People can argue with words, but they can’t argue with an encounter! This is why Paul reminds us throughout Scripture that the message of the gospel is truth accompanied by experienced reality, “My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power” (1 Corinthians 2:4-5; see also 1 Cor 4:19-20; 1 Thess 1:4-5, Rom 15:17-19). Although the Gospel came in word (proclaimed truth), it did not come in word alone: God verified its truthfulness by a display of His power through the ministry of the Holy Spirit. You see this throughout Scripture as Paul’s Spirit-empowered word was regularly accompanied by Spirit-empowered miracles as well (e.g., Romans 15:18-19). It is this difference between Paul and us that is so radical that it explains a lot about our present condition in the West. We need to get back to Biblical Christianity and live like Jesus called us to live by the power of the Holy Spirit! If you would like to learn more about the importance on the ministry of the Holy Spirit, then check out this audio message at the following link:
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