Signs a person is regenerated.

[Neostarwcc]

What are signs a person can look at to say "The Holy Spirit lives in me."

 

[TheWhat?]

Fuming at the liberal media?

 

[Neostarwcc]

Fuming at the liberal media?

No was a serious question.

 

[TheWhat?]

- look at the time -

 

[Neostarwcc]

It's a good question, but all I've seen around me for the last year are Fox News, BLM protestors, Capitol insurrectionists and angry people on the internet.

Oh yes there's a lot of that going on. I tend to ignore the news. It all proves that Jesus's return is closer and closer... Anyway back on topic.

 

[Thatgirloncfforums]

Same.
You can add Telegram and Gab to that list. I use to be one of those angry people. Anger is a cancer.

It's a good question, but all I've seen around me for the last year are Fox News, BLM protestors, Capitol insurrectionists and angry people on the internet.

 

[Thatgirloncfforums]

What are signs a person can look at to say "The Holy Spirit lives in me."

I don't think we should look at ourselves tbh, but always to Christ.

 

[Albion]

What are signs a person can look at to say "The Holy Spirit lives in me."

The person who is redeemed will naturally live a changed life, emulating his savior, and endeavoring to live as Christ taught.

That isn't to say that every onlooker can be certain about what he's witnessing, but neither are they/we expected to go around evaluating other people like that.

As for yourself, you cannot really "prove" whether you are in the right category and you shouldn't worry yourself about it endlessly. You know the call that Christ issued, and if you try your best (even with slip-ups and mistakes along the way), you will be doing what the Lord asked his disciples to do.

Remember that the Apostles--the people who were the closest to Jesus for years--were constantly worrying and guessing...and he was not impressed by it.

Towards the end, he simply told them, in no uncertain terms, that they'd heard his message and his promises concerning his triumph over sin made available to all who would come to him, and that they (and we) should trust him to have meant it. Do you believe he is who he said and showed himself to be? Yes. Then you certainly can trust him.

 

[LeGato]

If it's obvious someone is trying...

Some take a little longer to emulate Jesus than others, depending on how many bad habits they have accumulated.

For instance I have changed a lot in 3 years...but I still swear and smoke. Working on the swearing right now.

 

[Thatgirloncfforums]

If it's obvious someone is trying...

Some take a little longer to emulate Jesus than others, depending on how many bad habits they have accumulated.

For instance I have changed a lot in 3 years...but I still swear and smoke. Working on the swearing right now.

We judge by external standards, God judges the heart. There is no way to tell, practically speaking whether someone is trying. That's not for us to even determine. Keep your focus on Christ. You're in a relationship with him, not yourself and your habits or sins.

 

[Gregory Thompson]

What are signs a person can look at to say "The Holy Spirit lives in me."

The fruit of the spirit is ... go read scripture for the answer.

 

[LeGato]

We judge by external standards, God judges the heart. There is no way to tell, practically speaking whether someone is trying. That's not for us to even determine. Keep your focus on Christ. You're in a relationship with him, not yourself and your habits or sins.

The OP's question was how to tell if the Holy Spirit lives within a person. Did you not read it?
Furthermore, I gave my own practical experiences for the edification of others on this board.
I am sorry it did not sit well with you.
Finally, My focus IS on Christ...you have no idea what my relationship with Him is...so keep your snarky judgements of other Christians to yourself.

 

[St_Worm2]

Here is one of the "signs" @Neostarwcc, in this case from pastor/theologian A. W. Pink.

 

[Thatgirloncfforums]

The OP's question was how to tell if the Holy Spirit lives within a person. Did you not read it?

Yes. And it's not for us to judge,like I said.

Furthermore, I gave my own practical experiences for the edification of others on this board.
I am sorry it did not sit well with you.

It's not a personal thing. You are entitled to your opinion but I am entitled to mine.

Finally, My focus IS on Christ...you have no idea what my relationship with Him is...so keep your snarky judgements of other Christians to yourself.

I don't know how you took an encouraging post as snarky...but you do you. I don't want to fight.

 

[Thatgirloncfforums]

How much grief?

Here is one of the "signs" @Neostarwcc, in this case from pastor/theologian A. W. Pink.

 

[LeGato]

Yes. And it's not for us to judge,like I said.

It's not a personal thing. You are entitled to your opinion but I am entitled to mine.

I don't know how you took an encouraging post as snarky...but you do you. I don't want to fight.

Your post was presumptuous and judgmental, not encouraging. If you have a specific opinion regarding the OP's question, take it up with the OP.

 

[Thatgirloncfforums]

Your post was presumptuous and judgmental, not encouraging. If you have a specific opinion regarding the OP's question, take it up with the OP.

How is telling you to keep your eye on Christ, judgemental and presumptuous? We all lose focus on him at times. That is a part of what it means to be a sinner. Please don't take this as a judgement, but as a call to daily repentance (which I hope that you would call me to as well).

 

[Thatgirloncfforums]

What are signs a person can look at to say "The Holy Spirit lives in me."

Anyone telling you to look at your repentance, your patience, love, virtue, peace ect. is being pietistic. In fact the more you look at these things, the more you will realize how terribly short you fall. Lutheranism has taught me that it is Christ's righteousness that matters. You have been baptized. You are in him. Don't look for evidence for the Holy Spirit in yourself or others. You will become judgemental if you do.

 

[Tigger45]

1 Corinthians 12:3 So I want you to know that no one speaking by God’s Spirit says, “Jesus is cursed.” No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

If we go beyond this simple truth from scripture we’ve gone to far.

 

[Thatgirloncfforums]

Amen!

1 Corinthians 12:3 So I want you to know that no one speaking by God’s Spirit says, “Jesus is cursed.” No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

If we go beyond this simple truth from scripture we’ve gone to far.