Ephesians
4:30
Stop
Grieving the Holy Spirit!
Eph 4:30 And grieve not the holy
Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
1. Do
Not Grieve the Holy Spirit
a. Can
the Holy Spirit be grieved?
i. If
the Holy Spirit, who is God, is impassible how can He experience emotions?
1.
Psalm 102:27; Psalm 33:10-11; Malachi
3:6; James 1:17
ii. Yet
the Holy Spirit, who is God, can feel emotions
1.
Genesis
6:6; Isaiah 63:10; Zephaniah 3:17
iii. The
resolution to this question can be found in Joseph’s summation of God’s sovereignty
at the end of the Genesis account
1.
Genesis
45:4-7; Genesis 50:20
b. How
is the Holy Spirit grieved?
i. 1 Thessalonians 5:19
c. Why
is the Holy Spirit grieved?
i. Hebrews 10:29
d. What
is it that grieves the Holy Spirit?
i. Galatians 5:19-21
e. What
would the Holy Spirit rather us do?
i. Be
saved
1.
Romans
8:9
ii. Be
filled with His fruit
1.
Galatians
5:22-23
iii. Remember
the incredible price of your redemption
1.
1 Corinthians
6:19-20
2. In
Whom You Are Sealed unto the Day of Redemption
a. Persevered
by the Holy Spirit
i. Uncontaminated
1.
Romans
8:26-27
ii. Unmovable
1.
Romans
8:22-23
iii. Ultimate
1.
Ephesians
1:13-14
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