Mike W (18 Dec 2012)
"response to Gary C removing the Holy Spirit"



Hi Gary
I read your study on Galatians, the title "Bible: Damascus Destroyed Armenia Persecution of Christians".
 
I take issue with the main theme of your study.You have entirely mis-understood the letter Paul wrote to the people at the church in Galatia. I will try to make it short and to the point. If you want I can reply to questions you may have.If I am mis-understanding you then I apologize. But it looks like you are saying god can take away the Holy Spirit from a believer??
 
Without going through an entire study on the book I am just going to correct your thinking on a couple of things. It is VERY important you get this correct because you are making the same grave error the "false teachers" were doing to the Galatians.
 
Galatians 3
2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
Paul is trying to tell them just the OPPOSITE of what you are saying. He is telling them that a person CANNOT be made perfect by the flesh. The false teachers tried to tell them that they must obey the law to be saved.
 
The perverted Gospel was the one where they were mixing law and grace.
Galatians 3
10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.12 And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
 
As you see above we are redeemed from the law.
 
then on down
Galatians 3
27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
 
How are we baptized into Christ?
Ephesians 1
13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
 
After we believe then God "seals" us with his Holy Spirit. You or I CANNOT unseal what God has sealed.
Ephesians 4
30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
 
We are sealed until we sin? NO NO NO! We are sealed until the day of redemption. Thank God. Paul was telling these people to not grieve the Holy Spirit, which is living  in you until you are redeemed. They were still committing sin as we all do. He is trying to teach them to follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit and not the flesh.
 
So after a person believes the Gospel he is sealed. If you believe that a person must "work" or do other things then you have NOT believed the Gospel. The Gospel is that Jesus died and was buried and rose from the dead to cover the sins of you and me and the whole world. If a person believes that the person is then "sealed: with the Holy Spirit.
 
Thanks
Mike W