Davar Kingdom Of God

…because our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake (1 Thess 1:5). Note the expression “with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction.” God’s power, the Holy Spirit, and the deep conviction go together. Note, especially, the word “conviction.” A conviction is more than an opinion or a thought. It is a strong belief concerning the truth of the Bible. Since every truth that the Bible teaches is a reality in the spiritual world, it does not work for us in our world unless we believe in it. And in order for us to believe in it, we need to be convinced of it as a truth—a reality. And that is where the Holy Spirit works for you and helps you with power. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come (John 16:13). “What is yet to come” is a spiritua