Part 2 You and the Bible – Trembling at God’s Word & The Spirit and the Word

 Part 2 You and the Bible – Trembling at God’s Word & The Spirit and the Word

So in the last post we looked at the open heart and that you need an open heart to really receive the word of God. So in this post we are going to look at Trembling at God’s Word and The Spirit and the Word and as a addition we are going to look  at The Holy Spirit as teacher.

So the first thing we are going to look at is:

Trembling at God’s Word

            Our attitude to God’s Word sets pace for how that word will affect our lives. If we treat the Word of God lightly, we should not be surprised if that Word has little impact on our lives.

Read Isaiah 66:2b

            The bible itself encourages us to stand in awe of God’s Word and gives us many examples of those we do. We should never treat the Word of God causally. If we disregard God’s Word for our lives, we will experience the penalties of a life not aligned to God.

This is no light matter. The “trembling” described in the bible, however, is not a reaction of fear but an attitude of awe.

Now we are going to look at:

The Spirit and the Word

            The Holy Spirit and the Word of God continue to forma close partnership so that you can not have one without the other

Ø      the Holy Spirit is called “the Spirit of truth” (John 15:26) and God’s Word is called “the Word of truth” (James 1:18)

Ø      the Holy Spirit is called “the Spirit of Life” (Romans 8:2) and God’s Word is called “the Word of Life” (Philippians 2:16)

Ø      The Holy Spirit is called “the Spirit of Grace” (Hebrews 10:29) and God’s Word is called “the Word of his Grace” (Acts 20:32).

God’s Spirit and his Word go hand in Glove – note Ephesians 6:17.

They both play a vital and complementary role in the Christian life. Both the Spirit and the Word is needed, if you have God’s spirit without the Word, your life will lack boundaries. Without the Holy Spirit work in your life, your life will have no power. Both Holy Spirit and his Word have equally vital roles to play in bringing the Christian towards the goal of maturity in Christ. Spirit of God provides impetus; the Word of God provides the direction.

Now we are going to look at:

The Holy Spirit as Teacher

           

Read John 14:26

            This verse is basically saying that the Holy Spirit is our teacher and will teach us all things and will remind you of all things said to you.

As has already been emphasized, the Holy Spirit of God and the Word of God are inseparable. For this reason, the Holy Spirit is our primary teacher, he takes the written word and make it the “living and active” word for us personally.

Read 1 John 2:27

             The Holy Sprit is described as “the anointing you receive from God” – an anointing that remains in you and “teaches you about all things”.

Read 1 John 2:24-29

            John is not telling us that there are no longer any teachers in the church. What he is doing is warning against “those who are trying to lead you astray”

            The Holy Spirit will not teach you anything contrary to his Word. There will never be a contradiction between the Spirit of God and the Word of God.

These two aspects—intimacy and obedience – are the twin goals of the Holy Spirit and the fruit of genuine study of God’s Word

In the last post we are going to look at are the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation.

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