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1 Peter 1:22c
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"Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in
sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart."
through the Spirit (not in some manuscripts)
The Holy Spirit is the agent who purifies our soul. The Spirit motivates us
and makes us effective in living the Christian life. True Christian living is
produced by the Spirit. The Spirit produces true love (Gal. 5:5; 22; Ro. 5:5;
Heb 9:14).
Both divine and human factors are important in the Christian life. The
Christian milk has two handles. God provides power to live the Christian life
giving us confidence by the Spirit. We produce action living out of God's
power. Man's part is to co-operate with God's power.
PRINCIPLE: The agent of purification is the Holy Spirit.
APPLICATION: New life in Christ is not of ourselves but through the Holy
Spirit. The word "Spirit" means breath or wind. Unless we set our sails the
wind will pass the boat and leave it motionless. Unless believers allow
themselves to be filled with the Spirit, we will be powerless to live the
Christian life.
The agent of purification is the Holy Spirit. The moment people receive Jesus
Christ as their Savior the Holy Spirit comes to lodge in their lives. We can
quench the Holy Spirit (I Thes. 5:19) or grieve him (Eph. 4:30) by sin.
The supernatural life in Christ has supernatural effects. If a person is truly
born again there will be fruit of supernatural nature especially the kind of
fruit produced in this verse.
The Christian has the heart to love others because of his regeneration. God
has supplied the equipment to love -- the Holy Spirit.
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