Question 1. Why is it important to recognize that we cannot break the power of sin in our lives on our own and that we need God's supernatural power?
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"I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me, you can do nothing."
John 15:5
Question 2. In what ways does the Holy Spirit act as a wise guide in our lives, leading us away from sin and towards freedom?
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So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
Galatians 5:16
Question 3. How does the message of the cross and the power of the Holy Spirit go hand in hand? Why is it crucial to understand and believe in the message of the cross to receive the Holy Spirit?
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And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit.
Ephesians 1:13
Question 4. Discuss the significance of Paul's decision to focus solely on Jesus Christ and His death on the cross in his teaching. How does this demonstrate the connection between the death of Jesus and the power of the Spirit?
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For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.
1 Corinthians 2:2-5
Question 5. In the story of the Israelites in the desert, how does the striking of the rock and the water flowing from it foreshadow the connection between the cross and the Spirit? How does Jesus' sacrifice on the cross relate to the giving of the Holy Spirit as living water?
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"and all drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ."
1 Corinthians 10:4
"Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them."