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Tidbits of Truth - 3

Posted by Gary Cendroski on September 11, 2008 at 5:53pm
Hey all you wonderful people!Think you've got a handle on the HOLY SPIRIT field? Consider this. If you don't pay attention to something as simple as the possessive pronouns used with the word "spirit" in the Bible, you're missing something in a big way. This isn't new research. It's simply paying attention to what you're reading. Take, for instance, I Thessalonians 5:23. If you pay more attention to the number you wrote next to the word "spirit" in your Bible so long ago than you do to the word "your" in the verse that God inspired, you probably think the word "spirit" there refers to the gift of the HOLY SPIRIT. Well, let me ask you a few questions about that. Does the term "your...body" in that verse refer to the body of God? Does the term "your...soul" in that verse refer to the soul of God? Now brace yourself. Does the term "your...spirit" in that verse refer to the Spirit of God? Do you get it? The word "spirit" there refers to the spirit of man, not the Spirit of God. The Spirit of God is referred to in Scripture as "His Spirit" (Ephesians 3;16), and the spirit of man as "your spirit," "my spirit," etc. Your spirit is your spirit and His Spirit is His Spirit and soup is soup and apple-butter is apple-butter. Do you really think the Apostle Paul would pray for the Thessalonians that the Spirit of God within them would be preserved blameless? As if God's Spirit could ever be somehow tarnished by our behavior!Oh my God! Do I really mean that man is born with a body, a soul, and the spirit of man? Uh...yes. Is that revelation really so earth-shattering?Now, as you read your Bible, keep in mind what you learned in elementary school and I just reminded you of and apply it when you see the word "spirit." This one simple thing will blow your mind and God will teach you things that will amaze you about the HOLY SPIRIT field, if your heart is still open to learning and you're still spiritually hungry.By the way, if you can write holy spirit with all small letters, then I can write HOLY SPIRIT with all capital letters.The HOLY SPIRIT is the power of God our Father that He uses as He reaches out to touch His creation in some way. It's not a person in itself, nor does God ever relinquish ownership of His Spirit to anyone. It is given as a gift to believers as a help and a trust, but it never ever belongs to you or me. It belongs to God. It was, is and always will be His Spirit. Jesus said the Father would "give" the Spirit to "abide" with us forever, not belong to us forever (John 14;16). We are strengthened with might by His Spirit in our spirit (the inner man). Thus, even in the new birth, the Spirit of God is referred to as "His Spirit," not ours.
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  • Bob Martin September 26, 2008 at 1:51pm
    God bless you Gary...

    I'll await the practical application of this insight...

    "heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils..."

    Just do it.

    :) Bob
  • Susan Pavlica Joyce September 12, 2008 at 2:31am
    Hi Gary,

    I'm thrilled that you posted this blog for all to see and consider. I'm sure you'll get some feedback on this. Praise the Lord - get people to think.

    Sue
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