What you need is a spiritual experience with GOD. I will tell you a few things i know. Before i do know this, miracles are being worked today, and the gifts of the Spirit are being used, (Healing on me, others) And gifts of tongues, Prophecy, and miracles. If you are wondering why rarely any work in the Gifts of the Spirit. Keep reading, to start know this GOD's word is truth!
You can know Jesus Christ loves you and died for you and rose again, but to personally experience this love you must have the Holy Spirit
Romans 5:5 "And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us."
to live free of sin you must have the Holy Spirit. TO BE SAVED you must have the Holy Spirit. The question probably running through your mind is, how can i be sure that i have the Holy Spirit? i will answer that soon, below states our need of the Holy Spirit of Christ.
Romans 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
How do you be filled with the Holy Spirit?
John 7:38-39 "He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet
given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)"
ASK GOD for His Holy Spirit, get on your knees and ask Him daily, be willing to give up all sin in your life. a small story is my brother in Christ was trying to be filled with the Spirit for a long time.... LONG..... it wasn't until he was forced to sell His car (which he admitted to idolizing it) that the Spirit came in and filled Him and he began to speak in another language while trying to pray regularly (the Holy Spirit and the Gift of tongues)
Luke 11:9-13
9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children:
how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Why do people not work in gifts? Many have taken to themselves itching ears and heaped preachers that do not preach the ability nor the need to live Holy and free of sin.
Romans 8:13 "For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live."
If we through the SPIRIT put to death the deeds of the flesh we shall live..... This is why so many Christians are still living in sin. They do not know that the power to break free is from the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ! OR they try and live free of sin without the Holy Spirit and end up falling back into sin over and over and never break free. All you have to do is be willing to let go of sin and believe on Jesus Christ as the scriptures hath said, and GOD will give you the power to overcome all sin in your life by the Holy Ghost!
This is what separates many Christians, they want to believe that there is no way they can live free of sin. They want to accept eternal life in Christ Jesus and His blood sacrifice, BUT leave out the part that there must be a change in us. We can not continue in Sin. (This is not saying we will be perfect, but the Spirit will work on us until Jesus returns! and we sure do have power to let go of every sin because of what Jesus did and His Spirit given unto us.)
Do not be mistaken....
1 John 2:1 "My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not.
And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:"
But GOD is looking for the one who wants to be perfect as He is perfect, not the one who secretly deep down wants to enjoy in inappropriate content or fornication or (fill in the blank) and He WILL give you the power to break free from all sin.
ASK GOD to fill you with His Holy Spirit. It seems you already believe on Jesus Christ.
And you will know you have recieved the Spirit because he will come into you and fill you, and you may speak in tongues or just feel Him come in and fill you and enlighten you. It is personal for everyone, but know that if you Seek with all your heart you will find!
I bet you have alot of questions and the devil is putting alot of thoughts into your head at the moment trying to confuse you or make you doubt something, so if you have any questions please ask me. I will quote scripture. (Our only weapon from GOD which is sharpened by the Spirit!)
Ephesians 6:17 "And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:"
PS: be very careful who you put your mouth against,
It is best to hold your peace, and the gossiping and the urge talk of others and the quick accusations of someone being a false prophet could be from another spirit and not the Holy Spirit. Even the Pharisees blasphemed Jesus Christ saying His power was not of GOD but of beezlebub when it was of the Holy Spirit who is light, and there is no darkness in Him at all.... I am not saying whoever you were talking about is genuine in Christ or not, i am just saying it is best to hold your peace, and work on your own soul salvation with fear and trembling, and GOD will judge every man's heart and reveal all things in judgment.)
Luke 11:14-23
And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.
15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
16 And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.
17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.
18 If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.
19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
20 But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
21 When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
22 But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
23 He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
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