Ephesians 4:30

And do not grieve God's Holy Spirit. It was with the Spirit that you were sealed, marked out for the day of redemption.
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  1. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Personality of the Holy Spirit cites Ephesians 4:30

    …which the personality of the Holy Spirit comes out more tenderly and touchingly than in Ephesians 4:30: “30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of…

  2. Old Paths · J. C. Ryle

    The Holy Ghost cites Ephes. iv. 30

    …Christ. (John xiv. 16.) He has personal affections ascribed to Him. (Isaiah lxiii.:10; Ephes. iv. 30; Rom. xv. 30.) He has a mind, will, and power of His own. (Rom. viii. 27; 1 Cor. xii. 11…

  3. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Personality of the Holy Spirit cites Eph. 4:30

    …monotheism, because there is a plurality of persons in the one Godhead. (6) Now turn to Eph. 4:30. "And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of…

  4. The Holy Spirit, or Power from on High · A. B. Simpson

    All the Blessings of the Spirit cites Ephesians 4:30

    …WHAT SHOULD BE OUR ATTITUDE TO THIS HEAVENLY FRIEND? We have it beautifully expressed in Ephesians 4:30. "Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption."…

  5. How to Bring Men to Christ · R. A. Torrey

    Dealing with the Complaining cites Eph. iv. 30

    …treatment of him, and not man’s treatment, and his treatment of God. Matt. xviii. 23‒35; Eph. iv. 30‒32; Matt. vi. 14‒15, are also useful as showing the absolute necessity of our forgiving…

  6. Communion with God · John Owen

    Other consequential affections cites Eph. iv. 30

    …he hath sent in his stead to abide with them. This the apostle puts them in mind of, Eph. iv. 30, “Grieve not the Holy Spirit.” There be two main ends for which Christ sends his Spirit…

  7. Communion with God · John Owen

    How the saints hold communion with Christ as to their acceptation with God cites Eph. iv. 30

    …of God. [3dly.] The Spirit is glorified also by it. He is grieved by our disobedience, Eph. iv. 30; and therefore his glory is in our bringing forth fruit. He dwells in us, as in his…

  8. Communion with God · John Owen

    The foundation of our communion with the Holy Ghost cites Eph. iv. 30

    …[3dly.] Hence is that great weight, in particular, laid upon our not grieving the Spirit, Eph. iv. 30, — because he comes to us in the name, with the love, and upon the condescension, of the…

  9. Communion with God · John Owen

    The general ways of the saints' acting in communion with the Holy Ghost cites Eph. iv. 30

    …1. The first caution concerns his person immediately, as dwelling in us. It is given, Eph. iv. 30, “Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God.” There is a complaint, Isa. lxiii. 10, of them who…

  10. The Key Teachings of R. A. Torrey · Ochorus Originals

    A Person, Not an Influence cites EPHESIANS 4:30

    …And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. EPHESIANS 4:30 One who is grieved Torrey thought this verse among the most tender in the Bible. The…

  11. Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee · Ochorus Originals

    Walk: Christ Lived Through Us cites Ephesians 4:30

    …grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom ye were sealed unto the day of redemption” (Ephesians 4:30, ASV). This verse joins assurance and responsibility. The Spirit seals the believer unto…

  12. The Key in My Hand · Gareth Evans

    The Devices of Satan cites Ephesians 4:30

    …our conversations with one another, he warns us that we may be grieving the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:30). When we bear anger (or other wrong attitudes), the enemy has access to our thoughts…

  13. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 2, Chapter 5 — The Arguments Usually Alleged in Support of Free Will Refuted cites Eph. 4:30

    …“Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption,” (Eph. 4:30). But as the thing here enjoined could not be performed by man, he prays in behalf of the…

  14. The Key Teachings of John Owen · Ochorus Originals

    Load the Conscience cites EPHESIANS 4:30

    And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. EPHESIANS 4:30 One of the first things a sin does, once it has settled in the heart, is to make itself…

  15. The Key Teachings of Charles G. Finney · Ochorus Originals

    Be Filled with the Spirit cites EPHESIANS 4:30

    …And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. EPHESIANS 4:30 That last point is the sharpest. We may desire a thing on some accounts, Finney said, and…

  16. The Ministry of Intercession · Andrew Murray

    The Spirit of Supplication cites Eph. iv. 30

    …in us. The second lesson is: Beware above everything of grieving the Holy Spirit (Eph. iv. 30). If you do, how can He work in you the quiet, trustful, and blessed sense of that union…

  17. Real Questions – Book 2 · Ochorus Originals

    Who Is the Holy Spirit? cites Ephesians 4:30

    …does all three. He teaches. He can be hurt: “do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God” (Ephesians 4:30). You can’t grieve electricity. He makes decisions: He gives spiritual gifts “to each one…

  18. The Key Teachings of A. W. Tozer · Ochorus Originals

    The Spirit-Filled Life cites EPHESIANS 4:30

    …And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. EPHESIANS 4:30 Tozer believed that a great deal of confusion about the Spirit came from treating Him as…

  19. The Key Teachings of Watchman Nee · Ochorus Originals

    The Spirit of Life cites EPHESIANS 4:30

    …And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. EPHESIANS 4:30 Nee taught believers to attend to the inward sense — that quiet checking, that absence of…

  20. The Key Teachings of A. B. Simpson · Ochorus Originals

    The Indwelling and the Fullness cites EPHESIANS 4:30

    …And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. EPHESIANS 4:30 Simpson pressed the practical consequence hard. If the Spirit is a power, the question is…

  21. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    November cites Ephesians 4:30

    …of it; sing gratefully; shout triumphantly. November 21 “Grieve not the Holy Spirit.” (Ephesians 4:30) All that the believer has must come from Christ, but it comes solely through the channel…

  22. Spurgeon on the Holy Spirit · Charles H. Spurgeon

    Grieving the Holy Spirit cites Ephesians 4:30

    …grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.”—Ephesians 4:30. THERE IS SOMETHING very touching in this admonition, “Grieve not the Holy Spirit of…

  23. A Plain Account of Christian Perfection · John Wesley

    Section 25 cites Ephesians 4:30

    …who are ‘sealed unto the day of redemption,’ may yet ’grieve the Holy Spirit of God.’ (Ephesians 4:30.) “Although, therefore, God may give such a witness to some particular persons, yet it is…

  24. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    On Grieving the Holy Spirit cites Eph. 4:30

    …“Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.” Eph. 4:30. There can be no point of greater importance to him who knows that it is the Holy Spirit…

  25. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Covenant of Works cites Eph 4:30

    …devil?’ John 6:70. [2] Sin is grieving God’s Spirit. ‘Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God.’ Eph 4:30. To grieve is more than to anger. How can the Spirit be said to be grieved? For, seeing…

  26. Old Paths · J. C. Ryle

    Having the Spirit cites Ephes. iv. 30

    …left in it for the world and the devil. If you have the Spirit, “grieve not the Spirit.” (Ephes. iv. 30.) It is easy for believers to weaken their sense of His presence, and deprive themselves…

  27. Knots Untied · J. C. Ryle

    Idolatry cites Eph. iv. 30

    …enjoyed; as Paul tells the Ephesians, “We are sealed unto the day of redemption.” (Eph. iv. 30.) Till then our salvation is not completed; as Peter says, “We are kept by the power of…

  28. Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Ephesians 4:1-32

    …forgiveness, purity, wisdom, love, and Spirit-filled conduct. Scriptures to revisit Ephesians 4:1-32; Ephesians 5:1-21; Galatians 5:16-25; 1 John 4:20. Reflection 1. Which relationship is…

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