Q3. Carried Along by the Spirit

[RD35]

Q3. (2 Peter 1:20-21) How can a person be speaking and God be speaking, too? How does the image of a ship being moved by the wind help you understand this? (Greek pneuma means "spirit" and "wind.")​

 

 

Human beings speak, but God does the moving. Scripture uses human language with all its cultural limitations, but God moves people to speak for him. This isn't a dictation model of inspiration, nor does the message originate with the prophet. It is God himself speaking authoritatively through human instruments. While we recognize that not all prophecy is authoritative Scripture, God can still speak today through the spiritual gift of prophecy (1 Corinthians 14).

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Like the image of the ship moved by a wind,  The prophets raised their sails, so to speak -- they were obedient and receptive -- and the Holy Spirit filled them and carried their craft along in the direction he wished.

[Commissioned]

On 7/9/2004 at 10:08 AM, Pastor Ralph said:

Q3. (2 Peter 1:20-21) How can a person be speaking and God be speaking, too? How does the image of a ship being moved by the wind help you understand this? (Greek pneuma means "spirit" and "wind.")

A person can be speaking as God is speaking, he speaks what he hears from God.  The image of the ship being moved by the wind help you understand this because the ship is visibly moving by an invisible force of the wind.

[Godswriter]

Q3. (2 Peter 1:20-21) How can a person be speaking and God be speaking, too? How does the image of a ship being moved by the wind help you understand this? (Greek pneuma means "spirit" and "wind.")

They can both be speaking when the Holy Spirit is anointing the person who is speaking and giving the message. Like a ship being moved by the wind the Holy Spirit moves as He wills to do His work and do what He wishes to accomplish His work.