Christian Theology - Media Sabda Org

When reconciled to God, and thus brought nigh by the blood of Christ,
we receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, which is the fruit of the death,
resurrection, and ascension of our Lord. And this Spirit, which is
emphatically called the Holy Spirit, because he is not only infinitely holy
in his own nature, but his grand office is to make the children of men
holy, is given to true believers, not only to "testify with their spirits that
they are the children of God," but also to purify their hearts; and thus he
transfuses through their souls his own holiness and purity; so that the
image of God in which they were created, and which by transgression
they had lost, is now restored; and they are, by this holiness, prepared for
the enjoyment of eternal blessedness, in perfect union with Him who is
the Father and God of glory, and the Fountain of holiness.
God promised his Holy Spirit to sanctify and cleanse the heart, so as
utterly to destroy all pride, anger, self-will, peevishness, hatred, malice,
and every thing contrary to his own holiness.
The very Spirit which is given them, on their believing in Christ Jesus,
is the Spirit of holiness; and they can retain this spirit no longer than they
live in the spirit of obedience.
It is the office of the Holy Spirit to witness to the conscience of man
the covenant and its conditions, to apply the blood of sprinkling, and to
take the things that are Christ's and show them to men; and it is his
province to witness to the heart of the believing penitent, that by this shed
blood his "conscience is purged from dead works to serve the living
God." He is also the sanctifying Spirit; the Spirit of judgment, and the
Spirit of burning; and, as such, he condemns to utter destruction the
whole of the carnal mind, and purifies the very thoughts of the heart by
his inspiration, enabling the true believer perfectly to love God and
worthily to magnify his holy name. And this same Spirit dwelling in the
soul of a believer seals him an heir of eternal glory.
The Holy Spirit is called an advocate, because he transacts the cause
of God and Christ with us, explains to us the nature and importance of the