Holiness

Salvation by Faith and the Work of the Spirit

Galatians 5:5

… They say that the preaching up of Jesus Christ as saving men immediately upon their believing in Him ignores, too much, the work of the Holy Spirit. And …

A Far-reaching Promise

Acts 2:39

… We need the Holy Spirit to illuminate us, for we are both blind and in the dark. We need the Holy Spirit to instruct us, for, by nature …

The Pleiades and Orion

Job 38:31

… WHO SHALL BIND THE SWEET INFLUENCES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT? The Holy Spirit does not always operate in the same degree of power, but when His time, His …

The Perfuming of the Heart

Romans 5:5

… SPURGEON, at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington . "And hope makes not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which is …

"Is the Spirit of the Lord Straitened?"

Micah 2:7

… We never personally go a step towards Heaven and we never lead another one inch in the way apart from the Holy Spirit! We must have the Holy …

Prayer 19 — God's Unspeakable Gift

… May we today dance with holy joy like David before the Ark of God. May a holy exhilaration take possession of every part of us. May we be …

Incense and Light

Exodus 30:7

… When the priest went into the tabernacle, he could not enter it without being warned of sin and of sacrifice, for at the entrance of the holy place …

Evening, February 16

Ne 9:20

Evening, February 16 Go To Morning Reading “Thy good Spirit.” Nehemiah 9:20 Common, too common is the sin of forgetting the Holy Spirit. This is folly and …

Morning, November 21

Eph 4:30

Morning, November 21 Go To Evening Reading “Grieve not the Holy Spirit.” Ephesians 4:30 All that the believer has must come from Christ, but it comes solely …

Evening, October 8

Jude 20

Evening, October 8 Go To Morning Reading “Praying in the Holy Ghost.” Jude 20 Mark the grand characteristic of true prayer—“ In the Holy Ghost .” The seed of …

Evening, October 11

Ro 8:30

… As he that hath called you is holy, so must you be holy. If you are living in sin, you are not called, but if you are truly …

'The Oil of Joy for Mourning'

Isaiah 61:3

… I t may not be at this moment sensibly shed abroad in your heart by the Holy Spirit, but still, "the Father Himself loves you." If you are …

The Spirit and the Wind

John 3:8

… These words remind us of the Holy Spirit. Is it not to be feared that we have lost a great deal of power in our lives because we …

Christ and His Co-workers

Mark 16:20

… And we must try to work in such a way that the Holy Spirit is likely to bless us. I do not think the Holy Spirit will bless …

The True Position Of Assurance

Ephesians 1:13

… The Holy Spirit does not believe for me—there is nothing for Him to believe! Repentance is the work of the Holy Spirit, but the Holy Spirit does …

Prayer 15 — The Peace of God

… Rule over us, Holy Spirit. Transform us to Thy own likeness, O Holy Spirit! Then shall we be clean, then shall we keep the law. We would offer …

Holy Work For Christmas

Luke 2:17-20

… And considering ourselves to be "holy work-folk," we may keep it, after a different sort from other men, in holy contemplation and in blessed service of that …

Particular Redemption

John 6:44

… supernatural, irresistible influence of the Holy Spirit, no human will ever be constrained towards Christ. You reply, that men sometimes are willing, without the help of the Holy …

The Real Presence, the Great Want of the Church

Solomon 3:4-5

… The fact is, that Christ Jesus, the Lord, is present in his church by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is this day the representative of Christ in …

Solace for Sad Hearts

Isaiah 61:3

… And instead of having the confidence which is worked of the Spirit of Lord, which is quite consistent with holy mourning, they feel a false confidence based upon …

The Blessing of the High Priest

Numbers 6:22-27

… They cry, "Holy, holy, holy," three times. Why not twice? Why not four times? Why not seven times? For this last there might be a reason since seven …

A Plain Talk Upon An Encouraging Topic

Jonah 2:7

… At this time remember the Holy Spirit. When Jesus ascended on high, the Holy Spirit was given and He has never been recalled. The Holy Spirit is here …

Regeneration and the Holy Spirit

REGENERATION AND THE HOLY SPIRIT YE MUST BE BORN AGAIN." This word of our Lord Jesus has appeared to flame in the way of many, like the drawn …

The Holy Ghost—The Great Teacher

John 16:13

The Holy Ghost—The Great Teacher A Sermon (No. 50) Delivered on Sabbath Morning, November 18, 1855, by the REV. C.H. SPURGEON At New Park Street Chapel …

Grace For Communion

Solomon 4:16

… We believe in the personality of the Holy Spirit, so that we ask Him to, "Awake" and, "Come." We believe that we may pray to Him and we …

The Lost Silver Piece

Luke 15:8-10

… So, brethren, I have said that the woman represents the Holy Spirit, or rather the church in which the Holy Spirit dwells. Now, there will never be a …

How Hearts Are Softened

Zechariah 12:10

… Do not think, therefore, when you feel the Holy Spirit melting you, that the Father will refuse you—it is He that sent the Holy Spirit to deal …

"The Ark of His Covenant"

Revelation 11:19

… the Holy Spirit this signifying. It is from this sentence that I am sure that the Holy Spirit had a signification, a meaning, a teaching, for every item …

Evening, February 29

1Co 2:12

… A covenant was made with the Lord Jesus Christ, by his Father; but what avails that covenant to us until the Holy Spirit brings us its blessings, and …

Morning, October 10

Jude 24

… Moreover, the work of the Holy Spirit within us will be altogether complete. He will make us so perfectly holy, that we shall have no lingering tendency to …

A Word with those who Wait for Signs and Wonders

Luke 11:29

… I must have something from the Holy Spirit to trust to," you do, as it were, try to make a clash between the work of the Holy Spirit …

Open Praise and Public Confession

Psalm 138:1-3

… I will worship toward Your holy Temple, and praise Your name for Your loving kindness and for Your Truth: for You have magnified Your Word above all Your …

Psalm 122

Psalm 122

… I guess, the Holy Ghost was pleased to let the Psalmist play the poet here: the Psalms are holy poetry. The original words have such elegancy here, as …

The Holy Spirit Compared To The Wind

John 3:8

… I shall endeavor to bring before you the parallel which our Savior here draws between the wind and the Holy Spirit. It is a remarkable fact, known, I …

Christ a Sanctuary

Isaiah 8:14

… It was not until later times that it was unjustifiable to kill men when they had entered into holy places, and hence holy places and sanctuaries became places …

The Heart Perfumed

Romans 5:5

… SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON, ON THURSDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 13, 1866. "The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was …

Question 71: What are the outward means whereby the Holy Spirit communicates to us the benefits of redemption?

Ac 2:41; Ac 2:42; Jas 1:18

… What are the outward means whereby the Holy Spirit communicates to us the benefits of redemption? A The outward and ordinary means whereby the Holy Spirit communicates to …

How to Read the Bible

Matthew 12:3-7

… They have left us a mass of wonderful notes upon the mere words of Holy Scripture. They might have done the same thing upon another book for that …

Satan Departing, Angels Ministering

Luke 4:13

… They can suggest holy thoughts, I doubt not, to bring us comfort. But, above the angels, far superior to angelic help, is the Holy Spirit, the Comforter! How …

How to Become Full of Joy

1 John 1:4

… Besetting sins, too, will cripple your holy mirth so that when, like David before the Ark, you, too, would dance for very joy, internal corruptions will make it …