in giving us the Scriptures, but emphasizes the influence on the writer rather than the end product: “prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit” (2 Peter 1:21). One question which deserves attention is the status of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament references. Here the usual form of expression is “the Spirit of God” or “the Spirit of the Lord.” Is this to be regarded as the same as the Holy Spirit? Might it be merely
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