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Friday, April 13, 2018. The biblical books - from the first book of the Old Testament to the last book of the New Testament - speaks about the holy spirit, the spirit of God. It is highly fascinating. God himself is said to be spirit, but also the spirit of God, coming to man, is a very important theme in all parts of the bible. | Friday, April 13, 2018. The biblical books - from the first book of the Old Testament to the last book of the New Testament - speaks about the holy spirit, the spirit of God. It is highly fascinating. God himself is said to be spirit, but also the spirit of God, coming to man, is a very important theme in all parts of the bible. | ||
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- | In the New Testament we hear Jesus promising the spirit of God to the disciples. Before we go into further discussion, let us read the passage about the coming of the spirit, as it is described in the book of Acts, chapter | + | In the New Testament we hear Jesus promising the spirit of God to the disciples. Before we go into further discussion, let us read the passage about the coming of the spirit, as it is described in the book of Acts, chapter |
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7 And they were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, | 7 And they were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, | ||
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I believe that the spirit of God, the Holy Spirit, is as active as it has always been. There is the offer | I believe that the spirit of God, the Holy Spirit, is as active as it has always been. There is the offer | ||
that the spirit wants to come into my heart and into your heart. He wants to come every day, each hour, | that the spirit wants to come into my heart and into your heart. He wants to come every day, each hour, | ||
- | each minute. It is not that we have the spirit or we do not have the spirit, but in each and every thought | + | each minute. It is not that when it comes to a particular |
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we need him, and we have freedom to follow him or to be distracted! We do not need to fear this freedom, | we need him, and we have freedom to follow him or to be distracted! We do not need to fear this freedom, | ||
but we should be aware: you can be a devout Christian and yet loose track in a particular point or | but we should be aware: you can be a devout Christian and yet loose track in a particular point or |
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