Interesting the BSB v1:37 says “no word of God will ever fail” where my translations have always said “nothing is impossible with God” interesting …. (My pastor’s sermon last Sunday on that exact line/verse. This Zechariah prophecy sounds familiar … 😂 Still wondering what “he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit AND FIRE (?)” …. Always wondered about this term… and fire. Know your scriptures … when Jesus tempted and in battle with the devil, he quoted scriptures… how are we to battle if we don’t have that sWORD for battle. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. Each tree is known by its own fruit.
Fire is a painful purifying agent. I have always taken his words to mean that Jesus, the refiner's fire, purifies us of our iniquities. The Holy Spirit's manifestation as tongues of flame on the day of Pentecost fits with this understanding, I believe. The Holy Spirit isn't to be seen only as a comfort, but also as a convicting and purifying agent. That process for us sinner is...painful.
Let’s do this!
Interesting the BSB v1:37 says “no word of God will ever fail” where my translations have always said “nothing is impossible with God” interesting …. (My pastor’s sermon last Sunday on that exact line/verse.
This Zechariah prophecy sounds familiar … 😂
Still wondering what “he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit AND FIRE (?)” …. Always wondered about this term… and fire.
Know your scriptures … when Jesus tempted and in battle with the devil, he quoted scriptures… how are we to battle if we don’t have that sWORD for battle.
If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
Each tree is known by its own fruit.
Fire is a painful purifying agent. I have always taken his words to mean that Jesus, the refiner's fire, purifies us of our iniquities. The Holy Spirit's manifestation as tongues of flame on the day of Pentecost fits with this understanding, I believe. The Holy Spirit isn't to be seen only as a comfort, but also as a convicting and purifying agent. That process for us sinner is...painful.