We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

[In the Bible] to be a Christian is to belong to a church. No one gets saved and then wanders around by him or herself, thinking about whether to join a church. People repent and then are baptized into the fellowship of a church. Looking to Christ as Lord means being united to Christ’s people.
Jonathan Leeman

Benefits of being filled with the Holy Spirit: 1. Spiritual counsel and edifying praise – Eph. 5:19. 2. Frequent worship of God – Eph. 5:19. 3. Constant attitude of thanksgiving – Eph. 5:20. 4. Humility and submission to those in authority – Eph. 5:21-6:9. 5. Greater victory over concentrated spiritual attack – Eph. 6:10-19. 6. More spiritual gifts in the church since the Spirit is the one who gives gifts. 7. More specific understanding of God’s will in the decisions which face us in life – Eph. 1:17, Gal. 5:18. 8. Greater holiness in life – Rom. 8:13. 9. More answers to prayer – Eph. 6:18. 10. Amazingly fruitful ministry – Zech. 4:6. 11. Much greater peace in our hearts – Rom. 8:6.
Wayne Grudem