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- The Spirit of God witnesses to the redemption of our Lord, and to nothing else. He cannot witness to our reason. We are inclined to mistake the simplicity that comes from our natural commonsense decisions for the witness of the Spirit, but the Spirit witnesses only to His own nature, and to the work of redemption, never to our reason.
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Aug 14, 2013 · The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit.” So, when there arises in the believer’s heart a humble, authentic, dependent, thankful, happy, “Father, Father,” that is the Holy Spirit, because a person who is without Christ cannot call out to God in a dependent, loving, thankful, humble way.
How does the Spirit bear witness to our spirits? Certainly, he works on our hearts to convince us of the truth of scripture. But there is more. His inner witness is both immediate and intuitive. It involves a non-discursive presence that is recognized in the soul.
Sep 26, 2024 · Romans 8:16 states, “The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.” The theme of this passage is that believers are heirs with Christ. The Holy Spirit gives us great assurance of our position in God’s family.
We don’t receive salvation if we don’t suffer with him. This could mean that we are heirs of Christ if we suffer with him. The condition is relevant to the witness of the Spirit. Paul could be saying that we receive this witness only if and when we suffer.
We are in danger of getting into a bargaining spirit with God when we come to Him— we want the witness of the Spirit before we have done what God tells us to do. Why doesn’t God reveal Himself to you?
Mar 1, 1993 · The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God. According to the Westminster Confession of Faith, there are three pillars of assurance of salvation: the promises of God’s Word, the works which the Holy Spirit produces, and the inner witness of the Spirit to the believer. All three of these witnesses are viewed as ...
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Mark the terms of the passage: ‘The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit-.’. It is not so much a revelation made to my spirit, considered as the recipient of the testimony, as a revelation made in or with my spirit considered as co-operating in the testimony.