Living through class today, did you guys see anything cool? Maybe it was a car. Perhaps a glass work of art. Maybe it was jewelry or it was a flower. If it's really beautiful, you tend to look at it from every direction to appreciate every aspect of it. It's just nice to admire all the beauty and satisfy your senses. Well, I feel this way about the Holy Spirit, the way the Holy Spirit leads in our lives with an emphasis on His physical direction, the way the Holy Spirit leads us spiritually is just wonderful. Wouldn't you say? Are you guided by the Spirit? Are you in the Spirit? Does the Spirit live in you? It is certainly important for you to be able to answer yes to these questions, but simply saying so is not enough. There are, quite simply, many unscriptural ideas about the meaning of these phrases. Many people mistakenly believe that the influence of the Holy Spirit on a person is a "mystical revelation" that overrides human intentions and that we discern right decisions from wrong ones based on the feelings that the Holy Spirit places directly in our heads regardless of revelation biblical. Many say that how they feel carries far more weight than the written word. If one can honestly answer “yes” to the above questions, it is only because one has chosen to yield to the teachings and promptings of the Spirit that have been provided to us Christians by the providence of God in His Holy Scriptures. You are not truly guided by the Holy Spirit if you do not live according to His teachings in the gospel. The Holy Spirit through the apostle Paul shares a great deal of information on this topic in Romans 8:1-17. Romans 8 can be described as falling into three distinct but closely related categories. Vers...... middle of paper ......ristian has a choice. He can live in the kingdom of the flesh or of the Holy Spirit. The Christian must choose between these two worlds, the way of the flesh or the way of the Spirit. Those who walk according to the flesh are condemned to death. However, those who walk according to the Spirit are led to eternal life. Walking in the Spirit means trusting that God is your Father and that all guidance and strength comes through the Holy Spirit." As I set my mind on Christ and seek to listen to and obey the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:5), the Holy Spirit will give life and peace (Romans 8:6) If a man is a Christian, he has the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:9 His spirit has been made alive (Romans 8:10) The Holy Spirit is giving life to his body, bringing him back from death of sin (Romans 8:11) and bringing abundant new life in Christ." (Graham)