When we read the New Testament letters carefully, it becomes crystal clear that the early church operated by Revelation of the Holy Spirit on a constant and continuing basis. In fact, Paul repeatedly makes reference to the believers receiving ongoing revelation from the Lord, pertaining to all the things that are freely given to us in Christ Jesus. For example, the prayers that Paul prayed over the believers in Colossians, Philippians, Ephesians, are all prayers that God would speak to the believers and minister to the believers via direct revelation by the Spirit. That is called living by your spirit—your inner man—which is completely opposite of how we here in the West live, which is by our mind, and by what we can see, and by what we can read with our eyes, and assimilate with our mind—and hopefully, some of it gets down on the inside of us. God’s method, as revealed in the New Testament, is that He works completely opposite of the way we think. God works from the spirit man Outward.

That is because God is working to Transform us, and that can only be done via the Spirit working in our spirit.

When we truly comprehend the awesome nature of God’s intention to have eternal fellowship with us as His people, then all the provisions of the Holy Spirit—including His gifts—are a logical extension and outworking of that. As Jesus said, God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship Him in and through the Spirit.

By keeping God’s ultimate intention in mind, we maintain a sense of strong spiritual balance, and thus avoid abuses, misuses, and excesses which lead into error and away from maturity. THIS is the Essence of an Apostolic mindset.

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