the truth through the spirit
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The Truth Through The Spirit
1 Peter 1:22-23
Through
• 1 Peter 1:22-23
• Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, 23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, throughthe word of God which lives and abides forever,
• NKJV
The Holy Spirit
• Revealed the truth – John 16:13
• Confirmed the truth – Mark 16:20
• Uses the truth to set apart God’s people from those who are not God’s people – John 17:17
• Uses the word of God to produce a spiritual birth
• Uses the word of God to “purify your soul”
What Is Holy Spirit Conversion?
Today
Often means that a person got worked up
emotionally
Often imagines that the Holy Spirit gave them
a sensation, feeling, or sign of acceptance or
salvation
In The Bible
The Holy Spirit revealed and confirmed the
apostle’s teaching
The teaching has life and power to convert
The Work of The Holy SpiritIn Man’s Redemption
John 16:7-11 (NKJV)
. . . I will send Him to you. [8] And
when He has come, He will convict the
world of sin, and of righteousness, and
of judgment: [9] of sin, because they
do not believe in Me; [10] of
righteousness, because I go to My
Father and you see Me no more; [11]
of judgment, because the ruler of this
world is judged.
The Work of The Holy SpiritIn Man’s Redemption
The World -
Of Sin:
Of
Righteousness:
Of Judgment:
By testifying of
the death,
resurrection, and
glorification of
Jesus Christ!
What if we reject
His testimony?
1 Peter 1:22-23 (NKJV)
Since you have purified
your souls in obeying the
truth through the Spirit . . .
[23] having been born again,
not of corruptible seed but
incorruptible, through the
word of God which lives and
abides forever,
The Work of The Holy SpiritIn Man’s Redemption
The Word
of GodSufficient to
convert!Rom 1:16
For I am not
ashamed of the
gospel of Christ, for
it is the power of
God to salvation for
everyone who
believes, for the Jew
first and also for the
Greek.
NKJV
1 Peter 1:12
12 To them it was revealed
that, not to themselves, but
to us they were ministering
the things which now have
been reported to you
through those who have
preached the gospel to you
by the Holy Spirit sent from
heaven — things which
angels desire to look into.
NKJV
The Work of The Holy SpiritIn Man’s Redemption
The Word
of GodSufficient to
convert!Rom 1:16
For I am not
ashamed of the
gospel of Christ, for
it is the power of
God to salvation for
everyone who
believes, for the Jew
first and also for the
Greek.
NKJV
The Work of The Holy SpiritIn Man’s Redemption
The 3,000 in Acts 2:37-42
The 5,000 in Acts 4:4
The Samaritans in Acts 8:12
The eunuch in Acts 8:35-38 –
Cornelius in Acts 10:6,22,33; 11:14
Lydia in Acts 16:14
The Corinthians in Acts 18:8
The Bereans in Acts 17:11,12
The twelve in Ephesus in Acts 19:5
By
The
Word
Sanctifies
The Work of The Holy Spirit
Conclusion
Convicts
Converts
ONLY through that
which has
been revealed
and confirmed
– i.e. the
Word of
God.
Purifies
The Work of The Holy Spirit
Conclusion
ONLY through that
which has
been revealed
and confirmed
– i.e. the
Word of
God.
Is your soul purified?
In obedience?
Through the truth?
By the Spirit?
To unfeigned love of the brethren?