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1 | Biggest battles any Christian faces? | 1 Cor 2:14 | Pastor Glenn | 60754 | ||
Yes Ray, I go with the capital "Spirit who gives life". When it comes to the "meat", we do not get more spiritual by deeper intellectual discussion or intellectual growth. A baby might eat meat, but his body will not be able to digest it. We must always humble ourselves, pray and seek God's face to continue to grow spiritually. When it came down to intellectuallism, there was none greater than the Scribes and Pharisees. But this is what Jesus said of them: Mat 13:11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. Mat 13:12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. Mat 13:13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. Mat 13:14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: Mat 13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. Mat 13:16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. Jesus told the woman at the well: Joh 4:23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. Joh 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. God Bless, Pastor Glenn |
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2 | Biggest battles any Christian faces? | 1 Cor 2:14 | Ray | 60795 | ||
Hi Pastor Glenn, Matthew 13:15, "'For the heart of this people has become dull, And with their ears they scarcely hear, And they have closed their eyes Lest they should see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart and return, And (I) should heal them.' But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears because they hear." John 9:40, "Those of the Pharisee who were with Him heard these things, and said to Him, "We are not blind too, are we?" (Jesus) said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no sin; but since you say, 'We see', your sin remains." Pastor Glenn, may I suggest that you use a version that capitalizes Deity in your studies. I can go with "God is a Spirit" but I could not go on and says that we "must worship him in spirit and truth." If He is a Spirit, then acknowledge Him as such. I hope that you receive that thought in the spirit that I expressed it. From the heart, Ray |
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3 | Biggest battles any Christian faces? | 1 Cor 2:14 | Pastor Glenn | 60897 | ||
Ray, You quote Matthew 13:15 and John 9:40 without any comments. You also said: "Pastor Glenn, may I suggest that you use a version that capitalizes Deity in your studies. I can go with "God is a Spirit" but I could not go on and says that we "must worship him in spirit and truth." If He is a Spirit, then acknowledge Him as such." I looked up these scriptures in 3 different versions. They all fail to capitalize spirit here. I see this as a discription of His spirit nature, as opposed to a physical nature. So I see no problem here. The KJV is what I used, it said "God is a Spirit...". However, when it says that we "must worship him in spirit and truth.", it refers to "our" spirit (lower case) nature. NASB: John 4:23 "But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers. John 4:24 "God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." KJV: Joh 4:23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. Joh 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. NIV: 23Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth." God bless, Pastor Glenn |
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4 | Biggest battles any Christian faces? | 1 Cor 2:14 | Ray | 60930 | ||
Hi Pastor Glenn, The comment that I would make for Matthew 13:15 is that I see the quote from Isaiah as talking about the Spirit. The Spirit should heal them; and the disciples were given eyes that saw and ears that heard. Matthew 13:17, "For truly I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see [it]; and to hear what you hear, and did not hear [it]." John 9:40, "Those of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things, and said to Him, "We are not blind too, are we?" (Jesus) said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no sin; but since you say, 'We see', your sin remains." The Pharisee thought that they saw everything clearly. They did not see the need for the (Light) of the world. They did not know that they were blind and that (Jesus) could heal them. Parentheses for comparison. Isaiah 42:16, "And (I) will lead the blind by a way they do not know, In paths they do not know I will guide them." May the Lord lead us. May the Lord lead us in this passage of John 4. This has been for me one of the most difficult passages to spiritually discern. I sense that I am close to my "final draft" as I would see it. The problem is that it would conflict with your statement that "in spirit and truth" refers to "our" spirit nature. But good night for now. From the heart, Ray |
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5 | Biggest battles any Christian faces? | 1 Cor 2:14 | Pastor Glenn | 60935 | ||
Ray, You are referencing some very interesting scriptures. God bless, Pastor Glenn |
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