JOHN 7:37-39 Along with obeying we must desire to be filled and then appropriate the filling. Our Lord said in John 7:37, “If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.” Here are two prerequisites for the filling of the Holy Spirit—thirst and trust. Thirst suggests desire, and...

JOHN 17:13-19 The Bible speaks of our being sanctified by the Word of God as well as by the blood of Christ and by the Holy Spirit. Just as Christ is not of the world, so the believer is not of the world. God uses His Word, under the power...

2 CORINTHIANS 1:18-22 A key verse related to the sealing of the Holy Spirit is Ephesians 1:13: “In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of...

JOHN 16:5-14 The indwelling Holy Spirit helps us to share Christ with others. The Lord promised this in John 15:26-27: “When the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: and...

ROMANS 15:30-33 The Holy Spirit is a Person because He has emotions. He has the ability to love. Romans 15:30 says, “Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God...

1 JOHN 5:14-21 We do not always know whether a Christian’s sin is unto death; for that reason my own suggestion is that we should be sure to pray for such a person if we are in doubt. If we see that God is not going to answer, it could...

1 JOHN 4:7-21 The apostle did not say, “Try to create and produce love.” He said, “Let us love.” In other words, we are to release that love. Some may protest and say they cannot love certain people. That is true from the natural standpoint, but we are not dealing...

1 JOHN 4:1-6 It is sad, but many who talk about our Saviour and use His name do not believe that He is the eternal God, the Creator of all things, and that He came to die for the sins of mankind. In the verses previous to this, the apostle...

ISAIAH 6:1-8 The Bible has a great deal to say about the conscience. Much is said to believers with regard to the conscience. For example, Paul wrote in Romans 9:1, “Say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost.” The apostle...

1 JOHN 3:1-10 To live under the dominion of sin without any evidence of righteousness demonstrates that the person has not been born again. The reasons for this are clearly pointed out in some of these verses. First John 3:4, for example, says that sin is contrary to the law...