Read 1 Corinthians 2:12-16
These things we also speak, ... which the Holy Spirit teaches. - 1 Corinthians 2:13
Aphasia is a loss of of the ability to speak, a condition that results when the message from the brain cannot get to the tongue because of an injury or illness.
A similar spiritual malady affects many Christians. They know Jesus Christ but never speak of Him. They are familiar with God's plan of salvation but never tell it to others. They don't demonstrate the zeal of the early Christians who said, "For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard." (Acts 4:20)
This faulty connection between knowledge and testimony must be corrected. Often fear causes the breakdown, or sometimes sin blocks our freedom to speak about Christ. Only as believers rely on the power of the Holy Spirit and forsake their sin can they consistently share Christ with others.
Just before His ascension, the risen Christ assured his disciples of power to transmit His message to the world (Acts 1:8). That power is the indwelling presence of His Holy Spirit. Every believer has this source. But if we quench or grieve the Holy Spirit, our witness in words will be either ineffective or nonexistent. We must keep the message of the gospel flowing to those around us who need to hear it. We can't let spiritual aphasia silence our witness. - Paul Van Gorder
If We Have God's Word In Our Minds, He Can Put The Right Words In Our Mouths.
These things we also speak, ... which the Holy Spirit teaches. - 1 Corinthians 2:13
Aphasia is a loss of of the ability to speak, a condition that results when the message from the brain cannot get to the tongue because of an injury or illness.
A similar spiritual malady affects many Christians. They know Jesus Christ but never speak of Him. They are familiar with God's plan of salvation but never tell it to others. They don't demonstrate the zeal of the early Christians who said, "For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard." (Acts 4:20)
This faulty connection between knowledge and testimony must be corrected. Often fear causes the breakdown, or sometimes sin blocks our freedom to speak about Christ. Only as believers rely on the power of the Holy Spirit and forsake their sin can they consistently share Christ with others.
Just before His ascension, the risen Christ assured his disciples of power to transmit His message to the world (Acts 1:8). That power is the indwelling presence of His Holy Spirit. Every believer has this source. But if we quench or grieve the Holy Spirit, our witness in words will be either ineffective or nonexistent. We must keep the message of the gospel flowing to those around us who need to hear it. We can't let spiritual aphasia silence our witness. - Paul Van Gorder
Have you pointed the lost to Jesus
And urged them on Him to believe?
Have you told of the life everlasting
That all, if they will, may receive? - Crosby
If We Have God's Word In Our Minds, He Can Put The Right Words In Our Mouths.
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