Christ came down to this earth with a very important mission to accomplish on behalf of humanity. The exact purpose of that mission was to restore humanity back to God by giving them eternal life. Praise God, this very mission was accomplished both victoriously and successfully the moment He voluntarily gave His life and resurrected three days later.
Having said that, there’s another important mission that must be fulfilled in the lives of people who have believed in Christ. It’s a continual transformation that must happen in the lives of these individuals. The purpose of that transformation is to enable people to actually become whom God has always wanted them to be through His Son.
The main reason is that it’s the very element that will demonstrate the awesome transformative and regenerating power of the Lord’s death on people’s lives (2 Corinthians 5:17). That’s exactly why God sent the Holy Spirit to come to indwell those who believe in His only Son. His job is to empower us, so that we can be fruitful for the glory of God and become who God wants us to be in Christ.
Before Christ ascended to heaven, He had a conversation with His disciples regarding someone who will be sent by God in order to help them. He said to them, God will send you another advocate (John 14:16).
The term “another” means someone who is just like Him. Someone who will be as loving, caring, protective, and supportive as He is. He did speak about various functions that person will play in their lives. So among these are leading them into all truth, reminding them of everything He said, and teaching and helping them to understand the Word of God.
The Holy Spirit is the agent who’s working through us constantly in order to transform us day by day to become the very person that God wants us to be. He’s the One who bears witness with our own human spirit that we’re children of God (Romans 8:16). It’s safe to conclude that He’s the One reminding us of whom we are in Christ.
He’s the One who empowers us to resist Satan and his field of temptation. He’s the One who reveals Christ to us. Lastly, the life that we must live through Christ revolves around what He’s doing through us for the glory of God. See Reading the Bible chronologically.
Having said that, there’s another important mission that must be fulfilled in the lives of people who have believed in Christ. It’s a continual transformation that must happen in the lives of these individuals. The purpose of that transformation is to enable people to actually become whom God has always wanted them to be through His Son.
The main reason is that it’s the very element that will demonstrate the awesome transformative and regenerating power of the Lord’s death on people’s lives (2 Corinthians 5:17). That’s exactly why God sent the Holy Spirit to come to indwell those who believe in His only Son. His job is to empower us, so that we can be fruitful for the glory of God and become who God wants us to be in Christ.
Before Christ ascended to heaven, He had a conversation with His disciples regarding someone who will be sent by God in order to help them. He said to them, God will send you another advocate (John 14:16).
The term “another” means someone who is just like Him. Someone who will be as loving, caring, protective, and supportive as He is. He did speak about various functions that person will play in their lives. So among these are leading them into all truth, reminding them of everything He said, and teaching and helping them to understand the Word of God.
The Holy Spirit is the agent who’s working through us constantly in order to transform us day by day to become the very person that God wants us to be. He’s the One who bears witness with our own human spirit that we’re children of God (Romans 8:16). It’s safe to conclude that He’s the One reminding us of whom we are in Christ.
He’s the One who empowers us to resist Satan and his field of temptation. He’s the One who reveals Christ to us. Lastly, the life that we must live through Christ revolves around what He’s doing through us for the glory of God. See Reading the Bible chronologically.