That is until Jesus took them on an intuitive journey of discovery through the Scriptures where He revealed Himself to them EVERYWHERE. It was non-apparent to the naked and literal eye of these disciples just HOW Jesus was somehow embedded in every OT Scripture.
The Emmaus-road disciples did not understand how ALL the law, ALL the prophets, and ALL the writings of the Old Testament always spoke primarily of Jesus (Luke 24:27, 32, 44-45). Paul called this “the spirit of power, love and a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7).Ģ) Does the Holy Spirit likewise HELP our INTUITION to hear the promptings of the Spirit regarding various Biblical subtexts which may be non-apparent to the naked eye? Yes. This is what putting on the mind of Christ is all about (1Corinthians 2:16 Romans 13:14). Thankfully, our mind’s abilities can be heightened and sharpened through intentional prayer, faith-focus, heart-yielding, and devotional awe, all of which give the Holy Spirit enlarged elbow room to guide and nourish our thinking. Does the Holy Spirit always and automatically help maximize our thought processes? No, unfortunately, I’ve experienced spiritless, cloudy and confused thinking as well which left me either dryly dogmatic or mentally muddled. I’ve personally experienced this countless times. Let’s summarize these three dynamics in more detail.ġ) Does the Holy Spirit HELP to energize and elucidate our INTELLECTUAL thought processes? Yes, sure. “Intellectuals” and “intuitionists” and “interpersonalists” each need to embrace the differing hermeneutical approaches of the other two, just as did the Jewish exegetes of Jesus’ day, and just as did the early church exegetes and fathers. I propose that the Holy Spirit helps quicken the Scripture to us in THREE dynamic ways:ģ) interpersonally (the devotional heart) But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things” John 14:25-26.īut, the crucial question we all want to know is, “How?” In what specific ways does the Spirit help us read and rightly understand Scripture? “These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.
In what Specific ways does the Holy Spirit Help us Read the Bible?