What is my Responsibility

[IAMANOBODY2015]

If I become a Christian, people have said that the Holy Spirit will make me clean. I don't get it. What would be my responsibility as a new Christian if the Holy Spirit does it all?

 

[Near]

Well, you'd have to turn from sin. The Holy Spirit, aka God, helps you to do that, but doesn't do that for you. You retain your own will, and you have to actively choose to serve God on a daily basis.

 

[shelley1952]

If I become a Christian, people have said that the Holy Spirit will make me clean. I don't get it. What would be my responsibility as a new Christian if the Holy Spirit does it all?

As near said, you have to partner with the Holy Spirit to cleanse you, the Holy Spirit is a gentleman, He does not force you. What happened with me was He would show a problem that wasnt pleasing to the Lord and I would acknowledge my sin, I would ask for help getting rid of it and He would help me. Get into Bible studies and learn, study at home, every chance you get, learn, the more you learn and understand then you know what is expected of you as His child.

 

[Albion]

If I become a Christian, people have said that the Holy Spirit will make me clean. I don't get it. What would be my responsibility as a new Christian if the Holy Spirit does it all?

The HS does not do it all. He enables us to be saved and to live as God would have us live. The Bible, especially the New Testament, speaks of what responsibilities Jesus taught his disciples, us included, to assume.

 

[Kit Sigmon]

If I become a Christian, people have said that the Holy Spirit will make me clean. I don't get it. What would be my responsibility as a new Christian if the Holy Spirit does it all?

First off...Acts 2:38...repent and be baptized.

Hebrews 10:24-31...going to church.

2 Timothy 2:15...reading/and learning the bible.

Micah 6:8...act justly, show mercy, walk humbly

Ephesians 4:32...forgiving

James 1:19-27...be doers of the word, not just hearers

Mark 16:15...witnessing/sharing the gospel.


I hope this be of help to you.

 

[Greg J.]

If I become a Christian, people have said that the Holy Spirit will make me clean. I don't get it. What would be my responsibility as a new Christian if the Holy Spirit does it all?

I think the short answer is that you still need to take your responsibilities seriously, even though God has cleansed you completely. The wages of sin is still death, even though you are forgiven (Romans 6:23, Romans 5:13-14). You can think of this as God loves you and forgives you, but you can still hurt yourself badly. Believing that God has cleansed you (forgiven your past, present, and future sin) is not the only requirement for salvation, you need to yield to Jesus' Lordship. If you have genuinely done that, you will want to know what he wants of you. And to know that you need to learn.

 

[Goodbook]

To yield..imagine it like this someon giving you a bath because you cant wash yourself. I mean you can but it wont be as effective. They are able to reach in places you cant reach yourself, like your back.

 

[IAMANOBODY2015]

Thank you everyone.

 

[John Davidson]

If I become a Christian, people have said that the Holy Spirit will make me clean. I don't get it. What would be my responsibility as a new Christian if the Holy Spirit does it all?

God does it all. That is why it is called grace.

You can't even come to him on your own.

Jesus said that no man can come to him unless the Father draw him.

 

[DiscipleHeLovesToo]

If I become a Christian, people have said that the Holy Spirit will make me clean. I don't get it. What would be my responsibility as a new Christian if the Holy Spirit does it all?

your part is to be really, really thankful that God has done for you what you cannot do for yourself; which should lead you to want to know God more, which should lead you to want to know His word more, which should lead you to recognize His leading and follow it more, which should lead to an automatic reduction of transgressions of His laws - not by focusing on the laws, but on His mercy, grace, and love for you - by being thankful

 

[IAMANOBODY2015]

Thank you