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<blockquote data-quote="7xlightray" data-source="post: 75276129" data-attributes="member: 333798"><p style="text-align: center">Yes, your friend is correct, that is God planting His word/seed/Christ in ones heart <span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #404040">(Galatians 4:6)</span></span>, planting His own in the earth, born of the spirit, God is spirit.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">* I say this, because there are those that teach, which they call "The honeymoon," goes away after awhile, and others who don't even believe in this. But that experience, that power of the holy spirit, we need to continue in, because He can also take away <span style="color: #404040">(Revelation 2:5; 3:2, 16, 19)</span>. We want to gain, gain is better, no value can one put on this! It is not something that should fade away, but get stronger <span style="color: #404040">(and more stronger at other times, as needed. And there is correction that hurts, but learn to get through those quickly)</span>, being properly trained <u>by the holy spirit</u> <span style="color: #404040">(Hebrews 12:11 (whole chapter good read for context))</span>, believing God, the truth. And it starts the moment you ask for, and receive, the holy spirit. You will just need to learn to remain, learning to live and walk, in the spirit; believing God <span style="color: #404040">(Hebrews 11:7)</span>. Not false doctrine <span style="color: #404040">(Luke 11:52)</span>.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">I accepted Christ as my savior, then one week later, while completely by my self, asked God for the baptism of His spirit <span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #404040">(which was a very clean powerful feeling </span><span style="color: #808080">(that went through me from head to toe)</span><span style="color: #404040">, and extremely joyous, that lasted over a year </span><span style="color: #808080">(it did not matter if bad things happen to me, ya couldn't bring me down)</span><span style="color: #404040">, until eight months later I started going to church, and received false doctrine, then the scriptures started to become very confusing, but being a infant in Christ I did not know what doctrines they were, and that period of "The honeymoon" did go away after awhile, which took me on a long journey </span><span style="color: #808080">(which I received other temporary fillings of the spirit, until I received the correct doctrine)</span><span style="color: #404040">, which is why I warn you about, because it should not go away after awhile </span><span style="color: #808080">(Romans 14:17)</span><span style="color: #404040">)</span></span>, then over a year later, had water baptism.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">2 Timothy 3</p> <p style="text-align: center">5 Having a <u>form</u> of <u>godliness</u> <span style="color: #0000b3">[eusébeia: piety towards God, godliness, devotion, they are religious or reverent]</span>,</p> <p style="text-align: center">but <u>denying</u> the <u>power</u> <span style="color: #0000b3">[G1411: dyýnamis]</span> thereof <span style="color: #0000b3">[the four verses before this verse gives more understanding]</span>:</p> <p style="text-align: center">from such turn away.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">..why? Because..</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">2 Peter 1</p> <p style="text-align: center">3 According as <u>his</u> divine <u>power</u> <span style="color: #0000b3">[G1411: dyýnamis]</span> <u>hath given</u> unto <u>us</u> all things that <u>pertain unto life</u> <span style="color: #0000b3">[that's now, today]</span></p> <p style="text-align: center">and godliness <span style="color: #0000b3">[eusébeia: piety towards God, godliness, devotion, they are religious or reverent]</span>, <u>through the</u></p> <p style="text-align: center"><u>knowledge</u> <span style="color: #0000b3">[epignósis: precise and correct knowledge]</span> <u>of him</u> that hath called us to glory and virtue:</p> <p style="text-align: center">4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be</p> <p style="text-align: center">partakers of the <u>divine nature</u>, <u>having escaped</u> <span style="color: #0000b3">[yesterday, or today]</span> the corruption that is in the world through <u>lust</u> <span style="color: #0000b3">[lust for whatever it may be of the things, or ways of the world, even what we think, God tests us (Luke 2:35; Jeremiah 17:10; Matthew 23:26; Hebrews 4:12)]</span>.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">Colossians 1</p> <p style="text-align: center">11 <u>Strengthened</u> with all <u>might</u>, according to his glorious <u>power</u> <span style="color: #0000b3">[G1411: dyýnamis]</span>, unto all <u>patience</u> and <u>longsuffering</u> <u>with joyfulness</u> <span style="color: #0000b3">["..longsuffering with joyfulness" God is completely content, and in need of nothing]</span>;</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">Ephesians 3</p> <p style="text-align: center">16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be <u>strengthened</u> with <u>might</u> by his <u>Spirit</u> in the <u>inner man</u> <span style="color: #0000b3">[the spirit is His power, His divine nature. And why we need His spirit]</span>;</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">Ephesians 3</p> <p style="text-align: center">19 And to know the <u>love</u> of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be <u>filled</u> with <u>all the fulness of God</u> <span style="color: #0000b3">[the mind of Christ]</span>.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">Ephesians 3</p> <p style="text-align: center">20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly <u>above</u> all that we <u>ask or think</u>, according to the <u>power</u> <span style="color: #0000b3">[G1411: dyýnamis]</span> that <u>worketh in</u> <u>us</u>,</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">John 4</p> <p style="text-align: center">23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the <u>true</u> worshippers shall worship the Father in <u>spirit</u> and in <u>truth</u>: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #0000b3">[then clarifies what He means by spirit.. "God is spirit"..]</span></p> <p style="text-align: center">24 <u>God is a Spirit</u>: and they that worship him <u>must</u> worship him in <u>spirit</u> and in <u>truth</u>.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">Must receive His spirit <span style="color: #404040">(Galatians 5:22; Ephesians 1:13-14)</span></p> <p style="text-align: center">for a leopard cannot change it's spots <span style="color: #404040">(Jeremiah 13:23)</span>.</p> <p style="text-align: center">Yes, He may let people change some things about them selves in their own strength, but that pride keeps them in a delusion.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">Galatians 5:16,</p> <p style="text-align: center">22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, <span style="color: #0000b3">[Galatians chapters 3, 4 also good for context]</span>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="7xlightray, post: 75276129, member: 333798"] [CENTER]Yes, your friend is correct, that is God planting His word/seed/Christ in ones heart [SIZE=4][COLOR=#404040](Galatians 4:6)[/COLOR][/SIZE], planting His own in the earth, born of the spirit, God is spirit. * I say this, because there are those that teach, which they call "The honeymoon," goes away after awhile, and others who don't even believe in this. But that experience, that power of the holy spirit, we need to continue in, because He can also take away [COLOR=#404040](Revelation 2:5; 3:2, 16, 19)[/COLOR]. We want to gain, gain is better, no value can one put on this! It is not something that should fade away, but get stronger [COLOR=#404040](and more stronger at other times, as needed. And there is correction that hurts, but learn to get through those quickly)[/COLOR], being properly trained [U]by the holy spirit[/U] [COLOR=#404040](Hebrews 12:11 (whole chapter good read for context))[/COLOR], believing God, the truth. And it starts the moment you ask for, and receive, the holy spirit. You will just need to learn to remain, learning to live and walk, in the spirit; believing God [COLOR=#404040](Hebrews 11:7)[/COLOR]. Not false doctrine [COLOR=#404040](Luke 11:52)[/COLOR]. I accepted Christ as my savior, then one week later, while completely by my self, asked God for the baptism of His spirit [SIZE=4][COLOR=#404040](which was a very clean powerful feeling [/COLOR][COLOR=#808080](that went through me from head to toe)[/COLOR][COLOR=#404040], and extremely joyous, that lasted over a year [/COLOR][COLOR=#808080](it did not matter if bad things happen to me, ya couldn't bring me down)[/COLOR][COLOR=#404040], until eight months later I started going to church, and received false doctrine, then the scriptures started to become very confusing, but being a infant in Christ I did not know what doctrines they were, and that period of "The honeymoon" did go away after awhile, which took me on a long journey [/COLOR][COLOR=#808080](which I received other temporary fillings of the spirit, until I received the correct doctrine)[/COLOR][COLOR=#404040], which is why I warn you about, because it should not go away after awhile [/COLOR][COLOR=#808080](Romans 14:17)[/COLOR][COLOR=#404040])[/COLOR][/SIZE], then over a year later, had water baptism. 2 Timothy 3 5 Having a [U]form[/U] of [U]godliness[/U] [COLOR=#0000b3][eusébeia: piety towards God, godliness, devotion, they are religious or reverent][/COLOR], but [U]denying[/U] the [U]power[/U] [COLOR=#0000b3][G1411: dyýnamis][/COLOR] thereof [COLOR=#0000b3][the four verses before this verse gives more understanding][/COLOR]: from such turn away. ..why? Because.. 2 Peter 1 3 According as [U]his[/U] divine [U]power[/U] [COLOR=#0000b3][G1411: dyýnamis][/COLOR] [U]hath given[/U] unto [U]us[/U] all things that [U]pertain unto life[/U] [COLOR=#0000b3][that's now, today][/COLOR] and godliness [COLOR=#0000b3][eusébeia: piety towards God, godliness, devotion, they are religious or reverent][/COLOR], [U]through the knowledge[/U] [COLOR=#0000b3][epignósis: precise and correct knowledge][/COLOR] [U]of him[/U] that hath called us to glory and virtue: 4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the [U]divine nature[/U], [U]having escaped[/U] [COLOR=#0000b3][yesterday, or today][/COLOR] the corruption that is in the world through [U]lust[/U] [COLOR=#0000b3][lust for whatever it may be of the things, or ways of the world, even what we think, God tests us (Luke 2:35; Jeremiah 17:10; Matthew 23:26; Hebrews 4:12)][/COLOR]. Colossians 1 11 [U]Strengthened[/U] with all [U]might[/U], according to his glorious [U]power[/U] [COLOR=#0000b3][G1411: dyýnamis][/COLOR], unto all [U]patience[/U] and [U]longsuffering[/U] [U]with joyfulness[/U] [COLOR=#0000b3]["..longsuffering with joyfulness" God is completely content, and in need of nothing][/COLOR]; Ephesians 3 16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be [U]strengthened[/U] with [U]might[/U] by his [U]Spirit[/U] in the [U]inner man[/U] [COLOR=#0000b3][the spirit is His power, His divine nature. And why we need His spirit][/COLOR]; Ephesians 3 19 And to know the [U]love[/U] of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be [U]filled[/U] with [U]all the fulness of God[/U] [COLOR=#0000b3][the mind of Christ][/COLOR]. Ephesians 3 20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly [U]above[/U] all that we [U]ask or think[/U], according to the [U]power[/U] [COLOR=#0000b3][G1411: dyýnamis][/COLOR] that [U]worketh in[/U] [U]us[/U], John 4 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the [U]true[/U] worshippers shall worship the Father in [U]spirit[/U] and in [U]truth[/U]: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. [COLOR=#0000b3][then clarifies what He means by spirit.. "God is spirit"..][/COLOR] 24 [U]God is a Spirit[/U]: and they that worship him [U]must[/U] worship him in [U]spirit[/U] and in [U]truth[/U]. Must receive His spirit [COLOR=#404040](Galatians 5:22; Ephesians 1:13-14)[/COLOR] for a leopard cannot change it's spots [COLOR=#404040](Jeremiah 13:23)[/COLOR]. Yes, He may let people change some things about them selves in their own strength, but that pride keeps them in a delusion. Galatians 5:16, 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, [COLOR=#0000b3][Galatians chapters 3, 4 also good for context][/COLOR].[/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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