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How can one be led by the Holy Spirit?

Chazaq EliYahu Yasharal by Chazaq EliYahu Yasharal
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1 How can one be led by Ruach HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit)?
1.1 Repentance and Baptism
1.1.1 Repentance Must be Sincere
1.2 Cleansing ourselves for the Spirit
2 Problem: The Old Man/Woman of Sin
2.1 Delight in the way of YHWH
2.1.1 The sinful nature will war against the way of YHWH
2.2 Problem: Holy Spirit cannot lead a man of sin
3 The old man must die
3.1 Old Self denied
3.2 Dead in the flesh, but alive in the Spirit
3.3 Renewal of the mind
4 Free to be led by the Spirit!
4.1 We have to make ourselves available
4.2 Tarry at the altar?
5 Summary: How can we be led by the Holy Spirit?

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How can one be led by Ruach HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit)?

This question was asked in our group so I will share the response here.

 

Repentance and Baptism

Well, the Ruach will start working in us as soon as we come into covenant with YHWH through his Son by baptizing in the name of his Son (Acts 2:38). Through repentance and baptism, we are promised the gift of Ruach HaKodesh.

Act 2:38 Then Kefa said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

 

Repentance Must be Sincere

Please note that this refers to sincere repentance and baptism. YHWH is not mocked and he knows our hearts. There will be those who baptize without sincere repentance.

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For example, there will be those who baptize “because mommy told me to.” There will be those who baptize for carnal reasons (such as to get a partner)…and for other insincere, personal reasons.

Those people will not receive the gift of the Ruach as they did not repent sincerely as the early believers in Acts 2:37, who were “pricked in their heart” with conviction.

The gift of the Holy Spirit therefore requires:

  1. Conviction (Acts 2:37) which leads us to
  2. Repentance (Acts 2:38) and
  3. Baptism (Acts 2:38)

 

Cleansing ourselves for the Spirit

However, because of the free will that we have been given, YHWH’s spirit will not force itself to have its way in us. We MUST (through our free will) clear the way and make a place for the Ruach to have its way completely through us. We must make conscious decisions to cleanse our lives.

This is why being convicted of our wrongs leads us to repent, which is putting our sins before us and resolve not to repeat them.

Baptism is that act of faith in which a spiritual operation takes place in our lives and we are rewarded by being given the gift of Ruach HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit) from the Most High.

 

Problem: The Old Man/Woman of Sin

Unfortunately, after baptism, the old man/woman of sin will tend to be there reverting to his old ways, his old desires, lusts, ambitions, cares, concerns. Our free will will want to will us backwards.

Gal 5:17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

 

old woman of sin

 

Delight in the way of YHWH

Even though we will now delight in the way of YHWH,

Romans 7:22
For I delight in the law of YHWH after the inward man:

 

The sinful nature will war against the way of YHWH

Romans 7:23
But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

 

flesh and the spirit always at war

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Problem: Holy Spirit cannot lead a man of sin

This is a sure blockage to the Ruach which cannot lead a man of sin, because:

Galatians 5:17
For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

The old man must die

So we have a problem. The only solution is that the old man must die because:

Rom 6:7
For he that is dead is freed from sin.

Hence:

John 3:3
Yahushua answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of YHWH.

Now if a living man is to be born again it means he must first die, which is why we have this:

Mat 16:24
Then said Yahushua unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his stake, and follow me.

 

Old Self denied

Deny and bury the old man
Deny and bury the old man of sin

That denial of self is death to the old self. Picking up the stake (cross) is the willingness to take whatever trials come with the changes.

The next verse goes on to tell us why it is necessary.

Mat 16:25
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake (Rom 6:7) shall find it.

 

Dead in the flesh, but alive in the Spirit

In effect, dead in the flesh, but alive in the Spirit through Yahshua, because…

Rom 8:2
For the law of the Spirit of life in HaMashiach Yahushua hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

Rom 13:14
But put ye on the Master Yahushua HaMashiach, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

Rom 8:7 — Rom 8:8
Because the carnal mind is enmity against YHWH: for it is not subject to the law of Elohiym, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please YHWH.

 

Renewal of the mind

So we must deny the flesh and because we have denied the flesh, our minds can be renewed.

Rom 12:2
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of YHWH

renewal

 

Free to be led by the Spirit!

Because our mind is now renewed away from carnal things and toward spiritual things, our spirit is now free to be led by Ruach HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit) as stated here, in Yahuchanon 3:8…

John 3:8
The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

 

We have to make ourselves available

So being led by the Spirit is more a matter of making ourselves available to the Spirit by denying ourselves and making up our minds to walk in obedience to the word and to no longer be led by our own emotions, desires, lusts, etc.

Tarry at the altar?

By the way, it is not a magical go to the altar and tarry as some denominations teach. To test that doctrine, just ask yourself how many of those persons who claim to be “filled” actually display the fruit of the spirit (love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and temperance) long afterward?

In my former Pentecostal denomination, it was a ritual one went through until once you speak in tongues, that’s it, you are filled with the Spirit. You are “Holy Ghost filled.” You “have the Holy Ghost.”

“The Holy Ghost” (as they say) more often than not, is not manifested in the lives of those who claim to have the Holy Spirit.

The truth is, it is an ongoing battle between flesh and spirit that never ends as long as we live (Gal 5:16-17, Eph 5:18-20). It takes conscious decisions on our part to make ourselves available so that the Spirit can have its way in our lives. The flesh must be contained.

If we are in the same old frame of mind, we will not change. Our minds will not be renewed. We will not be new creations. We will only be religious, going through the motions.

We must be born again (John 3:3).

 

Summary: How can we be led by the Holy Spirit?

Biblically, the process is as such; we will receive the gift of Ruach HaKodesh upon sincere repentance and baptism (Acts 2:38). However, our sinful nature will always want to bring us back to the old ways of sin (Romans 7:23). It will never relent. However, by killing the old man (Mat 16:24) and being born again of the Spirit (John 3:3), we are led into obedience to the word of truth (John 16:13).

The Ruach, now unhindered by the old man/woman of sin, will then lead us wherever it wills (John 3:8). Whatever YHWH wants us to do to achieve his will, we will do, because we no longer live to do our will, but his will, regardless of the cost. That is how one is led by the Ruach (Spirit).

Ideally, denying the old man (Mat 16:24) should be done at the same time of repentance. Sadly, this is not widely taught as it should, and so we find most persons unprepared for the battle that lies ahead after baptism. The urge to sin will come back with a vengeance because the sinful man was not denied.

Therefore most of us wage a losing battle against the overwhelming power of sin, to the point where the vast majority of us surrender to its power. We end up practising sin, still convinced that we will have a place in the kingdom.

Sadly, the Bible says no unrighteous person shall inherit the kingdom.

We must be born again.

 

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Chazaq is a follower of the way (John 14:6): a disciple of Yahusha HaMashiach, an Israelite in a strange land, dedicated to finding and sharing the biblical word of truth for both Israelites and Gentiles, as we awaken from our blindness (Romans 11:25). "Get back to the old path, which is the good way, and you shall find rest for your souls."

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  1. Chase Hoyt says:
    4 years ago

    When I was younger, I was baptized in a Christian church. Do should I be baptized in the name of the TRUE messiah? And if so, where and by who? Thank you so very much.

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    • Brian Elliott says:
      4 years ago

      Thanks for your comment and so happy you are seeking truth, as we are here at Just a Word. When I started out, I was baptized in a Christian church in the name of Jesus Christ. Now, after coming to the knowledge that Jesus Christ is a false Greco-Roman Messiah, I rebaptized in the name of Yahshua (the Aramaic version of his name). The true Messiah warned us that a false messiah would come in his own name (John 5:43).

      We know the name Jesus Christ is not of the Bible, but was made up by man. For starters, the 1611 King James Bible did not have the name Jesus, but the name Yesous. The letter “j” in English is only a little over 400 years old. Additionally, we were told that there was none other name given on earth among men (Acts 4:12), which means the name of a false messiah that did not exist at the time of the Apostles is disqualified.

      Therefore, I always encourage everyone to baptize in the proper name of the Messiah, which is Yahusha in Hebrew. I am still pondering if I should rebaptize in this name. However, considering the fact that Aramaic was also spoken at the time of Messiah, and claims that he was also called Yahshua at the time, I might just not have to. However, the made-up Greco-Roamn-Anglocized name Jesus Christ? That is a no-no.

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