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- 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.
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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).
Paul attributes the effectiveness of his ministry to the Holy Spirit, rather than his own abilities. "Spirit" (Πνεῦμα, Pneuma) refers to the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity, who empowers believers and authenticates the gospel message.
Paul starts his case with three questions about the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the fulcrum, and the power source of the Christian life. “Did you receive the Holy Spirit by works of the Law?” Did you try to become a good person so that God would accept you?
An Introduction to Paul's Teaching on the Holy Spirit (concluded) AS A Christian - Christ's child - I may have an essential, vital relation with the Holy Spirit. I must be fully cognizant of that relation in spiritual matters in order that He may control me in a sanctified life.
Concerning Spiritual Gifts - Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led ...
Nov 6, 2018 · Rather embarrassingly, Paul always refers to spirit as it. But this is primarily a matter of grammar because the Greek word ‘pneuma’ is neuter, so takes neuter pronouns. However, Paul also frequently calls the spirit the spirit of God and of Christ.
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Jan 30, 2023 · “The letter kills, but the Spirit gives life” (2 Corinthians 3:6). Elsewhere, Paul teaches the same truth: “But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code” (Romans 7:6).
