4
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
Jhn 8:44.
2 Cor 11:3.
5
For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye
shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
7
Nevertheless I tell you the truth;
It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you;
but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
Jhn 15:26.
8
And when he is come,
he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
9
Of sin, because they believe not on me;
10
Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
11
Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
Jhn 12:31.
Jhn 14:30.
Col 2:15.
8
I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet
because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
9
And I say unto you,
Ask, and it shall be given you;
seek, and ye shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Mat 7:7.
Mat 21:22.
Mar 11:24.
Jhn 14:13.
Jas 1:6.
10
For every one that asketh receiveth;
and he that seeketh findeth;
and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
11
If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone?
or if
he ask
a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
Mat 7:9.
12
Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
13
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children:
how much more shall
your
heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Heb 12:9.
However prayer, fasting, vigil and all the other Christian practices may be, they do not constitute the aim of our Christian life. Although it is true that they serve as the indispensable means of reaching this end,
the true aim of our Christian life consists of the
acquisition of the Holy Spirit of God. As for fasts, and vigils, and prayer, and almsgiving, and every good deed done for Christ's sake, are the only means of acquiring the Holy Spirit of God. Mark my words, only good deeds done for Christ's sake brings us the fruits of the Holy Spirit. All that is not done for Christ's sake, even though it be good, brings neither reward in the future life nor the grace of God in this life. That is why our Lord Jesus Christ said:
“He who does not gather with Me scatters”
(Luke 11:23).
… the true aim of our Christian life consists of the
acquisition of the Holy Spirit of God.
