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1 | Who is the Spirit and what is He like? | 1 Cor 12:30 | Reformer Joe | 29286 | ||
Another interesting aspect to this is to note that John the Baptist was the "Elijah" that preceded the ministry of the Messiah. Luke 1:17 refers to John the Baptist as coming in the spirit and power of ELijah, and Jesus goes into an exposition of this Old Testament prophecy (from Malachi 4:5) in Matthew 11 and Matthew 17. So we have at least two individuals in Scripture referred to as having the spirit and power of ELijah: Elisha and John the Baptist. This would lend to a preliminary understanding on my part that we are talking about something more significant than the indwelling of the Holy Spirit that is an aspect of the life of every believer. So what do the rest of you think? --Joe! |
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2 | Who is the Spirit and what is He like? | 1 Cor 12:30 | Emmaus | 29290 | ||
Joe, I don't know if I would call it more significant that the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, especially since Jesus said the lest in the Kingdom is greater than John the Baptist,Matt 11:11, because the grace of the Indwelling Holy Spirit is sanctifying grace. But I would say it is a different kind of grace for a specific mission of a specific person on a specific mission, whether it be a short term or lifetime mission. And God can do this with anyone, even a pagan as he did with Balaam in Numbers 22, as well as with other Old testament figures such as Elijah and all the others. Emmaus |
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3 | Who is the Spirit and what is He like? | 1 Cor 12:30 | Reformer Joe | 29329 | ||
I agree. Significant was a bad word choice. A better way to say what I meant is that perhaps it is something distinct from (or in addition to) the typical indwelling of the Holy Spirit of every believer. Or the Holy Spirit working in a different way. That is what I would like the Forum to address. --Joe! |
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4 | Who is the Spirit and what is He like? | 1 Cor 12:30 | tuli | 29407 | ||
Brother Joe, When our Lord was baptized, the Spirit came upon Him. In John He breathes His Spirit on the disciples and in Acts the Spirit comes upon them. Acts 2:17 is rather interesting to look at. We all have the same access to the provsion of the Spirit, we all decide how much can access. Elisha asked for the hard thing. He got it, and vs 14 he asks for the God of Elijah and vs 15 the sons of the prophets see that Elisha had the spirit of Elijah. There could not have been any less than the Spirit of God in these men. However when you read these men's lives they were committed to what God had called them to, just as Our Lord Jesus and the Apostles. The Lord Bless you. |
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