Ephesians 1-3
How do we know whether we are one of God's children? Paul tells us that "The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people." In other words, if the spirit is not working within us... we are not his children. If we try to quench the working of the spirit in us, we are running away from the Father. If we are ashamed of the outpouring of the spirit in us, we are ashamed of the the Father. If we want the inheritance that Christ sacrificed his life for, then we should actively seek out the spirit... we should nurture the spirit's claim upon our lives... we should celebrate the outpouring of the spirit's gifts... and praise the Father and Son who make it possible.
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