Walking in the Spirit

 

Walking in the Spirit (Part 1)

"This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. [Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves.]" - Galatians 5:16 

How do we walk in the Spirit?

First of all, we must be filled with the Spirit. The Spirit of God has many titles – Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, Spirit of Truth, Comforter, Spirit of your Father, Spirit of Christ, Spirit of God, Spirit of the Lord, Spirit of holiness… The one name that is attached to all these titles is Jesus. (John 14:26).

Jesus is the Father manifest in flesh (John 14:7-10). It took a human that was without sin to pay the price of our sins to reconcile us back to God. Because there was no human that was born without sin, God overshadowed Mary causing her to conceive. That holy child is the only begotten Son of God.

"The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God." - Luke 1:35 

The Son of God is the flesh and blood body of God. Jesus was born the only begotten Son of God. We BECOME sons of God when we are born AGAIN. (John 1:12-13). We are born again when we are born of water (water baptized in the name of Jesus for the remission of our sins) and born of the Spirit (baptized with the Holy Ghost speaking in tongues as the Spirit gives us utterance). When we are filled with the Holy Ghost, we have the Spirit of Jesus within us. (John 3:5, Acts 2:4,38)

If we want to go to heaven, being born again of water and of the Spirit is not an option; Jesus said it is a requirement. 

"Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." - John 3:5 (Matthew 16:18-19, Acts 2:37-42,47).

Having turned our back on sin by repentance, water baptized in the name of Jesus,  and filled with the Spirit, we are ready to walk in the Spirit.

To be continued.