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1 | Is God ONE or is God THREE? | James 2:19 | Morant61 | 36893 | ||
Greetings Prove All Things! In the Greek, a pronoun must always agree with it's antecedent in person, gender, and number. The word 'spirit' is neuter in gender. Therefore, the adjective 'holy' is also neuter when modifying the word 'spirit'. And, a neuter pronoun is used when referring to the "Holy Spirit". However, this does not mean that the Holy Spirit is an impersonal force, rather than a person. There are at least two instances where this rule is broken in Scripture. I think this is done so that we will be clear that the Holy Spirit is a person. The two instances are: 1) John 16:13-14: Here, John specifically uses a masculine pronoun to describe the Spirit of Truth, even though 'spirit' is neuter. 2) Eph. 1:14: Here also, a masculine pronoun is used in reference to the Holy Spirit. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | Is God ONE or is God THREE? | James 2:19 | Prove All Things | 37132 | ||
The pronouns he - have not been translated from a word in the Greek form - they are assumed. | ||||||
3 | Is God ONE or is God THREE? | James 2:19 | Morant61 | 37168 | ||
Greetings Prove all things! Actually, your comment is not accurate. In John 16:13, the Greek says, "But when He comes He....". The first 'he' is part of the verb form and could be 'he, she, or it'. However, the second 'he' is the Masculine, Singular, Nomative of the demonstrative 'ekeinos' - thus 'He' is in the text. In Eph. 1:14, there is a textual variant involved, but some manuscripts read 'who' as the Masculine, Singular, Nominative of the relative pronoun 'hos'. This seems to be the preferred reading since it is easier to see why it would be changed to neuter rather than the other way around. Either way, both verses include the pronouns, so they are not simpy assumed. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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