What do you think about these statements?
God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit
made us for a joyful, loving relationship.
Jesus died and rose again to restore that relationship.
And the Holy Spirit is here,
eager to empower us to live in that restored relationship.
Hi, I'm Suzy Marvin.
For decades, I knew how to try to be a good Christian,
but I didn't really know what it meant to live
in a safe, loving relationship with God.
Those statements I just said weren't real to me.
But I wanted God's truth,
and he was faithful to provide experiences
that drew me nearer in ways I barely recognized
and certainly didn't understand.
This was something new,
and I wanted to be sure
that my thinking lined up with the Bible.
As I looked up New Testament Greek words in my concordance,
a few stood out.
The verses that contain these Greek words
shed light on each other and on my experiences.
I started shifting from trying to understand the Bible
as my guide to recognizing that the Holy Spirit is my guide
into the truth of the Bible.
These explorations kept confirming God's desire
and intention for us to experience his presence
in the depths of our being,
in all our relationships and circumstances.
The next shift was recognizing
that the Holy Spirit had been and will always be
helping me respond to the truth
of God's loving heart for all of us.
Now I'm organizing these New Testament verses
and Greek words for anyone who might find them useful.
I'm offering a free PDF of verses
containing two of the Greek words
that have been essential to me.
These verses shed light on God calling us near
and renewing our minds.
If you're interested,
please let me know where to send the PDF for you to download.