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Originally Posted by Evangelical
In fact there is no example anywhere in the Bible of people using the Scripture to experience the Spirit.
Lee's understanding of the Word and the Spirit was not quite accurate in my view, if he believed we could get the Spirit from the Bible. Even his understanding of electricity was not correct. He wrote that we require an antenna with a ground wire to receive the "electricity" - actually a ground wire is not required.
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I'd suggest you read all of Acts 1, 2, and 4, and look at what precedes the filling of the Holy Spirit in v 2:4 and 4:31, and you will see that scripture was indeed being used.
I only pointed out Witness Lee's antennae and ground wire illustration (see Life Study of Phillipians pages 388-390) to say that you seem to be out of synch with him on this topic. He does seem to have something haywire in his illustration, in that the ground wire in TV and radio are for safety and better reception, while he talks about the heavenly flow of electricity vs reception of heavenly speaking in a safe manner (think avoiding being hit by lightening or electric shock here). He also makes a broad brush statement that Bible colleges and Seminaries teach the Spirit is not needed with the Bible (sounds like you, hmmm). I doubt that is true of all Bible colleges and seminaries, based on discussions I've had with those who have attended them, but probably true of some.
Grace to you, and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.