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NASB | Acts 4:24 And when they heard this, they lifted their voices to God with one accord and said, "O Lord, it is You who MADE THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND THE SEA, AND ALL THAT IS IN THEM, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 4:24 And when they heard it, they raised their voices together to God and said, "O Sovereign Lord [having complete power and authority], it is You who MADE THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND THE SEA, AND EVERYTHING THAT IS IN THEM, [Ex 20:11; Ps 146:6] |
Subject: Holy Spirit or holy spirit? What is it? |
Bible Note: Hi Angel, The phrase of your post that especially drew my attention was "we seek to serve Him and the Holy Spirit will bring us enlightenment or joy or both!" The first Scripture that came to mind was Romans 14:17, then I was led to consider "joy" in my concordance. I would like later to consider Romans 14:12-23 with you in another thread. 1) The first reference to joy in my concordance is Matthew 2:10, "And when they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy." That is a good verse to consider for this season of year. The thought that came to mind is that the Magi were told by Herod to "Go and make careful search for the (Child); and when you have found [Him], report to me, that I too may come and worship Him." The Magi saw the star with great joy and when they came into the house and saw the Child with Mary His mother, they worshiped Him. We have been talking about finding the (Child), the (Man), the (Prophet) and talking about the word of (God). 2) The second reference is Matthew 13:20, "And the one on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, this is the man who hears the word, and immediately receives it with joy; 21 yet he has no firm root in himself, but is only temporary, and when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away [Lit., is caused to stumble]." This relates to what you spoke of in your post in that hardships can lead us to Christ and they can cause us to stumble if we try to find the root and strength only in ourselves. 3) I won't go on and talk about the other 58 occurances of "joy" in the New Testament. :) I'll give you a chance to write. But one other thing I discovered in my reading concerns Matthew 13:15 and that too may better be talked about in another thread. Matthew 13:15 in the NKJ and the NASB, 1977 copyright has the rendering "And understand with their heart and return, And I *should heal them". The NASB, 1995 copyright goes with the NU text and reads, "And I *would heal them". This gives me great hope for the future that people will see and hear the word of God and understand fully. Matthew 13:16, "But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear. 17 For truly I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see [it]; and to hear what you hear, and did not hear [it]." What do you think? Does this suggest to you as it does to me that the Holy Spirit wishes to bring us enlightenment as well as joy, and that the enlightenment is a gift, the promised spirit, that will be in us? Ezekiel 36:26. I believe that the parables were His spirit and words spoken to us. From the heart, Ray |