1. What comes to mind when
we think of a good spiritual guru or swamiji?
They teach, they serve others, we go to them
when we need advice, in their presence we
have earthly peace, we experience comfort
because of their ability and spiritual maturity
etc.
2. Who is the Guru according to the Bible?
-God Himself is the Guru. The Father is referred
to as the teacher by Jesus. Jesus himself
taught (the teacher), and Jesus introduces
the Spirit as the teacher within us (INTERNAL
GURU).
- Father as teacher; "Everyone who listens
to the Father and learns from Him comes to
me (Jesus)" Jn 6:45
- There is plenty of evidence in the Gospels
on the teachings of Jesus. Some examples;
Matthew 5 (available also at http://yeshusamaj.org).
John 6, 7 etc. with
us and IN us forever (John 14:16)
3. What is the nature of Internal-Guru
(Spirit of God)?
- He is God (He participated in creation, He
participates in our Salvation and much more,
we will learn more about this when we study
the triune nature of God)
- He is a person (He speaks to our spirit (atma),
by sinning we grieve Him, His presence is comforting,
he is the internal guide)
- He is a Gift (When we say 'yes' to God's way
of redemption, we receive Him as a gift to guarantee
salvation) And much more... But if we don't
have Him, we do not have new life or salvation.
4. got Internal-Guru?
Don't leave here without being certain
-When does one receive the internal Guru?
The moment a person believes in Jesus.
How
can we know that we have received the Internal
Guru
Since God does not lie, we know we will
receive when we believe in Jesus according
to God's teachings (John 7:38).
Can you examine your heart to see if you
have truly believed? If not, let's pause and
take that step.
We can experience the overflow, if we have
removed all blockages - Do we receive the
Spirit in installments? No. Since the Spirit
is a person, we receive Him in whole. 5. When
does one experience Him in fullness? The moment
of our FULL Surrender. When we are not surrendered
to God after receiving His Spirit we live
a 'carnal life'
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