terrarica,

Do not confuse the Spirit’ role of gift giver with his role of advocate.

Jesus explicitly taught his students that if he did not go the advocate would not come.(John 16:7)

Either you believe his words or not.

He is not teaching of men given the gift of prophecy but of those that are taught to bear the fruits of the Spirit.

Gene,

I seriously doubt you are correct that God literally dwells in us as he cannot be contained even by the highest heavens. He does not have a body or anything of the like for it to dwell anywhere. He is present everywhere and always has been.

God lives by the Spirit and those the live by the Spirit do the same thing God would do in the…[Read more]

terrarica,

Jesus claims the Spirit teaches and one of his apostles teach that we are to test the spirit of what we hear so what I wrote is from Scripture and Scripture does not conflict with itself.

I certainly do not see where you believe those words from 1 Corinthians 3 disagree with what I said and I will address your words as they seem off…[Read more]

terraricca,

I already answered that by saying:

Matthew 5:6 and Ephesians 4:24.

Matthew 5:6 is the promise those who deeply desire to be righteous like God is righteous will be filled with that righteousness.

Ephesians teaches that those that put on the new man you are filled with that righteousness.

If you lack faith that God does not sin…[Read more]

Nick,

The evidence of that change is that our effort will be empowered by God and not of ourselves.

Nick,

I am not sure what you mean by “The works James speaks of are towards others not towards self” though I already pointed out that the works as well as the faith are a gift from God.

Nick,

Is James wrong that faith without works is dead?

Nick,

Was James wrong?

Nick,

Or you could believe James when he says faith without works is dead. The works are the fruit of the Spirit and those efforts it takes to get the Spirit.

terraricca,

Could you rephrase your question and place a number by it so perhaps I will understand it since I have answered your questions as far as I understand them. Thank you.

Matthew 5:6 and Ephesians 4:24.

Nick,

There are efforts but those efforts also come from God.

Nick,

Yes, those that have the Spirit spread the word and in the word is the light of humanity and that light is life.

terraricca,

I am connecting the words of John 3:19-21 because I find those passages just as easy to understand and they are linked to it.

Jesus speaks the word and in the word is the life of men but those that love darkness do not understand and reject it making up their own doctrine as a result of their lack of understanding. Jesus does not…[Read more]

T8,

I am not even sure most people understand what Jesus meant when he said God is Spirit since it is written is Love and Love is a spirit. Love is the spirit we are to worship God in for the sum of the Law is love. In short God is love and we are to worship him in love and truth.

God is not a ghost.

terrarica,

The vast majority of false teachers do not teach that those that put on the new man created like God in true righteousness and holiness enter into the light because they want those that live by the old man to feel safe even as they live by the old man and do not seek to come into the light. The one that do do not teach how to receive…[Read more]

terrarica,

Those that live by the new man have come out into the light while those that live by the old human are still in darkness. The new man is created like God in true righteousness and holiness.

Another way of saying it is to say those that live by the Spirit are in the light while those that live by the flesh are in darkness.

Those that…[Read more]

Terricca,

God is in anyone that truly believe in him and that put in practice what he as peached through his prophets his Son and his son disciples (scriptures)

The Spirit is the gift of only the new covenant. Jesus sacrificed his mortal life that it would be given.

Gene,

Jesus’ words were always those of God’s as were his action for he bore the fruit of the Spirit. The only opinion I can think of he gave is when he called Herod a fox and even then his opinion was the fruit of the Spirit.

terricca,

I was only speaking about verse 21 of John 3 and it does embody the same idea though from the other side. That is to say cursed are those that do not hunger and thirst for righteousness.

Jesus speaks of it in another part of John as well when he tells the Jews anyone that sins is a servant of sin and that the Son sets you free…[Read more]

terraricca,

It is written blessed are those that hunger and thirst for righteousness. There is no darkness in righteousness.