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NASB | James 2:19 You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 2:19 You believe that God is one; you do well [to believe that]. The demons also believe [that], and shudder and bristle [in awe-filled terror--they have seen His wrath]! [Deut 6:4; 11:13-21; Mark 12:29] |
Subject: Is God ONE or is God THREE? |
Bible Note: Greetings again, fellow Tim! Thank you for your gracious words. 1) I believe that God manifested Himself in human form in the OT (some call this a theophany). That does not mean that He was not still an eternal, invisible, infinite Spirit, omnipresent, omniscient and omnipotent. So I see no problem with the Lord presenting Himself to men in human form for a special purpose and yet retaining His existence as a Spirit that fills all space. 2) I believe that the "other Counsellor" is the Spirit of Truth, or the Holy Spirit, which is indeed the Spirit of Christ. The difference was in the fact that after His death, burial, resurrection and ascension, His Spirit would no longer merely be with them, but it would be in them. Once Jesus Christ was resurrected from mortality to immortality and the perishable body became imperishable, then the gift of the Holy Spirit was made available to all men as the earnest of our inheritance--eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. The "allos" difference is referring to the fact that the body of Christ had not yet been glorified; it was at that time mortal and perishable. After His resurrection He had a glorified body, and then eternality became available to humanity through the gift of the Holy Spirit. I trust that I have been clear. If not, please advise and I will try again. Kind regards, Tim D. Cormier Tennessee Preacher |