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Originally Posted by A5pointer  Yes, the thread has wandered from the basic question. What role if any does the H.S. have in comunicating truth to the believer via the scriptures? Any takers? |
When we consider this work of the Holy Spirit, let's look here in Acts 8;
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28Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
29Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
30And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
31And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
32The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
33In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
34And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
35Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
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The Spirit used Philip to open the word of God.
The word of God is the "all truth "we are going to receive,or welcome.
The means of grace, The gathered assembly of believer's, The word preached, The word prayed, group and private study, admonition, exhortation, are all the process God uses.
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11These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
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Here again, we see it this way;
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24And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.
25This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.
26And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.
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2 Tim 3;14-17 also shows how we are to give ourselves to the word and meditation of it. We do what we are commande to do.It is not an option.
God has ordained the way and the means for us.
Even with our different understanding of baptism texts, it forces all of us to search the scripture daily, and I know I benefit when I see the discussions of covenant people, and families. We are all forced to work through these issues ,it makes me think that God in His wisdom has allowed us to flounder at times, and even get worked up and upset so we might seek the truth even more.
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18For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.
19For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.
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