Article 07. THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE CHRISTIAN LIFE

ARTICLE 7 THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE CHRISTIAN LIFE

We believe that Christ as Lord and Saviour does His work through the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit convicts of sin. Through the Holy Spirit those who believe are born again. The supreme ministry of the Spirit is to lead men to Christ and His salvation. As Christians yield to Christ and obey Ills Word, the Holy Spirit transforms them into the spiritual image of Jesus Christ, and enables perseverance in faith and holiness. He empowers them as effective witnesses to Christ and His salvation, fills their hearts with love for all men, and moves them to practice Christian discipleship. The Holy Spirit bestows upon each believer such gifts as He wills for the building up of the body of Christ. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is God’s seal of ownership of the Christian believer. He is God’s guarantee that He will also redeem the bodies of believers on the day of Christ.

John 16:7-15; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:1-21; 1 Corinthians 3:16-17; 1 Corinthians 6:19; 1 Corinthians 12:11-13; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31,1 Corinthians 13:1-13,1 Corinthians 14:1-40; Galatians 5:22-24; Ephesians 1:13-14; Ephesians 5:30.