442 - Les Feldick Bible Study - Lesson 3 - Part 2 - Book 37 - The Seven Unities of the Church - 2

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 3 * PART 2 * BOOK 37 The Seven Unities of the Church - Part 2 Well, of course that was the work of the Holy Spirit, that every word that came from the man’s mind was Holy Spirit directed. Ephesians 4:4b "...and one Spirit,..." So there is one true Body, and now we find that there is one true Holy Spirit. Now let’s compare Scripture with Scripture by going back to I John chapter 4 and we might as well start with verse 1. Ephesians says, "There is one Spirit." "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. (now here is where believers must know which Spirit is of God, and which spirit is of Satan) 2. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3. And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of anti-christ, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world." Now one of the classic examples of the power of satanic spirits is found in the Book of Exodus chapter 7. From Satan, and his evil spirits. Now I’m comfortable with the fact that as believers, the satanic spirits cannot have any kind of control over us, because our Spirit power is sufficient to withstand all the powers of the evil one. Ephesians 6:11 Ephesians 6:12 In the first 7 chapters of Romans you have almost no reference to the Holy Spirit, but now you break into chapter 8, and He’s all through the chapter: Romans 8:1-2 2. For the law (the operating fact of our life, the law)of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death." The One Holy Spirit. Romans 8:4 Now verse 5, and oh how Paul just explains the working of the Holy Spirit now for us as believers. Romans 8:5 Romans 8:9 "But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his." A person that does not have the Spirit of Christ is not in the Body of Christ. And oh we could go all the way through this whole chapter, and see this constant reference to the Spirit. In fact just glance at this chapter, and the word Spirit just jumps up at you off the page. For example in verse 15. Romans 8:15-16 "For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 16. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:" Then come all the way down to verse 23. Romans 8:23a Oh goodness, and now come back over to the Book of Ephesians chapter 1, and this is the One Spirit that Paul is dealing with now in Ephesians chapter 4. And it’s up to us to discernare we dealing with the true Holy Spirit, or are we dabbling in another spirit? Oh the spirit of anti-christ is every where. Now Ephesians chapter 1, verse 13, and 14. Ephesians 1:13-14 It’s the Holy Spirit that placed us into the Body, it’s the Holy Spirit Who directs us in our daily life, it’s the Holy Spirit Who gives us comfort. It’s the Holy Spirit Who reveals the truth of Scripture, but we have to make sure that we’re listening to the right spirit. Ephesians 4:4b "...even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;" Let’s go first to I Corinthians chapter 13, the love chapter, and we’re going to drop down to the very last verse. Now in this chapter Paul has been dealing primarily with love, hasn’t he? Hope. Scriptural hope is manifest truth that we can rest upon. So let’s begin with verse 18. Romans 8:18-19 Now verse 20. Romans 8:20 "For the creature (creation) was made subject to vanity, (the curse) not willingly, (in other words creation didn’t do anything to bring in the curse, but rather Adam did. So creation fell not willingly, ) but by reason of him who hath subjected the same (all of creation) in hope, 21. 24. For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? As soon as the curse fell, God also gave creation, what? Hope! Genesis 3:14-15 "And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: (there’s God dealing with the creature that Satan used, as well as Satan himself.) So just as soon as the curse fell, as a result of Adam’s sin, God subjected that same creation in hope. And what was the hope? The curse will be lifted, and creation can revert back to the way God first created it. The same pasture that Psalm chapter 23 talks about. #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible