2 Corinthians 3:8

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2 Corinthians 3:8

How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?

The ministration

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The ministration

who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

For if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted, you bear this beautifully.

The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him,
The spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The spirit of counsel and strength,
The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.

‘For I will pour out water on the thirsty land
And streams on the dry ground;
I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring
And My blessing on your descendants;

“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the Lord: “My Spirit which is upon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your offspring, nor from the mouth of your offspring’s offspring,” says the Lord, “from now and forever.”

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It will come about after this

That I will pour out My Spirit on all

mankind;

And your sons and daughters will prophesy,
Your old men will dream dreams,
Your young men will see visions.

For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.

But this He spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

‘And it shall be in the last days,’ God says,
‘That I will pour forth of My Spirit on all

mankind;

And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
And your young men shall see visions,
And your old men shall dream dreams;

However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.

Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit.

This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of the Law, or by

hearing with faith?

For we through the Spirit, by faith, are waiting for the hope of righteousness.

for through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.

But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation

through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace be yours in the fullest measure.

These are the ones who cause divisions,

worldly-minded, devoid of the Spirit.