer to sin, but it is
blessedly true that in any situation it is possible for him not to sin, for the
Spirit is always there to help.
Transformed By
Grace -
Kevin Sadler
Transformed By Grace
#1 - Unity in Christ
Transformed By Grace #2 - One Body in
Christ
Transformed By Grace #3 - The Apostle of
Grace
Transformed By Grace #4 - The Gifts of
Christ
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