Giving them the Holy Spirit.
Acts 15:8-9, And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith.
Paul’s detractors claimed that no one could be saved unless they were circumcised according to the Mosaic law. Paul knew better, having seen the Holy Spirit work through these new Gentile believers in a mighty way. There are those today who superimpose their own ideas upon others, attempting to enslave them. Clearly salvation is an issue of the heart. Why not wait upon the Lord to reveal His goodness and mercy and plead for him to pour out his Holy Spirit?
We ask you to fill us with your Holy Spirit today, that your works may be done in our own time!
ESV Lectionary
Paul’s detractors claimed that no one could be saved unless they were circumcised according to the Mosaic law. Paul knew better, having seen the Holy Spirit work through these new Gentile believers in a mighty way. There are those today who superimpose their own ideas upon others, attempting to enslave them. Clearly salvation is an issue of the heart. Why not wait upon the Lord to reveal His goodness and mercy and plead for him to pour out his Holy Spirit?
We ask you to fill us with your Holy Spirit today, that your works may be done in our own time!
ESV Lectionary
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