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The Holy Spirit Serves as a Guide

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The Holy Spirit Serves as a Guide

In Romans 8:1-17, we are told that the Spirit serves as a guide, helping us to be aware of the sins we commit. “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.” (Romans 8: 1-4). We are told in these verses that the Holy Spirit is a source of consciousness. The Holy Spirit not only guides us, but also provides the gift of understanding. This gift enables us to know and comprehend the mysteries of faith more clearly. Through understanding we are more able to grasp the meaning of revealed truths and, through them, to be stirred into a more active faith life. In this way, our faith ceases to be sterile, but inspires a mode of life that bears testimony to the faith that is in us.