The Holy Spirit As Guide | Derek Prince

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The Holy Spirit has five ministries, guiding believers into truth, emphasizing righteousness through faith in Jesus Christ, and revealing that God's grace is needed, not the law, to achieve righteousness. Believers must rely on the Holy Spirit as their guide, not the law, to bear the fruit of the Spirit and remain connected to God.

Insights

  • The Holy Spirit plays multiple crucial roles in guiding believers, including being a teacher, remembrancer, revelator, and administrator, ultimately leading them into truth.
  • Righteousness cannot be achieved through the law but is attained by faith in Jesus Christ, highlighting the unique concept of righteousness through faith in Christianity compared to other religions.

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  • How does the Holy Spirit guide believers?

    Through all truth, as in John 16:13.

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Summary

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"The Holy Spirit's Five Ministries and Righteousness"

  • The Holy Spirit has five ministries, including being a guide, teacher, remembrancer, revelator, and administrator.
  • The Holy Spirit guides believers into all truth, as stated in John 16:13.
  • Being led by the Spirit of God is crucial for Christians to mature and become complete.
  • Two ways to seek righteousness with God are through law or grace, which are mutually exclusive.
  • Righteousness cannot be achieved by keeping the law, as emphasized in Romans 8:14 and Galatians 3.
  • Keeping the whole law all the time is necessary for righteousness by law, as seen in Deuteronomy 27:26 and James 2:10-11.
  • No one can achieve righteousness by keeping the law, as stated in Romans 3:20 and Galatians 2:16.
  • Righteousness is attained by faith in Jesus Christ, not by works of the law, according to Galatians 2:16 and Galatians 3:11.
  • The Christian faith offers righteousness through faith, a unique concept compared to other religions.
  • Believers have escaped the dominion of the law through the death of Jesus, as explained in Romans 7.

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"Freedom through Christ: Marriage to Righteousness"

  • A woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives; if he dies, she is free from that law.
  • If she marries another man while her husband is alive, she is considered an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is not.
  • Believers in Jesus are dead to the law through Christ's body, allowing them to be married to Him and bear fruit to God.
  • Being under the law is like being married to one's fleshly nature, which is a rebel that won't obey the law.
  • When Jesus died, believers' fleshly nature died with Him, freeing them to be married to the resurrected Christ.
  • Through this union with Christ, believers bring forth the fruit of His righteousness, not the works of the flesh.
  • The law's primary purpose is to reveal sin and show our inability to deal with it.
  • The law is not the issue; the problem lies within individuals.
  • Believers are like slaves sold under sin, but Jesus has bought them with His blood, granting them freedom.
  • Many struggle with doing what they hate and not doing what they desire, a common experience shared by Paul and others.

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Struggle with law, find grace instead.

  • The speaker struggled with a problem for months, trying to do the right thing.
  • Despite deciding to be a good slave and not fight, God intervened.
  • Referring to Romans 7:16, the speaker acknowledges the law as good.
  • The speaker realizes that it is sin dwelling in them that causes them to do the opposite of what they intend.
  • The law is seen as a diagnostic tool by God to identify sin dwelling in individuals.
  • The speaker emphasizes that righteousness cannot be achieved through the law but through grace.
  • Grace is described as God's unearned goodness, contrasting with the idea of earning salvation through good deeds.
  • The speaker shares personal experiences of receiving grace quickly compared to others who struggled due to a mindset of earning salvation.
  • The speaker highlights the exclusivity of being under either law or grace, not both.
  • Living as sons of God is emphasized as being led by the Holy Spirit, not by a set of rules.

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"Believers need connection for fruitful growth"

  • Jesus compares himself to a vine and believers to branches, emphasizing the need for connection to bear fruit.
  • Believers are warned that they will be pruned by God to increase fruitfulness, whether they are struggling to bear fruit or are already fruitful.
  • Effort alone is not enough; union with God, represented by the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, is essential for producing the fruit of the Spirit.
  • A parable is shared about choosing between a map (the law) and a personal guide (the Holy Spirit) for guidance in life's journey.
  • The story of Abraham seeking a bride for Isaac is interpreted as a parable, with Abraham representing God, Isaac representing Jesus, and the steward representing the Holy Spirit.
  • The steward's test for Rebekah to draw water for his camels symbolizes faith with works, leading to her being chosen as the bride.
  • Rebekah's reliance on the steward as her guide, despite not having a map, is likened to believers relying on the Holy Spirit for guidance in their journey towards God.
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