50 Things You May Not Know About God's Spirit

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“The Spirit reveals Christ to us, gives us His life, and makes Christ alive in us,” writes Viola. “The Spirit takes the experiences of Jesus ... His incarnation, ministry, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension ... and brings them into our own experience. Additionally, 13. The Spirit distributes spiritual gifts and manifestations (the outshining) of His presence to and through the body (1 Cor.12:4, 8-10; Heb. 2:4). 14. The Spirit anoints us for ministry (Luke 4:18; Acts 10:38). 15. The Spirit washes and renews us (Titus 3:5). 16. The Spirit brings unity and oneness to the body (Eph. 4:3; 2:14-18).

That means the Spirit plays the same role that He plays in the Godhead. The Spirit is the life that unites Father and Son. The Spirit plays the same role in the church. When the Spirit is operating in a group of people, He unites them in love. Therefore, a sure evidence of the Holy Spirit working in a group is Love and Unity. Not signs and wonders (those are seasonal and can be counterfeited). And 17. The Spirit is our guarantee and deposit of the future resurrection (2 Cor. 1:22; 2 Cor. 5:5). 18. The Spirit seals us unto the day of redemption (Eph. 1:13; 4:30). 19. The Spirit sets us free from the law of sin and death (Rom. 8:2).20. The Spirit quickens our mortal bodies (Rom. 8:11).

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21. The Spirit reveals the deep things of God to us (1 Cor. 2:10). 22. The Spirit reveals what has been given to us from God (1 Cor. 2:12). 23. The Spirit dwells in us (Rom. 8:9; 1 Cor. 3:16; 2 Tim. 1:14; John 14:17). 24. The Spirit speaks to, in, and through us (1 Cor. 12:3; 1 Tim. 4:1; Rev. 2:11; Heb 3:7; Matt. 10:20; Acts 2:4; 8:29; 10:19; 11:12, 28; 13:2; 16:6,7; 21:4,11). 25. The Spirit is the agent by which we are baptized into the body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:13). 26. The Spirit brings liberty (2 Cor. 3:17). 27. The Spirit transforms us into the image of Christ (2 Cor. 3:18). 28. The Spirit cries in our hearts, “Abba, Father” (Gal. 4:6). 29. The Spirit enables us to wait (Gal. 5:5). 30. The Spirit supplies us with Christ (Phil. 1:19, KJV).