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NASB | John 20:22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them and *said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 20:22 And when He said this, He breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. [Acts 1:8; 2:1-3] |
Subject: When did disciples receive the Spirit? |
Bible Note: Hi retxar, You say that John 7:38 means to you "that salvation is not only a blessing, but also enables us to be a blessing." To my mind then, you are saying "that out of your innermost being will flow rivers of living water." So the rivers of water are the blessings that we are able to give. The only problem with that is that John 7:39 says, "But this He spoke of the Spirit..." You also say in further explanation, however, that "This is only possible with the Holy Spirit living in us. If the Holy Spirit lives in us then the love of the Holy Spirit will also flow out of us." So here to my mind you are saying, "Out of my (our) innermost being(s) because of the Holy Spirit within me (us), love flows. (The love of the Holy Spirit)" So the rivers of Living Water are the love of the Holy Spirit and they come out of the innermost being of either me (us) or the Holy Spirit." What then is capitalized if you see the Holy Spirit in that Scripture quote, "From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water." For verse 39 says, "But this He spoke of the Spirit..." What does a Bible student do when he is stuck? He looks to other Scriptures to shed more light. One reference is to Isa 44:3. If you are interested we can look at it together for it would be good to know who is doing what and who or what is given. 2) Right now I am not interested in John 17:5 :) 3) Jesus said in verse 28 that "I go away" and in John 14:18, "I will come to you", and in John 14:23, "...and We will come to him and make Our abode with him." Scripture also speaks of Christ in you the hope of glory. So who is this Holy Spirit within you; which Person? How many Helpers are there? Our God is one is He not? Yes. |