Bill Johnson

The command, “Do not grieve the Holy Spirit” (Eph. 4:30), explains how our sin affects God. It causes Him grief. This command is character centered. Sin is defined in two ways: doing wrong things, and a failure to do right things: “To him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin” (James 4:17). Departing from the character of Christ in either of these ways brings grief to the Holy Spirit.