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NASB | Romans 8:11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 8:11 And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you. |
Bible Question:
Christ's gift of Holy Spirit to his people is great. But the comments of some of the members of our forum raises a question for me. This question might be a good one to study God's word for an answer. (Or by the indwelling Spirit do we need to consult God's Word?) The general question is what is the relationship between the Spirit and the Word? More specifically, does the indwelling of the Holy Spirit make the Word or parts thereof superfluous? When indwelt by the Holy Spirit do we "automatically know" the will of God? And if the work of the Holy Spirit is to dispense knowledge "automatically," what sense do we make of the verses where God commands us to grow and learn? (Eph. 5:10 trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. 2 Pet. 3:18 but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. ) Those who have been in the forum for more than a day will know that there won't be agreement on this issue, so let's not try at first to persuade but to clearly present our biblically supported opinion. Peace, Lionstrong |
Bible Answer: Dear Lionstrong, Your question, "What is the relationship between the indwelling Holy Spirit and the Word of God", is answered in John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." I believe that this scripture is to be taken literally. And in I John 1:1. "That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life--". By comparing the scriptures above with I Cor. 10-16 I belive I have a solid foundation for believing that 1. God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, and the Word are one. 2. If that is so, then I also believe that I cannot study the Word of God without the understanding that the Holy Spirit provides. 3. Without the Holy Spirit I can't study the Word to show myself approved. If I try to do that, then it is no more then a futile intellectual exercise that profits me not at all. That's how the christians in name only read the bible. Intellectually. I Cor. 10-16 NKJV 10But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 11For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. 12Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. 13These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy[4] Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 14But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. 16For "who has known the mind of the LORD that he may instruct Him?" I welcome your spiritual insight in this regard. In Him, Eagle One |