Why is He here? What is He trying to do? Most people would probably say that He is here to impart life to us. That’s true, but how does He do that? The answer is that He imparts life through the truth. In the New Testament, there is no difference between life and truth. Properly understood, they are the same thing.
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life.” John 14:6 (All quotations in this post are from the NASB. Emphasis mine.)
“The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.” John 6:63
“For the word of God is living and active.” Hebrews 4:12
“For you have been born again . . . through the living and enduring word of God.” 1 Peter 1:23
Moses “received living oracles to pass on to you.” Acts 7:38
This is how it we experience the life-giving ministry of the Spirit through the word of God. “I will put My laws into their minds and I will write them on their hearts.” Hebrews 8:10
The Holy Spirit is here to transform us as He takes the living word of God and incorporates it into the very fabric of our living spirits. The reason most of us aren’t experiencing anything like this is because no one has ever taught us about it and no one has ever suggested that some of the thoughts that pass through our minds come from the Holy Spirit.
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