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1 | Spirit/spirit?Is Spirit given or spirit? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 122327 | ||
Hi Tim, I can agree that God is the Giver and the "Gift". God gave Himself, He gave His only begotten Son, He gave the Spirit of truth. But I can not capitalize "gift" as speaking of Himself in the occurances in the Scriptures. For instance, John 4:10 speaks of the gift of God and who it is who speaks to the woman at the well. I interpret the verse as talking of both the Giver and the gift. If we knew the One who is speaking then we can receive the gift of the living water. If we know the Spirit of truth we can receive the holy spirit. If we know the Word we can receive His words. If we believe in the Son of God we can become sons of God. John 3:34, "For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for **He gives the spirit without measure." John 4:10, "...and **He would have given you living water." John 6:63, "...the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life." From the heart, Ray |
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2 | Spirit/spirit?Is Spirit given or spirit? | NT general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 122342 | ||
Greetings Ray! I would agree that John 4:10 is not a reference to the Holy Spirit, but to salvation. So, I would leave it as 'gift'. John 4:10 doesn't use 'gift'. John 6:63 I could accept as lower case 'gift'. This verse does not appear to be a reference to the Holy Spirit. However, I would capitalize John 3:34. The Greek refers to 'the spirit'. So, I would see this as a reference to the Holy Spirit. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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3 | Spirit/spirit?Is Spirit given or spirit? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 124070 | ||
Hi Tim, You wrote that John 4:10 doesn't use 'gift'. What did you mean in saying that, for the word is in the Greek is it not? For John 3:34 I interpret that the word "spirit" is not a reference to the Holy Spirit but rather the spirit that was given without measure was indeed the words of God spoken by Jesus. And all these [things] have been given into the Son's hand. John 6:62,63 tells me that especially after Jesus ascended we should know Him as Spirit. The Spirit gives life. He gives the words that are life. John 6:63, "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life." From the heart, Ray |
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4 | Spirit/spirit?Is Spirit given or spirit? | NT general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 124075 | ||
Greetings Ray! You are correct! 'Gift' is used in John 4:10. I'm not sure what I was writing! :) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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