May 13, 2020-Chapter 7: "Having Begun in the Spirit"- Question: 3

QUESTION: 3

A man, who is living a proper and blameless life, you might say, a life of virtue and diligent service to the Lord, would you say that this man is living by the power of the “Holy Spirit”? Why or why not? (Page 68 -69

ANSWER To Question 3 (As stated by the Author)

And just so God gives Christians the Holy Spirit with this intention, that every day all their life should be lived in the power of the Spirit. A man cannot live one hour a godly life unless by the power of the Holy Spirit. He may live a proper, consistent life, as people call it, an irreproachable life, a life of virtue and diligent service; but to live a life acceptable to God, in the enjoyment of God's salvation and God's love, to live and walk in the power of the new life-he cannot do it unless he be guided by the Holy Spirit every day and every hour.

Personal Comment:

You see what Andrew Murray is saying that we, as Christians, cannot begin to live a life of holiness as God would call holiness because we are incapable of living such a life. We are sinful people by nature...surely forgiven, but still sinful. It is only by our true and absolute surrender of ourselves to God...the giving up of our "self-will" to Him, it is then and only then will the Holy Spirit take full control of our lives and live this holy life through us to please God.

Remember: "For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do". (Ephesians 2:10-NIV)