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NASB | Acts 15:8 "And God, who knows the heart, testified to them giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 15:8 "And God, who knows and understands the heart, testified to them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us; |
Subject: Giving them the holy spirit [sic]? |
Bible Note: Greetings Ray, My apologies for referring to the Spirit as an "it," (which I do more than I'd like) but it is because I think it is unwise to refer to Him as being a "Person" - as though he had arms and legs. I guess I would be considered thinking outside the box in that respect. By stating the Being of the Holy Spirit, I am acknowledging that God the Father and God the Holy Spirit is not a "Person" or an "embodiment"; for only the Son was made Incarnate. Jesus said in the Book of John, that "as God is a spirit, so you must worship in Spirit." I think when we refer to God as a "person," (as some conclude that because the Book of Genesis says, "Let Us make him in Our image" that he is indeed a "person") that we offer the idea that God is like us, in the flesh. However, this is most certainly not the case, so I avoid referring to God as a person. We do refer to Him as a)masculine (Him, He) and b)having a humanly function (Father), however these are analogies for us to better understand our Creator. I am most curious why you do not equate the words "giving them the [holy spirit]" with God actually pouring out His Spirit into the bodies of the Gentiles. I just do not see any significant evidence to the contrary. I am always most eager to see a different view point however. In Christ, LGC |