Galatians 4:6

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Summary

Galatians 4:6

And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

The spirit

Crying

Jude 1:20

General references

Galatians 3:26

Bible References

The spirit

For he whom God sent as his Messenger gives us God's own teaching, for God does not limit the gift of the Spirit.

But, when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father--the Spirit of Truth, who comes from the Father--he will bear testimony to me;

Yet I am only telling you the truth; it is for your good that I should go away. For otherwise the Helper will never come to you, but, if I leave you, I will send him to you.

And that 'hope never disappoints.' For the love of God has filled our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given us;

You, however, are not earthly but spiritual, since the Spirit of God lives within you. Unless a man has the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ;

That is what is meant by the words-'Adam, the first man, became a human being'; the last Adam became a Life-giving spirit.

Yes, and I will rejoice, for I know that, through your prayers and through a rich supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 'all this will make for my Salvation.'

as they strove to discern what that time could be, to which the Spirit of Christ within them was pointing, when foretelling the sufferings that would befall Christ, and the glories that would follow.

I prostrated myself at the feet of him who spoke to worship him, but he said to me- - 'Forbear; I am your fellow-servant, and the fellow-servant of your Brothers who bear their testimony to Jesus. Worship God. For to bear testimony to Jesus needs the inspiration of the Prophets.'

Crying

But, when one of you prays, let him go into his own room, shut the door, and pray to his Father who dwells in secret; and his Father, who sees what is secret, will recompense him.

"When you pray," Jesus answered, "say--'Father, May thy named be held holy, thy Kingdom come.

So, also, the Spirit supports us in our weakness. We do not even know how to pray as we should; but the Spirit himself pleads for us in sighs that can find no utterance.

For it is through him that we, the Jews and the Gentiles, united in the one Spirit, are now able to approach the Father.

Pray in spirit at all times. Be intent upon this, with unwearying perseverance and supplication for all Christ's People- -

We have, then, in Jesus, the Son of God, a great High Priest who has passed into the highest Heaven; let us, therefore, hold fast to the Faith which we have professed.

But do you, dear friends, build up your characters on the foundation of your most holy Faith, pray under the guidance of the Holy Spirit,

General references

For you are all Sons of God, through your faith in Christ Jesus.