5 [I thank my God] for your fellowship (your sympathetic cooperation and contributions and partnership) in advancing the good news (the Gospel) from the first day [you heard it] until now.
6 And I am convinced and sure of this very thing, that He Who began a good work in you will continue until the day of Jesus Christ [right up to the time of His return], developing [that good work] and perfecting and bringing it to full completion in you.
We are only able to believe and trust in the Truth if the Holy Spirit empowers and enlightens us to believe.
Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking under the power and influence of the [Holy] Spirit of God can [ever] say, Jesus be cursed! And no one can [really] say, Jesus is [my] Lord, except by and under the power and influence of the Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:3
We are also sealed with the Holy Spirit until the day that we are eternally redeemed from the weaknesses of the flesh.
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God [do not offend or vex or sadden Him], by Whom you were sealed (marked, branded as God’s own, secured) for the day of redemption (of final deliverance through Christ from evil and the consequences of sin). Ephesians 4:30
The Holy Spirit will cause us to believe in Jesus. He will teach us all things, John 14:26, and He will continue to do it until the day that Jesus returns and we are transformed to be just like Him. Now as we studied in our last posting, the Holy Spirit will increase His power and influence through man as the last days approach. The Holy Spirit will make the weak strong and the poor able to give what is needed to all men in their time of need.
And [how you] look forward to and await the coming of His Son from heaven, Whom He raised from the dead--Jesus, Who personally rescues and delivers us out of and from the wrath [bringing punishment] which is coming [upon the impenitent] and draws us to Himself [investing us with all the privileges and rewards of the new life in Christ, the Messiah]. 1 Thessalonians 1:10
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