A Library Of Resources For Spiritual Growth
The Spirit is the pledge of the abiding presence of Jesus, and of our fellowship with him. He imparts true knowledge of his being (1 Corinthians 2:10) and of his will. He teaches us and reminds us of all that Christ has said on earth (John 14:26). He guides us into all truth (John 16:13), so that we are not without knowledge of Christ and of the gifts which God has given us in him (1 Corinthians 2:12; Ephesians 1:9). The gift which the Holy Spirit creates in us is not uncertainty, but assurance and discernment. Thus we are enabled to walk in the Spirit (Galatians 5:16, 18, 25; Romans 8:2, 4), and to walk in assurance. The certainty which the disciples enjoyed in their intercourse with Jesus was not lost after he left them. Through the sending of the Spirit into the hearts of the believers that certainty is not only perpetuated, but strengthened and increased, so intimate is the fellowship of the Spirit (Romans 8:16; John 16:12f).
The Cost of Discipleship - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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