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TESTIMONY of JESUS (GOD-THE-WORD) |
The following documentation proves that JESUS emphatically spoke of The Spirit as ANOTHER PARACLETE like HIMSELF!!!
This is just one of various tests that establish that the Scriptures unite to show The Holy Spirit is a PERSON or BEING.
"This is My Son, the Beloved; LISTEN TO HIM." Mk.9:7
1Jn.2:1 | if anyone does commit a sin, we have a PARACLETE with the Father, JESUS Christ. |
Jn.14:15-17 | If you love Me, you will observe My commandments; & I will request the Father & He will give you ANOTHER (allos not heteros) PARACLETE to be with you forever, THE SPIRIT of THE TRUTH, which the world cannot receive, because it neither beholds Him* nor knows Him*. You know Him*, because He* remains with you & is in you. (* denotes neuter pronoun) |
Jn.14:26 | But THE PARACLETE, THE SPIRIT THE HOLY, which the Father will send in My name, THAT ONE will TEACH you all things & bring back to your minds all the things I told you. |
Jn.15:26,27 | When THE PARACLETE arrives that I will send you from the Father, THE SPIRIT of THE TRUTH, which proceeds from the Father, THAT ONE will BEAR WITNESS about Me; & you, in turn, are to bear witness... |
Jn.16:7,8 | Nevertheless, I am telling you the truth, it is for your benefit I am going away. For if I do not go away, THE PARACLETE will by no means come to you; but if I do go My way, I will send HIM [autos] to you. And when THAT ONE arrives He will give the world CONVINCING EVIDENCE concerning sin & concerning righteousness & concerning judgment: |
Jn.16:12-15 | I have many things yet to say to you, but you are not able to bear them at present. However, when THAT ONE arrives, THE SPIRIT of THE TRUTH, He will GUIDE you into all the truth, for He will NOT SPEAK of His own INITIATIVE, but what things HE HEARS HE will SPEAK, & HE will DECLARE to you the THINGS COMING. THAT ONE will glorify Me, because HE will receive from what is Mine & will DECLARE it to you. All the things that the Father has are Mine. That is why I said HE receives from what is Mine & DECLARES [it] to you. |
allos = Strong's # G243 | heteros = G2087 | ekeinos = G1565 | paraclete = G3875 |
HIS clear &
direct testimony is irrefutable !
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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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