1 Thess 5:19, The Reason That the Holy Spirit Is in You.

Tuesday May 9, 2023

Main passage:

1Th 5:19 Do not quench the Spirit

Theme: The Holy Spirit is in you to make you like Christ as you follow Him through trust and obedience.

1. You have to know who Christ is. The Holy Spirit is in you to make that happen (Joh 16:14).
   1. There has to be a reality to the Person of Christ to you.
   2. That reality leads to real trust which stokes the fire of the HS within.
2. Quenching the Spirit is living in a manner that fails to allow the Spirit to do what He pleases.
3. The new creation (born again believer) is the light of the world.
   1. He or she, being like Christ, will be an extraordinary witness of the gospel.
   2. Light of the world: Eph 5:7-10; Php 2:14-16
   3. Put God’s promises to the test by believing and living in them.
      1. Trusting attitudes bring the Spirit into play.
   4. The new creation was always the ‘final’ design of mankind designed by God and always meant to be indwelt by the Holy Spirit, Eze 36:27.
4. Passages about the Holy Spirit’s ministry in us.
   1. Do not grieve the Spirit, Eph 4:30.
      1. Grieving: walking like an unbeliever, holding on to the old self, laying aside the new self, holding on to lies and hate.
   2. Be filled with the Spirit, Eph 5:18.
      1. “Dissipation” is wasting what blessings God has given you (all are a part of eternal life).
   3. The word of the Lord richly in you, Col 3:16.
      1. There is no mention of the Spirit in this passage, however the results of the ‘indwelling’ word are exactly the same as the filling of the Spirit (Eph 5:19-21).
5. Comparing all passages with 1Th 5:19.
   1. We find joy, thanksgiving as a manner of life (not just every once in a while).
   2. We find grieving, quenching, and filling to be closely related to our own faith and determination to live in obedience to God’s will.
   3. We choose to do it, and God will make it happen.
   4. That God is not going to force us to be like Christ is obvious. The active commands: always give thanks, without ceasing pray, and for everything give thanks shows us that we have to make decisions in a life of not quenching the Holy Spirit.