The Holy Spirit: Part 4-The Holy Spirit and Living in & Confessing Faith In Christ

    Therefore I want you to understand that....no one can say "Jesus is Lord" except in the Holy Spirit. 1 Cor. 12:3

     It is important to understand that when we confess our faith, we are being led by the Spirit of God who has also given us that faith.  We would not do that without the leading of the Holy Spirit.  Though it is vital that we confess our faith, (and we do so individually and corporately), in either case we should be aware that if left to ourselves it is not something that we could or would do without the Holy Spirit residing within our hearts.  And neither is acting/behaving as children of God.
    In fact, quite often outwardly we may not appear holy, and inwardly we may feel anything but holy.  But again, our holiness is not a matter of internal feelings or external evidence.  Our holiness can only come about because of what the Holy Spirit Works in us.  Our holiness rests solely on God's Word and His Spirit in our baptism having made it true, and continuing to keep it that way.
  As for confessing the faith that we have been given Paul states in Romans 10-- But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); [9] because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. [10] For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
    But it is not just confessing Christ with our mouths that we do with the help of the Holy Spirit, but everything in our faith-walk,including prayer.  Read now what Jude writes...(vv20-21)
    But you, beloved, build yourselves up in your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit; [21] keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.
     You see, we rely on the Holy Spirit in so many ways, in ways that perhaps we are not even aware of.  I would encourage you to investigate how the Holy Spirit works, by reading about it in God's Word.  Don't be intimidated by this, the Holy Spirit Himself will guide your study of God's Word.
Thank you for reading and God bless your journey of faith in Jesus Christ!