Believe and Receive
The Holy Spirit – Part 1
“Believe and receive” is a potentially controversial phrase so I need to put these words into context.
The Bible says in Romans chapter 10 verse 9 “…. if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
In Ephesians chapter 1 verses 13 we read: “In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit…”
Also in Acts chapter 2 verse 38 we read: “And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
Believe and Receive.
When we became a Christian we received the free, undeserved, unearned, gift of the Holy Spirit living in us.
What an awesome, often unutilized, resource all Christians have living inside of them.
More about the Holy Spirit in future blogs.
