Jesus Christ emptied Himself; empowered on Earth by the Holy Spirit
Nov 13, 2019 00:21:47 #
The Bible teaches the Incarnation of Jesus, 100 percent God; 100 percent man, undiminished Deity dwelling in humanity.
Jesus Christ Himself is the one perfect manifestation in history of the complete work of the Holy Spirit in mankind.
"Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. (Philippians 2:6-7)
You ask, "Of what did He empty Himself?”
Answer, at least five things:
1. He emptied Himself of glory. In John 17:5, Jesus prayed, “Glorify me...with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.” He gave up the adoration of the saints and angels when He came into this world.
2. He emptied Himself of independent authority. In John 5:30, Jesus said, “I can do nothing on My own.”
He brought Himself into a different relationship with the Father, where ALL of His activities and actions had to be cleared in that unusual way. Though equal with the Father, now uniquely submissive to Him.
3. He released the voluntary exercise of His divine attributes. Compare John 1:43–51 with Matthew 24:36 to see how Jesus sometimes was omniscient and sometimes not.
4. He gave up eternal riches. I just want you to try to imagine for a moment the treatment that the Son of God, the King of the universe, gets in heaven. Yet 2 Corinthians 8:9 says, “...though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.”
5. He gave up His intimate relationship with the Father. Who can describe the fellowship that exists between the first and second Person of the Trinity? And to hear Jesus on the cross in Matthew 27:46 beseeching, “My God, why have You forsaken Me?” He made Himself nothing — for you and me.
Jesus Christ was begotten of the Holy Spirit. We read in Luke i.35, R. V., "And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee; and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also that which is to be born shall be called holy, the Son of God."
As we have already seen, in regeneration the believer is begotten of God, but Jesus Christ was begotten of God in His original generation when He took human form. He is the only begotten Son of God (John iii.16). It was entirely by the Spirit's power working in Mary that the Son of God took shape within her as the son of man.
The regenerated man has a carnal nature received from his earthly father and a new nature imparted by God. Jesus Christ had originally the one holy nature, that which in man is called the born-again nature indwelled by the Holy Spirit. Nevertheless, Jesus Christ was born with the human nature of a man as He had a human mother, in addition to His own Holy nature.
Jesus Christ led a holy and spotless life here on earth and offered Himself without spot or blemish to God through the working of the Holy Spirit. We read in Hebrews ix.14,
"How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God."
Jesus Christ met and overcame temptations as other men may meet and overcome them, in the power of the Holy Spirit. He was tempted and suffered through temptation (Hebrews iii.18), He was tempted in all points like as we are (Hebrews iv.15), but never once in any way did He yield to temptation. He was tempted entirely apart from sin (Hebrews iv.15), but He won His victories in a way that is open for all of us to win victory, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus Christ was anointed and fitted for service by the Holy Spirit. We read in Acts x.38, "How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with Him."
In a prophetic vision of the coming Messiah in the Old Testament we read in Isaiah lxi.1, "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; He hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound."
In Luke's record of the earthly life of our Lord in Luke iv.14, we read "And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and there went out a fame of Him through all the region round about."
In a similar way Jesus said of Himself when speaking in the synagogue in Nazareth, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He hath anointed Me to preach good tidings unto the poor; He hath sent Me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord" (Luke iv.18, 19, R. V.).
All these passages contain the one lesson, that it was by the especial anointing with the Holy Spirit that Jesus Christ was qualified for the service to which God had called Him.
As He stood in the Jordan after His baptism, "The Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon Him," and it was then and there that He was anointed and baptized with the Holy Spirit, and equipped for the service that lay before Him. Jesus Christ received His equipment for service in the same way that we now receive ours by our baptism with the Holy Spirit, when we believe upon Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ was led by the Holy Spirit in His movements here upon earth. We read in Luke iv.1, R. V., "And Jesus full of the Holy Spirit returned from Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness."
Living as a man here upon earth and setting an example for us, each step of His life was under the Holy Spirit's guidance.
Jesus Christ was taught by the Spirit who rested upon Him. The Spirit of God was the source of His wisdom in the days of His flesh. In the Old Testament prophecy of the coming Messiah we read in Isaiah xi.2, 3,
"And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. And shall make Him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and He shall not judge after the sight of His eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of His ears."
Further on in Isaiah xlii.1, R. V., we read, "Behold My servant, whom I uphold; My chosen in whom My soul delighteth; I have put My Spirit upon Him; He shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles, etc." Matthew tells us in Matthew xii.17, 18, that this prophecy was fulfilled in Jesus of Nazareth.
6. The Holy Spirit abode upon Jesus in all His fullness and the words He spoke in consequence were the very words of God. We read in John iii.34, R. V., "For He whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for He giveth not the Spirit by measure."
7. After His resurrection, Jesus Christ gave commandment unto His Apostles whom He had chosen through the Holy Spirit. We read in Acts i.2, "Until the day in which He was taken up, after that He through the Holy Ghost had given commandment unto the Apostles whom He had chosen." This relates to the time after His resurrection and so we see Jesus still working in the power of the Holy Spirit even after His resurrection from the dead.
8. Jesus Christ wrought His miracles here on earth in the power of the Holy Spirit. In Matt. xii.28, we read, "I cast out devils by the power of the Spirit of God." It is through the Spirit that miracle working power was given to some in the church after our Lord's departure from this earth (1 Corinthians xii.9, 10), and in the power of the same Spirit, Jesus Christ wrought His miracles.
9. It was by the power of the Holy Spirit that Jesus Christ was raised from the dead. We read in Romans viii.11, "But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you."
The same Holy Spirit who is to quicken our mortal bodies and is to raise us up in some future day raised up Jesus.
Several things are plainly evident from this study of the work of the Holy Spirit in Jesus Christ:
First of all, we see the completeness of His humanity. He lived and He thought, He worked, He taught, He conquered sin and won victories for God in the power of that very same Holy Spirit whom it is our privilege also to have.
In the second place, we see our own utter dependence upon the Holy Spirit. If it was in the power of the Holy Spirit that Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, lived and worked, achieved and triumphed, how much more dependent are we upon Him at every turn of life and in every phase of service and every experience of conflict with Satan and sin.
The third thing that is evident is the wondrous world of privilege to bestow blessing and service to others, and to glorify God that is open to us. The same Holy Spirit by which Jesus was originally begotten in the womb of Mary, is at our disposal, that we may by our faith in Jesus Christ, be spiritually born again through Him.
The same Holy Spirit by whom Jesus offered Himself as a sacrifice without spot or blemish to God the Father is at our disposal that we also may, through our faith in Jesus' death on the cross as payment of our sin debt, receive the guidance of the indwelling Holy Spirit, as we offer ourselves to God as a living sacrifice.
The same Holy Spirit by which Jesus was anointed for service is at our disposal that we may be anointed for service. The same Holy Spirit who led Jesus Christ in His movements here on earth is ready to lead us today. The same Holy Spirit who taught Jesus and imparted to Him wisdom and understanding, counsel and might, and knowledge, and the fear of the Lord is here to teach us.
Jesus Christ is our example (1 John ii.6), "the first born among many brethren" (Romans. viii.29). Whatever He accomplished through the Holy Spirit is for us to emulate as we take up our cross of God's choosing today.
Jesus Christ Himself is the one perfect manifestation in history of the complete work of the Holy Spirit in mankind.
"Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. (Philippians 2:6-7)
You ask, "Of what did He empty Himself?”
Answer, at least five things:
1. He emptied Himself of glory. In John 17:5, Jesus prayed, “Glorify me...with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.” He gave up the adoration of the saints and angels when He came into this world.
2. He emptied Himself of independent authority. In John 5:30, Jesus said, “I can do nothing on My own.”
He brought Himself into a different relationship with the Father, where ALL of His activities and actions had to be cleared in that unusual way. Though equal with the Father, now uniquely submissive to Him.
3. He released the voluntary exercise of His divine attributes. Compare John 1:43–51 with Matthew 24:36 to see how Jesus sometimes was omniscient and sometimes not.
4. He gave up eternal riches. I just want you to try to imagine for a moment the treatment that the Son of God, the King of the universe, gets in heaven. Yet 2 Corinthians 8:9 says, “...though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.”
5. He gave up His intimate relationship with the Father. Who can describe the fellowship that exists between the first and second Person of the Trinity? And to hear Jesus on the cross in Matthew 27:46 beseeching, “My God, why have You forsaken Me?” He made Himself nothing — for you and me.
Jesus Christ was begotten of the Holy Spirit. We read in Luke i.35, R. V., "And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee; and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also that which is to be born shall be called holy, the Son of God."
As we have already seen, in regeneration the believer is begotten of God, but Jesus Christ was begotten of God in His original generation when He took human form. He is the only begotten Son of God (John iii.16). It was entirely by the Spirit's power working in Mary that the Son of God took shape within her as the son of man.
The regenerated man has a carnal nature received from his earthly father and a new nature imparted by God. Jesus Christ had originally the one holy nature, that which in man is called the born-again nature indwelled by the Holy Spirit. Nevertheless, Jesus Christ was born with the human nature of a man as He had a human mother, in addition to His own Holy nature.
Jesus Christ led a holy and spotless life here on earth and offered Himself without spot or blemish to God through the working of the Holy Spirit. We read in Hebrews ix.14,
"How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God."
Jesus Christ met and overcame temptations as other men may meet and overcome them, in the power of the Holy Spirit. He was tempted and suffered through temptation (Hebrews iii.18), He was tempted in all points like as we are (Hebrews iv.15), but never once in any way did He yield to temptation. He was tempted entirely apart from sin (Hebrews iv.15), but He won His victories in a way that is open for all of us to win victory, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus Christ was anointed and fitted for service by the Holy Spirit. We read in Acts x.38, "How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with Him."
In a prophetic vision of the coming Messiah in the Old Testament we read in Isaiah lxi.1, "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; He hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound."
In Luke's record of the earthly life of our Lord in Luke iv.14, we read "And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and there went out a fame of Him through all the region round about."
In a similar way Jesus said of Himself when speaking in the synagogue in Nazareth, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He hath anointed Me to preach good tidings unto the poor; He hath sent Me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord" (Luke iv.18, 19, R. V.).
All these passages contain the one lesson, that it was by the especial anointing with the Holy Spirit that Jesus Christ was qualified for the service to which God had called Him.
As He stood in the Jordan after His baptism, "The Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon Him," and it was then and there that He was anointed and baptized with the Holy Spirit, and equipped for the service that lay before Him. Jesus Christ received His equipment for service in the same way that we now receive ours by our baptism with the Holy Spirit, when we believe upon Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ was led by the Holy Spirit in His movements here upon earth. We read in Luke iv.1, R. V., "And Jesus full of the Holy Spirit returned from Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness."
Living as a man here upon earth and setting an example for us, each step of His life was under the Holy Spirit's guidance.
Jesus Christ was taught by the Spirit who rested upon Him. The Spirit of God was the source of His wisdom in the days of His flesh. In the Old Testament prophecy of the coming Messiah we read in Isaiah xi.2, 3,
"And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. And shall make Him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and He shall not judge after the sight of His eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of His ears."
Further on in Isaiah xlii.1, R. V., we read, "Behold My servant, whom I uphold; My chosen in whom My soul delighteth; I have put My Spirit upon Him; He shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles, etc." Matthew tells us in Matthew xii.17, 18, that this prophecy was fulfilled in Jesus of Nazareth.
6. The Holy Spirit abode upon Jesus in all His fullness and the words He spoke in consequence were the very words of God. We read in John iii.34, R. V., "For He whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for He giveth not the Spirit by measure."
7. After His resurrection, Jesus Christ gave commandment unto His Apostles whom He had chosen through the Holy Spirit. We read in Acts i.2, "Until the day in which He was taken up, after that He through the Holy Ghost had given commandment unto the Apostles whom He had chosen." This relates to the time after His resurrection and so we see Jesus still working in the power of the Holy Spirit even after His resurrection from the dead.
8. Jesus Christ wrought His miracles here on earth in the power of the Holy Spirit. In Matt. xii.28, we read, "I cast out devils by the power of the Spirit of God." It is through the Spirit that miracle working power was given to some in the church after our Lord's departure from this earth (1 Corinthians xii.9, 10), and in the power of the same Spirit, Jesus Christ wrought His miracles.
9. It was by the power of the Holy Spirit that Jesus Christ was raised from the dead. We read in Romans viii.11, "But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you."
The same Holy Spirit who is to quicken our mortal bodies and is to raise us up in some future day raised up Jesus.
Several things are plainly evident from this study of the work of the Holy Spirit in Jesus Christ:
First of all, we see the completeness of His humanity. He lived and He thought, He worked, He taught, He conquered sin and won victories for God in the power of that very same Holy Spirit whom it is our privilege also to have.
In the second place, we see our own utter dependence upon the Holy Spirit. If it was in the power of the Holy Spirit that Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, lived and worked, achieved and triumphed, how much more dependent are we upon Him at every turn of life and in every phase of service and every experience of conflict with Satan and sin.
The third thing that is evident is the wondrous world of privilege to bestow blessing and service to others, and to glorify God that is open to us. The same Holy Spirit by which Jesus was originally begotten in the womb of Mary, is at our disposal, that we may by our faith in Jesus Christ, be spiritually born again through Him.
The same Holy Spirit by whom Jesus offered Himself as a sacrifice without spot or blemish to God the Father is at our disposal that we also may, through our faith in Jesus' death on the cross as payment of our sin debt, receive the guidance of the indwelling Holy Spirit, as we offer ourselves to God as a living sacrifice.
The same Holy Spirit by which Jesus was anointed for service is at our disposal that we may be anointed for service. The same Holy Spirit who led Jesus Christ in His movements here on earth is ready to lead us today. The same Holy Spirit who taught Jesus and imparted to Him wisdom and understanding, counsel and might, and knowledge, and the fear of the Lord is here to teach us.
Jesus Christ is our example (1 John ii.6), "the first born among many brethren" (Romans. viii.29). Whatever He accomplished through the Holy Spirit is for us to emulate as we take up our cross of God's choosing today.
Nov 13, 2019 00:39:15 #
manning5
Loc: Richmond, VA
Zemirah wrote:
The Bible teaches the Incarnation of Jesus, 100 pe... (show quote)
=======================================
Thank you Zemirah for this illuminating vision of the Holy Spirit and the Spirit's influences.
Nov 13, 2019 01:50:12 #
Zemirah wrote:
The Bible teaches the Incarnation of Jesus, 100 pe... (show quote)
Excellent article...
The Holy Spirit is certainly a great comfort for all men...Amen...
Nov 13, 2019 10:51:08 #
Zemirah wrote:
The Bible teaches the Incarnation of Jesus, 100 pe... (show quote)
Amen and Amen thanks you for this Bible study your sure take us through all of the Bible both Old and New Testaments for this study thanks again Zemirah.
Nov 13, 2019 11:01:26 #
The Holy Bible never fails to fascinate, bahmer, no matter how many times we read it, for the Holy Spirit always brings new information (that has always been there) to our mind.
bahmer wrote:
Amen and Amen thanks you for this Bible study your... (show quote)
Nov 13, 2019 11:36:02 #
Zemirah wrote:
The Holy Bible never fails to fascinate, bahmer, no matter how many times we read it, for the Holy Spirit always brings new information (that has always been there) to our mind.
Amen and Amen
Nov 13, 2019 16:19:44 #
The Holy Spirit decidedly does not comfort all men.
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 not possess the Holy Spirit, he or she does not belong to Christ: “You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.”
Ephesians 1:13-14 teaches us that the Holy Spirit is the seal of salvation for all those who believe: “Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession—to the praise of his glory.”
Invisible, but real, the Holy Spirit is the least understood person of the Trinity. Among the myths and the mistaken concepts that are shared, He has been described as a force, a ghost, and a second-class or replacement god.
He is confused with the manifestations themselves, and has even been presented as an incidental figure that appears momentarily. Nothing could be further from the truth.
It is vital for all members of the Christian church to know the Holy Spirit, learn to relate to Him, and understand how He manifests Himself.
The Holy Spirit is an important figure throughout the Bible. In Genesis 1:2, we find Him moving above the surface of the waters, and in Revelation 22:17, He and the bride (the believers and followers of Christ) cry with one voice.
From beginning to end, God the Holy Spirit has always been active: In the beginning, creating, and at the end of the Bible, caring for all believers, and confronting all the lost with their sinfulness and their need for Jesus as their savior.
For all who are in Christ, He comforts us, helps us, guides us, reminds us, teaches us, accompanies us, and counsels us.
There is no area of life in which the believer does not need the help of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus, as recorded in the Biblical book of Acts clearly states how to recognize His followers who are all indwelt by the Holy Spirit: “You will be My witnesses” (1:8).
Love is a distinguishing mark of His disciples, as is being a witness to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
It does not matter how many spiritual experiences one may have had, whoever does not testify of their belief in Jesus Christ bears no evidence of being indwelt by the Holy Spirit.
If we analyze what Paul says in Galatians 3:2—“... Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by believing what you heard?”— we realize that this is a rhetorical question; no one receives the Holy Spirit based on keeping the Law.
We receive salvation freely; there is no reason to relate differently in our experience with the Holy Spirit, for that is also a grace-based experience. In the same way that we receive Christ without doubting whether He will enter our lives or not, we receive the Holy Spirit by faith and believe that He will be our teacher, comforter and guide without delay.
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 not possess the Holy Spirit, he or she does not belong to Christ: “You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.”
Ephesians 1:13-14 teaches us that the Holy Spirit is the seal of salvation for all those who believe: “Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession—to the praise of his glory.”
Invisible, but real, the Holy Spirit is the least understood person of the Trinity. Among the myths and the mistaken concepts that are shared, He has been described as a force, a ghost, and a second-class or replacement god.
He is confused with the manifestations themselves, and has even been presented as an incidental figure that appears momentarily. Nothing could be further from the truth.
It is vital for all members of the Christian church to know the Holy Spirit, learn to relate to Him, and understand how He manifests Himself.
The Holy Spirit is an important figure throughout the Bible. In Genesis 1:2, we find Him moving above the surface of the waters, and in Revelation 22:17, He and the bride (the believers and followers of Christ) cry with one voice.
From beginning to end, God the Holy Spirit has always been active: In the beginning, creating, and at the end of the Bible, caring for all believers, and confronting all the lost with their sinfulness and their need for Jesus as their savior.
For all who are in Christ, He comforts us, helps us, guides us, reminds us, teaches us, accompanies us, and counsels us.
There is no area of life in which the believer does not need the help of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus, as recorded in the Biblical book of Acts clearly states how to recognize His followers who are all indwelt by the Holy Spirit: “You will be My witnesses” (1:8).
Love is a distinguishing mark of His disciples, as is being a witness to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
It does not matter how many spiritual experiences one may have had, whoever does not testify of their belief in Jesus Christ bears no evidence of being indwelt by the Holy Spirit.
If we analyze what Paul says in Galatians 3:2—“... Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by believing what you heard?”— we realize that this is a rhetorical question; no one receives the Holy Spirit based on keeping the Law.
We receive salvation freely; there is no reason to relate differently in our experience with the Holy Spirit, for that is also a grace-based experience. In the same way that we receive Christ without doubting whether He will enter our lives or not, we receive the Holy Spirit by faith and believe that He will be our teacher, comforter and guide without delay.
Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
Excellent article...
The Holy Spirit is certainly a great comfort for all men...Amen...
The Holy Spirit is certainly a great comfort for all men...Amen...
Nov 13, 2019 19:07:17 #
Zemirah wrote:
The Holy Spirit decidedly does not comfort all men... (show quote)
Sigh...
Coffee is a great drink for all men...
Reading is a great habit for all men...
Exercise is a great benefit for all men...
Marriage is a great challenge for all men...
The OPP is a great forum for all men...
Critical reading is a great skill for all men...
Nov 13, 2019 20:56:42 #
None of those generalities, i.e., indefinite, unspecific, or undetailed statements are true.
Habitually using such generalities does not in any way excuse their inaccuracy.
Habitually using such generalities does not in any way excuse their inaccuracy.
Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
Sigh... br br Coffee is a great drink for all men... (show quote)
Nov 13, 2019 20:58:26 #
Zemirah wrote:
None of those generalities, i.e., indefinite, unspecific, or undetailed statements are true.
Habitually using such generalities does not in any way excuse their inaccuracy.
Habitually using such generalities does not in any way excuse their inaccuracy.
The point is that just because the Holy Spirit is a great comfort for all men, it doesn't mean that all men are comforted by the Holy Spirit...
The option is there for all men...
Edit: The Holy Spirit is a great comfort to all men...This would be false....
Nov 14, 2019 06:46:56 #
Peewee
Loc: San Antonio, TX
Zemirah wrote:
The Holy Spirit decidedly does not comfort all men... (show quote)
I feel blessed! Glad you allowed the Spirit to speak through you! I hope your hand and family are doing well!
Nov 14, 2019 10:04:13 #
Thank you for your kind words, Peewee.
God's Words are the balm of Gilead.
My family is well, and my hand is almost better.
It was 6 degrees here yesterday. Is San Antoine' in the great state of Texas warm and toasty?
God's Words are the balm of Gilead.
My family is well, and my hand is almost better.
It was 6 degrees here yesterday. Is San Antoine' in the great state of Texas warm and toasty?
Peewee wrote:
I feel blessed! Glad you allowed the Spirit to speak through you! I hope your hand and family are doing well!
Nov 14, 2019 11:00:28 #
Peewee
Loc: San Antonio, TX
Zemirah wrote:
Thank you for your kind words, Peewee.
God's Words are the balm of Gilead.
My family is well, and my hand is almost better.
It was 6 degrees here yesterday. Is San Antoine' in the great state of Texas warm and toasty?
God's Words are the balm of Gilead.
My family is well, and my hand is almost better.
It was 6 degrees here yesterday. Is San Antoine' in the great state of Texas warm and toasty?
So true! Glad your hand is "almost better" and the family is well!
A chilly 43 degrees with a little rain and a light breeze. Not bad if the wind isn't blowing too hard. Compared to 6 degrees it's a heatwave. You be careful, has to be a lot of ice wherever there was water. Don't want you to slip-slide away or getting a broken hip. How's the bamboo puncture? Thought I forgot didn't you?
I need some salve for my eyes, now I have a small cataract. I finally got under 220, now I only need to drop about 50 more, but as long as it goes down, I'm happy.
Mom and family are all well. My car is all winterized and good to go. I got the air leaks in my apartment sealed before cold weather arrived. Two windows and the front door. I need to pick up meds and groceries later today. That's all the news I have, I'm trying to hibernate as much as I can. Perfect hot chocolate and sleeping weather. The most excitement I've had is the LSU and Bama game. The only game I've watched this year. Keep warm if you can. Missles falling on Israel again but they got one bad guy in Gaza who was planning much more mayhem for them.
God has everything under control! Everything is actually looking good in most places. Spain, the UK, Italy, Poland, and most of Europe are almost free of the EU. Most every nation is trending conservative.
I love answered prayers. Be good and I really was blessed by your post. Thanks again!
Nov 15, 2019 00:56:21 #
Thanks for your kind comments.
It's good to know your Mother and family are well, Peewee, and you were able to spend time with them.
I admire your foresight in being prepared for winter weather, - I switched my thermostat from A/C to heat, if that counts.
I'd forgotten about the bamboo puncture to my leg earlier this summer... so much has happened since. It sounds like a form of Chinese torture when you mention it.
It's good to know your Mother and family are well, Peewee, and you were able to spend time with them.
I admire your foresight in being prepared for winter weather, - I switched my thermostat from A/C to heat, if that counts.
I'd forgotten about the bamboo puncture to my leg earlier this summer... so much has happened since. It sounds like a form of Chinese torture when you mention it.
Peewee wrote:
So true! Glad your hand is "almost better&quo... (show quote)
Nov 15, 2019 01:21:51 #
Thank you for your encouragement, manning.
I'm glad you found it meaningful.
I'm glad you found it meaningful.
manning5 wrote:
=======================================
Thank you Zemirah for this illuminating vision of the Holy Spirit and the Spirit's influences.
Thank you Zemirah for this illuminating vision of the Holy Spirit and the Spirit's influences.
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.