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1 | Question for Jehovah's Witness friend | John 14:28 | Tara1 | 124161 | ||
Hello Ray, When there is a choice of alternatives, as when punctuation becomes vital, what the Bible itself says must be permitted to direct. (When the Bible was first written, there was no such thing as punctuation.) I know I’m not telling you anything here, just letting you know I agree with you. And the same principle holds true in beginning names with capital letters; it is up to the translator as to what use he makes of these. Thus, if like you, believe the holy spirit to be the third person of a Trinity will, of course, capitalize “Holy Spirit,” as at Acts 1:8, which reads (NEB): “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you.” But notice Ray, in the actual account when Jesus’ words were fulfilled, what do we read? “This will happen in the last days: I will pour out upon everyone a portion of my spirit.” (Acts 2:17, NEB) Where is the capital letter? It is not there! Why not? Because God could not pour out a portion of a coequal God; “spirit,” as used here, clearly could not refer to a person. Since this text relates to the very thing Jesus foretold at Acts 1:8, it must follow that he did not have a person in mind when he spoke of his apostles as receiving holy spirit, and so in Acts 1:8 it should not have been capitalized either. All of this is in harmony with the words of John the Baptist that, while he baptized with water, the coming One “will baptize you with holy spirit.” (Mark 1:8) One cannot be baptizing with another person but one can baptize others with water or with an active force, which is what God’s holy spirit is. So, as translators we must let the rest of God’s Word direct when there is a choice between renderings. Just thought I would write something on capitalization. Now to answer your question. :-) And you Ray wrote: We on this forum do not make Jesus greater than the Father. We have only said that Jesus humbled Himself and came to earth in the likeness of men, yet being God. Ray, “yet being God”. By capitalizing theos we understand “Almighty God Jehovah”. The Bible teaches that Jesus is indeed theos but only the Father is Almighty theos, thus being the true theos. Without question Jesus is to be loved, and honored (worshipped if you will) as the Son of the Almighty theos. He willingly left his heavenly position in the spirit realm became a mere man and died on behalf of mankind as a redemptive offer that was accepted by the Almighty theos. John 3:16 Just think about it, if the Almighty theos himself came to the earth and was to “prove that he could stay loyal to his Almighty theos”, what do we have? An illogical scenario. You Ray, ask me: In comparing Luke 14:7-24 and Matthew 22:1-22, who is "giving" the wedding feast? In the Kingdom Hall of heaven who will fill that wedding hall? What will be required of the guests? Well, “the master” providing the meal represents Almighty Jehovah theos; “the slave” extending the invitation, Mighty theos Jesus Christ; and the “grand evening meal,” the opportunities to be in line for the Kingdom of the heavens. What will be required of the guests? First, they have to be invited. Those first to receive the invitation to come in line for the Kingdom were, above all others, the Jewish religious leaders of Jesus’ day. However, they rejected the invitation. Thus, beginning particularly at Pentecost 33 C.E., a second invitation was extended to the despised and lowly ones of the Jewish nation. But not enough responded to fill the 144,000 places in God’s heavenly Kingdom. So in 36 C.E., three and a half years later, the third and final invitation was extended to uncircumcised non-Jews, and the gathering of such ones has continued into our day. Tara |
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2 | Question for Jehovah's Witness friend | John 14:28 | WalkingTalkingBible | 124606 | ||
Hi, Tara, I must say that you know your religion well (too bad God is not about religion in that sense). I've read your posts and I don't blame you for your erroneous beliefs, I blame the false teachers and prophets that fed you that stuff. However, I only want to help (and I'll do that by prayer). I would like to ask you: What does your doctrine say for 1 Timothy 3:16? What does your doctrine say for Isaiah 9:6 and 1 John 5:7? What about the Holy Ghost (Spirit)? I wouldn't let "s" or "S" deceive me. The Holy Spirit is not an "it." Contrary to what you have been taught, the Holy Spirit is not a force, He is a living being, He is the manifestation of God (just like Jesus) that lives within true believers, showing them the difference between truth and lies, and showing the need and importance of redemption (John 14:17, 26; 16:7-13). Let's not try to understand God using unparallel comparisons. A natural father and son can't be the same flesh, neither husband and wife (spiritully, they can). God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit can be seen in this way: A man is a father, is married, and works as a mailman (these are only used as examples - no spiritual meaning). To his child, he's a father. To his wife, he's a husband, and to his employer, he's a mailman. Being a father doesn't take away from being a husband or mailman, neither does being a mailman take away from being a father and husband. How many men are there? Just one! So it is with God - one God, three manifestations (and a whole lot of names). The Holy Spirit is not prejudice - He will dwell with you and show you the truth if you ask Him to. (Let's talk about the 144,000 later) WalkingTalkingBible |
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