Holy Spirit In Unclean Temple
I have heard the following statement made many times."The Holy Spirit is Holy and will not dwell in an unclean temple."Do you believe St. Paul had the Holy Spirit in him?Remember Paul said, I know with no good thing dwelleth in my flesh.How does this all fit together?
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---Mima on 10/8/07
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I don't believe that the flesh will ever be holy, only the spirit.
---Gayla on 10/8/07
I completely agree with this statement. |
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---Mima on 10/22/07 |
scenario
Spirit filled man gets mad at his boss for docking him and cusses him - gets fired
friends say come home with us we'll figure this out has a drink then two....
comes home drunk ....wife slaps him he pushes her - gets arrested
jobless, wifeless, homeless all his own fault
Rom 7:24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? |
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---Andrea on 10/9/07 |
Most of the New testament was Holy Spirit "inspired" through rhe Apostle Paul. Absolutely and Amen Paul walked in the Spirit, but as in us all the flesh and the spirit war against each other. Until Jesus Christ takes us home to Heaven, we have to fight the good fight of faith. We have to keep our eyes fixed on our Lord, Jesus Christ just as Paul did. |
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---Cynthia on 10/9/07 |
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Mark 10:18: "And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good?
there is none good but one, that is, God."
Matthew 26:41: "Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation:
the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." Paul was just
rewording, as it were, this one last verse. |
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---Nana on 10/9/07 |
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Lets not misquote or misinterpret Paul's full teaching for the purpose
of justifying the gospel of Instant Salvation with Holy Ghost, PopCorn
and Cool-Aid included. For Paul also said in II Corinthians 7:1:
"Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse
ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in
the fear of God." See II Corinthians 6 for the aforementioned promises
plus more specific instructions. |
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---Nana on 10/9/07 |
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Matthew 5:8: "Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God." |
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---Nana on 10/9/07 |
Thats a good question, but, yes, I believe Paul had the Holy Spirit living within him, for he could not have done the work that he did otherwise. I think our temples are sanctified when we get saved, and that we are always in a battle with the flesh, warring against the spirit. I don't believe that the flesh will ever be holy, only the spirit. |
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---Gayla on 10/8/07 |
Well, he certainly was not speaking of the Holy Spirit. Paul was talking about all his weaknesses and sins he has to deal with. Yes, the Person of the Holy Spirit lived in Paul. He also had a flesh to put up with. As we all do. |
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---catherine on 10/8/07 |
Paul is referring to the fact that we have an evil nature. The only good in us IS THE HOLY SPIRIT. Our sins were washed clean by the blood of Jesus, but our sin nature will never leave us as long as we live. If we follow the Spirit which dwells in us,we are righteous but if we ignore the Spirit and follow our sin nature, we sin. That is the meaning. Pastor Larry |
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---larry9688 on 10/8/07 |
Christians can have an unclean spirits in them, such as a lying spirit, jealously spirit, rage spirit, lustful spirit, etc. Paul was meaning there isn't anything good that dwells in the flesh. In Ro 7:14 he says that the law is spiritual but he is carnal sold under sin. It is like a tug of war with the spirit and the flesh. Your flesh wants to do things that pleases the flesh, while the spirit is wanting to do things that pleases the spirit/God. |
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---Rebecca_D on 10/8/07 |
Mima: Yes! The Holy Spirit dwells in the "heart" (regenerated spirit) of Christians, not our corrupt flesh. |
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---Leon on 10/8/07 |
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