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241 | Filled with the holy spirit [sic] | Acts 13:52 | Ray | 28124 | ||
Would anyone like to speak to an interpretation that would put the holy spirit in lower case for this verse. The verse would read like this: "And the disciples were continually filled with joy and with (the) holy spirit." This would be the interpretation for other verses concerning the "filling of the holy spirit" See Luke 1:15, Luke 1:41, Luke 1:67, Luke 4:1, Acts 2:4, Acts 4:8, Acts 4:31, Acts 9:17, Acts 13:9, even Exodus 28:3, and Ephesians 5:18. |
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242 | Giving them the holy spirit [sic]? | Acts 15:8 | Ray | 89389 | ||
In looking at this verse I do not see it as speaking about the Person of the Holy Spirit. Rather, I would have you consider the holy spirit as being synonymous with the "word of the gospel" in Acts 15:7. Similarly, I would have you consider putting spirit in the lower case for Acts 2:18, "Even upon My bondslaves, both men and women, I will in those days pour forth of My *spirit And they shall prophecy." Can we not contrast/compare Acts 15:8 with Romans 8:16, "The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God." The spirit and word of the gospel that we have received is a spirit of adoption as sons which leads us to cry out in faith. God gives us the holy spirit. Consider that with me. |
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243 | Do you know this One? | Acts 17:23 | Ray | 103495 | ||
Acts 17:23, NKJ, "for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you." The Interlinear Greek-English New Testament, Jay P. Green, Sr. editor has "This (One) I announce you." So my question is, "Do you know this One?" Acts 2:36, "This (Jesus) whom you crucified." Acts 17:3, "This (Jesus) whom I am proclaiming to you is the Christ." Acts 17:23, "This (One) I proclaim to you." The parentheses are mine for comparison/contrast. From the heart, Ray |
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244 | The godhead or perhaps the divine? | Acts 17:29 | Ray | 66894 | ||
In my personal copy I do not have the "divine nature" in capital letters. The King James and other versions I have read translate it as the Godhead. Would anyone agree with me in choosing "godhead"? | ||||||
245 | Spirit baptism? | Acts 17:29 | Ray | 123066 | ||
Hi, Does the fulness of Deity rest in the flesh? It was written here in this post, "The fulness of the Holy Spirit rested upon him without measure and worked through his body." The lower case "him" and "his" suggest to me that the author is regarding Christ as a "man". Colossians 2:8, "See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ. 9 For in Him all the fulness of Deity dwells in bodily form, 10 and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the (h)*Head over all rule and authority;" I see this baptism and circumcision as accomplished by the Spirit, that is, by the Man Jesus Christ. Col 1:28, "And we proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, that we may present every man complete in Christ. 29 And for this purpose also I labor, striving according to His power which mightily works with me." Romans 1:16-25 says that we should worship and serve the Creator rather than the creature. From the heart, Ray |
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246 | Filled with Holy Spirit or holy spirit? | Acts 21:4 | Ray | 2627 | ||
Hi, I am a capitalizer. I like to capitalize Deity and love the NASB because of that. Sometimes I disagree with them when they capitalize Spirit when it speaks of an angel. Here in Acts 21:4 I disagree because I think it was the spirit within them that was speaking. I know the Holy Spirit is a Person. I know also that He is Power. I also think that some searchers like the Jehovah's Witness people believe that the Holy Spirit is a power only. Just what would we be filled with as born-again believers? The Holy Spirit or the holy spirit? See Luke l:15; Luke 1:41; Luke 1:67; Luke 4:1; Acts 2:4; Acts 4:8; Acts 4:31; Acts 9:17; and Acts 13:9. |
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247 | A certain Jesus? | Acts 25:19 | Ray | 42394 | ||
I need help once again from the Greek scholars for the translation here of a certain Jesus. The Greek does not have the word for "man". Is the word "one" in the Greek? I don't believe so. My view right now is that if I go with the NASB and include "about a certain dead man" then I must capitalize it because I know Him as a Man even as Paul did. If He were just a man then He would not be alive. The resurrection proves that He was who He said He was. So my question is, is this verse concerning One Jesus or a certain Jesus, according to the Greek manuscripts? |
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248 | Light: testifying both small and great? | Acts 26:18 | Ray | 127873 | ||
The Lockman Foundation in its most recent copyright of the NASB has changed some of the occurances of "light" to "Light". My question: Should they consider this occurance in Acts 26:18 as well? "Turn from darkness to Light". From the heart, Ray |
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249 | God is Light? | Acts 26:18 | Ray | 130476 | ||
1 John 1:5, NASB, copyright 1995, reads "And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him is no darkness at all." 1 John 1:7 goes on and reads, "but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin." In the previous 1977 copy the Lockman Foundation had "light" in lower case. I had always penciled in for my personal copy the upper case Light so I was encouraged in my interpretation by the most recent copyright. My question here is whether the upper case Light should be considered for Acts 26:18 as well. My argument for Light [sic] is that the relationship of darkness and the dominion of Satan contrasts with the "to Light" and "to God". More comments from anyone? From the heart, Ray |
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250 | How is Christ Jesus our Lord? | Rom 1:4 | Ray | 28388 | ||
Is Jesus the holy Spirit? Is Jesus the Spirit of holiness? Or is Jesus the Son of God according to the spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord? | ||||||
251 | Titus and Romans:comparable introduction | Rom 1:4 | Ray | 82439 | ||
Hi, I believe that Jesus baptized by the holy spirit [sic]. I believe that we should be filled with [the] holy spirit. Thus, I believe that the "spirit of holiness" of Romans 1:4 would be the most accurate rendering. I believe that the long sentence of Romans 1:1-7 in the Greek has pronouns of Deity that when totaled are divisible by three. I find that to be glorifing to the triune God and I praise Him in it. Now my question is this: Can this same situation of praise be accomplished by an accurate rendering of the long sentence of Titus 1:1-4? I have my own personal possible interpretation; what do you think? Can you find in this Greek sentence pronouns of Deity that total up to a number divisible by three? Would you want to try? Would you feel any need or desire to try? In other words, how far "off base" am I here? From the heart, Ray |
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252 | Earlier He passed over;Now the Lamb | Rom 3:25 | Ray | 142475 | ||
In the Greek the verse talks of the forbearance of God. It does not say "in His forbearance", so I would say that the verse should read similar to the KJ. KJ, "Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness." Or, with the use of a comma in the NASB: "whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation is His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance, God passed over the sins previously comitted; 26 for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time,..." Righteousness of God, verse 22 His righteousness, verse 25. God is one, verse 30. Question: How many pronouns of Deity in verse 25? From the heart, Ray |
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253 | Life through His Spirit who dwells in us | Rom 8:2 | Ray | 19432 | ||
Romans 7:14 says, "For I know that the Law is spiritual, but I am of flesh, sold into bondage to sin." Romans 7:22 says, "For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man." Romans 8:2 says, "For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death." My question involves capitalization of Spirit for Romans 8:2. Does the law of the *Spirit set us free from the law of sin and of death? Or, (my personal choice) does, the *spirit of life in Christ Jesus set us free from the law of sin and of death? What is your personal choice and why? |
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254 | Law of the spirit? | Rom 8:2 | Ray | 91272 | ||
This question comes from #91050 where it is suggested that we should revisit Romans 8:2 and 1 Peter 1:22. I have found that 1 Peter 1:22 has different readings in various Greek texts as does Romans 8:1. You can see what I mean by comparing the NASB and the NKJ for these verses. Romans 8:1b, "...who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit." 1 Peter 1:22, "Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth [through the Spirit] in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart." My question relates to the other one I wrote for Romans 8:2 so may I suggest the reading of that one also. My thought is that since these phrases have been omitted, should or can we therefore not "count" these pronouns of Deity? Will the word of God have suffered loss by the loss of these pronouns of "Spirit" in Romans 8:1 and 1 Peter 1:22? My further thought is that the phrases can be included with a lower case "spirit" and have real meaning. For we are born again, we obey the truth, through the "spirit", through the the wind, through the spoken word of the Lord which endures forever. This is the law of the "spirit"--of life in Christ Jesus which has freed me from the law of sin and death. From the heart, Ray |
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255 | Law of the Spirit, life in Christ Jesus? | Rom 8:2 | Ray | 98344 | ||
This is a revisit to Romans 8:2 as I try to put into ink rather than pencil, a final draft. My physical problems with cancer are causing me more pain and the end may be nearer, so I want to put as much closure as possible to as many questions I put forth here on the forum. The question I first brought up was whether "spirit of life" would be an appropriate interpretation for Romans 8:2. I now agree, however, with the NASB and NKJ in their "law of the Spirit". I see these comparison verses and I welcome your comments or Amens. Romans 7:22 speaks to my mind of the law of (God) in the inner man. Romans 8:2 speaks of the law of the (Spirit), of life in Christ Jesus, which sets us free. We still need the Greek scholars to inform us of punctuation possibilities. Romans 8:5 speaks of "the things of the (Spirit)". Romans 8:11 speaks of life through His (Spirit) who indwells us. Romans 8:16 tells us that "The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit", that we are children of (God). 1 Corinthians 15:50 shows us that we need to be concerned about the things of the Spirit and of the heavenly Man. Flesh and blood cannot inhearit the kingdom of (God). 1 Peter 4:6 says that even though we are judged in the flesh as men, we may live according to God in the *(Spirit). I welcome your thoughts. From the heart, Ray |
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256 | Presented before Him, complete in Him | Rom 8:11 | Ray | 139157 | ||
In looking at Romans 8:11, I have learned to compare it with Colossians 1:27. When we have His (Spirit) indwelling us, then we are proclaiming Him and are completed in (Christ). Would this be a good Scripture "match"? From the heart, Ray |
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257 | Five words: see also 1 Cor 14:2 | Rom 8:16 | Ray | 114421 | ||
Hi, I have used my pencil eraser since I made this post that I am attaching to here. In the Romans 8:9-16 passage I now choose to put in lower case FIVE words of "spirit" instead of only THREE earlier. I would like some input from the forum concerning this change. I now see these comparisons of Scriptures: Romans 8:16, "The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of (God)." Acts 15:7,8, "And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "Brethren, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe. 8 And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, giving them the *holy *spirit, just as (He) also did to us." Acts 5:32, [as I see it], also see NKJ, "And we are His witnesses of these things; and so is the *holy *spirit, which God has given to those who obey (Him)." Comments and Scriptures, please. From the heart, Ray |
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258 | Who being over all? | Rom 9:5 | Ray | 98408 | ||
Hi Radioman, Romans 9:5 shows the humanity of this Man, Jesus Christ and also shows that He is the one eternal Spirit, God. In looking at the Greek for the phrase "who being over all, God blessed forever", how do you compare that with 2 Corinthians 11:31, "The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, He who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying."? I am especially interested in the Greek here. From the heart, Ray |
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259 | The Lord will execute a short work? | Rom 9:28 | Ray | 111014 | ||
In comparing Romans 9:28 with Mark 16:20, what would you say about the difference between "confirming" the word and "executing" the word? Romans 9:28, NKJ, "For He will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, Because the Lord will make a short work upon the earth." Mark 16:20, "And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them, and confirmed the word by the signs which followed." From the heart, Ray |
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260 | It is time to glorify God for His mercy? | Rom 15:8 | Ray | 72287 | ||
The versions out there today do not capitalize "servant" here in this verse. Here is my rendering of the verse with an added phrase for what it is worth and for discussion and comment. Romans 15:8,9, "For I say that Christ has become a *Servant to the circumsion on behalf of the truth of God to confirm the promises given to the fathers, *and I say that it is time* for the Gentiles to glorify God/ for His mercy; as it is written, "Therefore I [David] will give praise to Thee among the Gentiles, and I [David] will sing to (Thy) name."" May the name of God be praised! From the heart, Ray |
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