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WT Point "E" ~ No Personal Name |
"That the holy
spirit is WITHOUT PERSONALITY is also indicated by the fact that IT has NO DISTINCTIVE NAME."
[Watchtower, July 15, 1957 p.432]
The WT also stated:
"Personality.
Some may DENY
distinct personality of individual angels, claiming they are
impersonal forces of energy
dispatched to accomplish the will
of God, but the Bible teaches otherwise.
Individual names imply
individuality.
The fact that TWO of their names, Michael and
Gabriel, are given establishes
the point sufficiently. (Da 12:1; Lu 1:26)"
(Insight, Angel, Vol.1, p.106)
The WT
DEFENDS the personality of angel-pneuma-spirits (based on
1 fact & 2 Scriptures), but
DENIES massive Scriptural
evidence documenting the personality of THE
Spirit THE Holy-Pneuma.
E1 - A celestial star is
named in Rev.8:11, but that doesn't make this sky-walker
into a person because IT has a name. Old Betsy the cow, & old Betsy the car are not persons. But a nameless, homeless street-walker is a valid someone. |
E2 - Demon pneumas are
rarely named in Scripture. ("My name is Legion because there are
many of us." Mk.5:9) They are usually identified by their CHARACTER (unclean, wicked) or SPECIALTY (weakness, deafness, dumbness). |
E3 - Angel pneumas are rarely named in Scripture (e.g. Michael, Gabriel - but they are numerous - Rev.5:11). |
E4 - Likewise, THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH is usually identified by His HOLY Character rather than a personal name. |
E5 - A person is a PERSON because 'he is' - not because the person has a name. |
E6 - God The Father is a PERSON, as per the Greek word 'estin' meaning "He is" (Heb.11:6). |
E7 - God The Son is a PERSON, as per the Greek word 'estin' meaning "He is" (Jn.5:13,27; 12:9). |
E8 - God The Holy Spirit is a PERSON, as per the Greek word 'estin' meaning "He is" (Jn.14:17). |
E9 - "Go therefore & make
disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the
NAME of The Father & of The Son & of THE HOLY
SPIRIT" (Mt.28:19). The name of the Father is not His name but is His title of relationship to us & His Son. The name of the Father & The Son & The Holy Spirit stands for their Authority & Unity. "Thus, Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (Vol. I, p.245) says on Matthew 28:19: 'The use of name (onoma) here is a common one in the Septuagint & the papyri for power or AUTHORITY.' " [Insight, p. 1,020 & Aid, p.1,543] Greek scholar A.T. Robertson also wrote on the very same page: "Baptism in... the name of The Father, The Son, & The Holy Spirit, IN THE NAME OF THE TRINITY." |
E10 - The name of The Son is not His name but is
His title of relationship to The Father, & one of many titles of our 1Jn.2:1 {paraclete) Helper (see Isa.9:6; Mt.1:23; Rev.17:14). |
E11 - The name of the Holy
Spirit is not
His name but just one of many titles of our
Jn.14:16,26; 15:26; 16:27 "other"
(paraclete) Helper. (Note Rev. 19:12. Also see Jn.14:17; Eph.4:30; Heb.10:29 & the Interlinear for Rom.8:2 & 1Pet.1:11.) |
E12 - Millions of people buy "NO NAME" GROCERIES, etc. These items exist, even without a "name". |
E13 - Rev.19:12 sums up & illustrates things very nicely. "He HAS a name written that NO ONE KNOWS but HE HIMSELF." |
RESEARCH about: " THE > SPIRIT -- THE > HOLY (ONE) " | |||||
Is "The Holy Spirit" a
FORCE, or a
Sentient BEING
-- or BOTH ?
The
Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society's
view on "The Holy Spirit" "
The Scriptures
themselves unite to show that WOW !!! ~ IF The Holy Spirit is just a force,
then I (& any truth-seeker) |
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I don't view my work as a THEOLOGICAL
DEBATE. There's no prize for the winner. This research is to help JWs think about their eternal destiny -- it's about you & God, not about me. If WT teaching is wrong, you are picking a fight with the most AWESOME BEING in the universe! The Holy Spirit has emotion (intellect & will) & can be INSULTED & OUTRAGED !!! Heb.10:26-31 warns: For if we practice sin willfully {or stubbornly, or mindlessly, or blindly, or foolishly} after having received the accurate knowledge of the truth, there is no longer any sacrifice for sins left, 27 but [there is] a certain fearful expectation of judgment & [there is] a fiery jealousy that is going to consume those in opposition. 28 Any man that has disregarded the law of Moses dies without compassion, upon the testimony of two or three. 29 Of how much more severe a punishment, do YOU think, will the man be counted worthy who has trampled upon the Son of God & who has esteemed as of ordinary value the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, & who has OUTRAGED THE SPIRIT of undeserved kindness with contempt? 30 For we know him that said: "Vengeance is mine; I will recompense"; & again: "Jehovah will judge his people." 31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of [the] living God. |
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According to WT
opinion: |
According to Scripture: (Greek allos = another of the same kind -- not different-kind-heteros). |
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Therefore:
In other words, The Trinity is
alive & well. |
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Because of deliberate, consistent, repeated,
systematic emphasis, programming & reinforcement (a.k.a. re-education, conditioning, mind control, thought reform, brain washing), JWs automatically equate & substitute the Bible expression "The Holy Spirit" with the WT's phrase "Active Force", even though the "Active Force" phrase is a MISTRANSLATION & found only ONCE in their own Bible!!! See the NWT at Gen.1:2.
Click here
for more detail, & the
WT's 28 Meanings /
Senses / Interpretation-opinions for "ruach"
& "pneuma" ( spirit
). The Awesome PERSON &
the awesome POWER of The Holy Spirit
(throughout Scripture) The GIVER & the
GIFT -- in Acts 2:4 for example: |
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WT Basis for "FORCE" Concept |
My Response |
Scripture Basis for "PERSON" Concept |
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A | Absent Greek Definite Article 'the' | Fact, BUT... | A1 | Comparison Chart: - DEMON pneuma (spirit) | |
A2 | Demon-Pneuma-Spirits are Sentient Beings | ||||
A3 | ABSENT Greek 'the' = Awesome POWER | ||||
A4 | PRESENT Greek 'the' = Awesome PERSON | ||||
B | Pneuma = Neuter Gender noun | Fact, BUT... | B1 | Greek Nouns & Pronouns prove Awesome Person | |
C | holy spirit Associated with Impersonal Things | Fact, BUT... | C1 | EMOTION = Personality | |
C2 | INTELLECT = Personality | ||||
C3 | WILL = Personality | ||||
D | The Holy Spirit has NO Personal Voice | F A L S E | D1 | SPEAKS DIRECTLY & via Humans & Scripture | |
E | The Holy Spirit has NO Personal Name |
Unknown, but so what? |
E1 | Names / Titles of The Holy Spirit | |
E2 | Testimony of Jesus (GOD-THE-WORD) | ||||
F | A 'Person' only because of Personification |
WT's FAULTY conclusion CONTRADICTS a host of "inconvenient" Scriptures |
F1 | Testimony of the Whole NT | |
F2 | Comparison Chart: - PARACLETE (Advocate) | ||||
F3 | Awesome Scriptural Warnings | ||||
F4 | Greek Facts / Scholarship | ||||
F5 | Does the WT Misquote Scholars ? | ||||
F6 | Convincing Evidence (& "Michael") | ||||
Click here for
Kingdom Interlinear
~ Definite Article chart to see
the various spellings of the neuter gender "the".
Click here to
Search a
Greek Interlinear NT
Click here to
Search a Greek NT. ~ Enter "pneuma"
beside "Search" & click "GO" (top right). |
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