“The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit” [Romans 8:16(RAV)]
November 15
“The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit”. The Christian life begins with repentance and an act of commitment. It is a definite decision to trust the Lord only made possible because one realises that Jesus died for one’s sins and rose again to be the Saviour of all who would take this step.
But once taken the matter does not rest there. It is followed by a witness of the Holy Spirit. This is hardly surprising because the true Christian is born of the Spirit. The witness enables one to say, ‘I know whom I have believed’.
Then there are gifts of the same Spirit, – many of them listed in the Epistles. Any gift of the Spirit should make me know a little more about the giver. Faith in Christ is far more than an act of the will.