Comments on: filled with the Spirit (pt. 2) http://culturallyirrelevant.com/2009/05/22/filled-with-the-spirit-pt-2/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:40:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ben Watts http://culturallyirrelevant.com/2009/05/22/filled-with-the-spirit-pt-2/#comment-73 Ben Watts Fri, 29 May 2009 18:14:05 +0000 http://culturallyirrelevant.com/?p=495#comment-73 Yep, it's clear from John 7 that the "receiving" of the Spirit began at that point but was not realized in its full manifestation until Jesus was glorified with his Father according to the promise of John 16:7. These full manifestations are dotted throughout the book of Acts (2:4; 4:29-31; 8:17-19; 10:44-46; 19:6). "On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, 'If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.' By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified." John 7:37-38 Yep, it’s clear from John 7 that the “receiving” of the Spirit began at that point but was not realized in its full manifestation until Jesus was glorified with his Father according to the promise of John 16:7. These full manifestations are dotted throughout the book of Acts (2:4; 4:29-31; 8:17-19; 10:44-46; 19:6).

“On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, ‘If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.’ By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.” John 7:37-38

]]> By: coffeecup http://culturallyirrelevant.com/2009/05/22/filled-with-the-spirit-pt-2/#comment-72 coffeecup Tue, 26 May 2009 21:24:46 +0000 http://culturallyirrelevant.com/?p=495#comment-72 I was thinking about that this morning as I was reading: John 20:19-23 19 Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, "Peace be with you." 20 When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. 21 So Jesus said to them again, "Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you." 22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." NKJV I was thinking about that this morning as I was reading:

John 20:19-23

19 Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 20 When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.

21 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” 22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
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