Search results
People also ask
Are You resisting the Holy Spirit?
Do ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised resist the Holy Spirit?
Do stiff-necked men resist the Holy Spirit?
Are You fighting against the Holy Ghost?
Ephesians 4:30. Verse Concepts. Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Acts 7:51. Verse Concepts. “You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did. Genesis 6:3. Verse Concepts.
You are always resisting the Holy Spirit; as your ancestors did, so do you. American Standard Version. Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit: as your fathers did, so do ye. Aramaic Bible in Plain English.
May 4, 2023 · When we do not quench the Holy Spirit, His fiery presence brings unity, blessings, and fellowship (2 Corinthians 13:14; Philippians 2:1, 1 Peter 4:14), along with freedom, peace, and resurrection life (2 Corinthians 3:17; Romans 8:2, 5–11).
- We quench the Holy Spirit when we rely decisively on any resource other than the Holy Spirit for anything we do in life and ministry. Any attempt to conjure up “hope” apart from that power which is the Spirit (Romans 15:13) is to quench him, as well as any effort to persevere in ministry and remain patient with joy by any other means than the Spirit (Colossians 1:11).
- We quench the Spirit whenever we diminish his personality and speak of him as if he were only an abstract power or source of divine energy. Some envision the Spirit as if he were no more than an ethereal energy, the divine equivalent to an electric current: stick your finger of faith into the socket of his “anointing presence” and you’ll experience a spiritual shock of biblical proportions!
- We quench the Spirit whenever we suppress or legislate against his work of imparting spiritual gifts and ministering to the church through them. Every gift of the Spirit is in its own way a “manifestation” of the Holy Spirit himself (1 Corinthians 12:7).
- We quench the Spirit whenever we create an inviolable and sanctimonious structure in our corporate gatherings and worship services, and in our small groups, that does not permit spontaneity or the special leading of the Spirit.
“You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you. Ephesians 4:30 ESV / 12 helpful votes. Helpful. Not Helpful. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 1 Thessalonians 5:19 ESV / 8 helpful votes. Helpful. Not Helpful.
“You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you. Ephesians 4:30 ESV / 9 helpful votes. Helpful. Not Helpful. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. John 14:26 ESV / 9 helpful votes. Helpful. Not Helpful.
And do not make God's Holy Spirit sad; for the Spirit is God's mark of ownership on you, a guarantee that the Day will come when God will set you free. International Standard Version Do not grieve the Holy Spirit, by whom you were marked with a seal for the day of redemption.
