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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: Filled with Holy Spirit? |
Bible Note: Hi Doc, I am not putting words in anybody's mouth. What I said is that "If our interpretation is that"; in other words I am still considering the verse with everyone. In fact in looking at it in my own mind, I would change my statement to read "each one of us would be EQUAL to God." If we were bigger than God then the Spirit wouldn't have filled us completly; in other words He would be measurable short. But if our interpretation is that He gives the Spirit without measure then our body would not be able to contain Him and it would either leak or burst and be destroyed. It has been suggested by some authors and post on this forum that our body leaks and thus we need to be constantly filled again and again. Yet if there is a constant measure of filling of the Spirit, then there is no room in our body for more, there is just that continual leak. Pretty deep stuff there; it must be early morning. :) 1) Consider the one whose interpretation is that we are filled with spirit rather than the Person. Then we are to be filled with the spirit. When we are filled with the spirit we preach the gospel, we sing spiritual songs, we study the Bible and the words of God so that we can be filled anew. Rather than our body bursting, we burst out in words of praise, telling the mighty deeds of God. We then attain to the stature of the fullness of God. 1a) If we are considering a post together, then the words of God that come to your mind combined with the words of God that come to mine can be doubled or at least multiplied or combined, and even more when other people join us in spirit. 2) I disagree with your postscript concerning John 3:34. For that we should look at John 3:19-21 in the 1977 and 1995 versions of the NASB and continue the discussion from there. I have to try to go back to sleep. Good night, my friend. From the heart, Ray |