THE GLORY OF GOD ( Part 42 )
Pastor Christopher Choo
Lesson 3340
THE GLORY OF GOD ( Part 42 )
From Glory to Glory ( Study 21 )
The Holy Spirit in our Glorification #2
In chapter 8 of the Book of Romans, Paul details the work of the Holy Spirit in the "born-again" life of the believer - the new life that we have in Christ.
1. In Christ there is no condemnation because “the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death” (8:2).
2. We now “walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit” (8:4) and have our “minds on the things of the Spirit” (8:5).
3. We are “not in the flesh but in the Spirit” (8:8) and if anyone “does not have the Spirit of Christ” he “does not belong to him” (8:9).
4. The very Spirit who raised Christ from the dead now lives in us and gives life to our mortal bodies (8:11).
5. By the Spirit we put to death the deeds of the body (8:13).
6. By Him we have become sons of God and can call God our Father (8:15). The Spirit confirms this status in our hearts, assuring us of our eternal inheritance (8:16–17).
7. Furthermore, as we wait for future glory, often agonizing in this sin-cursed world, “the Spirit helps us in our weakness” (8:26), interceding for us (8:27).
Abba Father, we thank You for the ministry of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
It is the Holy Spirit who convicts us of sin, awakens our dead hearts to hear and see spiritual truths, draws us to Jesus as Saviour and Lord, unites us to Him, works ongoing faith in our hearts, assures us of our adoption, seals us, sanctifies us, revives us, renews us, enables us with gifts to serve Christ, leads us, assures us, teaches us, prays for us and displays to us the magnificence of the gospel of Christ.
We must therefore “walk by the Spirit,” be “led by the Spirit,” and “keep in step with the Spirit” (Gal 5:16, 18, 25).
N.B. Tomorrow we shall discuss our dependence and need of the Holy Spirit to sanctify our lives for glorification in Christ. He is the One who will groom and sanctify us to be the Bride of Christ withot spot, wrinkle or blemish. Please stay tuned.
