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Evangelical · 11-15-2016, 05:13 AM

I will have another look then:

The Spirit inspired the Word and therefore He goes where the Word goes.

are you saying that Word here does not refer to the written Word of God, the Bible? The word "inspired" gives me the clue that Word here refers to the Bible and not to Christ. The Spirit did not inspire Christ. So is not Piper saying that the Spirit goes where your Bible goes?

The more of God's Word you know and love, the more of God's Spirit you will experience. ~ John Piper.

It is the Spirit that turns the bible from mere knowledge into God's Word. So I would say this statement is back to front - it should say "the more of God's Spirit you experience, the more of God's Word you will know and love".

11-15-2016, 05:13 AM	#64
Evangelical Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 3,965	Re: Reading the Bible does not Give us the Spirit I will have another look then: The Spirit inspired the Word and therefore He goes where the Word goes. are you saying that Word here does not refer to the written Word of God, the Bible? The word "inspired" gives me the clue that Word here refers to the Bible and not to Christ. The Spirit did not inspire Christ. So is not Piper saying that the Spirit goes where your Bible goes? The more of God's Word you know and love, the more of God's Spirit you will experience. ~ John Piper. It is the Spirit that turns the bible from mere knowledge into God's Word. So I would say this statement is back to front - it should say "the more of God's Spirit you experience, the more of God's Word you will know and love".