The Spirit Of God

There are only two ways to have the spirit of God enter in your heart and life. The first way is by repenting, believing, obeying baptism in Jesus name, for the forgiveness or remission of sins, and the spirit entering in as per Acts 2:38, Mark16:16, and Romans 6:1-6 ect. There many, many, other verses of which I could easily add to validate this point. The second is by receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, with the speaking in unknown or other tongue. It is a added portion of the Holy spirit, given for witnessing purposes, Acts 2:1-4, Acts 10:45-48/19:6, and 1 Corinthians 14:1-40. The Holy Spirit or God within us, main purpose is to lead and guide us into all truth. But without it we can not understand or comprehend, the word of God adequately, as without the spirit we are cut off from the mind of God. Here are some verses that explain this out. Ecc. 2:13-14: Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all. Romans 8:14: For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 1 Cor. 2:12-16: Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. (This means that they lost have not the spirit, and are cut off or severed from God by sin.) But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. Now, many false Christ's or fake Christians, say many things that not only contradict and invalidate the scriptures, but are not even common sense. One quick example in Romans 1:20-23: For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; (There is only one God, nobody needs a bible to see that. Scriptures restate this fact in Deuteromy 6:4, Exodus20, and Isaiah chapters 40-50!) so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. (A lawyer name Tertullian in 197 AD first coined and claimed that God was three by using the works of Pagan Plato's Timaeus!) Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. (Though all cultures can traced back to their original root believed in simply one, Babylon after the flood, introduced a triad of equal gods in various forms; which were then handed down to Egypt, Greece, and Rome.) So, once again it is decision time in the minds of many. Do I believe the councils of men (The Nicene council adopted trinity to overcome other competing doctrines or teachings, of the time. Even then, it took until 381 to hammer out all the necessary concepts of the Holy Spirit as part of these new doctrines.) or God? What would Jesus do? Well, let us see what he did and taught! Matt. 23:1-5,13,15,: Then spake Jesus saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. But all their works they do for to be seen of men. (So these guys say and do not. They like attention and are lazy.) But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. (Again, They know the word and it's requirements but refuse to obey it!) Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves. (The spiritually blind leading the

blind!) Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. (These men have without the spirit of God in them, and are void of Jesus' so-called preacher's of today!)

for ye are like unto but are within full of a form of godliness, power! That sounds like

Matt. 5:20: For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. (These guys are the ones who fasted with long faces, so people would see it. There went their reward! If we do deeds of faith or pray to God; we must not loudly proclaim it seeking attention, so as to be appaulded by men. They also prayed self righteous prayers or as God saw it, to themselves.) Luke 16:1315: No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. (They loved money more than the truth of God.) And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. Mark 7:6-8: Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctines the commandments of men. (The precepts or ideas of men are nothing in comparisson to the word. IN OTHER WORDS, OBEY THE WORD OF GOD AND REFUSE VAIN TRADITIONS OF MEN!) For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. Well, I know of one traditional teaching that will exclude men from heaven. Let Jesus explain it to you. Matthew 7:21-23: Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? (One may notice that baptism in The Lord Jesus name was not administered here. And certainly, Jesus is Lord of all states Acts 10:36. As well as it being done in all through Acts, from chapters 2 to 22. If baptism is not completed by the scriptureal formula, then it was but in vain as said by Jesus here!) And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Now Paul said he washed away his sins in the name of the Lord Jesus by faith. He already was humbled and blinded, repenting of his ways also fasting; just praying prior to his baptism. Now everybody uses the trinity formula today in baptism. This tradition was admittedly (By the Catholics and when the Protestants left them, they took the formula with them. Read the historical accounts yourself.) started by Justin Martyr in 140 AD. It was further revised by Tertullian and other Catholics, who dropped the Jesus part of Justin's formula and simply used the trinity portion. Here is the verse the use incorrectly, and I will show you why. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Jesus in the prior verse said," All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth". And he came in the father's name. John 5:43: "I am come in my Father's name". The son's name was Jesus as per Matt 1:21. Nobody disputes that! And now the Holy Ghost/Spirit in John 14:26: But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. So all three are one and the self same one as by 1 John 5:7: For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. Nowhere does it state in the word they are three seperate yet equal parts of a trinity or triad. Another verse that restates this is Ephesians 3:14-15: For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named. So we all

ready established (By the mouth of two or three witnesses, let every word be established.) that Jesus came in his father's name. So Jesus is the family name of God! Paul shows the importance of Jesus name in Colossians 3:17: And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. we all know that baptism is a deed with a word (Jesus) spoken over it. It is that easy to be biblically correct, and saved by the word of God. Peter also points to the need of using Jesus in baptism. (He and others baptized 3,000 coverts in Jesus name at Pentecost. He, along with John baptized the people of Samaria in Acts 8:12-18. Cornelius and the gentiles also were baptized into he name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins by him in Acts 10:3648.) Acts 4:10-12: Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. I along in agreement with the words of Jesus, Paul, and Peter (and not to mention the whole church of the early saints; as they would not stand by and let anyone change the word of God for anything.) say this; unless you live by every word of God, then you will run the race but in vain. The word (or gospel) teaches that Jesus name had to be used esclusively in baptism. If we add to it or take away from it, there will be dire consequences to all who do so and follow such teachings. Let the word speak for itself. Galatians 1:6-10: I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. If I wanted to please the many who follow the broadway to destruction, I certainly would not be here telling all to return to the faith once given to the early church. Now to the final verses of this lesson. From Revelations 22:17-19: And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. (Notice at no time is there a fee to become saved; by the water baptism and indwelling of the spirit of God afterwards! Jesus never charged sinners for seminars, nor saints for that matter. Freely we have been given life, and freely should one give it to others by the Gospel truth. I never read where Jesus charged a man money or otherwise, after he healed him. Or of Paul nor Peter, selling salvation packages or trinkets!) For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. I want everyone to be with Jesus when they expire. Though I know many will not hear the simple yet profound truth that saves a man from all sin. It does not matter as God said so and I believe it. That is good enough for me! I pray that God will use this for his glory alone, in the name of Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior.