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Jul 27, 2016 · There are clues we can utilize. 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).
However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. Zechariah 4:6 So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts. Exodus 4:10-12
Aug 23, 2023 · Answer. The apostle Paul clearly taught that we receive the Holy Spirit the moment we receive Jesus Christ as our Savior. First Corinthians 12:13 declares, “For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.”. Romans 8:9 tells us that if a person does ...
Paul’s Reliance upon the Spirit. 2 And when I came to you, brothers, I () did not come with superiority of word or of wisdom, proclaiming to you () the [] witness of God. 2 For I determined to know nothing among you except () Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. 3 And I was with you in () weakness and in () fear and in much trembling, 4 and my word and my preaching were () not in persuasive ...
Nov 6, 2018 · Introduction. At first sight Paul’s teaching about the Spirit presents no problems. What he writes was not contentious then and is relatively uncontentious now. But the Spirit was so central to Paul’s understanding of his faith that it is worth digging a little deeper. And then we quickly come up against problems of language as well as of ...
Jun 10, 2024 · May we, like Paul, remember, wherever they, or we, are at in our journey, we are always lavished with grace on top of grace. 3. They Yearn for Everyone to Know Jesus. God’s love has a multiplying effect. The more we take it in, the more we have to give. Scholars also tell us that we become like the thing we worship.
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Concerning Spiritual Gifts. 12 Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. 3 Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no ...
