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NASB | Romans 8:13 for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 8:13 for if you are living according to the [impulses of the] flesh, you are going to die. But if [you are living] by the [power of the Holy] Spirit you are habitually putting to death the sinful deeds of the body, you will [really] live forever. |
Subject: filled with holy spirit? |
Bible Note: WalkingTalkingBible and Leonore: Acts 2:4. The reference says "other" tongues, not "unknown" tongues. Certainly it has nothing to do with ecstatic babblings such as you, WTB, ascribe to it. Please bear in mind that "tongues" in this context can just as accurately be translated "languages" -- that's the meaning. Here on this day of Pentecost a language barrier existed. Jews visiting from outside Judea very likely had lost fluency in Hebrew and Aramaic. If these Jews were to hear the gospel, a linguistic miracle was necessary to make communication possible. ...... Another point, WTB. You say that the speaking in tongues is the initial sign of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit (Ghost to you, I suppose). Where does the Bible teach that? [You won't find it!] What the Bible DOES teach is this: The Holy Spirit is the supernatural and sovereign agent in regeneration (the new birth). The Holy Spirit baptizes ALL believers into the body of Christ. (1 Cor. 12:13). EVERY believer possesses the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit from the moment of salvation (Romans 8:9-11; Eph. 5:18; 1 John 2:20,27). Ecstatic babbling, which you call "speaking in tongues," is NOT a 'sign' of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. The only 'sign' we have is the only 'sign' we need, namely, the assurance of the word of God that His Spirit indwells the life of the regenerated believer. Reliance on our own feelings, our "beautiful experiences," to light our pathway and give us comfort and assurance is most untrustworthy and most hazardous. The word of the living God should be our guide in all things spiritual, not our feelings, not our experienes. --Hank |