When challenged by the woman at the Samaritan well, Jesus shared with her that a time was coming when worship of God would move beyond special places, special people, and special actions to a time when each person would worship God wherever they were whenever they desired. He said, "Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” - Jn. 4:23-24 9 (NIV)
We need to be careful with that John 4 reference. In the 1984 NIV version the words "the Spirit" occur with slight difference. In that translation the is only the word "spirit". There is no word "the" in that verse. Nor is there the word "holy". Some translator has taken the liberty to insert his/her opinion into the text by adding the words "the Holy" and capitalizing "spirit". That is a huge change for our Restoration theology.
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