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1 | Filled with the holy spirit? | Mark 1:10 | JCrichton | 149079 | ||
Hi, Ray! ...problem is that one of us loves Pepsy and the other Coke... they are uh sooo very close, but Pepsy lovers contend that theirs is the drink of the hour while Coca Cola lovers contend that theirs is the drink of the hour... I will offer you one more Scripture, though, from your previous interpretation, I doubt that you will see anything other than what you've already stated... In Acts 5:29-32 Peter concludes his thought by naming the Holy Spirit as both a witness (one who actively involved in an incident) and God's gift... I will also refer you to Acts 5:3 and 4 where Peter warns that Ananias lied to the Holy Spirit, not to man but to God... Also, Jesus did not say that He would give us many gifts that would teach us the fullness of Truth, He said that the Holy Spirit would teach us the fullness of Truth (John 16:13)... Further, it is not a gift that brings us to God but the thrid Person of God, the Holy Spirit... Christ Jesus is God and He does not need any gift in order to Exist... but the Holy Spirit was directly involved in both His incarnation (Luke 1:35) and resurrection (Romans 1:4--of course, since it doesn't say Holy Ghost/Spirit you would most likely argue that this passage is speaking about some sort of spiritual beign like an angel or something...); before you dismiss these passages, I suggest that you read related Scriptural passages and think of them collectively... by divorcing one segment of Scripture from all others we may get a warped understanding of God's Word... remember, Jesus did not leave a spirit in charge of the Church... it is only the other Paraclete who can lead and teach the Church, just as of old when He inspired the holy men of God to prophesy about God's Salvafic Plan. God Bless! Angel |
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2 | Filled with the holy spirit? | Mark 1:10 | Ray | 149145 | ||
Hi Angel, I have the Holy Spirit capitalized for Acts 5:32 and Acts 5:3. The places where I have a penciled in lower case "holy spirit" is where the references speak of being "filled with the holy spirit"; for I see no compelling reason to see the Person in thoses verses. In Acts 5:3,4 the connection between "lying to the Holy Spirit" and "lying to God" is a compelling reason to think of the Holy Spirit as God. For John 16:13 I do not see the Person of the Truth. I see the "truth" being disclosed. The Spirit of truth guides us into all the truth. The Spirit of truth reminds us of all the things of God and discloses "it" to us. I have no problem with thinking of Jesus as the Truth, and John 16:14 says that the Spirit will glorify Him (the Truth), but what is disclosed is the truth. Romans 1:4 we can discuss at that thread. From the heart, Ray |
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3 | Filled with the holy spirit? | Mark 1:10 | JCrichton | 149151 | ||
Hi, Ray! I understand how you would opt to pencil in the text as to distinguish the Holy Spirit as the counselor and the Holy Spirit once He is in us... I suggest to you that He does not diminishes in His capacity, just as Jesus did not diminished as the Lamb of God... so whether to Holy Spirit is guiding the Church or indwelling in an individual, He is the Holy Spirit! (water as liquid, solid, gas is still water) ...and yes, the truth that is disclosed is Jesus so I emphasized this by capitalizing the "t" (Truth)... He is the truth/Truth that sets us free! (resurrection and life) Some Bible versions have "the spirit of sanctification;" yet, since we know that there is only one "spirit of sanctification," I suggest that the "s" in spirit should always be capitalized! It is the Holy Spirit that sanctifies the Word (both Christ and the Holy Scripture) and the believers! God Bless! Angel |
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4 | Filled with the holy spirit? | Mark 1:10 | Ray | 149195 | ||
Hi Angel, I would suppose that you left out a "don't" and meant to say that "I DON'T understand how you would opt to pencil in the text." May I say that I don't have any problem with the Scriptures that say that Christ is in us or that His Spirit indwells us. See Ephesians 3:16,17. But the "fulness of God" is being filled with knowledge and knowing the love of Christ. Grace and truth was given to us and He gives gifts to men. The Spirit fills us with all these things "until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fulness of Christ,..." Ephesians 4:13. 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; 20 always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;" The Spirit of sanctification: Ephesians 3:25, "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her; 26 that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,..." 1) So I would say that we are washed with the word. Jesus came from God and spoke the words of God. He gave the words (spirit) without measure; John 3:34. We would not be able to contain the Spirit if given to us without measure; but we are given all things and washed with His words. 2) There is a difference between being "indwelt with His Spirit" and being "filled with the spirit". From the heart, Ray |
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5 | Filled with the holy spirit? | Mark 1:10 | JCrichton | 149223 | ||
Hi, Ray! There was no oversight... I could also understand how you see indweling of the Holy Spirit and being filled with the holy spirit as something that is determined by an action not who is doing the act... We can never contain God in our limited being... but when we read Genesis we find that man was created in the image and likeness of God, and that, as no other being, God gave life to man by an influx of His Spirit... We also learned from Scripture that Jesus gave the Holy Spirit to the Eleven prior to Pentecost... but that it was at the meeting during Pentecost that all of the gathered disciples received the Holy Spirit in a visible measure to let the world know that the prophecy in Joel was being fulfilled! ...each time, we are but simple vessels that cannot contain God... it is through His mercy that we receive, according to His design, an influx or indwelling of His Spirit! God Bless! Angel |
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