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1 | Is this referencing the Holy Spirit? | 1 John 5:10 | Mommapbs | 119671 | ||
Greetings Ray! So therefore, one who has the Spirit can not blaspheme. Can Satan cast out Satan? Mt 12:26; Mk 3:23; Lk 11:18)I think this has been discussed. Since the witness or testimony in 1 John 5:10 is the Holy Spirit, should testimony be capitalized? mommapbs |
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2 | Is this referencing the Holy Spirit? | 1 John 5:10 | Ray | 119737 | ||
Hi mommapbs, I have said that when the unbeliever calls God a liar then he is blaspheming the Holy Spirit. The ones who believe in the Son of God (1 John 5:13) are the ones who recognize that Jesus came forth from God (John 8:42). There is no demon or unclean spirit involved in His authority. However, I really did not respond to your question about the witness or testimony in 1 John 5:10. I do not believe that the witness or testimony in 1 John 5:10 is the Holy Spirit, and I do not believe that testimony or witness should be capitalized. The MacArthur Study Bible notes say that 1 John 5:6-11 has 9 occurances of the Greek word that means "bear witness" or "testimony". I count eleven. I don't know how many of these occurances you would suggest capitalizing if any. One of the places that MacArthur does not count is in 1 John 5:10. Neither the NKJ nor the NASB has the last Strong's #3140 that is in the Greek for that verse. NKJ reads "because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son". The Green's literal translation reads, "because he has not believed in the witness which God has witnessed concerning His Son". NASB reads, "because he has not believed in the witness that God has borne concerning His Son". This should read something like "witness that God has borne [witness to] concerning..."; similar to verse 9, "for the witness of God is this, that He has borne witness concerning His Son". So the question is "What is the witness that God has borne witness to concerning His Son?" The answer is in verse 11: "And the witness is this; that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son." I think the answer is in Matthew 12:28 also, but that will have to wait till another time as far as my thoughts are concerned. Good night. From the heart, Ray |
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3 | Is this referencing the Holy Spirit? | 1 John 5:10 | Mommapbs | 119748 | ||
Greetings Ray, according to this verse, the one who does not believe God calls God a liar. I can't make the connection that you seem to want to make linking unblief to blamsphemy of the Holy Spirit, for at one time, all men were unbelievers. (In this context, NO ONE could be forgiven, no one could be saved Mt 12:31) Ray, if you decide ahead of time what you want to believe, you will surely find support for that persuasion. God tells us, as a man thinks in his heart, so is he.(Pr 23:7) Our perceptions indeed determine our reality. Let's leave room for God to conform our hearts and minds to His thoughts. Blessings, mommapbs |
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4 | Is this referencing the Holy Spirit? | 1 John 5:10 | Ray | 119772 | ||
Hi mommapbs, I am sorry that I caused you to think that I would try to link unbelief with blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. In other posts I have stated that blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is demonstrated by the Pharisees in Matthew 12:24 when they said that He "casts out demons only by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons". They were unbelievers but the actual blasphemy of the Holy Spirit was in their attributing the authority of Jesus to an unclean spirit or to Satan. 1) For Matthew 12:28 I interpret "Spirit" to be in the lower case. Here is my interpretation for what it is worth. Matthew 12:28, "But if I cast out demons by the *spirit of (God), then the kingdom of God has come upon you." Any comments? 2) Have you "penciled in" any upper case occurance of the "Witness" in your copy? Do you capitalize "Testimony" in 1 John 5:10? From the heart, Ray |
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5 | Is this referencing the Holy Spirit? | 1 John 5:10 | Mommapbs | 119804 | ||
Hi Ray, I am following you now. I think I would leave Spirit in Mt 12:28. Here is my reasoning. Jesus is speaking about His activity - Jesus relied upon the will of God and the power of the Holy Spirit. (John 5:30; Acts 10:38) Secondly, this also suggests that your line of reasoning, the Pharisees had balsphemed against the Holy Spirit, and they could not accept Jesus for who He is. For IF they HAD recognized Jesus casting out Satan by the Spirit, indeed they would have had an opportunity to recieve Him and the One who sent Him. I KNOW we're not supposed to speculate, but I suspect that perhaps Jesus is reaffirming their lost condition. Since I do agree with Steve #119638 that the testimony or witness is referencing the Holy Spirit, it would indeed illuminate this verse for ME to pencil in a capital letter! Blessings, mommapbs |
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6 | Is this referencing the Holy Spirit? | 1 John 5:10 | Ray | 119826 | ||
Hi mommapbs, Thank you for the references. Here are a couple comparisons to consider. Matthew 12:24-39 John 5:30-34 Mattew 12:32b, "...but whoever shall speak against the (Holy) Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him;..." John 5:32, "There is (Another) who bears witness of Me,..." Parentheses mine for comparison. 1) John 5:32, Green's literal translation, "it is Another witnessing concerning Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses concerning Me is true." John 5:32, NKJ Interlinear by Nelson Publishers, "Another is the [One] testifying about Me,..." (One) is in italics as being understood in the Greek in the Nelson copy. 2) Matthew 12:27, "And if I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Consequently they shall be your judges. 28 But if I cast out demons by the Spirit [I would say **spirit] of (God), then the kingdom of God has come upon you." Luke 11:20, "But if I cast out demons by the **finger of (God), then the kingdom of God has come upon you." ** Stars and parentheses are mine for comparisons. If you can speak of the activity of Jesus, the will of God, and the power of the Holy Spirit, then I would think that you can consider the finger and the spirit of God. The activity, will, power, finger, and spirit all being in lower case. What do you think? From the heart, Ray |
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7 | Is this referencing the Holy Spirit? | 1 John 5:10 | Mommapbs | 119834 | ||
Good morning Ray - I need to think about this for a while - to me, recognizing God as He truly is, not ascribing divinity indiscriminately (as many in this world do ;e "Mother Nature"), is indeed a serious and important matter. Blessings on your day! mommapbs |
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8 | Is this referencing the Holy Spirit? | 1 John 5:10 | Ray | 119845 | ||
Hi mommapbs, You may be interested in looking then at Acts 17:29-31. I personally have "divine nature" penciled in my copy. :) From the heart, Ray |
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