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Miracles proclaim the power of the Father, and love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance proclaim the presence of the Holy Spirit. Being filled with the Holy Spirit is called being "born again" or "born of the Spirit". The Holy Spirit is holy, and those filled with the Holy Spirit will likewise be holy. | Miracles proclaim the power of the Father, and love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance proclaim the presence of the Holy Spirit. Being filled with the Holy Spirit is called being "born again" or "born of the Spirit". The Holy Spirit is holy, and those filled with the Holy Spirit will likewise be holy. | ||
Before Jesus ascended into Heaven, he said ''"behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high."'' (Luke 24:49) When the disciples returned to Jerusalem, they were baptized by the Holy Spirit, and boldly proclaimed the Word of the Lord. Receiving the Holy Ghost is the only way to fulfil God's plan of redemption and restoration that began in the Garden of Eden, when he called to Adam ''"Where art thou?"'' Only | Before Jesus ascended into Heaven, he said ''"behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high."'' (Luke 24:49) When the disciples returned to Jerusalem, they were baptized by the Holy Spirit, and boldly proclaimed the Word of the Lord. Receiving the Holy Ghost is the only way to fulfil God's plan of redemption and restoration that began in the Garden of Eden, when he called to Adam ''"Where art thou?"'' Only after you have been born again can you live holy as God originally intended you to be. | ||