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- When believers embody the Fruits of the Spirit, they exemplify God's love and grace, drawing others to Christ. This witness extends beyond individual actions; it becomes a collective testimony of the church’s mission to reflect God’s character in a broken world.
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In this construct, there is no witness of God’s Spirit to us. Rather, both “spirits” testify Godward; both are advocates of our status before the great Judge. If, on the other hand, a dative indirect object is in view, then God’s Spirit is testifying to our spirits, that is, to us.
1 John 4:2-3. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God; and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world. Acts 5:32.
Sep 26, 2024 · When Paul says, “The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God children” (Romans 8:16), he is pointing to an intimate interaction between the Holy Spirit and our inner being. The Greek word translated as “testifies” here means “bears witness, confirms, or affirms truth.”
Ultimately, the witness of the Spirit, as I understand it, is not about an overt, subjective feeling. It’s about a deep-rooted faith and a longing for God’s kingdom. It’s about recognizing the imperfections of this world and yearning for the redemption and restoration promised to us.
Aug 14, 2013 · 1. He gives evidences that we belong to God. It is the work of the Spirit. So the witness of the Spirit is the work of the Spirit giving evidences in our lives that we are the sons of God. I get that in verse 14: “All who are led by the Spirit are sons of God.”
The Spirit has given the following witness concerning this: "For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ."
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Aug 19, 2024 · One witness is the Holy Spirit. The other witness is the Christian’s spirit. The content of this double witness is clearly stated: “that we are the children of God.” When our own spirit witnesses within us that we are the children of God, we consequently “cry, ‘Abba! Father!’” (Rom 8:15).
