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1 | Spirit vs spirit | Ex 31:3 | mikesc79 | 107101 | ||
What is the difference between (lower case) spirit in the bible and (capital) Spirit? ex. Exodus 31:3 (spirit of God) Psalm 51:11 (holy spirit) Isaiah 63:10 (holy Spirit) Matthew 1:18 (Holy Spirit) Those are just a few examples of scriptures. I know there is a signifigance for these differant types of capitalizations. Please give as much information as possible. | ||||||
2 | Spirit vs spirit | Ex 31:3 | Ray | 107117 | ||
Hi Mikesc79, Welcome to the forum. Makarios and I have talked about capitalization issues before and it is indeed helpful as he says to consider the versions. What you are looking at when you consider capitalization is "interpretation". The NKJ and the NASB and the Holman Christian Standard, New Testament are versions to go to for help in capitalization. But your interpretation might be as good as the translators of the original languages because the languages do not give any guidance in that regard. We all have to determine if the Spirit is spoken of by the context of the passages. If you want to talk further, perhaps a good starting place would be Exodus 31:3. Here is a place where I have penciled in lower case "spirit" of God for my personal copy. A similar verse is Exodus 35:31. I believe that we should strive for consistency in our capitalization choices. 1 Kings 7:4 is a similar verse with no spirit or Spirit in the translation. A pronoun of God is a big ommision in the word of God I would think. Another marginal reference at Exodus 31:3 is for 1 Corinthians 12:4-8. Here we could discuss the difference between the spirit as a gift, and the gifts given through the Spirit. The difference between the gift and the Giver. 1 Corinthians 12:4, "Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit." From the heart, Ray |
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