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Re: The Holy Ghost, prior to Pentecost
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Originally Posted by notofworks
But, could Jesus have been pointing to the Holy Spirit, in the future, that would be used for a different purpose than ever before? Since the gospel was to be spread throughout the world, would the Holy Spirit be imparted for a new purpose ( Acts 1:8)? |
It is not that the Spirit is for a new purpose, but rather that man was not atoned for before the cross. God could not do with man before the cross what He can since the cross. Did not the cross make all the world of a difference, or not?
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Last edited by mfblume; 01-22-2011 at 06:21 PM.
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