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Originally Posted by Pastor Keith
Thanks for the response, I am too concerned about working things up, but I do feel that scripture bears this out.
John 7
On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. 38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” 39 But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing[g] in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
While I don't want to be formulaic there is a pattern here to interaction and reception of the Spirit.
- Be Thirsty
- Come to Jesus
- Drink (Note I don't know of anyone drinking without opening their mouth)
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Jesus is speaking at the Feast of Tabernacles analogizing the Holy Spirit to "rivers of living water." As far as Jesus establishing some kind of paradigm for "reception of the Spirit," that seems a very ambitious interpretation, imo.
Although this particular passage doesn't denote it, Jesus did explicitly reference "speaking in tongues" (
Mark 16:17-18). However, he placed equal emphasis on casting out demonic spirits, healing the sick, and miraculous recoveries.
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