Answer 48
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48.What are the two main areas of the Christian life in which the Holy Spirit leads and empowers us?
When we follow the Spirit of God we receive power to minister and power to bear the fruit of the image of the moral character of Christ.
There are two main elements that must be present in the saint if he or she is to bear an eternal witness of the atoning death and triumphant resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.
One element is the miraculous manifestation of the Spirit of God in understanding, in power, and in utterance.
The second element is behavior that is in keeping with the example and teachings of the Lord Jesus.
These two elements are the testimony we present to the world.
If either the supernatural manifestation or the righteous and holy behavior is absent, the testimony will be lacking in effectiveness.
Both are necessary and both are the work of the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit alone can bear the eternal witness of the death and resurrection of the Lord.