Subject: What were, are, they filled with? |
Bible Note: Hi gracefull, Thank you for your testimony and input. Here are some Scripture verses with my interpretation by use of capitalization for what it is worth. I will put in my usual slashes and parentheses for comparisons. l) Luke 11:13, "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give [the] holy spirit to those who ask (Him)?" Acts 5:32, "And we are His witnesses of these things; and so is the holy spirit, which God has given to those who obey (Him)." 2) Acts 10:45-47, "And all the circumcised believers who had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the holy spirit had been poured out upon the Gentiles also. For they were hearing them speaking with tongues and exalting (God). Then Peter answered, "Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have received the holy spirit just as we did, can he?"" Luke 5:25, "And they were seized with astonishment and began glorifying (God); and they were filled with fear, saying, "We have seen remarkable things today." 3) Acts 11:16, "And I remembered the word of the (Lord), how He used to say, 'John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the holy spirit.'...same gift...18 "Well then, (God) has granted to the Gentiles also the repentance that leads to life." John 1:4, "And gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, "Which," He said, "you have heard of from (Me); for John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the holy spirit, not many days from now." 4) Acts 2:4, "And they were all filled with the holy spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance." Acts 2:17, "'And it shall be in the last days,' God says, 'That I will pour forth of My spirit upon all mankind; and your sons and daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams; Even upon My/ bondslaves, both men and women, I will in those days pour forth of My spirit and they shall prophesy. And (I) will grant wonders in the sky above, and signs on the earth beneath, blood and fire, and vapor of smoke.'" Acts 11:18, "Well then, (God) has granted..." Titus 3:4,5, "But when the kindness of God our Savior/ and His love for mankind appeared, He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to (His) mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the holy spirit, which He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that being justified by His grace we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life." 5)Matthew 3:11, "As for me, I baptize with water for repentance, but *He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He/ will baptize you with holy spirit and fire." John 1:33, "'...this is the *One who baptizes in the holy spirit. And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God/.'" Gracefull, it appears to me that you were led through the book of Acts while a young adult. That to me would be where you were filled with the holy spirit and received the word of truth. We all are commanded to be filled with the holy spirit. From the heart, Ray |