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NASB | 1 Corinthians 14:22 So then tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe but to unbelievers; but prophecy is for a sign, not to unbelievers but to those who believe. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 14:22 Therefore, [unknown] tongues are [meant] for a [supernatural] sign, not to believers but to unbelievers [who might be receptive]; while prophecy [foretelling the future, speaking a new message from God to the people] is not for unbelievers but for believers. |
Bible Question (short): Have we been resisting the holy spirit? |
Question (full): Have we been resisting the holy spirit? Hi leolipwee, I have noticed that you speak of the Holy Spirit as "it" occasionally. When I speak of "it" I speak of the holy spirit for it is then thought of as a gift, a promise, a power that we have from God. Do you see what I mean and do you agree? I believe that there is the third Person of the Trinity and there is the holy spirit that is the gift that we have been given and with which we can be filled. For instance Acts 1:8, "...but you shall receive power [baptized with the holy spirit, verse 5] when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be (My) witnesses..." I believe that the Spirit descended upon Jesus in Matthew 3:16 and Mark 1:10. But He is a Person who baptized in the holy spirit rather than in water. It is because of the witness of the Spirit that we know Jesus as God. We know Him as the Beloved Son. I believe that we are filled with the holy spirit [sic] in all of the occurances in the Scriptures. Go through the 8-11 times that the filling occurs and see if a Person is spoken of. So I believe that we are filled with the holy spirit, or at least should be as Christians, and capable of speaking boldly the word of the Lord. For it is not we who speak, but it is the Holy Spirit. See Mark 13:11 and Luke 12:12, "for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say." When I talk about the holy spirit it is a new way to "not look at God", in a sense. Just as I want people to look at the Man instead of the man, Jesus Christ; I want you to consider also looking at the holy spirit instead of the Holy Spirit in some portions of Scripture. I would make holy spirit lower case in all the occurances of being filled. Acts 2:4; 4:8; 4:31; 9:17; 13:9; Luke 1:15; 1:41; l:67. I would appreciate anyone's comments. Could it be that we have been resisting the holy spirit? Acts 7:51, "You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the *Holy *Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did." From the heart, Ray |