By Whose Spirit Did They Speak?
Galatians 3:14.
...in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. [Context]
1. By whose spirit did the prophets in the Old Testament speak?...in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. [Context]
Numbers 24:2. And Balaam lifted up his eyes and saw Israel camping tribe by tribe; and the Spirit of God came upon him. [Context]
1 Samuel 10:10. When they came to the hill there, behold, a group of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him mightily, so that he prophesied among them. [Context]
1 Samuel 19:20. Then Saul sent messengers to take David, but when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, with Samuel standing and presiding over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul; and they also prophesied. [Context]
2 Chronicles 15:1. Now the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded, [Context]
Isaiah 48:16. "Come near to Me, listen to this:
From the first I have not spoken in secret,
From the time it took place, I was there.
And now the Lord GOD has sent Me, and His Spirit." 17. Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, "I am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit, Who leads you in the way you should go. [Context]
Ezekiel 39:29.
"I will not hide My face from them any longer, for I will have poured out My Spirit on the house of Israel," declares the Lord GOD. [Context]
Matthew 3:16. After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him, [Context]
Acts of the Apostles 5:32. "And we are witnesses of these things; and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him." [Context]
1 Corinthians 12:3. Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus is accursed"; and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit. [Context]
2 Peter 1:21. for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. [Context]
Ephesians 4:30. Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. [Context]
1 Thessalonians 4:8. So, he who rejects this is not rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you. [Context]
2 Peter 1 21. for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. [Context]
2. Spirit of God and Spirit of Christ are one and the same?
Romans 8:9. However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. [Context]
Galatians 4:6. Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!" [Context]
Philippians 1:19. for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, [Context]
1 Peter 1 10. As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you made careful searches and inquiries,Concerning this salvation, the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you, 11. seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow. Searching for what or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ, which was in them, pointed to, when he testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that should follow them. 12. It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven--things into which angels long to look. [Context]...
…1 Peter 3:18.For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit; 19. in which also He went and made proclamation to the spirits now in prison, 20. who once were disobedient, when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through the water. [Context]
3. If they spoke by the Spirit of Christ, then what was the purpose Christ had in speaking to those of the Old Testament?
Numbers 11:25. Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him; and He took of the Spirit who was upon him and placed Him upon the seventy elders. And when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did not do it again. [Context]
2 Samuel 23:2. "The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue. [Context]
Psalms 106:33. Because they were rebellious against His Spirit, He spoke rashly with his lips. [Context]
Acts of the Apostles 28:23. When they had set a day for Paul, they came to him at his lodging in large numbers; and he was explaining to them by solemnly testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them concerning Jesus, from both the Law of Moses and from the Prophets, from morning until evening. 24. Some were being persuaded by the things spoken, but others would not believe.
25. And when they did not agree with one another, they began leaving after Paul had spoken one parting word, "The Holy Spirit rightly spoke through Isaiah the prophet to your fathers, 26. saying,
`GO TO THIS PEOPLE AND SAY,28. "Therefore let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will also listen." [Context]
"YOU WILL KEEP ON HEARING, BUT WILL NOT UNDERSTAND; AND YOU WILL KEEP ON SEEING, BUT WILL NOT PERCEIVE;27. FOR THE HEART OF THIS PEOPLE HAS BECOME DULL, AND WITH THEIR EARS THEY SCARCELY HEAR, AND THEY HAVE CLOSED THEIR EYES;
OTHERWISE THEY MIGHT SEE WITH THEIR EYES,
AND HEAR WITH THEIR EARS, AND UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART AND RETURN, AND I WOULD HEAL THEM."'
Proverbs 1 23. "Turn to my reproof, Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you. [Context]
Ezekiel 11:19. "And I will give them one heart, and put a new spirit within them. And I will take the heart of stone out of their flesh and give them a heart of flesh, [Context]
Ezekiel 18 :31. "Cast away from you all your transgressions which you have committed and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! For why will you die, O house of Israel? [Context]
Ezekiel 36: 26. "Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. [Context]
Acts of the Apostles 15 :8. "And God, who knows the heart, testified to them giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us; [Context]
4. Circumcised Hearts: Only in the New Testament?
Romans 2:29. But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from men, but from God.Deuteronomy 10:16. "So circumcise your heart, and stiffen your neck no longer. [Context]
Deuteronomy 30:6. "Moreover the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live. [Context]
Jeremiah 4 :4. "Circumcise yourselves to the LORD And remove the foreskins of your heart, Men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, Or else My wrath will go forth like fire And burn with none to quench it, because of the evil of your deeds." [Context]
5. Was this accomplished by pure “grit” of will?
Psalms 31:14. But as for me, I trust in You, O LORD,
I say, "You are my God."
Psalms 65:5. By awesome deeds You answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation,
You who are the trust of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest sea;
Isaiah 12:2. "Behold, God is my salvation,
I will trust and not be afraid;
For the LORD GOD is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation."
Deuteronomy 1:30. `The LORD your God who goes before you will Himself fight on your behalf, just as He did for you in Egypt before your eyes,
31. and in the wilderness where you saw how the LORD your God carried you, just as a man carries his son, in all the way which you have walked until you came to this place.'
32. "But for all this, you did not trust the LORD your God,
Romans 4:2. For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
Habakkuk 2:4. "Behold, as for the proud one,
His soul is not right within him;
But the righteous will live by his faith.
Ephesians 2:8. For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9. not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.Romans 4:3. For what does the Scripture say? "ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS CREDITED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS."
Galatians 3:6. Even so Abraham BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS.
James 2:23. and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "AND ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS," and he was called the friend of God.
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