A
depiction of the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove and conveyed from
the holy writings as a splash of water (see reference below)
Today,
the reply is on idolatry, the sacredness of holy water, and the
imparting of holiness to reside within vessels fashioned by divinity
or within man-made objects. To the carnal mind, it sounds impossible
that water may contain divine spirit; however, nothing is impossible
for GOD. Divinity and the Holy Spirit may appear and be manifest
using breath, flesh, oil, speech, and water along with many other
visible forms and objects. Even so, through their disobedience and
transgression of divine law, the spirit content from the makeup of
GOD that had been imparted to Adam and Eve became permanently changed
and diminished; their flesh and that of their offspring could no
longer be used as a divine temple without the appearance of divinity
in flesh as Jesus Christ (we say, the Incarnation). Mankind now
craves there be restoration of the sacred gifts that were lost, fresh
deposits and endowments of sacred substance, and a full indwelling of
the Holy Spirit (we also say, the Breath of Life; the Comforter; the
Holy Ghost; the Spirit of Prophecy; the Spirit of Truth). Thus, the
life essence from GOD is often described in the Scriptures
using figures and tokens that depict mankind and the Promised Land as
dry, thirsty, lacking willpower, longing for the early and the latter
rain, and continually alert to the appearing of new streams and wells
of living water. One of the fighters in the “Yahoo! Answers”
public forum on Religion and Spirituality who uses the ID “Anonymous”
(no profile is shared) posted the following:
Is
holy water really any different from any other water?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus
saith unto her, Give me to drink. (For his disciples were gone away
unto the city to buy meat.) Then saith the woman of Samaria unto
him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a
woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God,
and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest
have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. The
woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the
well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? Art
thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank
thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? Jesus answered
and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst
again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him
shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in
him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. (John 4:
7-14, King James Version, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: Bible Language About Spirit? (06/13/2018); The Cross
Proclaims Victory (05/12/2016); A Dry Thirsty Land (05/01/2016); Holy
Water? (09/28/2015); GOD Known By Action Not Form? (03/18/2015);
Believers and the Cross (06/24/2013); A Relationship not Just
Knowledge? (06/25/2013); The Dove (12/28/2012); Purchased With Blood?
(12/29/2012); On Religious Items (08/29/2012); On Cults (08/30/2012)
“Anonymous”,
many Christians continue to acknowledge multiple benefits and
privileges from receiving water that has been consecrated by divine
operations as an acceptable aspect of their regular sacred practices
(we say, sacraments). In the same way the emblems of bread and wine
are venerated as the body of Christ during the Lord’s
Supper (Communion), “holy water” is provided as an emblem from
the cross. Often, such believers also accept that holiness remains
inseparable from the full array of sacred substances within the
character, makeup and nature of GOD. Included are faith,
forbearance, oneness without sameness, personhood,
righteousness, wisdom, and wrath against sin.
There
is what we call “holy water” that has been set apart (sanctified)
by men through prayer for divine use, and may first have come from
any of several natural sources (e.g., distilled water; running water
from a brook, stream, or river; spring water; standing water from a
lake or pond; water from melting and thawed ice). There also is
“holy water” whose nature and substance has been changed by
deposits and endowments of spirit content from the makeup of active
presence (we also say, divine fullness; the Godhead; the Father,
the Son, the Holy Spirit).
In
the same way, divine life essence (breath; spirit; word) may
be imparted to the soil establishing “holy ground” as in the
account of Moses, the Holy Spirit operates to cleanse and prepare
man-made objects, and the followers of Jesus to exist as vessels who
contain and embody spirit content from GOD. Such vessels are not to
be exalted or worshiped as though they were idols that contain gods,
or could bestow benefits and privileges to the living apart from the
divine fullness. As living sacrifices and tools to be used for
sacred works, there are “holy men” (apostles, priests, prophets,
and spokespersons; kings, princes, and rulers; and standing for the
disciples of Jesus to be known as the offspring of GOD, and joint
heirs with Jesus Christ); and there may be divine utensils and
vessels for service at a consecrated altar. Consider again the
following that uses language from the Bible:
1.
1st Corinthians 12: 3, King James Version (KJV): 3
Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the
Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say
that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
2.
Romans 8: 5-9, KJV: 5 For they that are after the flesh do mind
the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the
things of the Spirit. 6 For to be carnally minded is death;
but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 Because the
carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to
the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8
So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 But ye are
not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God
dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is
none of his.
3.
2nd Corinthians 4: 5-11, 5 For we preach not ourselves,
but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’
sake. 6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness,
hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the
glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 7 But we have this
treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be
of God, and not of us. 8 We are troubled on every
side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in
despair; 9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not
destroyed; 10 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord
Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our
body. 11 For we which live are always delivered unto death for
Jesus’ sake, that the life also
of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, 4. John 19: 31-35, KJV: 31 The Jews
therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not
remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was
an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and
that they might be taken away. 32 Then came the soldiers, and
brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified
with him. 33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead
already, they brake not his legs: 34 But one of the soldiers with a
spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.
35 And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true:
and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.) Even so,
I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to
your faith.
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