By Watchman Nee
This quantity is a compilation of messages given through famous chinese language pastor/author Watchman Nee at a number of instances and locations in the course of his illustrious ministry. All relate to the communion of the Holy Spirit
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However, we find that the English word “gifts” has been placed in italics in the text, which indicates that this word is not in the original Greek. So Paul is not speaking here of spiritual gifts. ” Govett, Pember, Panton, and other Biblical scholars translate this as “being inspired”; that is to say, the spirit in question comes upon a person, thus causing strange movement or manifestation. In verse 2, “led away” originally refers to a being inspired by the evil spirit. And hence, in the original this phrase does not point to a being led away according to the common, ordinary understanding; rather, it has to do with supernatural matters.
Hence during the ensuing four thousand years God continues on with His work of the creation of man. At the same time God makes no further improvement on all his other created things. He has not thereafter created any superior flowers, birds, horses and other things, for these were created perfect and complete from the very beginning. On them there can be no more improvement, only man remains incomplete. 26a). Man was created in God’s image and according to His likeness. “Likeness” refers to external form; it does not refer to internal quality.
This is evidence that what happened on Pentecost is not a literal fulfillment of Joel’s word, but is instead primarily that which runs along the same principle. Some believers strongly affirm that to have the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, we must speak in tongues. 16). ” These two expressions indicate mostly different principles. “Fulfill” conveys the idea of being literal; “is” conveys the idea of alikeness. Many consider this outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost as being the fulfillment of Joel’s word, yet Joel made no mention of speaking in tongues.