-
Essay / Reflection Essay on the Spirit of God - 1034
Jesus told his disciples that he would never leave them or forsake them. (Hebrews 13:5, KJV) As Christians, we must have faith that the comfort of the spirit dwells within us. Ryrie (1997) says that “today the Holy Spirit lives only in the being of Christians, and so he does in all Christians” (p. 95). Furthermore, just as Paul was to remind the Corinthians in 1 Corinthians 3:16, when he said, “Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? (KJV), Christians today also need to remember this truth, which is subsequently found in the word of God. The Bible tells us in Romans 8:34 that God sits in heaven with his son Jesus sitting at his right hand. Some Christians who do not have the spiritual maturity they need understand: “No matter where we go, God is there by his Spirit – invisible, often imperceptible, but inescapable” (Price, D, p. 4, nd). The proof is in Psalm 139: “Where shall I go from your spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? (KJV). I conclude with the words of author Dick Iverson: “The name of the Holy Spirit is associated with those of the Father and the Son” (1990, p. 3). Reference to this can be found