Sealed with the Holy Spirit

Written by Michael Bradley


Atrepparttar moment of salvation when we accept Jesus as our personal Lord and Savior, three most amazing things will happen. The first is that we get automatic forgiveness for all of our sins - all past, present and future sins that we will ever commit. The second thing that will occur is that we will get to go straight to heaven when we die and cross over because we have now become saved and born again.

However, there is a third thing that will occur that some Christians really don't realize or have full knowledge of. Atrepparttar 126458 exact moment that we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior and become saved and born again - we also instantaneously "receive"repparttar 126459 third person ofrepparttar 126460 Godhead -repparttar 126461 Holy Spirit Himself!

The Bible tells us that both God and Jesus live in heaven. However, when we become saved and born again - we literally get to receiverepparttar 126462 Holy Spirit Himself. He literally, and I mean iterally, comes to live onrepparttar 126463 inside of us. As you will see inrepparttar 126464 Scripture verses I will list below - our bodies have now becomerepparttar 126465 temple ofrepparttar 126466 Holy Spirit because He is now living onrepparttar 126467 inside of us!
Not only doesrepparttar 126468 Holy Spirit come to live onrepparttar 126469 inside of us as a result of accepting Jesus as our Lord and Savior, butrepparttar 126470 Bible also tells us that we have now become "sealed" withrepparttar 126471 Holy Spirit.

According to Webster's Dictionary,repparttar 126472 word seal means "to confirm, authenticate or guarantee - to pledge." In two Scripture verses I will list below,repparttar 126473 Bible tells us that we are givenrepparttar 126474 Holy Spirit by Godrepparttar 126475 Father as a "guarantee" and as a "deposit."

When God says that we are sealed by His Holy Spirit atrepparttar 126476 moment of salvation in Him and Jesus - He is giving us a very powerful revelation on what is actually occurring inrepparttar 126477 spiritual realm. Not only are we receivingrepparttar 126478 presence ofrepparttar 126479 Holy Spirit, but we are also being sealed with His presence.

That seal now becomes a very powerful bond between us and God. Though I do believe that it is possible for a Christian to lose his or her salvation perrepparttar 126480 article I have done on that yopic - I believe that it will take quite a bit to break this seal - this bond that we now have established with God and Jesus. This seal is not easily broken.

Here arerepparttar 126481 specific verses fromrepparttar 126482 Bible that tell us that we will "receive"repparttar 126483 Holy Spirit atrepparttar 126484 moment of salvation, that our bodies have now becomerepparttar 126485 temple ofrepparttar 126486 Holy Spirit and that we have now been "sealed" withrepparttar 126487 presence ofrepparttar 126488 Holy Spirit.

1. Receivingrepparttar 126489 Holy Spirit atrepparttar 126490 Moment of Salvation

This first verse will tell us that we receiverepparttar 126491 Holy Spirit atrepparttar 126492 moment of our salvation with Jesus - not sometime later. Here it is:

Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let everyone of you be baptized inrepparttar 126493 name of Jesus Christ forrepparttar 126494 remission of sins; and you shall receiverepparttar 126495 gift ofrepparttar 126496 Holy Spirit. Forrepparttar 126497 promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many asrepparttar 126498 Lord our God will call." (Acts 2:38)
Notice that this verse is talking about those who are actually getting saved. When you "repent" and you are getting "remission" for your sins - you are inrepparttar 126499 process of getting saved by accepting Jesus as your Lord and Savior. You cannot truly repent and get forgiveness and remission for your sins unless you first are willing to accept Jesus as your Savior.

Then notice whatrepparttar 126500 verse says next. After you have repented and have accepted Jesus as your Savior - then you will receiverepparttar 126501 gift ofrepparttar 126502 Holy Spirit Himself. I believe that this verse is telling us that we will receiverepparttar 126503 Holy Spiritrepparttar 126504 moment we accept Jesus as our personal Lord and Savior. It will happen right then and there - not sometime later.

Some people will get saved and water baptized atrepparttar 126505 same time. Others get saved, and then baptized at a later date. The Holy Spirit will come into you atrepparttar 126506 moment you get saved - not atrepparttar 126507 moment you go through a water baptism. If you go throughrepparttar 126508 water baptism at a later date -repparttar 126509 Holy Spirit is not going to wait until you do that. He will enter into you right atrepparttar 126510 moment that you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior - no matter where that may take place at.

2. Our Bodies Are Nowrepparttar 126511 Temple ofrepparttar 126512 Holy Spirit The above Scripture verse tells us that we will "receive"repparttar 126513 Holy Spirit atrepparttar 126514 moment of salvation. So once we receive Him - exactly where does He go? The next set of verses will tell us that He will literally come to enter onrepparttar 126515 inside of us.

The Bible says that we have three parts to our beings - body, soul and spirit. Our human spirits are referred to our as our "innermost being" byrepparttar 126516 Bible. The Holy Spirit will enter into and actually live and dwell in your human spirit. As a result ofrepparttar 126517 Holy Spirit now living onrepparttar 126518 inside of us in our human spirits -repparttar 126519 Bible tells us that our bodies have now becomerepparttar 126520 "temple" ofrepparttar 126521 Holy Spirit since we now carry His presence onrepparttar 126522 inside of us.

Smith Wigglesworth on the Power of the Word of God

Written by Michael Bradley


You have all heard me talk about Smith Wigglesworth. He had a major healing ministry inrepparttar early to mid 1900's. In my opinion, he was one ofrepparttar 126457 greatest eagles to have ever walked this earth. If God has a hall of fame, this man will definitely be in it. The only book he had ever read wasrepparttar 126458 Bible.

One ofrepparttar 126459 main secrets to his incredible healing ministry was his high level of faith. On a scale of 1-10, he had a perfect 10 - and that is why there were so many mighty miracles in his ministry. He was calledrepparttar 126460 "APOSTLE OF FAITH" because of his high level of faith. He believed everything he read inrepparttar 126461 Bible and was not afraid to pushrepparttar 126462 envelope with God. One of his favorite sayings was: "Ifrepparttar 126463 Spirit doesn’t move me, I’ll move Him."

I recently was reading one of my books on his life when I came upon a message he gave to some younger people. As soon as I read it, I felt it was a word fromrepparttar 126464 Lord. I do not know if he himself was aware of it, but I believe he received a prophetic flow fromrepparttar 126465 Holy Spirit on this message.

He is giving a message onrepparttar 126466 POWER ofrepparttar 126467 word of God. I’m going to type this out for you because I would consider this a "classic statement" on how powerfulrepparttar 126468 Bible andrepparttar 126469 individual Scripture verses really are. Here wasrepparttar 126470 message.

The Message

"Fill your head and your heart withrepparttar 126471 Scriptures. Memorize passages fromrepparttar 126472 Word, withrepparttar 126473 name ofrepparttar 126474 book,repparttar 126475 chapter, andrepparttar 126476 verse, so that you can quoterepparttar 126477 Scripture correctly in addresses or in open-air meetings.

As you do this, you are sowing in your heart seeds, whichrepparttar 126478 Spirit of God can germinate. He can bring to your remembrance from time to time that which you have once memorized. You must be so soaked withrepparttar 126479 Word of God, you must be filled with it, that you yourself are a living epistle, known and read of all men.

Believers are strong only asrepparttar 126480 Word of God abides in them. The Word of God is spirit and life to those who receive it in simple faith, and it is a verifier of all who own its sway. Know your Book, live it, believe it, and obey it. Hide God’s word in your heart. It will save your soul, quicken your body, illumine your mind. The Word of God is full and final, infallible, reliable, and up-to-date, and our attitude towards it must be one of unquestioned obedience.

If a thing is inrepparttar 126481 Bible, it is so; it is not even to be prayed about; it is to be received and acted upon. Inactivity of faith is a robber, which steals blessing. Increase comes by action, by using what we have and what we know. Your life must be one of going from faith to faith."

Conclusion

He had 3 other "pet sayings" which I feel are really catchy. These are true words of knowledge and wisdom.
"Great faith isrepparttar 126482 product of great fights." "Great testimonies arerepparttar 126483 outcome of great tests." "Great triumphs can only come out of great trials."
The Bible is referred to asrepparttar 126484 seed of God. Like he says, when you readrepparttar 126485 Bible,repparttar 126486 individual Scripture verses are going into you like seeds. The Holy Spirit will then takerepparttar 126487 knowledge that is in those verses (seeds) and start what he callsrepparttar 126488 germination process.

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