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The Man In Love
Jesus gave us access to the Holy Spirit again as a show of His love for us. He only started His ministry after He had received the Holy Spirit. In the scripture above, He also made clear how important the Holy Spirit is for our journey. He was concerned that without the Holy Spirit we would leave like children without parents. Scarcely would we be able to understand the true love of Christ without the Holy Spirit let alone develop that nature of love in us. Love is the fruit of the Holy Spirit and without the Holy Spirit we cannot express the nature of Christ’s love.
To ensure that we get the best from our relationship with the Holy Spirit, He also drew our attention to some warnings in Matthew 12:31-32,
“Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.
Matthew 12:31-32
With such guiding wisdom, we are empowered to take precautions in order that what was provided for us as a blessing will not turn to be a curse out of our negligence. Husbands must
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