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21 " Neither the Temple of Solomon, the Second Temple, Mount Gerizim, nor Jerusalem itself replace the existential awareness of God within the soul. Likewise, the ornate sanctuaries of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, neither Westminster Abbey in London, nor Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in New York contain the Holy Spirit without the faith of their congregants. "
22 " God begins the process of perfecting us from the moment we are converted from unbelief to faith in Christ. The Holy Spirit regenerates us. He give us a new heart with a new set of holy desires (Ezek. 36:26). He transforms our stubborn wills. He opens our hearts to embrace the truth rather than reject it. He enables us to believe rather than doubt. He gives us a hunger for righteousness an a desire for Him. And thus the new birth transforms the inner person. From that point on, everything that occurs in our lives - good or bad - God uses to move us toward being like Christ (Rom. 8:28-30). "
― John F. MacArthur Jr.
23 " We cannot effectively pursue holiness without the Word of God stored up in our minds where it can be used by the Holy Spirit to transform us. Jerry Bridges, The Discipline of Grace, 180 "
― Jerry Bridges
24 " Are you full of the Holy Spirit? Then you will be full of mercy, kindness and love. "
25 " Our success depends on the Holy Spirit, who lives and acts through us. "
26 " The one surefire key to victory as a Christian in this fallen world is to be filled with the Holy Spirit—that is, to be completely submitted to and empowered by him. "
― Pedro Okoro , The Ultimate Guide to Spiritual Warfare: Learn to Fight from Victory, Not for Victory!
27 " Christianity through the operation of the Holy Spirit affirms unity as well as variety (diversity) in the Body of Christ. "
28 " The main duty of ministers is to be obedient to God, following the Holy Spirit to obey everything that He instructs them to do. "
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29 " Unless you are led and directed by the Holy Spirit, you will never be truely successful in your ministry. "
30 " To put it simply: the Holy Spirit bothers us. Because he moves us, he makes us walk, he pushes the Church to go forward. And we are like Peter at the Transfiguration: 'Ah, how wonderful it is to be here like this, all together!' ... But don't bother us. We want the Holy Spirit to doze off ... we want to domesticate the Holy Spirit. And that's no good. because he is God, he is that wind which comes and goes and you don't know where. He is the power of God, he is the one who gives us consolation and strength to move forward. But: to move forward! And this bothers us. It's so much nicer to be comfortable. "
― Pope Francis , Encountering Truth: Meeting God in the Everyday
31 " When spirituality becomes spiritualization, life in the body becomes carnality. When ministers and priests live their ministry mostly in their heads and relate to the Gospel as a set of valuable ideas to be announced, the body quickly takes revenge by screaming loudly for affection and intimacy. Christian leaders are called to live the Incarnation, that is, to live in the body, not only in their own bodies but also in the corporate body of the community, and to discover there the presence of the Holy Spirit. "
― Henri J.M. Nouwen , In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership
32 " A platform without the Holy Spirit is like land without a spring. If we gain our Promise Land without Living Water, it will become desolate. "
― Alisa Hope Wagner
33 " The author nicely encapsulates Paul's overarching intent in his letter to Corinth, to impress upon those in the church infatuated with the gifts of the Spirit a greater awestruck awareness of His presence in and among them. The author then illustrates thusly: if we have but a few coins, we may carry them lightly with little concern as to whether we lose them. But if we are aware that we carry a great sum, we will carry it with great care. How much more the Treasure of the Holy Spirit within the earthen vessel of our bodies? "
― Watchman Nee , The Normal Christian Life
34 " I pray that the Holy Spirit puts His Words in my mouth, His movement in my heart and His direction in my path. "
― Alisa Hope Wagner , Eve of Awakening (The Onoma Series Book 1)
35 " Peace comes by knowing you’re dearly loved by the Lord, Who gives to His children the Holy Spirit to dwell within, to make their witness strong, so that one day they will be as a tree, fruitful and blessed with the wisdom of the forest. "
― Calvin W. Allison , A Sunset Rising
36 " Hook your audience with a tiny snag of truth, and the Holy Spirit will unravel the rest. "
37 " We must be careful to let the Holy Spirit do this searching. If we try to search our own hearts, we are apt to fall into one or both of two traps. The first is the trap of morbid introspection. Introspection can easily become the tool of Satan, who is called the " accuser" (Revelation 12:10). One of his chief weapons is discouragement. He knows that if he can make us discouraged and dispirited, we will not fight the battle for holiness. The second trap is that of missing the real issues in our lives. "
38 " The fulness of the Spirit is not a question of our getting more of the Holy Spirit, but rather of the Holy Spirit getting more of us. "
― Oswald J. Smith , The Enduement Of Power: Being Filled With The Holy Spirit (One Pound Classics)
39 " While the Holy Spirit is hidden, He is never, ever absent "
― David Paul Kirkpatrick , Breakfast in the temple
40 " Everything is touched by the holy when it is in the presence of death. "
― Karl Marlantes , What It is Like to Go to War