The Father Wants a Pure Bride for His Son - Santosh Poonen - August 9, 2012
http://rlcfchurch.org/the-father-wants-a-pure-bride-for-his-son RLCF Youth Conference 2012 River of Life Christian Fellowship 1306 N Lincoln Avenue Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA
Summary
The central message is that the Holy Spirit is necessary because the Father desires a pure and spotless bride for His Son, Jesus. The speaker emphasizes that human effort is insufficient to meet Christ's standard of holiness, and only the Spirit can transform us, making us beautiful in the Father's eyes. This spiritual preparation is necessary for the believer to stand confidently with Christ.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Why does God want to fill us with the Holy Spirit?The father wants a pure bride for his son Jesus, and believers need the fullness of the Holy Spirit to be prepared as that bride.
It is to your advantage that I go awayJesus told the disciples it was better for him to leave so that the Holy Spirit could come and dwell inside believers rather than just being near them physically.
Your body is a temple of the Holy SpiritBelievers' bodies are the temples where the Holy Spirit desires to dwell to keep us from sexual immorality and other sins.1 Corinthians 6:19–20
The Holy Spirit will convict youWhen the Holy Spirit fills a person, he acts like a medical camera, convicting them of sin, righteousness, and judgment.John 16:8
He will guide you into all the truthThe Holy Spirit teaches believers how to pray and reveals the things of Christ, taking what belongs to Jesus and disclosing it to us.
Eleazar as a type of the Holy SpiritAbraham sending his servant Eleazar to find a wife for Isaac serves as an analogy for the Father sending the Holy Spirit to find a bride for Jesus.
Leaving behind backup plans to follow GodLike Rebecca, who left her home and trusted the journey without knowing everything, believers must surrender everything and go where God leads.
The marriage of the Lamb has comeRevelation describes the great multitude praising God because the marriage of the Lamb has come and his bride has made herself ready.
