Bible Question:
Is Jesus talking to us? John 20:21 through John 20:23 (NASB) 21So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” 22And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said* to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23“If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained.” |
Bible Answer: the hebrew word for breath is naphach, this verse is for us also, remember that the scripture tells us if we forgive then, or Heavanly Father will also for give us, its hard sometimes for people to believe that God would grant us the same power that the deciples had but its true, the gifts of the spirit are available to all thoses who ask, we have the power within ourselves to forgive sin against us. If the scriptures are to be believed then all the scriptures are to be believed. I ve had people to tell me that, "well i believe this part but i dont that part" then is this person calling God a lyer?Jesus said that He ,the Father and the Holy Spirit will come and make their abode within us. we are the ambasidores of Christ, and sense God has no respect of person then the same power the deciples and the apostile paul had we can have by believeing and asking, isnt that what the bible tells us. I wholehartedly believe so. I hope this helps.look at james 1;22 thru 25, also 1 corn.12;1 thru 11. |