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NASB | Ephesians 4:23 and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 4:23 and be continually renewed in the spirit of your mind [having a fresh, untarnished mental and spiritual attitude], |
Subject: A fresh mental and spiritual attitude? |
Bible Note: Please try to understand. In my last paragraph, above, I am saying that I have never seen the term holy spirit. It is not used even in a case where it might be used. Angels are spirits, and they are holy, and yet they are never called holy spirits. A single angel is not called a holy spirit. I have noted before that God gives a spirit of wisdom, a spirit of understanding, etc. But these are never called holy. The term is never used. In Acts 19 the believers were responding to a question, whether they had received the Holy Spirit when they believed. They replied that they had never heard that there was such a person as the Holy Spirit. There is no missing the point that Paul was talking about God the Holy Spirit. And there is no reason to think that they conceived of some holy influence before they found out the truth. Paul was referring to the Holy Spirit. He is the one Jesus had promised to send. He is the one Jesus had spoken of in John 7, when he invited the thirsty to come to him. John tells us he was referring to of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive, although the Holy Ghost had not yet been given. But Paul was himself filled with the Holy Ghost, in Acts chapter 9 and afterwards. The Holy Spirit is a person. But I cannot imagine what holy spirit would be. Even my spellchecker is asking me to change the words, as it knows of no such formulation. I heard the term “Jesus juice” recently, and I wondered whether they were talking about such a thing. I know that the Jehovah’s Witnesses think of an influence from the father and the Son that they call holy spirit, but I understand that you are not of that persuasion. And yet it seems to be the same idea that you are trying to get accepted on the forum. I really think you should give up on the idea. I have tried to show, through an exhaustive search of the scriptures, that the term is never used except in reference to God the Holy Spirit. Again, not even angels, who are spirits, and who are holy, are described by the use of that term. The disciples in Acts 19 had not heard of the Holy Spirit, but of course he existed as eternal God. They soon knew him because Paul laid hands on them and the Holy Spirit came to them, not only on them but into them, as I understand from the promise Jesus made. But I do not believe we will become acquainted with holy spirit because the scriptures know of no such thing. We will not change that by employing rules of capitalization, so I’d suggest, in love, that we forget it. |