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Follow
the Wind - When the Holy Spirit Takes Charge
The
subject of the Holy Spirit is highly controversial within
Christianity. Some segments emphasize the signs and wonders
that come from the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in a believer's
life...
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Follow
the Wind -
When the Holy Spirit Takes Charge
The
subject of the Holy Spirit is highly controversial within
Christianity. Some segments emphasize the signs and wonders
that come from the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in a believer's
life, including the outward signs of speaking in tongues and
their interpretation. They also recognize the "Baptism
of the Holy Spirit" as a separate event from the Holy
Spirit baptizing each believer into the Body of Christ at
salvation. This separate baptism is understood as the empowering
of the Holy Spirit for service. Much of mainstream Christianity
acknowledges only one baptism with many "fillings of the Holy
Spirit" (Ephesians 5:18) as a byproduct of a daily walk with
God by His Spirit. Spiritual life can only originate from
the Holy Spirit. Jesus said, That which is born of the flesh
is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit (John
3:6).
Spiritual
life does not come from human effort (the flesh) but only
from the leading of the Holy Spirit. Like the wind, the believer
allows Him to guide and direct his life, no matter where it
takes him. The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the
sound of it but do not know where it comes from and where
it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit (John
3:8).
According
to Romans 8:11, But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus
from the dead [the Holy Spirit] dwells in you, He who raised
Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal
bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. Life in the Holy
Spirit provides the believer with the same Spirit who raised
Jesus from the dead. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit separates
the new covenant believer from all others. Greater is He who
is in you than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4). Understanding
how the Holy Spirit works in the world and in each believer
is necessary to find the fullness of what God has ordained
to experience His life.
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About
Pastor Bill - Writer/Author, Preacher of the Finished
Work of Christ, Conference Speaker
R.
W. (Pastor Bill) Alderson is a Maryland Bible College & Seminary graduate and an ordained minister since 1994. He planted a church in the Cleveland, OH, area in 1998 and was its pastor for 12 years. He has also spent many years ministering in nursing homes and teaching residents at the Salvation Army. Pastor Bill has a passion for studying
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the Word of God intensely and has received divine inspiration, especially on the subject of the new covenant. He has self-published two books dealing with the believer's faith in the personal God of the Bible. He currently teaches Bible studies at nursing homes and senior centers and ministers the Gospel weekly in the streets of Harford and Cecil counties (MD). He has recently begun a new church fellowship in Baltimore County. He and his wife have six children and ten grandchildren living in Havre de Grace, MD.
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