Book: Exhortations For The Church
Vol. 9, Chapter 10
Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
John 1:18 ... No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, HE hath declared HIM.
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Jesus, who was raised from the dead by the power of God and is now seated at the right hand of God the Father, reveals The Father to us who belong to HIM.
That we may know God, we have been given The Holy Spirit to dwell in us. This is the Holy Spirit of Jesus. We have the Spirit of Jesus after we are born again. And the Spirit shows us the things of God as we live on this present earth.
Gal. 5:16-26 ... This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft (superstitions), hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
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I Cor. 2:6-7 ... Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
... 9-11 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him. But God hath revealed them unto us by HIS Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
12 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.
13 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.
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After we are born again, we are given the Holy Spirit of God to live in us to guide us in the ways of God.
We also still have the flesh to contend with. But the Spirit eventually overcomes the flesh as we grow in God through obedience to that which is shown us by God.
Which do we serve? our flesh and the thinking of our flesh ... or the Spirit and the way of God?
Paul explains:
Romans 6:1-11 ... What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into HIS death?
Therefore we are buried with HIM by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
For if we have been planted together in the likeness of His death, we shall be also in the likeness of HIS resurrection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with HIM, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin.
Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with HIM: Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over HIM. For in that HE died, HE died unto sin once: but in that HE liveth, HE liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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Work of the Holy Spirit in the believer:
Jn. 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.
Jn. 16:13 ... Howbeit when HE, the Spirit of truth, is come, HE will guide you into all truth: for HE shall not speak of HIMSELF; but whatsoever HE shall hear, that shall HE speak: and HE will shew you things to come.
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Jesus declares to us the way of God by the Spirit of God who dwells in us to remind us of those things HE has said to us.
Therefore walk in the Spirit ... in those ways shown you by the Spirit ... and you will not fulfill the desires of the flesh!
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BOOK: Exhortations For The Church, Volume 9
Chapter 10
Joan Boney
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