We are now talking about the various issues that the church in Kampala faces as they seek to share the good news about Jesus. One issue is around the role of the Holy Spirit. In Uganda, there is a great focus on the spirit in religion. Some say that if you don’t speak in tongues or have a certain gift of the spirit, you are not spirit filled. Some focus so much on the spirit and the spirit’s gifts, that they lose focus on Jesus. It is possible that they have become filled with deceiving spirits that are evil, not the Holy Spirit. They also are lacking in the “fruit” of the Holy Spirit and tend to glorify themselves because of the gifts they have. The Holy Spirit filled person focuses and testifies about Jesus. Jesus is their center, not the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit enables them to testify about Jesus. They have the fruit of the Holy Spirit.
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