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      • “My speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom but in demonstration of spirit and power (or miracle)” (1 Corinthians 2.4) Here is how in Romans he summarises his missionary strategy: “by word and deed, by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God.” (Romans 15.18-19) And in another letter to the Corinthian Christinas he says, “We have this treasure in earthen vessels to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us.” (2 Corinthians 4.7)
      www.bibleinbrief.org/2018/11/06/paul-and-the-spirit/
  1. but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power The word "demonstration" (ἀπόδειξις, apodeixis) suggests a clear and convincing proof. Paul attributes the effectiveness of his ministry to the Holy Spirit, rather than his own abilities.

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  2. Jan 3, 2021 · All in all, Paul shows through him a demonstration of the power of the Spirit which, and since Paul is preaching the word of God, those that are saved shouldn't only based their faith in his words but also recognize that what he says isn't foolishness (which in itself shows the power of God too).

  3. Feb 17, 2017 · First, in Romans 1:4 Paul speaks of the power of the Holy Spirit to raise Christ from the dead, a reality that will shape Paul’s understanding of the gospel (and its effects) through all his letters.

  4. Jul 27, 2016 · When Paul uses the definite article and says “the spirit,” it is usually the Spirit of God (unless he states otherwise as in “the spirit of fear”). If Paul is talking about the Holy Spirit in the verses before an instance of just “spirit,” he usually means the Spirit of God (1 Corinthians 12:3-7).

  5. Nov 6, 2018 · Paul uses ‘spirit’ to indicate the inner nature of a person. He closes the short letter to his friend Philemon with “the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.” And it is a crucial word in his analysis of the human condition in Romans 8.5-6.

  6. Jan 4, 2022 · When he prayed for the believers in Ephesus, Paul longed for their faith to deepen so that Christ would be at home in their hearts: “I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him.

  7. The Spirit plays the central role in the life of the people of God, the gathered Christian community as it lives the tension of the ‘already’ and the ‘not yet’. ‘The only way we can so live is by the power of the Spirit’ (p. 895). The final chapter summarizes the book’s discoveries into eight conclusions.

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