> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://amemamem.com.br/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # The Power of God - URL: https://amemamem.com.br/en/the-power-of-god/ - Published: 2025-03-27T15:20:33.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-09T21:46:29.000Z - Description: This is probably one of my last texts about the Holy Scriptures. - Author: Airton Humber - Tags: #en, #de-poder-de-deus ## Introduction This is probably one of my last texts about the Holy Scriptures. For this reason, I will deal with the power of God; for me, the most important point of all because, without it, we are just like those religious people who condemned Jesus and who, today, condemn others. However, I can say that it is becoming the most beautiful text, the strongest and also the most challenging for me. And I say this with much fear because I believe that, without the manifestation of the power of God, we keep serving a dead god, as Jesus explained so well, quoting Isaiah: *These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. The worship they offer me is only made of rules taught by men, which they learned by rote.* Since I do not pretend to exhaust the subject, I only want to promote an awakening to what can truly transform us into children of God. And so we can: - accept ourselves exactly as we are, without fears or guilt, as God accepts us, with our failings and limitations - accept others as they are, because God also accepts them that way, with their failings and limitations - forgive others for their wickedness, just as we need forgiveness for our own wickedness - love as Jesus loved us - serve others, demonstrating the power of God - experience and prove the good, pleasing and perfect will of God - give thanks in every situation, which is God's will for us - enter into God's rest - enjoy peace and joy - receive God's provision in every need I ask that you not interpret this as something along the lines of the *Prosperity Theology*, which has been causing so many distortions, with tempting promises, similar to what Jesus received in the desert. ## Initial considerations I am bringing here what is revealed about the power of God and its practical action in the lives of human beings, who were originally created in the image and likeness of the Creator, but threw that away when they wanted to be like God, knowing good and evil. At first, man knew only good, but he was deceived. Today human nature is totally inclined toward evil; only God is good. I consider the Bible something very practical, but I spent a good part of my life treating it as a book of concepts only, a guide for living better. I learned it that way, I taught it that way, until it proved to be a mistake, a product of human wisdom, things I learned from the teaching of well-intentioned men whom I respect and love very much. It is also quite likely that they taught correctly and I learned in a limited way, because my hour had not yet come. In fact, I observe that this is common in the religious world; the cause of so much rejection by those on the outside and cooling off of those on the inside of the churches. *Truly, truly I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live.* ## A powerful message The apostle Paul is the greatest preacher of the Christian message recorded in the Bible. He traveled through many cities proclaiming the Gospel of Christ, showing how the power of God works in us. His message is summed up as follows. *Of it I became a minister according to the responsibility given to me by God to present to you fully the word of God, the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations, but has now been revealed to his saints. To them God chose to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. For this I labor, struggling according to his strength, which works powerfully in me.* *I myself, brothers, when I was among you, did not come with eloquent speech or with much wisdom to proclaim to you the mystery of God. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And it was in weakness, fear and with much trembling that I was among you. *My message and my preaching did not consist of persuasive words of wisdom, but consisted of a demonstration of the power of the Spirit,** ***so that the faith you have would not rest on human wisdom, but on the power of God.*** [**1 Cor 1**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/cl/1/25-29?ref=amemamem.com.br) through [**1 Cor 2**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/1co/2/1-5?ref=amemamem.com.br) ## Analyzing the central message of the Bible ### The power of God proclaimed by Jesus - Jesus proclaimed only the Gospel of the Kingdom of God - His work was completed when he sent the Spirit of God upon all flesh - He came back from death, risen, telling his disciples to wait to receive power from the Spirit of God in order to testify - And he sent his disciples to go throughout the world proclaiming his message, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit [**Matt 28**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi+ara/mt/28/18-20?ref=amemamem.com.br) - Seeing that He would be with them every day, until the end of the age - And, on what is called Pentecost, the Holy Spirit came down upon the Earth He had also already taught that we should seek, first of all, the Kingdom of God, *The Kingdom*, the domain of the King, and all other things would be added to us. Because we would be freed from the power of the Evil One and transported into the Kingdom of God's beloved children. ### The power of God proclaimed by Paul - Continuing the work of Jesus, Paul proclaimed only the Gospel of Christ, showing how the action of the Spirit of God takes place in the ordinary person - He defined Christ as the revealed mystery of God, which was hidden for ages and generations - Affirming that, in Christ, are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge - Because the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God - Proclaiming Christ in us, as the hope of glory - And he speaks of his suffering until Christ is formed in us - Because Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God And he completes it, in a wonderful way, saying that the Kingdom of God, proclaimed by Jesus, is righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. He also explained that the Kingdom of God consists not in words, but in power. Exactly for this reason he preached, not with human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power. And what do we find today in the churches and among many Christians? I ask this without criticism or judgment, but with the sole purpose of lighting up our paths. Where is the power of God today? ### The routine of Christians Generally, this is the religious routine of the ordinary Christian: - go to church - sing songs - hear a good word - pray/say prayers - contribute to the churches - volunteer in some social or religious work - feel good about it But do we really experience the power of God in our daily lives? I believe the answer is a resounding “no.” Going on, let us see how the power of God is manifested. ### The power of God is the gifts of the Spirit Many still worry about the 10 Commandments or about the summary: *love your neighbor as yourself*. But they do not notice that Jesus gave us a New Commandment: *to love as he loved us*. And they forget that this commandment is impossible to fulfill because this love is not part of human nature, it is fruit of the Spirit; and, exactly for this reason, Jesus told his disciples to wait to receive this power to love. When Paul explains this, he details it very well, showing what it is, how it presents itself and what its purpose is. In summary, it goes like this: *There are different kinds of gifts, but the Spirit is the same. There are different kinds of ministries, but the Lord is the same. There are different ways of working, but it is the same God who works all things in all people. To each one, however, is given the manifestation of the Spirit, for the common good. Through the Spirit, to one is given the word of wisdom; to another, the word of knowledge, by the same Spirit; to another, faith, by the same Spirit; to another, gifts of healing, by the one Spirit; to another, power to work miracles; to another, prophecy; to another, discernment of spirits; to another, a variety of tongues; and to still another, interpretation of tongues. All these things, however, are done by one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them individually, to each one, as he wills.* ### The empowering of the gifts of the Spirit *So, in the church, God appointed first apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then those who work miracles, those who have the gift of healing, those who have the gift of helping, those who have gifts of administration and those who speak various tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all have the gift of working miracles? Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?* Next, Paul clarifies the purpose of the gifts, saying: *But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you a still more excellent way.* And he continues with what is, probably, the best known passage of the Bible and the least understood in practice: **love**. ### Power to love *If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I am like a ringing bell or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give to the poor everything I possess and surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, none of it profits me.* *Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not mistreat, it does not seek its own interests, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in injustice, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never perishes; but prophecies will disappear, tongues will cease, knowledge will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part; but when what is perfect comes, what is imperfect will disappear.* *When I was a child, I spoke like a child, thought like a child and reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put away the things of childhood. For now we see only a dim reflection, as in a mirror; but then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, just as I am fully known. So now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.* ### Practical application For me, the Bible is like a manufacturer's manual: we damage the product by misuse and blame the Manufacturer; or the idea of comparing it to the law of gravity: we have the right to disagree, but that does not interfere with its continued action on the Earth. It is challenging to accept, but the Earth is in darkness and dominated by the Evil One. However, the Earth is a subdomain of *The Kingdom*, the Domain of the King, the Kingdom of God. Jesus came and took us out of that subdomain, which is an empire of darkness, and transported us into the Kingdom of the children of God's love, outside the authority of the Evil One. This has already been done, but we keep being deceived and prisoners of our own understanding. Cows do not drink their own milk and trees do not eat their own fruit. So too [the fruit of the Spirit](https://amemamem.com.br/fruto-do-espirito/), which is Christ in us, is for the good of others, forgiving, loving and serving. But, in a formidable way and understood only through the lens of the Bible, nobody wants to be caught for Christ. ### Conclusion The process for the manifestation of the power of God has three foundations: **forgive, love and serve**. Jesus said, when he breathed the Holy Spirit upon the disciples: *Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone's sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.* **[John 20](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/ara+nvi/jo/20/22,23?ref=amemamem.com.br)** He also warned when he taught the prayer of the Our Father: *For if you forgive one another's offenses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive one another, your heavenly Father will not forgive your offenses.* Paul wrote: *For it is through the Spirit that by faith we eagerly await the righteousness for which we hope. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any effect, but only faith working through love.* Therefore, we see that the power of God enables us to forgive, love and serve, as Christ did, and does. And our faith, which gives us victory in this world, has this reason for being: - The Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God: **forgive**, because whoever does evil does not know what they are doing **[John 20](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/ara+nvi/jo/20/22,23?ref=amemamem.com.br)** **[Luke 23](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/ara/lc/23/34?ref=amemamem.com.br)** - The Love of God, the Father: **love**, do good, regardless of the actions and reactions of the other - The Communion of the Holy Spirit: **serve**, because everything is done by Him and for Him; and, without Him, we can do nothing For this reason, Paul blessed us like this: *The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.* [**2 Cor**](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/acf+nvi/2co/13/14?ref=amemamem.com.br) The Gospel is the power of God to free us from our wickedness, it is our salvation. This salvation is not the place we go after death, it is who we become here and now because eternity has always existed. ### Final reflection The fruit of the Holy Spirit is to form Christ in us, children of God, with power to forgive, love and serve, exactly as Jesus Christ did, and said: *You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures nor the power of God.* And he also told a terrible parable about the men who kill the Son of the Lord. **[Matt 21](https://www.bibliaonline.com.br/nvi/mt/21/33-43?ref=amemamem.com.br)** And we, you and I, what are we doing with the power of God, accomplished through the sacrifice of Jesus? Are we satisfied? Or could we still be killing the children of God in us and in those who listen to us? Originally, God created man in his own image and likeness, and not in the image and likeness of Adam. But human nature has the image and likeness of Adam. When we are born again through the Spirit of God, we become children of God and Christ begins to be formed in us. The Son is the radiance of the glory and the exact expression of the being of God. I took a long time to finish this text because I was uneasy, I felt that something important was being left out, but I could not identify what it was. Later it came to me: Who was I writing for? What kind of audience did I intend to reach and with what goals? And the answer came to me like a shock: it is for you yourself, first of all. And a new world of perceptions opened up again for me. My wish is that you too may experience this, from God. *But an hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for these are the ones the Father seeks to be his worshipers.* *He who has ears to hear, let him hear what the Spirit says.* **Let there be light! Peace! Amen!** ### Learn more at the links below: [Have you already received the Holy Spirit?](https://amemamem.com.br/voce-ja-recebeu-o-espirito-santo/) Because it is impossible to be a Christian without Christ [The fruit of the Spirit](https://amemamem.com.br/o-fruto-do-espirito/) Because, ultimately, this fruit is Christ in us [Christ: A new generation](https://amemamem.com.br/cristo-a-42a-geracao/) A lighthouse hidden by traditions [The great deception](https://amemamem.com.br/o-grande-engano/): How the Evil One uses the Word of God to deceive us [The letter kills!](https://amemamem.com.br/palavras/) Words are necessary, but insufficient [The essence of the Bible](https://amemamem.com.br/essencia-da-biblia-2/) The central and essential message of the Bible is Christ in us [You are the Christ, the son of the living God](https://amemamem.com.br/filho-do-deus-vivo/) In a wonderful way He calls us [Our cross](https://amemamem.com.br/a-nossa-cruz/) We need to start carrying our cross to follow the example of Jesus Christ