88 Benefits to Receiving the Spirit - Page 4

Originalist · #1 10-15-2013, 11:26 AM

I looked up the phrases "Spirit", "Holy Spirit", and "Holy Ghost". Below are 88 benefits to having recieved the Spirit. Some are repetative. I was really blessed meditating in these passages. The ones highlited deal with salvation/ our direct standing with God...

1) New Birth (John 3:5)
2) Eternal life (John 3:15-16)
3) Salvation/release from condemnation (John 3:17-18)
4) The gift of God, eternal life (John 4:10,13)
5) Becoming a “true worshipper” (John 4:23-24)
6) Holiness (Romans 1:4)
7) Circumcision of the heart (Romans 2:29)
8) Newness of spirit (Romans 7:6)
9) Release from condemnation (Romans 8:1)
10) Life in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:2)
11) Righteousness of the Law (Romans 8:4)
12) Existence in the realm of the Spirit (Romans 8:9)
13) Ownership by Christ (Romans 8:9)
14) Life because of (imputed) righteousness (Romans 8:10)
15) Quickening of our mortal bodies at the resurrection (Romans 8:11)
16) The power to mortify the deeds of the body (Romans 8:13)
17) Leading of the Spirit (Romans 8:14)
18) Being a son of God (Romans 8:14)
19) Witness from God himself that you are his child (Romans 8:16)
20) Adoption (Romans 8:15)
21) First fruits of the Spirit (Romans 8:23)
22) Help with our weaknesses (Romans 8:26)
23) Intercession on our behalf , during prayer, according to the will of God (Romans 8:26-27)
24) Signs and wonders (Romans 15:19)
25) Indwelling presence of Christ (John 14:17-18)
26) Guidance into truth (John 16:13)
27) Revelation of things to come (John 16:13)
28) Knowledge of what to speak, without premeditation, when on trial for the gospel. (Mark 13:11)
29) Thorough cleansing (Luke 3:16-17)
30) Teaching from God (John 14:26)
31) Remembrance of Christ’s teachings (John 14:26)
32) The Breath of Life (John 20:22)
33) Power to BE witnesses (of his resurrection. Not “power TO witness”. Acts 1:8)
34) Tongues (acts 2:4)
35) Gift of eternal life (Acts 2:38)
36) Boldness to speak God’s word (Acts 4:31)
37) Witness from God that he has exalted Christ and raised him from the dead (Acts 5:31-32)
38) Witness from God that one has obeyed the gospel (Acts 5:32)
39) Wisdom (Acts 6:3)
40) Faith (Acts 12:23)
41) Joy (Acts 13:32)
42) Witness from God that one has believed the gospel ,and has been accepted by Him (Acts 15:9)
43) A heart that has been purified by faith (regenerated, recreated, made holy by God’s very presence. Acts 15:9)
44) The love of God shed abroad in our hearts (Romans 5:5)
45) Righteousness, joy, and peace (Romans 15:3)
46) Joy, peace in believing, abounding love (Romans 15:13)
47) Sanctification (Romans 15:16)
48) Teaching and wisdom concerning spiritual things (I Corinthians 2:13)
49) Being God’s temple (I Corinthians 6:19)
50) The right to call Jesus your Lord (I Corinthians 12:3)
51) Communion with God (II Corinthians 13:14)
52) Joy during affliction (I Thessalonians 1:6)
53) Salvation by washing of regeneration and renewing (Titus 3:5)
54) Signs, wonders, miracles (Hebrews 2:4)
55) Witness from God that we are perfected and sanctified by the sacrifice of Christ. (Hebrews 10:14)
56) Testimony from God that you have entered the New Covenant, with God’s laws written on your heart and with your sins forgiven. (Hebrews 10:17)
57) Demonstration of the power of the Spirit when preaching (I Corinthians 2:4)
58) Revelation of what God has prepared for in this life (the deep things of God.. I Corinthians 2:10)
59) Knowledge of the things freely given to us by God (I Corinthians 2:12)
60) Becoming God’s temple (I Corinthians 3:16, I Corinthians 6:18)61) Washing, sanctification, and justification by the authority of Christ (I Corinthians 6:11)
62) Spiritual Gifts (I Corinthians 12:4-11)
63) Baptism into the body of Christ (I Corinthians 12:13)
64) Supernatural prayer (I Corinthians 12:14-16)
65) Receiving a quickening or spiritual life (I Corinthians 15:45)
66) Seal or sign of God’s ownership over us, that we are now in his possession and indwelt by Him (2 Corinthians 1:22)
67) Declared to be the epistle of Christ, read by men (2 Corinthians 3:21)
68) Becoming a minister of the New Covenant by the life giving Spirit of God. (2 Corinthians 3:6)
69) Liberty (vs. Law..2 Corinthians 3:17)
70) Glorious ministration of the Spirit (2 Corinthians 3:8)
71) Changing to the image of Christ from glory to glory (2 Corinthians 3:18)
72) Earnest or guarantee of things to come (2 Corinthians 5:5)
73) Being a partaker of the promise God made to Abraham, becoming a child of Abraham by faith. (Galatians 3:14)
74) Sonship, being God’s child (Galatians 4:6)
75) Hope of righteousness by faith (Galatians 5:5)
76) Victory over the flesh (Galatians 5:16)
77) Freedom from the Law (Galatians 5:18)
78) Spiritual fruit (Galatians 5:22-23)
79) Everlasting life (Galatians 6:8)
80) Seal or sign of God’s ownership of us (Ephesians 1:13)
81) Wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him (Ephesians 1:17)
82) Access to the Father (Ephesians 2:18)
83) Becoming the habitation of God (Ephesians 2:22)
84) Strength in our inner man with God’s might (Ephesians 3:16)
85) Sealing or marking of God’s ownership (Ephesians 4:20)
86) Fruit of goodness, righteousness, and truth (Ephesians 5:9)
87) Sanctification (2 Thes. 2:13, I Peter 1:2)
88) God’s abiding presence (I John 3:24, 4:5)