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H i n d r a n c e a n d H e l p t o C h r i s t i a n G r o w t h 71Application12 According to this passage there are two births: one by humanparents and the other by the............................................................The Holy Spirit Our HelperObjective 4.Explain why a believer may grow in Christ through theHoly Spirit.It is important to understand how the Spirit helps us grow.You have seen parents helping their children grow by teachingthem to walk and to speak, patiently helping them to mature. Ina similar way, the Holy Spirit is the trainer for the new Christianlife. The apostle Paul explains this process in 1 Corinthians 2.The Holy Spirit reveals God’s secrets to us.Application13 Base your answers to these questions on 1 Corinthians 2:10–11.a By whom did God make known His secret? ............................b Who searches the hidden depths of God’s purposes? ..............c What knows all about a person? ..............................................d Who knows all about God? ......................................................First Corinthians 2:12 says: “We have not received the spirit ofthe world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understandwhat God has freely given us.” What a statement! The Holy Spirithelps us know all that comes from God. We could say the Spirithelps us “grow up” to full adulthood. He helps us mature andpatiently works with us toward this goal.Jesus was born in human form through a direct act of theHoly Spirit (Luke 1:35). The Holy Spirit is who helped Jesusfulfill His human purpose. He was led by the Spirit to be theobedient servant of the Father (Matthew 4:1).