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1 | Filled with the holy spirit? | John 14:16 | Ray | 140273 | ||
Hi Jessyka, E.W. Bullinger wrote a book called "Word Studies on the Holy Spirit". It is a complete concordance and concise commentary on every occurance of pneuma (Spirit) in the New Testament. I recommend this book to you. In your full question you wrote "What is the importance of being filled with the Holy Spirit and how can I know that this has happened to me?" In your short question you wrote "Filled with the holy spirit?" You may have unknowingly brought up the crux of the question. That is, should holy spirit be capitalized? Is every occurance of Holy Spirit in the Scriptures speaking of a Person of Deity? The book I spoke of would help you decide. In the Appendix of his book, Bullinger writes: "14. Pneuma Hagion. This expression (which occurs fifty times) without articles, is never used of the Giver (the Holy Spirit), but always of His Gift. What this gift is may be seen by comparing Acts. i. 4,5 with Luke xxiv.49, where "the promise of the Father) is (in Acts) called pneuma hagion (holy spirit), and (in Luke) it is called "power from on high." This "power" includes whatever spiritul gifts the Holy Spirit may be pleased to bestow. This will be found the case in every one of the fifty occurances. In Acts ii.4 we read "they were all filled with pneuma hagion, and began to speak with other tongues as The Spirit gave:" pneuma hagion is here, and always, what is given, not the Giver. Pneuma Hagion is usually translated "the Holy Spirit," the article being inserted, and capital letters used. But then we have no stronger expression by which to translate "to pneuma, to hagion," (the Spirit, the holy [Spirit]). We must be careful to distinguish that which is so clearly marked in the Original. Whenever spirt is said to fall, or to be given, or to fill, or be baptized with, it is always pneuma without the article, or pneuma hagion." End of quote. I hope that helps. 1) In all the verses in Acts that have been referenced in your thread so far, I would put holy spirit in the lower case. I would agree with Bullinger that being filled with the holy spirit, being full of the holy spirit, and being baptized with the holy spirit would be the correct interpretation using capitalization choices. 2) I would disagree with him, so far, on his view of the holy spirit "to fall" on someone. For instance, I would say for Acts 10:44 that "the Holy Spirit [sic] fell upon all those who were listening to the message." In this verse the article is present with pneuma hagion. 3) In the first paragraph that I quoted from Bullinger's Appendix, he said if pneuma hagion is used without articles it is speaking "of His Gift." He goes on and speaks of what this gift is; so I would say that he should have said "His gift" thus distinguishing as he does in the rest of his book between the Giver and the gift. He distinguishes between the Spirit and the spirit. His book is not a matter of translation but of interpretation using capitalization choices of lower or upper case. My views also are not so much a matter of translation but of interpretation as to whether the verses speak of the Person or His spiritual gifts given. 4) If you are studying the Scriptures, thinking of the things of the Spirit as per Romans 8, then you are not in the flesh but in the spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. What is important for you is to be filled with the holy spirit. Have your mind saturated with the word of God, the Psalms, spirititual songs, spiritual thoughts. When you put your faith in the God of the Scriptures, know the Savior and put your trust in Him for salvation; then you can be assured that He dwells in you, and you have the hope for glory, for you belong to Him and are a child of God. From the heart, Ray |
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2 | Filled with the holy spirit? | John 14:16 | Morant61 | 140279 | ||
Greetings Ray! I have been following you view of the Holy Spirit as opposed to the 'holy spirit' for some time now. But, I must say that I cannot agree with it! :-) While it is true that the phrase 'pneuma hagios' occurs both with and without the article, I don't believe that it indicates two seperate 'things' such as 'gift' and 'giver'. To me, it appears the article is almost always used the the Holy Spirit is the subject of the sentence or clause, while it is almost always absent when the Holy Spirit is the object of the sentence or clause. However, there are a couple of exceptions that I believe indicate my point. Allow me to share a few verses. These verses all use the verb 'filled' with the phrase 'pneuma hagios'. The first group does not have the article while the second group does have the article. Group One: 1) Luke 1:15 - "for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from birth." (The NIV includes a definite article before 'Holy Spirit', but there is none in the Greek). 2) Luke 1:41 - "When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit." (No article in the Greek). 3) Luke 1:61 - "His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied" (No article) 4) Acts 2:4 - "All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them." (No article) 5) Acts 4:8 - "Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: 'Rulers and elders of the people!'" (No article) 6) Acts 9:16 - "Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, 'Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here — has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.'" 7) Acts 13:9 - "Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight at Elymas and said," Group Two: 1) Acts 4:31 - "After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly." (There is a definite article in this verse before 'Holy Spirit). So, while 'filled with (pneuma hagios) usually appears without the definite article, there is one verse where the definite article is used. So, to me, the use or non-use of the definite article is a stylistic phenomena, not evidence of a 'Holy Spirit' and a 'holy spirit'. There are other examples as well that the two forms are interchangeable. Luke 1:35 speaks of 'pneuma hagios' coming upon Mary, while Acts 1:8 speaks of 'the' 'pneuam hagios' coming upon us. The same verb is used in both verses. In Acts 2:33, Jesus is said to have received 'the' 'pneuma hagios'. In Acts 1:16, 'the' 'pneuma hagios' speaks through David, while in Acts 4:25, it is 'pneuma hagios' Who speaks through the mouth of David. In Acts 5:32, it is 'the' 'pneuma hagios' Whom God gives to those who obey Him, not 'pneuma hagios'. As you have already noted, it is 'the' 'pneuma hagios' Who comes upon the believers in Acts 10:44. However, in light of Acts 10:44, it is clear to me that the 'gift' of the Holy Spirit in 10:45 is the Holy Spirit Himself. Look also at Acts 10:47, where it is said that they had received 'the' 'pneuma hagios'. Can there be any doubt that the Holy Spirit is meant in all three verses? In Acts 11:15, it is 'the' 'pneuma hagios' Who came upon them at the beginning. Then, in the very next verse, Peter equates 'the' 'pneuma hagios' coming upon them with being baptized in 'pneuma hagios (without the article). In Acts 15:8, God gives 'the' 'pneuma hagios'. In Acts 19:2, Pauls asks John's disciples if they had received 'pneuma hagios', and they had not. But, after praying for them, in verse 6 it is 'the' 'pneuma hagios' Who comes upon them. 1 Cor. 6:19 says that it is 'the' 'pneuma hagios' Who is in us. 1 Thess. 4:8 also says that God gives us 'the' 'pneuma hagios'. I said all of this simply to say this: I believe that while 'pneuma' alone my refer to other things, 'pneuma hagios' (with or without the definite article) always refers to the Holy Spirit (the third Person of the Trinity). I look forward to discussing this with you more my friend! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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