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NASB | John 3:11 "Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know and testify of what we have seen, and you do not accept our testimony. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 3:11 "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, we speak only of what we [absolutely] know and testify about what we have [actually] seen [as eyewitnesses]; and [still] you [reject our evidence and] do not accept our testimony. |
Bible Question:
Hi CSM, Just a couple of questions to clarify what you are saying.... You wrote: Since Jesus had not died for mankinds sins yet, or been raised from the dead and ascended into heaven to sit at God's right hand, and the Holy Ghost had not yet been sent from God the Father, through Jesus his Son, to indwell believers, no one had been "born again" yet. This was called the glorification of Jesus. So when exactly (at what point in time) were the disciples "born again"? You also quoted: John 7:38-39 Jesus said, "He that believes on me, as the scripture has said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this he spake of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was NOT YET given (why?) because that Jesus was NOT YET glorified.)" What are your thoughts on what happened in John 20:22 And when He (Jesus) had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. Do you believe that receiving the baptism in the Holy Spirit is necessary for Salvation aka born again? Or is this a separate event that comes afterwards? Yours in Christ, Bows44 |
Bible Answer: Hi bows 44, rest of answer Acts 1:8 But you shall receive POWER AFTER the HOLY GHOST is come upon you..(to do what? Harvest souls for the kingdom of God) The Holy Ghost is God's power source for mankind to do this job, and power is only received AFTER, not before, the Holy Ghost is come upon you. They were already saved, and Jesus is the baptizer in the Holy Ghost! John 1:33 the same (Jesus) is he which baptizes WITH THE HOLY GHOST. Acts 2:33 "Therefore (Jesus) being by the RIGHT HAND of GOD exalted, and having RECEIVED OF THE FATHER the PROMISE of the HOLY GHOST, he (Jesus) has shed forth this, which you now see and hear." What did they see AND hear? Acts 2:1-4 And when the day of Pentacost (harvest) was fully come, they were all withone accord in one place. (2) AND SUDDENLY there came a sound FROM HEAVEN as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. (3) And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. (4) And they were all filled with THE HOLY GHOST, and began to speak with other tongues, as the SPIRIT gave them utterance." Who does scripture say did this? John 1:33 If you said Jesus, you are correct, according to scripture. Scripture bears out that becoming a new creature in Christ is a seperate experience than being baptized by Jesus with the Holy Spirit. Mankind can baptize with water, but only Jesus is qualified to baptize with the Holy Ghost, according to God the Father. Always in Christ, C.S.M. |