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1 | Does the Holy Spirit work differently? | Bible general Archive 2 | Ray | 115104 | ||
Hi ischus, This discussion is not only about semantics of in, upon, indwelling, and filled with; it is also about interpretation of a lower or upper case (S)spirit. I speak of a spirit of love and think of it as a lower case spirit. But when one speaks of the Spirit, of the Person (as shown by capitalization), then we should speak of Him. I see that your post has spoken of "it" when you were talking of both the spirit and the Spirit. 1) You wrote, "On the other hand, we have the "gift" of the Spirit, the eternal, indwelling of the Spirit. It does not come and go as God sees fit. It is always present." I would agree that He is "always helping, comforting, encouraging, sanctifying, and stretching us." The gift of the Spirit, the indwelling of the Spirit, is to my mind what God has done for us. As sons of God, we have Christ dwelling in us because we keep His word. John 14:23, "Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My/ word; and My Father will love him, and (We) will come to him, and make Our abode with him." This is the gift of the Spirit from the Spirit; a promise of indwelling. Christ in us, the hope of glory. 2) However, I see also the gift of the *holy *spirit. It is a gift from God. It is what I see us as being "filled" with. It is the word of Christ richly dwelling within us. Colossians 3:16, "Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God." That is what I call being filled with the spirit. It is what we are told to do; that is the will of the Lord. Ephesians 5:18, "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the *spirit, 19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;..." Ephesians 5:20-Colossians 3:17 Thanks be to God! From the heart, Ray |
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2 | Does the Holy Spirit work differently? | Bible general Archive 2 | ischus | 115142 | ||
Ray, I don't see the distinction that you are making here. I agree totally with everything you have said. Please tell me how that differs from my previous comment. | ||||||
3 | Does the Holy Spirit work differently? | Bible general Archive 2 | Ray | 115237 | ||
Hi ischus, I was only questioning your use of "it" in speaking of the Spirit. From the heart, Ray |
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4 | Does the Holy Spirit work differently? | Bible general Archive 2 | ischus | 115243 | ||
Sorry Ray, I didn't mean to use "it" in refering to the Spirit. I'm not sure that "He" is correct either. Are you sure that pneuma and ruach always occur with a masculine article? The bible seems to have no issue with the gender of the Spirit, and I don't think we should focus on this either. ischus |
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5 | Does the Holy Spirit work differently? | Bible general Archive 2 | Ray | 115247 | ||
Hi ischus, I think Tim Moran told me once about the gender of the Spirit, but I have forgotten. But what I am saying is that if Spirit is talking about Deity then the word should be capitalized. The word "it" is not capitalized in English and would not be counted as a word of Deity. From the heart, Ray |
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6 | Does the Holy Spirit work differently? | Bible general Archive 2 | ischus | 115249 | ||
OK- I'm with you now. Sorry for the confusion. :) ischus |
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