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Originally Posted by zeek
The writers of the Bible had a clear understanding of what was meant by spirit. That understanding has been lost to us in modern Western society to a large extent. That's why some of us were receptive to the teachings of Nee and Lee on the human spirit. We had lost an intuitive feel for what the human spirit is. For those with that intuitive grasp, the Divine Spirit is analogous to the human spirit. The rest of us are at sea with it. Of course, those of us who came from the Charismatic movement like me already had an understanding[right or wrong] of the Holy Spirit. At any rate, I'd like to know if people here think any part or all the Local Church experience of the human spirit was genuine or not. If so, then you have an experiential link to what spirit is. If not, then you don't, at least not via the local church. I suspect most here feel they touched something ultimate and real or they wouldn't be drawn to this website where we try to analyze, re-evaluate it, etc. Anyway, this is an amazing verse, a portal into the divine mystery. I give W. Lee credit for drawing my attention to it, even though, in my opinion, some of his conclusions [which were later softened for mass consumption] went too far.
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Okay hotshot, I agree with UntoHim. Great post.
Please explain what you mean by: "The writers of the Bible had a clear understanding of what was meant by spirit."
How so? Why would they understand better than we today? Aren't we on the whole more educated than they were, understanding more than they could even dream of?
Are you talking about this sort of understanding? :
Mat_3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
Mat_4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
Act_2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Act_2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
Act_8:29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
And other such examples from back then?
Or do you mean the writers of the Bible understood the Spirit because they were animated by the Spirit to write what they wrote?