Scriptural Topics

The Scriptures are all powerful in breaking down strongholds, raising up those who are pressed down, and guiding us into experiencing the Lord’s victory over all things. In this segment we set forth a series of subjects with appropriate Scriptures that strengthen faith, and lead to overcoming in the Lord.

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The Ministry of the Holy Spirit


Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. John 16:7.KJV.


Here the Holy Spirit is called the Comforter. In such moments as sorrow, rejection, failure etc, we may turn inwardly to receive the power of the Holy Spirit cushioning the downcastness, and replacing it with the peace, joy, and the love of the Lord.


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The Ministry of the Holy Spirit


The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

2 Cor 13:14.


The communion of the Holy Spirit may be translated as the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. In other words, we may have a continual fellowship with the Holy Spirit, hearing His words and knowing His continual guidance and help. This speaks of a personal relationship with the Holy Spirit that deepens with experience.


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The Ministry of the Holy Spirit


Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. John 16:7.KJV.


Here the Holy Spirit is called the Comforter. In such moments as sorrow, rejection, failure etc, we may turn inwardly to receive the power of the Holy Spirit cushioning the downcastness, and replacing it with the peace, joy, and the love of the Lord.


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Sonship by the Holy Spirit


For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. Rom 8:14


We can trust in the power of self, or natural man, or we can continually seek guidance from the Holy Spirit. Those who trust God rather than self, and seek to by guided or led by the Spirit, are declared to be sons of God.


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The Infilling and Outward Flow of the Holy Spirit


But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life. John 4:14


The Holy Spirit is eternal, and when He imparts His life to us He imparts a measure of eternal life to us to bring to nothing Satans power of death. The end result of His earthly ministry is that we are raised from death to the reality of eternal life.


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The Infilling and Outward Flow of the Holy Spirit


He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. John 7:38-39


This reading relates to the coming of the Holy Spirit. He who believes in Me is he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God, who has come not only to redeem us, but to abide in us and impart His life to us by the power of the Holy Spirit. As a person grows in this belief, the Holy Spirit will become a fountain of living waters rising up and flowing out of his heart in ministry to others.


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We are Temples for the Holy Spirit


Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 1 Cor 3:16-17


BRIEF COMMENTARY
Some people imagine that the Holy Spirit dwells in our hearts, but not our bodies. As this reading states, our whole being is a temple for the Holy Spirit, and His work in us and through us encompasses the use of our bodies, our souls, and our spirits. Such being the case, Paul charges us to maintain our whole beings in a state of holiness, or total commitment to the Lord.


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The Holy Spirit forms Fruit in us.


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


The fruit of the Spirit is not instantaneous, but is formed gradually over the whole course of our lives. With our compliance, the Holy Spirit puts to death the deeds of our flesh as we lay our carnal natures on the altar of the cross. The life and nature of the lord Jesus He imparts to us gradually becomes a permanent part of our natures. This imparted nature of the Lord is referred to as the fruit of the Spirit..


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The Holy Spirit may be Rejected or Resisted.


You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you. Acts 7:51-52


Unfortunately this commentary is all too true today. Before leaving the earth Jesus said He was sending the Holy Spirit to be His representative on earth, and this current age is the dispensation of the Holy Spirit. Unfortunately the church has to a large degree rejected the Holy Spirit, restricting His ministry to the age of the early Church. Without the ministry of the Holy Spirit, the modern Church has become worldly and powerless.


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The Holy Spirit may be Rejected or Resisted.


Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil. 1 Thess 5:19-22


The Holy Spirit is quenched when we reject His ministry in believers. Nevertheless, not all spiritual manifestations are of the Spirit, and it is vital that all manifestations are validated or rejected by mature overseers preferably elders.


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The Holy Spirit honours the Lords Authority.


He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. John 16:13.


The Holy Spirits ministry is to represent the Lord. Just as Jesus spoke only the words given to Him by the Father, the Holy Spirit speaks only that which is given to Him by the Lord.
The second part of the reading tells us that the Holy Spirit will prophecy of things to come.


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REJOICE: The Joy of the Lord is your Strength.


Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength. Neh 8:10.


Satan is called the destroyer, and his attacks on our bodies, souls, and spirits, are directed towards destroying us through accidents, illnesses, immorality, drugs and the like, leading to continual dissatisfaction and hopelessness, depression, and premature death.
Jesus came to share His life with us through His indwelling Spirit. Part of that life is His joy, which He willingly bestows on us. He said, these things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. John 15:11-12.
Notice that it is His joy that He is bestowing on us, a joy that is well able to overcome all of Satans attacks. His joy, received by faith, becomes our strength.


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REJOICE: The Joy of the Lord is your Strength.


[Jesus came] to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness [or depression]. Isa 61:3.


This verse is part of the statement of Jesus commission set forth in the sixty first Chapter of Isiah. It compares opposites, and how Jesus will replace one with the other.
Beauty for ashes: the beauty of holiness replacing the ashes of lives destroyed by the power of sin.
The oil of joy for mourning: Jesus came to replace mourning and sorrow with the joy of His indwelling presence and victory over all things.
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness [or depression]: An alternative meaning for the Hebrew word for heaviness is depression, a mental state dogging mankind today. Praising God in the anointing of the Holy Spirit has great power to lift souls out of depression into the joy and peace of the Lord.


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REJOICE: The Joy of the Lord is your Strength.


A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. Prov 15:13.
Do not fret, it only causes harm. Ps 37:8. Prov 15:13.Ps 37:8.


These readings imply a choice of how we set our wills. Satans spirits have the capacity to inject thoughts into our minds. If we choose to entertain negative thoughts from Satan, we allow him to impose a sorrowful negative attitude on us, and we become pressed down and unable to shake ourselves out of it.If we choose to be joyful in all circumstances, we will walk through the day with a cheerful disposition that promotes an overall well-being.


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REJOICE: Rejoice in our Salvation


We will rejoice in your salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners!
Ps 20:5.


Setting up our banners: Banners with insignias were set up in warfare as rallying points. The principal insignias under which we wage war are, the name of Jesus, the blood of the cross, and the Scriptural word. By the legitimate use of each one of these, Satan is rendered powerless, and we can celebrate his defeat with rejoicing.


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REJOICE: Rejoice in our Salvation


Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven. Luke 10:20.


We may take our salvation for granted, but here Jesus declares it to be the most important subject for our continual rejoicing because our names are written in the book of life in heaven.
Testimonies to our salvation have tremendous power in blunting Satans attacks. Jesus makes this clear in the above reading, when He prioritises salvation above power over the enemy, to be the focus of our rejoicing


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