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Do you distinguish between the term "Holy Spirit" and the "Paraclete"?

Disclaimer: Please note that this OP/thread is NOT about the Sabbath. I assume that the Sabbath is on Saturday. See Should we keep the Sabbaths?. Apostle John mentioned "first day" in John 20: Later, the same John also mentioned "Lord's Day" in Revelation 1: Was the first day of the week also...

In the context of 2 Peter 1, he contrasted between divine nature and sinful desire.

Can you be more specific? Like what?

Some examples of being filled with the Spirit: Luke 1:41 Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. Luke 1:67 Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit. Luke 1:15 John was filled with the Holy Spirit even before he was born. Luke 4:1 Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit. Acts 4:8 Peter was...

I think so :) Jesus spoke to Nicodemus in John 3: What is born of water? There are at least 3 interpretations: Water is a symbol of cleansing, Ezekiel 36: 2. Water refers to John's water baptism, John 1: Nicodemus knew about John's water baptism for repentance. Jesus informed him that...

Wiki: It was a rather popular word used by Greek philosophers. It appears only 2 times in the NT in 2 different senses. Berean Literal Bible, Matthew 19: παλινγενεσίας, palingenesias, Strong's 3824: I think Jesus was talking about the regeneration of the heavens and earth on the last day...

Right. For a possible guess of a how-to, see #3.

Right. The following is how I understand the process of being born-again. When I was born from my mother's womb, a detached breath/wind/spirit of God entered my physical body and I became a sentient soul. What happened when I was born the second time? The following is not some abstract theory...

2 Peter 1: Peter contrasted between divine nature and sinful desire. Strong's Greek: 5449. φύσις (phusis) — 14 Occurrences HELPS Word-studies: Thayer's Greek Lexicon: the nature of things, the force, laws, order, of nature; as opposed to what is monstrous, abnormal, perverse birth...