Part 3:  Blessings and Curses

7.  What fruits will those have who receive and follow the Holy Spirit’s instructions?
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”  Galatians 5:22-23
“(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)”  Ephesians 5:9

8.  If we deny the Holy Spirit His work in us, is there any hope of redemption?
“And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.”  Ephesians 4:30
“Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.  And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.”  Matthew 12:31-32  (For further study see Isaiah 63:10 and 1 Thessalonians 5:19.)

Note:  This is known as the unforgivable sin.  It is the Holy Spirit’s work to give you a clean heart.  Without the Holy Spirit there is no clean heart and therefore there is no salvation.