God’s purposes require the gift of the Holy Spirit
To give assurance of acceptance by God
NKJV8 So God, who knows the heart, acknowledged them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us,
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To convict the world of sin
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To provide spiritual gifts
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To work miracles, signs and wonders
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To give boldness in preaching and witnessing
NKJV8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
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To cultivate the fruit of the Spirit
NKJV17 for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
