"Are you sure you want to be filled with a Spirit who,
Though He is like Jesus in His gentleness And love,
Will nevertheless demand to be Lord of your life?
Are you willing to let your personality be taken over by another,
even if that other by the Spirit of God Himself?
even if that other by the Spirit of God Himself?
If the Spirit takes charge of your life
He will expect unquestioning obedience in everything.
He will not tolerate in you the self-sins Even though they are permitted
And excused by most Christians.
By the self-sins I mean
self-love,
self-pity,
self-seeking,
self-confidence,
self-righteousness,
self-aggrandizement,
self-defense.
He will expect unquestioning obedience in everything.
He will not tolerate in you the self-sins Even though they are permitted
And excused by most Christians.
By the self-sins I mean
self-love,
self-pity,
self-seeking,
self-confidence,
self-righteousness,
self-aggrandizement,
self-defense.
You will find the spirit to be in sharp opposition to the easy ways of the world and of the mixed multitude within the precincts of religion.
He will be jealous over you for good.
He will not allow you to boast
Or swagger
Or show off.
He will not allow you to boast
Or swagger
Or show off.
He will take the direction of your life away from you.
He will reserve the right to test you,
To discipline you,
To chasten you for your soul's sake.
He may strip you of many of those borderline pleasures which other Christians enjoy
But which are to you a source of refined evil..."
He will reserve the right to test you,
To discipline you,
To chasten you for your soul's sake.
He may strip you of many of those borderline pleasures which other Christians enjoy
But which are to you a source of refined evil..."
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