Here is a list of the sins against the Holy Spirit we must watch and avoid as we seek to fellowship with him: i. Grieving the Spirit (Eph. 4:30)-making him sad by behavior contrary to the fruit of the Spirit-anger, hatred, bitterness, unforgiveness, etc. ii. Quenching the Spirit (1 Thess. 5:19)-putting out the fire of the Spirit by refusal to pray and be on fire for the gifts and anointing of the Spirit to work through you. iii. Insulting the Spirit (Heb. 10:29)-Living a life of continual deliberate sinning after receiving the knowledge of truth. iv. Resisting the Spirit (Acts 7:51)-Going in the opposite direction to the definite guidance of the Spirit. v. Vexing the Spirit-(Is. 63:10)-Living in deliberate rebellion against the leadership of the Spirit. vi. Lying to the Spirit (Acts 5:3)-Telling intentional untruths and half-truths to anointed men/women of God with the intention of deceiving God’s people. vii. Tempting/Testing the Spirit (Acts 5:9)-Teaming up to provoke God’s Spirit to do things he would not normally want to do. viii. Blaspheming the Spirit (Matt. 12:31, 32)-Attributing the works and words of God’s Spirit to Satan and demons when you have a clear witness within yourself. ix. Striving with the Spirit (Gen. 6:3)-Walking in the flesh continually against the promptings of the Spirit. x. Rebelling against the Spirit (Ps. 106:33)-Refusal to do what God’s Spirit expressly commands. by pastor O Mumba
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 12:32:43 +0000