Love, Truth & Power from the Holy Spirit

1. Introduction

The Scriptures speak of three ways in which the Holy Spirit transforms us;
- Love, Truth & Power
He needs to be working in all three areas for us to be growing as balanced Christians

This personal relationship is at the core of what it means to be a Christian
Jesus came to bring us the love of the Father, and the Spirit applies this love to our hearts
Heart: ♥

not just teaching, but a new way of thinking and believing, down to the very core of our being
Jesus is “the truth”, he came to teach us the way to life
The Holy Spirit caused Jesus’ words to be written in Scripture and applies this truth to our hearts and minds
He leads us day by day in the paths of truth
Mind: ☺

Three verses that put it all together:
Rom 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Paul “joy and peace” flow of course from our relationship with God
- Paul ususally uses “hope” to refer to the truth of the gospel in which we put our trust
2Tim 1:7 For God has not given us a Spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

1Cor 13 So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
- faith —Paul has been talking about faith to do mighty works
- hope —Paul has just referred to understanding the deepest mysteries of the truth of our hope in Christ
- love —the greatest of them all
but we do need all three—and God has promised to give all of them to us if we ask him!
It is when we are demonstrating the love of God and declaring his truth, that he steps in with the power:
- Acts 14:3 So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.