Jesus profeterte flere ganger om Den Hellige Ånds komme. Jesus gjorde Den Hellige Ånd kjent for sine disipler og lovet sine disipler Den Hellige Ånd. But when do you receive the Holy Spirit from God? What is the requirement for receiving the Holy Spirit?
God gives the Holy Spirit to them that obey Him
Våre fedres Gud oppreiste Jesus, som dere drepte og hengte på et tre. Him hath God exalted with His right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for å gi omvendelse til Israel, og syndenes forlatelse. Og vi er hans vitner om disse tingene; og det er også Den hellige ånd, som Gud har gitt dem som adlyder ham (Handlinger 5:30-32)
I handlinger 5:32 det er skrevet, that God has given the Holy Spirit to them that obey Him. Og det er fortsatt tilfelle. God gives the Holy Spirit to them that obey Him. Obedience to God and His Word is a requirement to receive the Holy Spirit. (Les også: Hvorfor lydighet er bedre enn offer?).
De, who rebel against God and don’t do what God says in His Word and don’t walk in the will of God, shall not receive the Holy Spirit.
Because why do you need the Holy Spirit if you won’t submit to God and refuse to do what the Word says?
Many times Christians consider the Holy Spirit as some kind of energy or a power, manifested in a feeling or emotion.
But God the Holy Spirit is not an emotion or feeling.
Den Hellige Ånd er en person. The Holy Spirit is the other Comforter, Jesus snakket om. Den andre Trøsteren, Whom the Father would send in the Name of Jesus Christ.
Den Hellige Ånd vitner om Jesus Kristus. Just like those, who belong to Jesus Christ and are His witnesses
Hvis du elsker Jesus, you obey Him and do what the Word says
Hvis du elsker Meg, Behold budene mine. Og jeg vil be Faderen, og han skal gi deg en annen talsmann, så han kan bli hos deg til evig tid; Til og med sannhetens Ånd; som verden ikke kan ta imot, fordi den ikke ser Ham, heller ikke kjenner Ham: men dere kjenner Ham; for han bor hos deg, og skal være i deg (John 14:15-17)
sa Jesus, at hvis du elsker ham, du skal holde hans bud. This means that you do what He says. And if you love Jesus and obey Him, by keeping His commandments, Jesus promised He would pray to the Father and the Father shall give you another Comforter,
This other Comforter is the Holy Spirit. If you love Jesus and do what He says, you shall receive the other Comforter. And He shall be with you forever.
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth and shall be in those, who obey the Truth
Men når Trøsteren kommer, som jeg vil sende til dere fra Faderen, til og med sannhetens Ånd, som går fra Faderen, Han skal vitne om Meg: Og dere skal også vitne, because ye have been with me from the beginning (John 15:26-27)
Jeg har ennå mange ting å si dere, men dere kan ikke bære dem nå. Men når han, sannhetens Ånd, er kommet, Han vil lede deg inn i all sannhet: for han skal ikke tale om seg selv; men hva han enn hører, det skal Han tale: og han skal vise deg det som skal komme. Han skal herliggjøre Meg: for han skal få av mitt, og skal forkynne det for deg. Alt som Faderen har, er mitt: derfor sa jeg, at han skal ta av mitt, og skal forkynne det for deg (John 16:12-15)
The world doesn’t see the Holy Spirit. The world doesn’t know the Holy Spirit. Derfor de, who belong to the world can’t receive the Holy Spirit, Who is the Spirit of truth.
Men de, who believe in Jesus the Christ and are saved through Him and have laid down their own lives and through regeneration in Christ are reconciled with God and have become a new creation, and submit themselves to Jesus Christ and follow Jesus and obey Him, they shall receive the Holy Spirit; sannhetens Ånd.
They shall see the Holy Spirit and they shall know the Holy Spirit personally. And together with the Holy Spirit, they shall testify of the Truth and preach the truth of God.
The Holy Spirit shall be with them and shall be in them. And as long as they stay faithful to Him and obey Him, the Holy Spirit shall abide in them forever.
Når mottar du Den Hellige Ånd?
Og slik, who believe in Jesus Christ and become born again in Christ and become a new creation and follow Jesus and obey Him, shall receive the Holy Spirit from God.
Obedience to God and His Word is a requirement to receive the Holy Spirit. That is how you recognize the sons of God and the sons of the devil. (Les også: ‘Guds bud og djevelens bud', ‘Lydighet mot Gud‘ og ‘Ulydighet mot Gud').
When people say that they have the Holy Spirit abiding in them, but they refuse to submit to God and don’t do what Jesus; the Word says and don’t confess Jesus the Christ and are no witness of Him, but they walk after the flesh and live like the world, gjør kjødets gjerninger (som er skrevet i Bibelen), you might ask yourself whether they have the Holy Spirit or the new age spirit? (Les også: ‘Den Hellige Ånd vs den nye tidsånden, hvilken ånd bor i deg?')
Fordi de, who are born again in Christ are reconciled with God. They are sons of God (både hanner og kvinner) og tilhører Gud. They shall walk after the Spirit and be continuously led by the Spirit. Because they obey God and do what the Word tells them to do.
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