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NASB | Galatians 3:5 So then, does He who provides you with the Spirit and works miracles among you, do it by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Galatians 3:5 So then, does He who supplies you with His [marvelous Holy] Spirit and works miracles among you, do it as a result of the works of the Law [which you perform], or because you [believe confidently in the message which you] heard with faith? |
Subject: The work of God: hearing with faith? |
Bible Note: Hi ngkh, Thank you for your post, your Scriptures, and your thoughts. This is what I hear you saying to us. I am going to look at your lower case "spirit" with the understanding that you meant them to be lower case as your wrote them. You said that you believe in the works of the holy spirit. This you said in connection with being involved in different tasks or assignments while being "spiritually led". You said all of that without denying the existence of the Holy Spirit nor your feeling "the Spirit's guidance." In other words, I hear you expressing belief in the Holy Spirit and also the holy spirit. Even though you speak of sensing the Holy Spirit's instruction and the knowledge that He will always prevail, you recognize as well that you are being spiritually [sic] led. If I am reading your correctly, then I would say that we are pretty much in agreement. I appreciate your choice of John 7:38, but I recommend a version that capitalizes nouns and pronouns of Deity. John 7:38, "He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water." Would you agree that the "rivers of living water" is the holy spirit that flows from us as believers in Him? Would you agree that John 7:39 is talking about the [holy] spirit that was not yet given, that is, this living water? As believers we come to this Prophet--we come to Him and drink. And thereby we have words of life and living water; we have holy spirit. From the heart, Ray |