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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, As for the reference to Acts 15:8, there can be no doubts that the Spirit spoken of is indeed the Holy Spirit of God, the living Being in the Trinity. This was evidence to Peter that they had been chosen by God through his spiritual presence in them (them being the Gentiles, of course). As for the capitalization of the Spirit in Acts 2:18, in keeping with the tradition of capitalizing the names and references to God, then when it is written, "Even upon My bondslaves, both men and women, I will in those days pour forth of My Spirit And they shall prophecy." For it IS the being of God that was promised, the Holy Spirit of the Trinity. God dwelling inside of man allows even the bondslaves to prophecy. Again, in Romans 8:16, the Spirit is the being of God in the Trinity. Those who had faith were adopted into sonship by receiving the Holy Spirit of God. It is this gift, through our faith in Jesus Christ, that truly defines our discipleship, and our Christianity. In Christ, LGC |