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How Do I Pray For The Holy Spirit?

Seeking for the Holy Spirit through our obedience, thirst, and persistence.

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Receiving the Holy Spirit is crucial for every Christian. The Holy Spirit is the guarantee of our heavenly inheritance (Eph 1:13-14, 2 Cor 5:4-5), and will raise us up on the last day (Rom 8:11).

As explained here, we neither receive the Holy Spirit at the point of belief or baptism, nor when we experience miracles or seemingly bear the fruit of the Spirit. From the Bible, it is clear that one has to pray and ask for the Holy Spirit (Luke 11:13), and praying in tongues is the only evidence of receiving the Holy Spirit.

Since that is the case, how then should we pray for the Holy Spirit?

With Obedience & Repentance

Acts 5:32 tells us that God gives the Holy Spirit to those who obey Him. As we pray for the Holy Spirit, we ought to consider: Have we truly obeyed the teachings of God?

For instance: Are we filial to our parents? Do we truly keep the Sabbath day (Saturday) holy? Do we truly love others as ourselves and intercede for them in prayer? (Countless brethren have received the Holy Spirit while praying for others!)

The same message is also echoed by Jesus Himself during the Last Supper. Jesus told His disciples that if we love Him, we will keep His commandments. The result? He will send another Helper, the Holy Spirit, to be with us forever (John 14:15-17).

This is repeated again a few verses later in John 14:21-23. If we keep God's commandments, we love Him and Jesus and His Father will love us and abide in us. This is also referring to receiving the Holy Spirit, as the Bible tells us that in the Spirit, Jesus, the Father, and the Holy Spirit, are all one (John 4:24, Rom 8:9-11, Gal 4:6).

From the above passages, we see that self-examination and repentance is crucial in our journey as we pray for the Holy Spirit. For the Holy Spirit to dwell in us, we need to ensure that we ourselves are clean vessels, ready to welcome Jesus into our hearts.

In fact, one of the key purposes of receiving the Holy Spirit is for Him to help us overcome our weaknesses so that we may be renewed and transformed (Eze 36:26-27, Rom 8:13, Tit 3:5). The perfect righteous standard of God is something that all of us need to strive towards, regardless of whether we have received the Holy Spirit or not.

Desiring the Holy Spirit to work in us and transform us to be more like Christ is a strong motivation for us to pray earnestly and sincerely for the Holy Spirit. We ought to acknowledge our limitations as humans and humbly asking for the Holy Spirit to come into our hearts.

With Earnestness & Thirst

In John 7:37-38, Jesus proclaimed "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me... out of his heart will flow rivers of living water". What exactly does this refer to?

John 7:39 explains that this refers to the Holy Spirit whom those believing in Jesus would receive. This passage tells us that we need to thirst and come to Jesus and drink. To thirst for the Holy Spirit means to have a deep desire for the Holy Spirit. It means to realise that only the Holy Spirit can satisfy the emptiness in us.

Life in the modern world is not easy. The demands of school and work are never ending. Mental health struggles are ever increasing. We often instead choose to satisfy the emptiness within us through the endless pleasures and allures of this world. We spend countless hours watching dramas and doomscrolling. We pour all our time and energy into our careers and hobbies.

Yet, we often find that none of these can truly satisfy us. Rather, it is precisely this void in our hearts that the Holy Spirit can fill.

The Holy Spirit is like rain that can quench our thirst (Psa 72:6, Isa 32:15). He can give us true joy and peace in our hearts, granting us hope and purpose in our lives (John 4:13-14, 1 Thess 1:6, Gal 5:22-23).

The question is, do we ourselves thirst for the Holy Spirit more than for the things of this world? Do we seek after God early in the morning and long for the Holy Spirit to satisfy us, as in a dry and thirsty land (Psa 63:1-2)?

Let us learn from how Jesus prayed in the garden of Gethsemane, offering up vehement cries and tears, with sweat like great drops of blood falling to the ground (Luke 22:44, Heb 5:7). Such intensity and effort in prayer is one way in which we show our earnest desire and thirst for the Holy Spirit.

With Faith & Persistence

Right before His instruction to pray for the Holy Spirit in Luke 11:13, Jesus shares the parable of the friend borrowing bread at midnight (Luke 11:5-8). A man comes at midnight and asks for three leaves of bread from his friend. His friend initially refuses. It is midnight after all. Perhaps he would need to wake his children up and move away all the furniture that is keeping the door shut.

However, because the visitor continues to knock persistently on the door, his friend will rise and answer his request (Luke 11:8).

This is the same mindset that we need to have when praying for the Holy Spirit, to ask, seek and knock with persistence (Luke 11:9-10). Though weak in the flesh, we as parents will still give good things to our children. Even more so, our loving heavenly Father desires to give us the Holy Spirit, one of the best gifts that He can ever give us (Luke 11:11-13)!

The parable of the persistent widow in Luke 18:1-8 has a similar message. A widow, despised by society, persistently seeks vengeance from an unrighteous judge. Similar to the earlier parable, though the judge initially refused, the widows persistence wears him down and he finally gives her justice.

How much more will our loving and righteous heavenly Father listen to our prayers?

After spending years praying for the Holy Spirit, it is easy to be discouraged and waver in faith. Yet, this is precisely why Jesus shared the parable of the persistent widow, for us to continue to pray earnestly and not lose heart (Luke 18:1).

God has His own time for all of us. He makes all things beautiful in His time (Ecc 3:11).

God knows when is the best time for us to receive the Holy Spirit. In fact, the journey of praying for the Holy Spirit is bittersweet. Though the path might be longer for some, it is a path full of the grace of God. He guides us to draw nearer to Him and grow in our faith. After receiving the Holy Spirit (even if we had to pray for many years), we will be able to testify that God's timing and arrangement is truly beautiful.

Be Baptised Into The True Jesus Church

For us in the True Jesus Church, we can have absolute faith that God will give us the Holy Spirit at His time because it is a promise. The gift of the Holy Spirit is a promise to those who have been baptised in the same one baptism as the apostolic church (Acts 2:33, 38-39, Eph 4:4-5).

In the True Jesus Church worldwide, receiving the Holy Spirit evidenced by speaking in tongues is a universal experience that all baptised members can experience for themselves.

To our friends who have yet to believe in the True Jesus Church, we warmly invite you to come and study the truth together with us.

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说方言是领受圣灵的唯一凭据

说方言是领受圣灵的唯一凭据

圣经中清楚地记载了人领受圣灵的情况。当一个人领受圣灵时，他/她会说方言。在使徒时代，这是一件可以看见也可以听见的事情。不是凭感觉来判断的，而是有明确的迹象表明神的灵已住在那人里面。这也是使徒用来判断一个人是否已经领受圣灵的唯一标准。圣经告诉我们神的话是真实的。从几千年前直到如今，神的灵一直在带领这项工作。圣经中也提到“真理的圣灵”，说明真理与圣灵是不能分开的。因此，我们今天对圣灵的认识，不能也不应该改变。 我过去并不是一个基督徒。但当我来到真耶稣教会时，我看见教会中有圣灵同在。我观察到，当一个人领受圣灵时，他会说方言。在我寻找真理的过程中，我亲身经历了圣灵的感动，后来也领受了圣灵，并通过说方言表现出来。当时我心中有许多疑惑。我问一个也是基督徒的朋友：“圣灵是什么？”他回答：“圣经里有记载，但我也不太确定。”后来我来到真耶稣教会，开始查考圣经，才明白自己所经历的，正是2000年前信徒所经历的——他们领受了神所应许的圣灵，并说起方言。 如今，在基督教界中，每个人对圣灵的凭据有不同的看法。但既然我们都相信耶稣是救主，就应该相信主所赐下的唯一真理。因此，我们要回到圣经中查考。在这么多关于圣灵凭据的说法中，圣经到底怎么说？ 我们来思考五种对圣灵凭据的主张： 使徒行传19:2 ：保罗来到以弗所时遇见几位门徒，问他们：“你们信的时候领受圣灵没有？”他们回答说：“没有，也未曾听见有圣灵赐下。” 这节经文清楚地告诉我们： 信主不等于领受圣灵 。面对不同的观点，我们要回到圣经来看。若是信主就一定有圣灵，那这些门徒为何回答说“连圣灵有没有都没听说”？这令人费解。更何况，如果信主就有圣灵，保罗就不需要多此一问。 那么，保罗如何判断他们有没有领受圣灵？甚至这些门徒自己也不知道自己有没有领受。 有人可能说：这些门徒只是接受了约翰的洗，而非耶稣的洗，所以信仰还不完全，自然没有圣灵。 真是这样吗？ 使徒行传8:1-4 ：耶路撒冷教会受逼迫，门徒四散。第5节记载腓利下到撒玛利亚，向百姓传讲基督。注意，这里传讲的是 基督的福音 。第6节提到群众都一心听腓利所讲的，看到他行的神迹奇事。接着第9-13节记载，有一个行邪术的西门也信了。腓利所传的是 基督的福音 ，撒玛利亚人(8:12) 和西门 (8:13) 都相信了。可是却 没有 领受圣灵使徒行传8:14-17 记载圣灵还未降临在他们身上。由此可见，这些人即使信了主，也还未得着圣灵。 我们若回到使徒行传19，然后假设说这些门徒没有圣灵是因为信的是约翰，不是耶稣基督，那请思考撒玛利亚人信的是耶稣，却同样 还未 领受圣灵。 可见，无论是信约翰还是信耶稣，这些信徒都没有领受圣灵或有圣灵的凭据。 使徒行传 8:7 - 腓利能行神迹奇事，并传讲基督。撒马利亚的人听了基督的福音，就信了，也得了医治。但我们必须认识到，这里出现了两个不同的现象。西门是个行邪术的人，他曾使撒马利亚人惊奇很久（第9节）。然而，当人们见到腓利所行的神迹时，他们比之前更为惊奇。我们可以从中得出一个结论：行神迹不一定代表能力来自神。就连西门行邪术也能使人惊奇。但神的大能胜过了邪恶的力量。 然而，我们还没有看到圣灵降临在这些人身上。因此我们可以进一步明白：神迹奇事的出现，并不代表圣灵的同在。神通过神迹奇事彰显祂的存在，是为了帮助人明白真理，使人信主，引导人认识圣灵。 虽然腓利已经传了真理，也行了神迹奇事，撒马利亚人也相信了，但圣经清楚记载圣灵还没有降在他们身上。这说明即使在使徒时期，有神迹奇事随着福音的传讲，圣灵的降临却是按神的时间成就的。 因此我们必须明白，要回到圣经的教导中去认识圣灵，而不能单凭神迹奇事就断定某人有圣灵。不是每一个神迹都出于神。有时就像西门那样，虽然能行奇事，人们却误以为是从神而来。因此我们不能以神迹奇事作为判断一个人是否领受圣灵的标准。 使徒行传 8:12-13 - 撒马利亚人信了基督，也受了洗。但圣灵尚未降临在他们身上。使徒行传 8:14-15 告诉我们，当时在耶路撒冷的使徒听说撒马利亚人领受了神的道，就差派彼得和约翰去为他们祷告，使他们可以领受圣灵。由此可见，一个人即使受了洗，也不代表自动就领受了圣灵。 使徒行传 19:5 - 我们回到在以弗所的门徒。当保罗为他们施洗之后，他还必须为他们按手，因为圣灵还没有降在他们身上（使徒行传 19:5-6）。 那么，领受圣灵的记号是什么呢？圣经记载的记号是说方言（使徒行传 19:6）。因此，圣经清楚指出：无论是撒马利亚的信徒，还是以弗所的信徒；虽然他们已经信了耶稣基督，并奉主耶稣的名受洗；虽然他们当中也有神迹奇事的显现；但他们仍然还没有领受圣灵。 “我信了耶稣之后，感到非常喜乐。这说明我已经领受了圣灵。信主以后，我不再抑郁了，这一定是圣灵在我里面的证据，不然我怎么会这么开心呢？” 使徒行传 8:7-8 记载：有病的得了医治，污鬼被赶出去，那城里就大有欢喜。然而，根据本章事件的时间顺序，当时撒马利亚人还没有领受圣灵。那他们为什么会那么喜乐呢？因为有病的、被鬼附的都得了释放！主的话语充满能力，带来盼望。人听到真理的福音，自然会感到喜乐。但这并不能作为判断一个人是否已经领受圣灵的根据。 使徒行传 10:2 - 有一位外邦人名叫哥尼流，是一个虔诚人，他爱神也爱人。圣经说他敬畏神，乐意赒济百姓，常常向神祷告。但当我们继续读下去，就会发现他当时还没有领受圣灵。 其实，不信耶稣的人当中，也有许多行善、有爱心的人。但我们不会因此就说他们已经领受了圣灵。当然，我们盼望他们有一天能领受圣灵。但圣经清楚地告诉我们：领受圣灵的凭据是说方言。圣经对此有明确的记载。 所以我们不能以一个人是否有爱心，来判断他是否已经领受圣灵。 那么，领受圣灵的凭据到底是什么？我们如何知道领受圣灵的凭据是什么？我们可以看到，那些相信基督的人并不是立刻就领受了圣灵。 使徒行传 8:17-19 记载，使徒为信徒按手之后，他们才领受圣灵。撒马利亚人和以弗所的信徒都是如此。他们有一个共同的现象： 领受圣灵是可以被观察到的。 那么，能观察到什么呢？使徒行传 19:6 说，门徒们开始说方言。而在使徒行传 8 章中，行邪术的西门“看见”了这一现象，并愿意出钱向使徒购买这能力。西门听见也看见了当时发生的事情，所以他愿意出钱，但他却有错的观念。 我们已经讨论过几种被认为是领受圣灵的“凭据”： 使徒行传 2:38-39 - 彼得告诉那些守逾越节的犹太人要悔改、受洗， 就必领受所应许的圣灵 。在这之前我们看到，门徒们聚集祷告时，圣灵降临（使徒行传 2:1-4）。圣经描述，当时有从天上来的响声，门徒开始说出他们自己也不明白的语言。这是门徒首次领受圣灵的现象，是别人可以“看见”的。 更重要的是， 这个教导不是彼得自己说的，而 是耶稣亲自的吩咐。 在耶稣复活后、升天之前，他吩咐门徒不要离开耶路撒冷，要等候父所应许的圣灵（使徒行传 1:4-8）。彼得遵从主的吩咐，留下来祷告，圣灵就降在他们身上。当时，许多人都看见这个现象，他们的信心建立在耶稣的教训和吩咐上。 马可福音 16:15-17 中，耶稣升天前告诉门徒：信而受洗的必然得救，并且有神迹随着他们——他们奉主名赶鬼， 并要说新方言 。 因此， 领受圣灵是一个神迹 ， 也是一个“记号” 。当一个人领受圣灵，他/她自己应该是知道的。因此，使徒约翰在约翰一书 3:24 中说：“遵守神命令的，就住在神里面，神也住在他里面。我们所以知道神住在我们里面，是因祂所赐给我们的圣灵。” 五旬节的时候，有些人虽然不信，却看见了这个记号，这应验了耶稣的应许。但最关键的是：人必须求圣灵。门徒遵守耶稣的命令，留在耶路撒冷祷告。使徒行传 1:5 记载这命令是主升天前亲自交代的。 事实上，在耶稣被钉十字架之前，他已经在 路加福音 11:11-13 中告诉门徒，要像儿子向父亲求食物那样，向天父求圣灵。 在约翰福音 4 章，耶稣与撒马利亚妇人谈论“活水”，这“活水”其实指的就是圣灵（约翰福音 4:10）。这可以从主耶稣在约翰福音 7:37-39 中提到“活水”时清楚看出，当时祂所说的就是指着圣灵而讲的。 约翰福音 7:37-39 - 圣灵还没有赐下，是因为耶稣尚未得荣耀。在主耶稣被钉十字架之前，祂已经将这件事告诉了门徒。而在五旬节的现象中，门徒开始说方言。因此， 领受圣灵唯一的凭据就是说方言 ，这是 可以“看见”也可以“听见”的现象 。这不是一种感觉，也不是其他外在现象所能取代的。信主、受洗、有喜乐、有爱心，甚至有神迹奇事的发生——都不能作为领受圣灵的凭据。 领受圣灵说方言是唯一的凭据。这个证据很重要，因为若没有这个凭据，就表示那人没有基督的灵。正如 罗马书 8:9 所说：“ 人若没有基督的灵，就不是属基督的。 ” 使徒时代，众人看见门徒领受圣灵时的表现，还以为他们是醉了（使徒行传 2:5-13），但彼得站起来解释说： 这就是圣灵的恩赐，说方言是其凭据。 有些人误解圣经，例如引用哥林多前书第 12 章和第 14 章。我们必须分辨清楚：“ 使徒行传 2:38 ”中彼得所说的“圣灵的恩赐”在原文希腊文是 单数，dorea（礼物） 。当耶稣在约翰福音 4:10 向撒马利亚妇人谈到“神的恩赐”时，用的也是 单数 dorea 。 但哥林多前书第12章和第14章中所提到的“恩赐”（ gifts ）这个词，与使徒行传 2:38 和约翰福音 4:10 中的“恩赐”是 不同的字 。 在哥林多前书 12 章和 14 章中， “恩赐”是复数 ，希腊文是 charismata 。首先，圣灵本身就是神赐给人的恩赐（dorea）；其次，圣灵还会赐下多种不同的恩赐（charismata），在这里圣灵是恩赐的赐予者。 我们在研读哥林多前书12章和14章时必须非常清楚：这里提到的恩赐是"charismata"，这与使徒行传2:38中主耶稣所应许的恩赐（dorea）是不同的。我们必须明确：在使徒行传2:38中，圣灵本身就是神赐给人的恩赐（dorea）；而在哥林多前书12章和14章中，圣灵则是赐下各样属灵恩赐（charismata）的赐予者。 让我们仔细分辨其中的差异：哥林多前书12:10提到的"说方言的恩赐"(charismata)只是赐给 少数人的 ；而使徒行传2:38所应许圣灵的恩赐 (dorea) 带来的说方言，是赐给 每一个 领受圣灵之人的。哥林多教会中有人领受了"用方言讲道"的恩赐，但这只是少数人所得的。神也会赐给另一些人"翻方言"的恩赐(林前12:10)。 用方言讲道和用方言祷告是两回事。前者是偶尔性的(为造就教会)；后者是持续性的(为造就自己)。在会众中用方言讲道必须有人翻译(林前14:27)，但圣灵所赐说方言的恩赐，是为了让我们能用灵祷告(林前14:2)。哥林多教会过分推崇用方言讲道，导致聚会混乱。保罗劝诫他们： 不是否定恩赐的重要性；也不是比较恩赐的优劣；而是要纠正聚会无序的问题。 他的意思是：若用方言讲道却无人翻译，听众不明白，就不能得造就。这样，倒不如用易懂的话讲道使人得益处(林前14:1-5)。保罗从未轻视这些恩赐，只是强调：若无人翻译，就当在私下用方言祷告(林前14:2)，而非禁止说方言。 有人因哥林多前书12章和14章就推断"我们不需要说方言"，但根据我们刚才查考的经文，说方言始终是领受圣灵的唯一明证。愿神开启我们的心，使我们能明白这真理。

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