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NASB | Ephesians 4:23 and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 4:23 and be continually renewed in the spirit of your mind [having a fresh, untarnished mental and spiritual attitude], |
Subject: A fresh mental and spiritual attitude? |
Bible Note: Hi Mark, I know that you are worried that I look like a Jehovah's Witness spy that has been hiding in the ranks of the forum; what with my believe in a 'holy spirit'. Let me put your fears at rest; I am not a Jehovah's Witness. However, I do interpret a lower case holy spirit in the occurances speaking of being filled with [the] holy spirit. You need to find verses for me where the Person of the Holy Spirit is found in the passages of being filled with holy spirit. And I am talking of 'filled with' not His "coming upon them." I also believe that His Spirit indwells us; the Scripture "Christ in us the hope of glory" is well known by us. I just don't believe that we are "filled with the Holy Spirit". 1) When His (Spirit) indwells us then we are walking together with the (Lord). 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 indwells you." Ephesisans 4:17, "This I say therefore, and affirm together with the (Lord), that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,..." *********** Romans 8:11, "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." Ephesians 4:18, "being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart;" ****** Romans 8:16, "The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of (God)." Ephesians 4:30, "And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of (God), by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption." *********** 2) These are verses that show my understanding of the Person and the existence of a spirit that we have received. I believe that the Holy Spirit is a Person of the trinity. And I say it this way; that God is the Giver and the gift is holy spirit. I do not say that the Holy Spirit is not a Gift, just as the Son was the Gift of God although it isn't worded that way. But I am encouraging a consideration of the "holy spirit" as a gift. 3) You have asked for Scriptures that speak of the 'holy spirit', but we will talk of those when you get back with me with verses that talk of the Person in connection with being "filled with the holy spirit." From the heart, Ray |