Reading the Bible does not Give us the Spirit

[ZNPaaneah]

Originally Posted by Evangelical

I don't deny the Bible is very important, but I see the distinction between reading the Bible for its intended purpose, and claiming we get the Spirit because of reading the Bible...

So if I understand you correctly, your view is that "the more of God's Spirit you experience the more of God's word you will know and love".

This reminds me of Matt 1:1, Jesus Christ Son of David, Son of Abraham.

Abraham was one who walked by faith, not knowing where he was going. It was as though he was in the light, getting a word from God, to walk out into the black darkness.

David on the other hand was "a man after God's own heart". He pursued God as a Deer panteth after the water brooks. It is as though He can see God in front of him, as a bright shining light that he is pursuing, but he himself is coming out of the darkness.

Together they make one dynamo. A dynamo is powered by a battery, on one side the magnet is attracted to the magnet pulling it forward, once it gets there it is repelled by the magnet pushing it forward.