Giving the Gift of the Holy Ghost

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p_rehbein

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GIVING THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST

(Scriptures I found speaking of this. The Gift of the Holy Ghose is surely a good and great gift from the Lord God)

Acts 5:27) And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,

28 Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.

29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.

31 Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

32 And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

Isaiah 44:3) For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:

4 And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.

Ezekiel 36:24) For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.

25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

28 And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.

Joel 2:27) And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.

28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.

32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.

What a precious gift God gives to His children:

Matthew 7:11) If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
 

notuptome

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John 14: 16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
18 ¶ I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

Jesus promised Him to believers before He departed.

For the cause of Christ
Roger
 
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eternally-gratefull

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John 14: 16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
18 ¶ I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

Jesus promised Him to believers before He departed.

For the cause of Christ
Roger
Amen

If you do. Not have the Holy Spirit. You are not his. He is given not only as a gift, but as a pledge or guarantee of our eternal life, and he will not depart until the day of redemption. Else God is a liar
 

Nehemiah6

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And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them....
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
It is rather unfortunate that the King James translators did not consistently capitalize the word "Spirit" when it pertained to the Holy Spirit (as I have done in these two verses). So we will frequently see "spirit" when we should be seeing "Spirit".

The Holy Spirit is the third divine Person of the Trinity, and He could not be sent down to earth to be given as a gift to those who believe until and unless (1) Christ had finished His perfect work of redemption and been resurrected, and (2) Christ had ascended to the right hand of the Father and been exalted. The New Covenant was to be in effect in order for the Spirit to be poured out upon all flesh.

Also it must be noted that Jesus said that when He -- the Comforter (Paraclete) -- had come He would not glorify Himself but would glorify the Son. The present ministry of the Holy Spirit is extremely important for (1) the salvation of souls, (2) the edification of the saints, and (3) for the work of the ministry. The Spirit also prays with our spirits when we are unable to express what needs to be expressed.
 

Leastamongmany

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It is rather unfortunate that the King James translators did not consistently capitalize the word "Spirit" when it pertained to the Holy Spirit (as I have done in these two verses). So we will frequently see "spirit" when we should be seeing "Spirit".

The Holy Spirit is the third divine Person of the Trinity, and He could not be sent down to earth to be given as a gift to those who believe until and unless (1) Christ had finished His perfect work of redemption and been resurrected, and (2) Christ had ascended to the right hand of the Father and been exalted. The New Covenant was to be in effect in order for the Spirit to be poured out upon all flesh.

Also it must be noted that Jesus said that when He -- the Comforter (Paraclete) -- had come He would not glorify Himself but would glorify the Son. The present ministry of the Holy Spirit is extremely important for (1) the salvation of souls, (2) the edification of the saints, and (3) for the work of the ministry. The Spirit also prays with our spirits when we are unable to express what needs to be expressed.
Absolutely!