How may I discern the Spirit of God? It’s a question that has challenged believers through the ages. How do we know if someone who claims to speak for God is really speaking for Him, or merely voicing that which promotes his own interests? Join Dr. James Boice on The Bible Study Hour as he presents the Apostle John’s two methods of testing the spirits.
Those who are in Christ have been justified before God. But salvation means much more; it means that we are sanctified, that God actually leads us into holiness. As Michael Allen and company explain, our holiness is carried out in the present work of our sovereign, loving God. In Christ we are given life, not simply in name, but in fact. Praise the Lord, who delivers His children through every weakness. Though you struggle with sin, do not be discouraged; it is God who works in you, "both to will and to work for his good pleasure" (Phil. 2:13).