Beyond the Walls with Jeremy Thomas
Jeremy approaches Bible teaching with a passion for getting the basic doctrines explained so that the individual can understand them and then apply them to circumstances in their life. These basic and important lessons are nestled in a framework of history and progression of revelation from the Bible so the whole of Scripture can be applied to your physical and spiritual life.
Beyond the Walls with Jeremy Thomas
NT Framework - Words Connect the Spirit
How can the unseen be known? The same way a feeling or thought can be, by giving voice to it, or put another way, using language to express it.
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Jeremy Thomas is the pastor at Spokane Bible Church in Spokane, Washington and a professor at Chafer Theological Seminary. He has been teaching the Bible for over 20 years, always seeking to present its truths in a clear and understandable manner.
Welcome to Beyond the Walls with Jeremy Thomas and our series on the New Testament Framework. Today a smaller, bite-sized piece from the larger lesson. We hope you enjoy it.
Speaker 2:Let's also talk a little bit about the relationship of the Spirit and the Word of God. Proverbs 1, verse 23. Let's turn to this one, proverbs 1, verse 23. Just so you see, this wasn't something new in the New Testament. This is an old idea, and it uses what's called Hebrew parallelism, where you have two phrases and the two phrases are parallel. Right, they essentially mean the same thing, but the words are different. Notice Proverbs 1.23,. Turn to my reproof. And then we have the two phrases that are in parallel.
Speaker 2:Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make my words known to you. So what does it mean? I will make my words known to you. It means I will pour out my spirit on you. What does it mean that I'll pour out my spirit on you? It means I will make my words known to you. It means I will pour out my Spirit on you. What does it mean that I'll pour out my Spirit on you? It means I will make my words known to you. So those two clauses, clause one and clause two, are parallel. They essentially mean the same thing. How do we pour out our Spirit before someone? Just in everyday life, when you have something on your heart and you go to your loved one and you start to pour out your spirit before them, don't you? What are you doing? As you do that? You're speaking words, you're telling them what's on your heart, and so there's something very intimate between the connection of spirit and words, your human spirit and your human words. Same thing's true for the Bible and the Holy Spirit, as we'll see.
Speaker 2:Ephesians 5.18,. Let's go to that one, ephesians 5.18. 518. Let's go to that one, ephesians 518. Right after Galatians. If you see that, ephesians 518. And you'll just hold your place there, stick a little marker or use your pinky. Go over to Colossians 3. These two books were written about the same time by Paul, one to the church at Ephesus, the other to the church at Colossus. These letters are very, very similar. They use a lot of the same language and they follow a lot of the same structure.
Speaker 2:In Ephesians, chapter five, verse 18, he says and do not get drunk with wine that is dissipation but be filled with the what, the spirit. And then what does it say? Speaking to one another in psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the lord, always giving thanks for all things in the lord, and so forth. Okay, now hold your place and go to colossossians 3, verse 16. And notice what he says in verse 16. Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you. Okay, ephesians 5 was be filled with the Spirit. This is let the word of Christ richly dwell. And then he says what? With all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts, and so forth. In other words, the same context, isn't it the exact same context? Now, why in Ephesians did he say be filled with the Spirit, but in Colossians he said let the word of Christ dwell richly within you.
Speaker 2:They're parallel expressions, aren't they? They mean the same thing. If somebody says well, what does it mean to be filled with the Spirit? I mean, because that is a little amorphous for us. It's like what, what is that? I don't know what that is. Well, you can just tell them this it's letting the Word of Christ dwell richly within you. You mean that's the same thing. Yeah, it's a parallel expression. I mean what's happening? As you let the Word of God dwell richly within you, are you not letting the Spirit, whose words those are, influence your life? Yes, that's what you're doing. So, again, they're used in parallel the Spirit and the Word.
Speaker 2:How about Acts, chapter 2?
Speaker 2:Most people don't think of this one and I actually forgot about it.
Speaker 2:That's why I say most people forget.
Speaker 2:I forgot about this.
Speaker 2:In Acts, chapter 2, the day of Pentecost, you have this event where the 12 are there and then there's these tongues distributing themselves like fire, and they began to speak in all these languages. Right, that they had never studied. But the people who were there on the day of Pentecost, from all over the Mediterranean world, they were hearing them speak in their native dialects and tongues, right, right, how is it interpreted by Peter in Acts 2.33? What was happening? How was it that they were speaking in tongues or languages that they had never learned?
Speaker 2:Well, he explains it in 2.33 that he has poured forth this, which you both see and hear that is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit was the one who enabled them to speak in languages they had never spoken and never studied. So, another connection between pouring forth of the Spirit and speaking words. Okay, speaking words. There's nothing, like you know, mystical about it, so to speak. Right, I mean, the Holy Spirit is doing this and it wasn't a ooh, I mean it was an interesting moment, but it's an evidence of the Spirit speaking words and that connection was well known.
Speaker 1:Thank you for joining us on Beyond the Walls with Jeremy Thomas. If you would like to see the visuals that went along with today's sermon, you can find those on Rumble and on YouTube under Spokane Bible Church. That is where Jeremy is the pastor and teacher. We hope you found today's lesson productive and useful in growing closer to God and walking more obediently with Him. If you found this podcast to be useful and helpful, then please consider rating us in your favorite podcast app, and until next time, we hope you have a blessed and wonderful day.