A DIFFERENT SPIRIT

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Remember James and John, the two sons of thunder? They wanted to pray down fire from heaven on a Samaritan village because the people there would not receive the Lord. Upon hearing their request, our Lord responded harshly to His disciples: “You do not know what spirit you are of” (See Luke 9:52-55).

What did Jesus mean? A word study reveals the depth of the Lord’s response. The Greek word for “spirit” is pneuma. From the word pneuma we derive the English word “wind.” When we speak of the Holy Ghost, for example, we could also refer to Him as the Holy Pneuma or Wind.

In Samaria, a different spirit (wind or pneuma) was influencing the disciples. Notice also that Jesus made no excuses for James and John – they weren’t just having a bad day – He was quite specific when He used the word “spirit.” Again Jesus said, “You do not know what pneuma you are of.”

But Jesus knew precisely what spirit the two disciples were of: a religious spirit. Religious spirits influence someone to act self-righteous. Self-righteousness means being filled with or showing a conviction of being morally superior or more righteous than others. It is important to understand that to be influenced does not mean to be possessed, but rather simply means to be:

1. Affected
2. Inspired
3. Moved
4. Swayed
5. Motivated.

The disciples were outraged at the Samaritan’s actions and began to act self-righteous because the Samaritans were not receiving Jesus, their Lord, into the territory. There is a difference between self-righteousness and righteous indignation. Can you imagine being so self-righteous that you are willing to call down the fiery judgment of God on an entire city? That’s not normal behavior.

Jesus responded to the disciples’ request with a rebuke. “But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, You know not what manner of spirit you are of” (Luke 9:55). To rebuke means to:
1. Tax with a fault
2. Reprove
3. Censure severely
4. Admonish sharply.

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