Questions tagged [spirit]
For questions on the Bible's references to the spirit of God.
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When is a person “born of water and the Spirit”? John 3:5
John 3:5 (ESV):
5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
According to Jesus, a person must be "born of ...
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(John 2:1) The mother of Jesus
And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there
It seems to me that "the mother of Jesus" is never explicitly named, but always listed as his ...
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What is the mind of the flesh and the mind of the spirit in Romans 8:6?
The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace, Romans 8:6 - BSB
What is the mind of the flesh and the mind of the Spirit described in the verse? What are the ...
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Isn't 1 samuel 19:20-21 a violation of freewill
Isn't the Spirit of God coming upon Saul's men to make them prophesy a violation of their freewill
1 Samuel 19:20-21 so he sent men to capture him. But when they saw a group of prophets prophesying, ...
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Was the gift of the Holy Spirit promised only for the first-century Church, according to Acts 2:38-39?
Acts 2:37-39 (ESV):
37 Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” 38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and be ...
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In 2 Timothy 1:6, what did Paul mean by “fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands”?
2 Timothy 1:6-7 (ESV):
6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, 7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and ...
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How was Christ “strengthened” by the angel in Gethsemane (Lk. 22:43)?
Luke 22:40: "When [Christ] arrived at the [Mount of Olives], He said to [his disciples], 'Pray that you may not enter into temptation.' And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and He ...
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“but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words” - can the Holy Spirit literally intercede with groanings? Romans 8:26-27
Romans 8:26-27 (ESV):
26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. 27 ...
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What is the difference between speaking with the mind and speaking in a tongue (with the spirit)? 1 Corinthians 14
In 1 Cor 14:2, the act of speaking in a tongue is described as a process in which a person utters mysteries under the influence of the Holy Spirit:
2 For one who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men ...
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Are the fruits of the Spirit (and other things), spiritual things? [closed]
Throughout the Bible it can be understood that humans have their own spirit that dwells in a physical body, and that other spirits can cohabit along in the same body.
But the unclean spirit, when he ...
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Is the physical human body merely a “biochemical machine” based on 2 Corinthians 4:16?
The apostle Paul writes:
2 Corinthians 4:16: "Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day" (NAS).
Based on this ...
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What does “having the eyes of your heart enlightened” mean in Ephesians 1:18?
Ephesians 1:15-22 (ESV):
15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my ...
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Whom did Ananias lie to? The Holy Spirit, God or both? Acts 5:3-4
Acts 5:3-4 (ESV):
3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land? 4 While it remained unsold, did ...
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What does 'the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets' mean in 1 Cor 14:32?
1 Cor 14:32 (Revised Version)
and the spirits (πνεύματα) of the prophets (προφητῶν) are subject to the prophets;
What is the meaning of:
spirits of the prophets
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What exactly happened to Saul when the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon him and turned him into “another man”? 1 Samuel 10:6
1 Samuel 10:6-7 (ESV):
6 Then the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man. 7 Now when these signs meet you, do what your hand finds to do,...
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I was in the Spirit
In Revelation chapter 1 verse 10, John writes "I was in the Spirit" although he was physically on the isle of Patmos.
What does "...was in the Spirit" mean in this specific verse?
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How many spirits are in view in Isaiah 11:2?
Isaiah 11:1-3 (ESV):
A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;
from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—
the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the ...
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How can the Holy Spirit be a person if He (or it) can be 'poured out' according to Acts 2:17?
Acts 2:17 (ESV):
“‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, ...
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Jesus became a life-giving / quickening spirit (1 Cor 15:45), yet he denied being a spirit (Luke 24:39). How to reconcile the apparent contradiction?
1 Corinthians 15 touches on the nature of resurrected bodies, making a contrast between earthly bodies and heavenly bodies:
40 There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the ...
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Does the “Spirit of God” (through Jude) in Jude 1:14 validate the book of Enoch?
The New Testament bibles include the book of [Jude] & [1 Corinthians].
Based on [1 Corinthians 3:16], the author of Jude (being a 'bond-servant of Jesus Christ' - Jude 1:1) is filled with the &...
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What is meant by “the spirit gives life” in 2 Corinthians 3:6?
2 Corinthians 3:6:
Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. [KJV]
who also made us adequate ...
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Is Jesus spirit or not? 2 Corinthians 3:16-18 vs Luke 24:39
16 but whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 But we all, with unveiled faces, looking as ...
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What is meant by “the Lord is the/that Spirit” in 2 Corinthians 3:16-18?
2 Corinthians 3:16-18 (NASB):
16 but whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 But we all, ...
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How can someone be “filled with the Spirit” if the Spirit is a person? Ephesians 5:18
Ephesians 5:18:
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, [ESV]
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; [KJV]
and be ...
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If evil spirits have personhood, does the Holy Spirit also have personhood? 1 Samuel 16:14-16 & Matthew 12:43-45
In 1 Samuel 16:14-16 we see the contrast between the Spirit of the LORD leaving Saul and an evil spirit being sent by God instead to torment him:
14 But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and ...
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Who anointed Jesus (and with what): the Spirit of the Lord or the Lord? Luke 4:18
Luke 4:16-21 (ESV):
16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was
his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood
up to read. 17 And the scroll of the ...
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Was the Angel of the Lord the Preincarnate Christ? [closed]
Hopefully, this question won't ignite too many brush fires. I've read several commentaries that I believe fall short of addressing this subject. Here are some of the instances where this being appears:...
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“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” - Is John 3:3 a universal statement, O.T. Saints included?
John 3:1-7 (ESV):
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, ...
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Was Judas a Christian?
1 Corinthians 3:16 English Standard Version
Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
Let's define a Christian as one who has the Spirit dwells in him.
John 13:...
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Is Numbers 11:17-25 evidence that the Holy Spirit is a distributable, fragmentable substance?
I was reading this Biblical Unitarian article that explains their views regarding the Holy Spirit. One particular view they hold is the "gift of God's nature" interpretation, according to ...
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Did Jesus pre-exist in spiritual form as the “Spirit of Christ” at the time of the prophets according to 1 Peter 1:10-12?
Context: I came up with this question after reading this answer.
1 Peter 1:10-12 (NASB):
10 As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you made careful ...
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Is the trinity in view at Revelation 7:17?
Revelation 7:17 (ESV):
For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
Notice ...
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Is there a causal relationship between Jesus' 40-day fast and his return in the “power of the Spirit” in Luke 4:14?
According to Luke 4:1-2, Jesus, after his water baptism at the Jordan river, was full of the Spirit and was led by the Spirit to a 40-day fast:
Now Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the ...
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The ‘makeup’ of man - what is man?
This question comes out from a comment .. The Q was closed, so I couldn’t respond via a comment reply, so I’ll both ask it here, (open it up), and also respond here ...
GEN 2:7 then the Lord God ...
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What does it mean to be “carried away in the Spirit”?
3 And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness; and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns. [Revelation 17:3 NASB]
10 And he ...
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Jesus denied being a spirit (Luke 24:39), yet God is spirit (John 4:24). Can we connect the dots and conclude that Jesus is not God?
Jesus denied being a spirit in Luke 24:39:
See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; touch Me and see, because a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you plainly see that I have.” (Luke 24:...
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Why does the Holy Spirit not know who Jesus is? Luke 10:22
All things have been handed over to Me by My Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him. Luke 10:22
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(2 Corinthians 10:5) trying to undersand what Paul meant by “destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God”
2 Corinthians 10:1-10
1 Now I, Paul, myself urge you by the meekness
and gentleness of Christ—I who am [a]meek when face to face with you,
but bold toward you when absent! 2 I ask that when I am ...
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Is Acts 2:17 applicable today?
Acts 2:17
"'In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
Was this ...
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Is Holy Spirit the Spirit of the Father according to Luke and Matthew?
for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say." Luke 12:12
for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Matthew 10:20.
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Is Luke 11:5-13 talking about being filled with / baptized in the Holy Spirit and that believers should seek it with perseverance?
Luke 11:5-13 (NIV):
5 Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; 6 a friend of mine on a journey has come to ...
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Is “speaking against the Holy Spirit” not possible now?
Matthew 12:32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man
will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit
will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.
I read in ...
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How did God send His Spirit to the Israelites in the wilderness?
Nehemiah 9:20 NASB
You gave Your good Spirit to instruct [the Israelites], your manna you did not withhold from their mouth, And you gave them water for their thirst.
How did God give His spirit to ...
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Is the Spirit of the Son distinct from God the Holy Ghost? [closed]
Based on another question about the Spirit of the Son, My answer was that the answer is not as simple and leads to more questions. These are those questions:
Is the Spirit of Christ (Rom 8:9, 1 Pet 1:...
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What does the risen Jesus mean, 'for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have'. Luke 24:39?
Luke 24:39 "See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; touch Me
and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I
have."
First some brief points;
Jesus is now ...
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Accurate definition of flesh and spirit [closed]
What is an accurate, precise definition of the words "flesh" and "spirit"?
I've been trying to find a good answer to this, I've searched all over different kinds of resources, but ...
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When did Jesus recieve the spirit in the context of Acts 2:32-33?
Acts 2:32 This Jesus God raised up again, to which we are all
witnesses. 33 “Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God,
and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, ...
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Isaiah 57:16 For the spirit (ruach) would grow faint before Me, And the breath (neshamah) of those whom I have made. What are ruach and neshamah?
There is a nice parallelism in Isaiah 57:16:
For I will not contend forever,
Neither will I always be angry;
For the spirit (ruach) would grow faint before Me,
And the breath (neshamah) of those whom ...
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What does it mean to be baptized “with fire”? Matthew 3:11 [duplicate]
Matthew 3:11 NASB:
“As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy ...
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How is it possible to blaspheme the Holy Spirit? [closed]
Correct me if I am wrong.
The Idea is so easy:
Jesus incarnated on earth, and made some things, behave some behaviours -from the Jews point of view- that made him susceptible to be blasphemed, like:
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