The “tongues” that are spoken today are not the same as those described in the New Testament — Scripture presents the various tongues spoken by believers as existing human languages (Acts 2:8-11)… whereas the tongues spoken today show none of the linguistic patterns of any known human language. God gives gifts of healing, it does not mean that you can heal at will or that everyone you pray for will be healed. Or are you going to let God be GOD in your life? Every believer ought to be anxious to demonstrate the integrity of their claims, rather than hide behind some potential false pretense. 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4-5 AMP. “The clear teaching from Scripture, however, is that God does not primarily perform miracles for the benefit of a particular individual. That is, why do missionaries have to “painstakingly learn the languages” of the people groups to whom they are called to minister? Amen. Back to the subject matter of tongues: if the tongues that were spoken on the Day of Pentecost were as Luke writes (Acts 2:1-11) — he lists sixteen distinct people groups of the Mediterranean world who were present that day (Acts 2: 8-11), and goes on to say that “they all heard the message in their mother tongue”… “if all spiritual gifts are still indeed vogue today” (as some claim they are), then why aren’t there missionaries in the world who have been given this extraordinary gift? Since the proper exercise of tongues requires that an “interpreter” be present (cf. 2) What does the passage “say”? Carefully reflect upon all of the foregoing. Obviously, in hind sight it would have been better if they had never added the word “unknown” in italics; but they had no idea of the turmoil it would cause in the Christian community hundreds of years later. Is God still in the miracle business? ), so it is important to “carefully examine all of the evidence on some issue” before committing to a particular interpretation. Christ is the One who quenches our spiritual thirst! Scams! He is the King of Israel; let Him come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him! By the way, if you happen to be a person who covets the plaudits of men, you will be far more prone to be reckless in what you teach, and just talk to hear yourself talk. [2]Harrison, Everett F., Baker’s Dictionary of Theology (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1960), pg. Understanding the role of miracles in the birth and spread of our faith is essential for today’s Christian. In a word, the purpose of signs, wonders and miracles was “authentication” — Jesus demon-strated on numerous occasions that He indeed was the “Anointed of God” (i.e., the Messiah / Christ) by performing signs, wonders and miracles (cf. Prophesying - telling the future. In the New Testament the word signs is linked with both "wonders" and "miracles". Acts 17:11; 1 Cor 14:29; 1 Th 5:21; 1 Jn 4:1). “will arise and show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect (emphatic! Historically, these signs and wonders as seen in the early church just simply ceased. ), others believe the list represents the main general areas under which all gifts can be classified. Also in Gal 3:5 it talks further about it. If God is “Abba Father”, surely His love for His children would extend beyond “validating His messengers”. Kuhlman had a powerful ministry here in the US until she passed away in 1976 from open-heart surgery at the age of 69. I'll post highlights from our discussion on Wednesday. 2 Pet 1:3; Acts 17:11). Let me further differentiate between the two — the work of the Holy Spirit is to “glorify Jesus” (Jn 16:14), whereas the work of Christ is to “glorify the Father” (Jn 17:1, 4; 13:31-32; 7:18)… that doesn’t mean our calling in life is to “glorify the Spirit.” Think of it this way — if you were to look at the Holy Spirit, you would see Him “pointing to Christ;” thus redirecting your focus. It should also be noted that Paul and others conducted much of their min-istry in the “Jewish synagogues” of each community where they were doing gospel outreach (cf. Jesus also performed which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God.”, Acts 5:12-14 – “The apostles were performing many signs and wonders among the people… and multitudes came to believe and were being added to their number.”, Acts 7:36 – “Moses had performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt and in the Red Sea and in the wilderness for forty years.”, Acts 14:3 – “Paul and Barnabas relied spoke boldly to the people in the Synagogue in Iconium, relying upon the Lord who was bearing witness to the word of grace, and granting that signs and wonders be done by their hands… though many believed, some did not.”, Rom 15:19 – “Paul preached in the power of signs and wonders and in the power of the Spirit.”, 1 Cor 14:22 – “Tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to unbelievers; conversely, prophecy is for a sign, not to unbelievers, but to those who believe.”, Matt 24:24 – “False Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, in order to even lead (if possible) the elect astray.”. When Paul listed the various gifts (cf. “To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for common good”. Essentially, the duration of a spiritual gift is determined by its “purpose or function” — i.e., a spiritual gift will only continue to exist until it fulfills its God-intended purpose or function (cf. 1 Cor 1:22 — Paul writes: “Indeed, Jews ask for signs, and Greeks search for wisdom.”, 1 Cor 14:22 — So then writes Paul, “Tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to unbelievers (Acts 2:1-11); but prophecy is for a sign not to unbelievers, but to those who believe.”, Matt 12:38 – “We want to see a sign (emphatic!) Being as the missionary work of Paul to the Gentile world did not take place until some twelve years after the ascension of Jesus into heaven… the early church up until that point was essen-tially JEWISH, and consisted of about 20,000 Jewish believers; many of whom had been scattered and dispersed throughout Judea and Samaria (the diaspora – Acts 8:1, 4). Its God sovereignty. ); they simply would have believed in God in much the same way that Satan and his minions also believe (not unto salvation!) John 2:18 – “What sign do You show us, seeing that You do these things?”, John 2:23 – “Many believed in His name, because of the signs which He was doing.”, John 3:2 – Nicodemus said to Jesus, “No one can do these signs that You do unless God is with Him.”, John 4:48 – Jesus said, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you simply will not believe.”, John 6:14 – “When the people saw the miracle that Jesus performed, they responded, ‘He must truly (emphatic!) Rom 8:29; 2 Cor 3:18; Gal 4:19; Phil 1:6; 3:21; Heb 4:15-16; Jam 1:2-4; 4:5-7; 1 Pet 1:6-7; 2:2; 4:1, 12, 13, 18; 5:7, 10). The Lord needed to confirm His message through Peter and the Apostles, that they might authenticate this truth; after all, they were the apostolic leaders (Jewish) of the Church. Unlike the modern world, the ancient world was not suspicious of miracles. Here are some of the reasons and purposes in the Bible where the Lord demonstrates His signs, miracles or wonders. Israel began with signs (Rom 4:11; Ex 4:8, 9, 17, 23, 28, 30; 7:3; 8:23; 10:1-2; 13:9; 31:13, 17; Deut 4:34; 6:22)… Israel lived by signs (Deut 11:18; Josh 4:6; 1 Sam 10: 7; 2 Kg 19:29; Is 7:14; 38:7, 22; Ezek 4:3; 20:12, 20)… and Israel demanded signs from Christ (Mt 12:38; 24:3). So if there are two or three opinions on what Scripture says, someone is obviously misinterpreting Scripture — one of them may be right, but all of them cannot be right. If you ignore the “context” of those verses… or fail to carefully define the “terms” that are used… or fail to see what “other verses” have to say, you can easily draw the con-clusion that “all you have to do is seriously identify something you want, ask God for it, and you’ll get it!” If you happen to be struggling with this concept, study the following passages and you’ll develop a fuller under-standing of what the Bible teaches: cf. Think about all the charlatans who are out there today using the Gospel to “live in luxury and put bucks in their pocket!” Just as there are bona fide teachers in the Christian Church, there also false teachers in it as well; they pose as ministers of the gospel (that’s what makes them so incredibly dangerous); they are masters of deception who twist the Scriptures… and pray on those who are not grounded in the Word. In other words, even though every event recorded in the Bible happened, not everything recorded in the Bible is to be considered normative. We will focus here specifically on whether or not their claims of the continuance of modern day signs and wonders are valid. Though God did not choose to “heal her” of her condition, it would be unfair to say that her own lack of healing invalidated her ministry. Again, this is not a matter of “putting GOD to the test;” this is a matter of “putting divine faith healers to the test.” We are not putting GOD on trial here, we are putting MAN on trial! Hence, in Acts chapter ten (Acts 10:44ff), while Peter was speaking to the Gentiles, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the message… and all the circumcised Jewish believers were amazed, “because the gift of the Holy Spirit had also been poured out upon the Gentiles!” God was now bringing salvation to the “entire world!” no longer was He now just dealing with the Jews. The “substantiating evidence” was that these new Gentile believers spoke in tongues just like the Jews did at Pentecost! Christ is the One with whom we are to cultivate intimacy! During the formative years of the Church, all of the believers were essentially “Jewish” (more on this later), and the “gift of tongues” was given to these Jewish believer that day as an “evidential manifestation” that indeed the Holy Spirit had now taken up residence within them — that was the “sign” to indicate such. The reality is, you have to accept that by faith. “If you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is….Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.”, Copyright 2012 Donald W Ekstrand Tempe, AZ, Acts 2:22 — Peter raised his voice saying, “Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know.”, 2 Cor 12:12 — Writes Paul to the church at Corinth: “The signs of a true apostle were performed among you with all perseverance, by signs and wonders and miracles.”, Heb 2:3-4 — “How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? Christ is the One who died on the cross for us! It was not until Acts chapter 13, some twelve years after Pentecost, that the first organized mission venture was made into Gentile territory; interestingly enough, the vast majority of miracles occur in the first ten chapters of Acts. The Holy Spirit did not come to glorify Himself or make Himself the center of attention (as He is in some churches) — when the Holy Spirit becomes our focus in life rather than Christ, we have a problem. He is the one who carries out the will of God in our lives — be it the granting of wisdom or guidance or healing or deliverance — in short, He effectuates the will of God in our lives, all the while “pointing us” to Jesus Christ, and glorifying Him. Throughout the course of history numerous people have claimed to be the “Messiah”… but only Jesus Christ demonstrated that He truly was the Messiah, by performing wonders and miracles that only One from God could perform (Jn 10:37-38). The Method of Signs and Wonders . Why were there so many supernatural interventions at the beginning of the apostolic era, and a near absence of them at its close? We are all of great concern to our heavenly Father. (Mt 2:11; 14:33; 28:9, 17; Jn 9:38; Heb 1:6). We are learning, growing and as the bible says working out our salvation. For a description of the gift of tongues read 1 Corinthians 12. This whole blog is based on man made opinion and traditional man made theology with no wisdom or spiritual understanding. Jesus’ single sacrifice on the cross put an end to the need for animal sacrifices.[11]. Tap any title next to an arrow in the list below. All of these things, though, are just that – tricks. When Peter and John arrived and witnessed what had taken place, they prayed for them that they might “receive the Holy Spirit” (Acts 8:15). The book of acts mentions a number of people, by name, who also performed miracles and they were not apostles either. There is a certain feature present in most, if not all, cases that involve the genuine power of God. The implication of these verses suggests that the PURPOSE for the sign gifts (signs, wonders and miracles) was to AUTHENTICATE the messenger and thus SUBSTANTIATE his message. Furthermore, the Bible clearly warns us to “not trust claims that cannot be substantiated;” it even warns against our doing so (cf. The issue comes down to the very nature of “truth” itself — there is only one truth — though each of us may be prejudicially inclined to believe a particular school of thought, our bias should not ultimately determine what is actually “true” in our minds; especially when it comes to Scripture. Speaking in tongues. Here’s a brief overview: It begins with the creation and sub-sequent fall of man… the diabolical sinfulness and destruction of man by sending a worldwide flood… the reestablishment of man on the earth and God’s choice of a man named Abraham through whom He would ultimately bring salvation to the world… the call of a people for His name’s sake (descendants of Abraham; the nation of Israel) to be a witness of His righteousness and peace… the apostasy of Israel and her failure to follow God… the raising up of prophets to foretell the coming of an Anointed One (the Messiah) to redeem sinful man… the miraculous birth of God’s Anointed One (Jesus Christ)… the proclamation of the Kingdom of Heaven by Jesus and His followers… the rejection of Jesus by the Jewish people, and His subsequent crucifixion… the resurrection of Jesus and the formation of the Church that included Gentiles in the believing community… the development of the Church as the people of God in the world… and the foretelling of the end of the age and the making of a new heaven and a new earth where all of God’s people will dwell forever with Him in eternity future. Moses… God did not simply give a general outline or some basic ideas to writers, and then let them phrase them as they pleased… so when we interpret what they wrote, we have to show more maturity than to simply let our prejudicial bias determine what Scripture actually says and what it does not say. The writer of Hebrews attests: “After it was first spoken through the Lord, it was confirmed to us by those who heard, God also bearing witness with them by signs and wonders and by various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit according to His own will” (Heb 2:3-4; 1 Cor 12:11; Eph 1:11). Why must miracles signs and wonders following a Jesus Christ servant. Hun-dreds of people claimed to be healed in her meet-ings, including “unbelievers” and “atheists” and people of “other faiths.” In spite of the fact that people were being healed at her meetings, Kuhlman publicly admitted she did not have the “gift of healing,” that it was the Holy Spirit who was doing the healing. We are excited to see what God will do in and through each of us as we study these selected “signs and wonders” of Jesus. He knows trials are painful, but He also knows they are absolutely necessary if He is going to “conform us to the image of His Son” (cf. Miracles: God's Signs and Wonders. God gives the Holy Spirit to “every believer” the moment they accept Christ as their Savior (Rom 8:9, 11; Gal 4:6) — He is not bestowed upon us because we are spiritually mature, or promise to be “good” from now on, or because we humbly agonize in prayer… God bestows the Holy Spirit upon us as “spiritual babies” in Christ, who probably have never have even heard about the Holy Spirit; remember, the Holy Spirit is not the “theme” of the Gospel message, JESUS is! ), “the Holy Spirit will open your heart to believe in the God of salvation!” It all begins with a willingness to see the depravity of your condition and your need of mercy! He begins by quoting a passage from the book of Isaiah: some 700 years before the coming of Christ the Lord told Israel, “One day He would speak to them by strange tongues and from the lips of strangers — yet despite this miraculous sign, she would not listen” (keep in mind these words in Isaiah are being quoted here in the “context” of First Corinthians (cf. God saved us in order to “make us like Christ,” and the central means by which He does that transforming work is by subjecting us to trials, affliction, difficulty and tribulation. On the day of Pentecost nearly 2,000 years ago, the Holy Spirit came to “permanently dwell” in the hearts of all believers and give them “gifts” that they might minister to and enrich other peoples lives (cf. It was only after the resurrection that Jesus commanded His disciples to take the Good News of salvation to the rest of the world (Mt 28:19-20). Why do Matthew, Mark, and Luke speak of miracles (dynameis), while John speaks of signs (erga, thaumasia, dynameis, and semeia)?)? God bless you all. The miracles of the New Testament authenticated Jesus as the Messiah and the Apostles as His spokesmen. And when Paul laid hands upon them, the Holy Spirit (emphatic!) (Acts 6:8 ESV). Historians tell us there were about one million Christians in the Roman empire by AD 100 (World Christian Encyclopedia, 1982), and the vast majority of them being Gentiles… by the year AD 300 the number of Christians had increased in the Roman world to over five million. Sadly, there are many in the Church today who completely ignore the Old Testament — they treat it as if it no longer has any significant application to the believing community. His miracles—his signs—showed his compassion, his generosity, his love for all. Christ is the One we follow! 2 Cor 5:7; Mt 6:10; Lk 22:42; Acts 21:14; Rom 8:24-25; Eph 1:11; Heb 11:6). God provided manna every day for Israel, but she simply tired of His miracle of provision… the children of Israel kept on exhibiting unbelief in spite of the persuasive signs and wonders God had done before their eyes. Jn 1:11) — the Jewish people were Jesus’ own chosen people, and when He came into the world He presented Himself to them as “their Messiah” — but they refused to receive Him. Yes it is without a doubt all to the glory of God and He is sovereign in His will. How do we know he cannot pass it on? 2 Cor 22:13-15; Mt 7:15; 24:11; 1 Tim 4:1-2), and the Lord commends the church at Ephesus for testing some professing apostles and finding them to be “false” (Rev 2:2). ), but such things are not to be called miracles. If this paradigm does not fit you, get out of the ministry and get into some line of work where you won’t “mislead or injure people spiritually.” On the other hand, if you are committed to a teaching ministry, “You must be diligent to present yourself approved (emphatic!) The clear teaching from Scripture, however, is that God does not primarily perform miracles for the benefit of a particular individual. Thank you for this article. Without the miracle of the resurrection the early Church would not have come into being. Acts 1:5, 8; 2:1-12; Lk 22:26; Jn 14:23; Rom 8:9; 1 Cor 3:16; 6:19; 12:7-11; 2 Cor 6:16; Col 1:27; 1 Jn 4: 13). Sunday School Lesson Series. It is also interesting to note that when the writers of the King James Bible were translating it in 1611 into English, when they got to 1 Corinthians 14, they also didn’t know how to deal with the passage — it was “completely foreign to them;” they had never experienced tongues in any fashion; so to them it was a “totally unknown phenomenon”… therefore when they translated the Greek word glossa, meaning “tongues” in English, they placed in italics the word “unknown” immediately before it, because they simply didn’t know what it was — to them it was completely unknown; they had never seen it or experienced it. When miracles are performed today, it does guarantee that the witness to the miracle is convinced that they are witnessing a messenger from God. the “power cord” or the “appliance”? In addition to that, we now live in “the age of faith,” where the divinely inspired Word of God (via the Holy Spirit) is the revela-ion that is to guide our lives; furthermore, since “new revelation” is no longer needed (or further prophesied), there is no need to authenticate some new messenger and substantiate his message. And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. They both teach that there are modern day Apostles, that Christians are entitled to guaranteed physical healing and financial prosperity, and that signs and wonders are to be a normative part of the believer’s life. 356. For one, if miracles were commonplace then they would cease to be, well, miraculous. With that said, you must not just be a person who simply reads and preaches what others have written, no matter how famous and respected they may be — they are not God’s anointed in the sense that they are infallible — you have a responsibility to study and confirm everything with Scripture, including what I have written in this study (Acts 17:11)… the Bible is “God’s authority manual” to us. The book of Acts closes with the greatest apostle of all, Paul, a political prisoner in Rome… his fellow co-worker in Rome, Epaphroditus, was sick to the point of death, though God ultimately had mercy on him and restored his health (Phil 2:25-30). The second poem is one that I have often used when teaching on spiritual gifts. On the other hand, it is the Holy Spirit who gives us the grace and the strength to realize and experience everything that was written above. Back to the topic at hand — remember, “Jesus came to His own (emphatic! So at this time, the disciples were not to proclaim the kingdom message of salvation to non-Jewish people — that day would come, but not until Jesus completed His ministry among the Jewish people. Warm all the kitchen with They love,And light it with They peace;Forgive me all my worrying,And make all grumbling cease.Thou who dist love to give men food,In room, or by the sea,Accept this service that I do —I do it unto Thee. The phenomenon that occurred on the Day of Pentecost nearly 2,000 years ago, when the Holy Spirit enabled the apostles to speak in the dialects of the diverse speaking audience who heard them (Acts 2:8), was not some form of ecstatic utterance. (I only assert that the Apostolic gifts[12]have ceased). I am reminded of the words of Solomon to his sons: “When there are many words transgression is unavoidable” (Prv 10:19); so as teachers we must be men of restraint and discipline. Acts 13:5; 13:14ff; 13:43; 14:1; 15:21; 17:1, 17; 18:4, 19, 26; 19:8; 22:19; 26:11). When developing a “theology” on a particular subject, it is important that one consider everything that Scripture has to say about it — and not just build a theology on a single verse. and that is why they sought to have Him put to death. Though “none of us have a monopoly on truth,” that doesn’t mean we can excuse ourselves from responsibly pursuing truth with integrity; we must each do our best to insure that what we believe and claim is indeed true… especially those of us who are “teachers of the Word.” As James a blood brother of Jesus said, “Let not many of you be teachers because you are going to incur a stricter judgment” (Jam 1:3) — when we teach “we stand in an influential position of authority (power),” that must not be taken lightly, because God will hold each of us accountable not only for what we teach, but for the corresponding spiritual damage that we ultimately cause others. He is the author of, Will a Man Rob God? Aaron's Rod Is Turned into a Serpent. 2 Th 2: 9-10). Surely God can validate without the use of miracles. Since the need for substantiation and authentication is no longer needed — because we now possess the full written message, we can then conclude that these special supernatural signs/gifts/manifestations are no longer needed. Thank you so much and God bless. (Heb 7:25). 1 Cor 1:22). Using this logic then one would be compelled to say that we should still be sacrificing animals today. Syllabus includes: Is sin a cause for illness? Yet many divine healers claim the atonement of Christ includes not only all of our sins but all of our illnesses (in this life) as well; yet such a position fails to coincide with what Scripture teaches. The miracles of the Old Testament authenticated Moses and the prophets as coming from Yahweh and also showed Him as the one true God over pagan deities. Think about it for a moment: “Why would you believe or disbelieve someone who claimed to have a new revelation from God?” Would you simply believe him because you “know him”? It is because of poor preaching that many in the church today are frustrated with their spiritual experience. This week is the last week discussed miracles throughout the Bible. Think about it — how else would the Jews have ever really known that the Gentiles had now been indwelled by the Holy Spirit? And then in Acts chapter eight, we read about the conversion of a number of Gentiles in Samaria (Acts 8:4-13) — “when the Jewish apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria (emphatic!) Very grateful for the clearly written, Biblically-sound take on this. (Jn 10:11). (Heb 12:2). Above all things, as believers we must “desire absolute truth” in all things and at all costs (1 Th 5:19-21; 1 Jn 4:1), and not simply believe something because that’s the way we were raised, or because it is something we just want to believe (Acts 17:11; 2 Tim 4:3). Here, Jesus refused to do a miracle just to demonstrate He had power. None of us have a “great faith!” (that is not to be our focus); we simply have faith in a “great God!” Get your eyes off of you and your faith, and put them on Christ and His incredible love for you! Also Mark 16:17 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.”. 1 Cor 14:10). When asked to do this or asked to do thatSo often you’re set to reply:“Get Somebody Else, Mr. Chairman —He’ll do it much better than I.”. If he can command a leg to grow then surely he can command cancer cells to die. My prayer is that you will find the following study an encouragement to your faith. Believing in GOD and believing you are a SINNER are two completely different things! (Hebrews 2:4) "So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by enabling them to do miraculous signs and wonders." Four thousand years ago he asked, ‘Where are all the miracles of God which our fathers told us about?’ (Judg 6:13). It should be noted that Jesus did not heal everyone He came in contact with, and only raised three people from the dead (at least as far as Scripture records); furthermore, Bethsesda’s porches were filled with the sick, and Jesus only healed one of them (Jn 5:2-8). I think the safest way to approach the bible and minister to both believers and non believers is to take ourselves completely out of the equation and realize we don’t have it all figured out. Signs and Wonders – Miracles. Todd White, head of a ministry called “Lifestyle Christianity” can be seen on YouTube going up to people at random on the streets and commanding them to be healed. This week is the last week discussed miracles throughout the Bible. Christ is our resurrection life! Hopefully, you would insist on more evidence. By in large, the ministry of the Holy Spirit throughout history has been as follows — to give men understanding, knowledge and rationality (Ex 28:3, 35:31; 34:9; Job 32:8)… to instill in them the moral character of God (Ps 143:10; Is 30:1; Neh 9:20)… to be the lamp that searches their innermost parts, thus keeping their moral sense alive (Prv 20:27; Ps 139:23; 1 Cor 2:11)… to give the prophets God’s word and declare His will to them (2 Sam 23:2; Mic 3:8; Zech 7:12; 2 Pet 1:21)… to be the agent of the miraculous conception of Jesus in the womb of Mary (Lk 1:26-35)… to permanently anoint Jesus Christ and abide in Him and give Him the wisdom and power to accomplish the Father’s mission (Mt 3:1; 12: 18; Jn 1:32; Lk 4:1, 14,18; Acts 10:38)… to effect the spiritual birth of men by which they are “born again” and enter the kingdom of heaven (Jn 3:3-8; Mt 28:19)… to be the spring of living waters that trans-forms and satisfies the believer’s soul and inspires the worship of God (Jn 7:37-39; 4:23; Phil 3:3)… to be the believer’s protector and sustainer and comforter in times of difficulty (Jn 14:16; Acts 9:31; Rom 8:26; 2 Cor 1:3-4)… to be the believer’s teacher and guide him into all truth and give him the grace to believe (Jn 14:17; 15:26: 16:13-15; Acts 16:14; 1 Cor 2:10-13; 1 Jn 2: 20, 27)… to slowly transform the believer into the image of Christ (2 Cor 3:18)… to give believers spiritual gifts to minister to and build-up the body of Christ (1 Pet 4:10-11; Rom 12:6-8; 1 Cor 12:4-11, 28; Eph 4: 11-14)… to make the believer’s faithful efforts efficacious and fruitful when he abides in Christ (1 Cor 3:6; Jn 15:5, 8; Gal 5: 22-23)… to give grace to the Church that it might be manifested in worship, witnessing, fellowship, obed-ience, joy and unity (Acts 2:42-47; Eph 4:3, 11-14; Phil 2:1)… and to exhort believers to “war against the flesh,” and mortify the deeds of the body, and walk according to the Spirit (Rom 6:3-4, 11-14; 8:5-7, 11-13; Gal 5:16-17) — failing to honor Christ in all things grieves the Spirit (Eph:4:30). 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