- The central emphasis of Jesus' teaching is the kingdom of God -
In Christian theology, the Holy Spirit is understood or refer to the third person of the Holy Trinity, co-equal with God the Father and Jesus Christ the Son. - Matthew 28:19 - In Hebrew and Greek terms; the word for spirit comes from 'ruach' in Hebrew and 'pneuma' in Greek. Thus, creation and sustaining life. - Genesis 1:2 - and life to creation - Psalms 104:30 - The Holy Spirit - 2 Peter 1:21 - Holy Spirit is also referred to 'the Helper' and 'the Comforter' - John 14:16 - The Paraclete, a helper, counselor, advocate to guide and comfort disciples, followers and believers. The Holy Spirit lives inside them - 1 Corinthians 12:4-7 -
Let me put it like this: If you are led by the Holy Spirit, you will be in no danger of yielding self-indulgence since self-indulgence is the opposite of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit is totally against such a thing and it is precisely because the two are so opposed that you do not always carry out your good intentions. If you are led by the Holy Spirit no law can touch you. But when self-indulgence is at work the results are obvious: fornication, gross indecency and sexual irresponsibility; idolatry; feuds and wrangling, jealousy, bad temper and quarrels; disagreements, factions, envy; drunkenness, orgies and similar things. I warn you now, as I warned you before: those who behave like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. What the Spirit brings is very different: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, truthfulness, gentleness and self-control. There can be no law against things like that, of course. You cannot belong to Christ Jesus unless you crucify all self-indulgent passions and desires.
Since the Holy Spirit is our life, let us be directed by the Holy Spirit. We must stop being conceited and envious. - Galatians 5:16-26 -
Let me put it like this: if you are guided by the Holy Spirit you will be in no danger of yielding self-indulgence, since self-indulgence is the opposite of the Holy Spirit.
Creation and sustaining life. The Holy Spirit in - Genesis 1:2 - hovering over the waters and is described as the agent that brings order, beauty in life to creation. - Psalms 104:30 - The specific roles of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament and New Testament. In the Old Testament, there are three major emphases may be identified, that is, the Holy Spirit as an agent in creation. This is the representation of the Holy Spirit by which the power of God is depicted - Genesis 1:2 - Psalms 33:6 - Ezekiel 37:1-10 - The second is the Holy Spirit as a source of life, inspiration, power and the Holy Spirit becomes a vehicle of God's revelation. - Isaiah 42 - in fact, all receive their gifts of wisdom, power, courage and power from the possession of God's Spirit. Thus, they speak and act with an authority and power on God's behalf. In this connection, it should be noted that the 'Spirit' can be conveyed from one person to another as with Moses, Joshua, Samson, Saul (Paul) David, Elijah, Elisha.... the emphasis is the the Holy Spirit as God's presence in and connected with eschatological of Israel - Ezekiel 11 and 36 - In the New Testament, a more diverse range of meaning - it is the Spirit of God that endows Jesus with the power as the Messiah that empowers the Church for its mission, the close relationship of Jesus to God (the incarnation) expands and significantly transforms the understanding of the Holy Spirit in Christianity.
The "Synoptic" Gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke and the Gospel of John are universally recognized as standing in a close literary relationship. It is generally recognized that the 4 New Testaments Gospels were written, intended for the believing 'Christian' community' and understood Jesus of Nazareth to be their Lord and the Son of God.
The conquests of Alexander the Great (332-323 B.C.) had the effect of exposing almost the entire Mediterranean basin (as well as the region east of it to the borders of India) to some degree to Greek culture and more importantly, to the Greek language. Their Sacred Scripture were available in Greek well before the time of Christ Jesus and hence the earliest documents of the Christian movement were compose in Greek. In addition, however, Jews also retained (to varying degrees, in various places) the use of Aramaic and (especially for the reading of the Sacred Scriptures) Hebrew, Jewish inhabitants of rural areas with a less cosmopolitan culture probably spoke almost entirely Aramaic and used Greek at most for limited, possibly commercial purposes. Latin, which became the official language of the Roman Empire shortly before Jesus' birth, was hardly known in many far-flung areas and almost certainly did not affect the places of Jesus' ministry.
This explains the fact that although Jesus and practically all of his earliest disciples almost certainly spoke Aramaic rather than Greek and the traditions about Jesus at first circulated in Aramaic, these traditions gradually increase to be known primarily in Greek forms.
The Beginning of Jesus' Public Ministry: Jesus probably began his public ministry during the early years of Pontius Pilate's prefecture - A.D. 26-36 - Luke 3:1-3; Matthew 3:2; Mark 1:7; Matthew 3:14; Luke 1:43-44; John 1:29-34 - Mark 2:28; Matthew 11:2 - Matthew 10:24; Mark 3:16-19; Luke 6:14-16; Acts 1:13 -Luke 22:30; Matthew 19:28 - Romans 16 -
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Wishing you, 'Happy Reading', and may God, the Father, the Son of the living God, Jesus Christ, fills your heart, mind, thoughts, and grants you: The Holy Spirit, that is, Wisdom, Knowledge, Understanding, Counsel, Piety, Fortitude, Fear of the Lord, and also His fruits of the Holy Spirit, that is, Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Trustfulness, Gentleness and Self-Control. Amen! God blessing be upon you!
If we live by the truth and in love, we shall grow in all ways into Christ Jesus, who is the head by whom the whole body is fitted and joined together, every joint adding its own strength, for each separate part to work according to it function, so the body grows until it has built itself up, in love. - Ephesians 4:15-16 -
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