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"And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." Gen 1:2

"The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen." Job 38:30


Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: John 16:13

Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. .John 14:17

And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning. John 15:27

And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. John 3:13

He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all. .John 3:31

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. John 14:26

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: Matt 3:16

And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. Luke 3:22


(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; John 7:39
Keep in mind after the 40 days in the wilderness Jesus began to teach that the kingdom of God was at hand and the TIME WAS FULFILLED. Mark 1:15

What fulfillment of time could Jesus be talking about such a short time after His baptism?
I can think of nothing else except the OT prophecies concerning the coming of the Messiah.
 
"And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." Gen 1:2

"The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen." Job 38:30


Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. .John 14:17

And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning. John 15:27

And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. John 3:13

He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all. .John 3:31

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. John 14:26

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: Matt 3:16

And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. Luke 3:22


(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; John 7:39
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." Gen 1:2

“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭1:3‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: John 16:13”

“even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”
‭‭John‬ ‭14:17,

“It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.”
‭‭John‬ ‭6:63‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.”
‭‭John‬ ‭18:37‬ ‭

“Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭3:21-22‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.”
‭‭John‬ ‭4:25-26‬ ‭KJV‬‬


“Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
‭‭John‬ ‭8:31-32‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”
‭‭John‬ ‭5:24‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.”
‭‭John‬ ‭12:48-50‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all. And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true. For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.

The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.”
‭‭John‬ ‭3:31-36‬ ‭

“if so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: that ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; and be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

and that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4:21-24‬ ‭

Not sure the point we’re discussing lol but a lot of good scriptures you posted !
 
Some Christians think that if they have doubts it means their faith is weak. I find that a little bit strange because sometimes it takes a pretty strong faith not to be afraid of your doubts.

Let’s look at Thomas. The other disciples tell him Jesus is alive. Thomas essentially says, “I going to need some evidence.” Jesus does not throw him out and doesn’t call him faithless. He doesn’t revoke his discipleship membership card. Jesus meets Thomas right there in his doubts.

It has been my experience that the faith that can’t allow questions is often at risk for its fragility. Many live in a world afraid of questions, doubts and things not fully understood. It can seem like some are afraid of pulling on a thread might make the whole thing fall apart.

Strong faith can say, “I have questions.” “I could be wrong, but there still some things I don’t understand. But I am not afraid to go looking for answers anyway.

Perhaps strong faith is not faith without doubts, because if your faith cannot survive a question maybe the problem is not the question.
Well, what was the disciples’ faith like after they received the Holy Spirit? It was very different (in a good way).
 
Acts 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

And God wants us to seek out the truth not just go by what people say.
Amen. Almost from day 1 of my faith, I was taught one important principle: "Always stay With The Scriptures".

Fits my longing / search for The Truth, The Whole Truth, and nothing But The Truth! Amen.