Those who believe God as Abraham did are not only justified by faith but also receive the Holy Spirit. The blessing promised to Abraham secured through the redemptive work of Christ, is identified with the gift of the Spirit. The age of the Spirit has replaced the age of the law.

It is common teaching in the New Testament that the age of the Spirit followed the completion of Christ's work on earth. Saint Paul presents this teaching with his own emphasis. His negative evaluation of the place of law in Christian life naturally caused others to ask how ethical and morals standards were to be maintained. Paul answered that the Spirit supplied a more effective power for holy living than the law could ever supply. The law imposed bondage but "Now this Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom or liberty". The law told people what to do but could provide neither the will nor the power to do it; the Spirit, operating within the believer's life, can provide both the will and the power.

Yes, even today whenever Moses is read the veil is over their minds. It will not be removed until they turn to the Lord. Now this Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom or liberty. And we, with our unveiled faces reflecting like mirrors the brightness of the Lord, all grow brighter and brighter as we are turned into the image that we reflect; this is the work of the Lord who is Spirit. - 2Cor. 3:15-18 -

The Spirit is called not only the Spirit of God but also the Spirit of Christ. He is the Spirit who dwell within Christ during his earthly ministry, empowering Him to accomplish merciful works and to teach wisdom and grace. The quality that characterized Christ are reproduced by His Spirit in His people.

When Christ freed us he meant us to remain free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery. Christians are told by the Spirit to look to faith for those rewards that righteousness hopes for since in Christ whether you are circumcised or not makes no difference - what matters is faith that makes its power felt through love. - Gal.5:1, 5-6 -

My brothers, you were called as you know, to liberty; but be careful or this liberty will provide an opening for self-indulgence. Serve one another, rather, in works of love since the whole of the Law is summarized in a single command: Love your neighbor as yourself. If you go snapping at each other and tearing each other to pieces, you had better watch or you will destroy the whole community.
Let me put it like this: if you are guided by the Spirit you will be in no danger of yielding to self-indulgence since self-indulgence is the opposite of the Spirit, the Spirit is totally against such thing and it is precisely because the two are so opposed that you do not always carry out your good intentions.

If you are led by the Spirit, no law can touch you. When self-indulgence is at work the results are obvious: fornication, gross indecency and sexual irresponsibility, idolatry and sorcery, feuds and wrangling, jealousy, bad temper and quarrels, disagreements, factions, envy, drunkenness, orgies and similar things. I warn you before: those who behave like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. What the Spirit brings is very different: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, trustfulness, gentleness and self control. There can be no law against things like that , of course. You cannot belong to Christ Jesus unless you crucify all self-indulgent passions and desires.

Since the Spirit is our life, let us be directed by the Spirit. We must stop being conceited, provocative and envious. - Gal. 5:13-26 -

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!

I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.

HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -