Saturday, May 17, 2008

Empowered By the Spirit

Romans 1:11 For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established; 12 that is, that I may be encouraged together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.

When Paul returned to places of established worship, the idea was to help them grow and be strengthened in the faith.

The idea of imparting some spiritual gift. God has used Paul in miraculous ways in various cities; this may simply mean Paul believes the same will happen with them. Some think it may be in reference to receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit because possibly they had never experience this. They had received JESUS and where saved but not empowered

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