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What is the seal of the Holy Spirit?

Dearly beloved, the seal of the Holy Spirit is an important subject matter, for which am privileged to share with you. It is a blessing to be sealed by the Holy Spirit, hence, it necessitates that we gain an in-depth understanding from the Holy scriptures concerning it. The seal of the Holy Spirit means what? Apostle Paul wrote this by the Spirit: In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation-having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of His glory (Ephesians 1:13-14) . We are said to be sealed by the Holy Spirit and this sealing is a pledge or a deposit which guarantees our inheritance. God in his wisdom sealed us with the Holy Spirit, to assure us of the possession of our full inheritance, which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for us. To be sealed by th...
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What is the fruit of the Spirit?

Beloved, in the book of Galatians the fruit of the Spirit is set in sharp contrast to the works of the flesh. Our goal as Christians is to walk in the Spirit, and not to walk in the flesh. I entreat you to patiently read through this short article to get a deeper understanding of the meaning of the fruit of the Spirit. The Works of the Flesh  Galatians 5: 19-21 "Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God". In our unregenerate state, our lives were characterized by the works of the flesh. We walked in them without any feeling of remorse or guilt, it was our lifestyle. We were destitute of the Holy Spirit, so we couldn't walk in the Spirit. The passage f...
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Why does God allow us to go through trials and tribulation?

Beloved in Christ Jesus, it is written:  Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted-- 2 Timothy 3; 12.  If God so much loves us, then why would he suffer his beloved children to go through all forms of trials and sufferings? Since God is good and the scriptures tells us that he is working out all things for our good, then it means that the trials and persecutions that God allows in our lives, must surely have a divine purpose.  Let us look from the scriptures, some of the reasons why God allow us to go through trials and tribulations? One reason is that, it is part of our sanctification process. God uses it to conform us into the image of his Son Jesus Christ (Romans 8; 29) . God uses trials and persecutions to mature us, so we can grow in our walk with the Lord Another reason is that trials and persecutions reveals the authenticity of our faith in Christ Jesus. Peter wrote by the Holy Spirit saying: "In this you greatly rejoice, even though n...
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