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Can the Holy Spirit leave a believer?

There are differing views about this question, as to whether the holy Spirit can leave a believer in Christ or not. Some people are of the opinion that the Holy Spirit left certain old testament figures and can still leave a Christian today. The people from the other camp also says that the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit in a Christian is permanent. These are two contradictory viewpoints which cannot be reconciled. One view is consistent with the scriptures, whiles the other is in antithesis to the truth of the gospel. For this cause, I will labor in the word in order for the truth of God's word to be established. The Holy Spirit dwelt temporarily in the Old testament saints Prior to the incarnation of the Son of God, the Holy Spirit came upon certain individuals and departed from them at will. A typical example, was Saul who was the first king among the children of Israel. Upon his disobedience to the instructions of God, God rejected him and his Spirit departed from him: ...
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Is it unloving to tell a fellow brother to stop a bad habit?

This is an important and a sensitive question which must be addressed with care. I will employ all my powers and by the help of the divine Spirit, provide you with an answer which is in concordance with the holy scriptures. It is not unloving, but loving  We are living in a time that certain people considers it unloving to point out their sin(s) and to speak against it. Assuming a friend of yours is addicted to drugs and alcohol, and you reach out to him, and speak in love for him or her to stop, and you explain the consequences of his actions, and offer to help. Can we say you are being unloving? Certainly not, it is rather an act of love to point out a destructive habit of a brother and offer help, than to ignore him to his fate.  Do not condemn the person  But it will be unloving on our part to speak against a person's bad habits, and condemn the person at the same time. When you make a person feel worse in his or her state, it means you are not being loving, rather un...
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Is following Jesus difficult?

Any Christian who will say it is easy to follow Jesus is not following him in truth. To follow after Jesus is very hard, it is not an easy task. To be a Christian is not just to enjoy the benefits of the redemptive work of Christ credited into your account. Following after Jesus wholeheartedly will cost you everything, it can even cost you your very life for his name sake. It is not an easy thing to be a Christian, to be a follower of the way, and yet there is no greater joy in serving and following Jesus. Why is following Jesus difficult? Following after Jesus Christ is difficult, because it involves self denial Jesus stated emphatically: Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me (Matthew 16; 24). He is saying that we must lay aside our own will, and we must seek to do his will. For example, his will for us is this: But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you (Matth...
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