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NASB | Genesis 1:2 The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:2 The earth was formless and void or a waste and emptiness, and darkness was upon the face of the deep [primeval ocean that covered the unformed earth]. The Spirit of God was moving (hovering, brooding) over the face of the waters. |
Bible Question: I have a question regarding the Holy Spirit. The reason I ask is because for example: when Christ healed the blind man in John 9 Christ had the Holy Spirit but the man who was healed I assume did not. My belief regarding some Holy Spirit enablements are that people receive the Holy Spirit because they have faith in Christ as their personal savior. However, this does not make any sense to me, when christ healed the blind man the Holy Spirit was not made available to us until the day of apentecost. So this blind man had nothing within himself to enable him to be healed since he was not filled with the Holy Spirit? I know that Christ could heal because the Father gave him the Holy Spirit but I do not understand how today people can have less than a miracle (for example one may say I was enable by the Holy Spirit to get a revelation from the bible) yet the blind man was able to see eventhough the Holy Spirit was not made available at that time until the day of apentecost. I Hope I made myself clear. |
Bible Answer: I think there is a contradiction in two things here.first is about Holy spirit, second about his work and third is about the possesion of Holly spirit. 1.It is clear to understand that Holly Spirit is God himself in fulfilling his word in deeds.(JOHN4;23-24)GOD IS SPIRIT. 2.We are so familiar that God leaveled to us in two way.first is through his word in the Bible and second through his work which bible termed it as signs and wonders,healing e.t.c. 3.The only person who are possesed/can posses the holly spirit is the one who believe in him.John3:1-5,1:12-14,17:3-4,you can also read the Letter to Roman chapter 7-8.1John1-3e.t.c Therefore it is true that Jesus healed the bling man by his faith(Jesus)and not of the blind man because the blind man have no faith in true GOD.and you can remember the word of God said that signs and wonders is for unbilievers.At that time the Holly spirit were not poured to all mankind untill in the day of Pentecost.this were because Jesus himself said in the book of John chapter 14 and 15 about the coming of holly spirit. also it was already explained by Peter in that day of Pentecost that the coming of Holly spirit is the couted from the book of JOEL chapter2 verse 28 to 30.i think this is clear to understand. May God bless u. |