“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.”
Proverbs 9:10, HCSB
The primary purpose of the Holy Spirit is not merely to bring eternal life, though He brings the wisdom of Christ and helps us walk in that wisdom toward others.
Each person should do as he has decided in his heart — not reluctantly or out of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.
2 Corinthians 9:7, HCSB
The primary purpose of the Holy Spirit is not merely to bring eternal life, but He also grows the sacrificial love of Christ in us to want to be generous with all we have and are.
Make your own attitude that of Christ Jesus
Philippians 2:5, HCSB
The primary purpose of the Holy Spirit is not merely to bring eternal life but also to make us more conformed to the life, image, and mind of Christ.
He renews my life; He leads me along the right paths for His name’s sake.
Psalm 23:3, HCSB
The primary purpose of the Holy Spirit is not merely give us eternal life, but He draws us closer to Christ and others to Christ by empowering us to witness to others to the glory of the Father.
When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak God’s message with boldness.
Acts 4:31, HCSB
The primary purpose of the Holy Spirit goes beyond sealing us for eternal life, for He is within us is to proclaim the gospel boldly to others.
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Acts 1:8, HCSB
The primary purpose of the Holy Spirit in us to not merely to save us but to also work through us to share the gospel with others.
But how can they call on Him they have not believed in? And how can they believe without hearing about Him? And how can they hear without a preacher?
Romans 10:14, HCSB
We deserve nothing from God, yet He sent Christ to save us through the cross and the Holy Spirit to empower us to share the news of Christ with the world.
The fear of man is a snare, but the one who trusts in the Lord is protected.
Proverbs 29:25, HCSB
We don’t deserve anything from God, yet there is nothing we can do for ourselves or each other to find eternal life. Only through faith in the work of Christ can we find eternal life and reconciliation with God, and we can share this with others.
I say then, walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.
Galatians 5:16, HCSB
We deserve nothing from God but death and wrath because of our evil desires, yet from the moment of faith in the work of Christ He gives us His Spirit with new life, grace, and forgiveness to help us live rightly and share this faith with others.
For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift — not from works, so that no one can boast.
Ephesians 2:8-9, HCSB
We deserve death and wrath from God, but by faith in Christ’s faithfulness we receive grace and new life. We should feel compelled to share that grace with all.
a simple man of God 