TUESDAY, MARCH 31ST 2026 SEPARATED BY THE SPIRIT Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts (2 Corinthians 1:22). PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME 1 Corinthians 6:11 reveals something extraordinary about the new creation; it says, “And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are SANCTIFIED, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.” I want you to notice the underlined word “sanctified”: it means you’ve been separated or set apart by the Spirit. You’ve been sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise. That seal is a spiritual mark that identifies you as God's own possession. In the realm of the spirit, you carry a divine signature. This Holy Spirit is also described as the earnest (the down payment or deposit) of our inheritance. That means God has given you the Holy Spirit as proof that everything He promised in Christ is already yours. If He gave you His Spirit, He has given you access to everyth...
🔴 That's why they can quote scripture for years and nothing moves. The Bible is not broken. Their understanding of how it works is. 🔴 The Greek language in which the New Testament was written has two distinct words for "word." 🔴 The first is *logos* — the written, revealed Word of God. It refers to the totality of God's expressed thought, His character, His nature, His plans and purposes as captured in Scripture. When John 1:1 says > "In the beginning was the Word," that is logos. 🔴 When Romans 10:17 says > "faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God," that is logos. 🔴 Logos is the written Word that is available to every believer who opens a Bible. The second word is *rhema.* 🔴 *Rhema* is the active, living, personally addressed Word — God speaking a specific thing to a specific person for a specific situation at a specific time. Both are real. Both are necessary. 🔴 But they ope...