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"CONVINCING" EVIDENCE |
And when THAT ONE [THE HOLY SPIRIT] arrives HE WILL GIVE THE WORLD CONVINCING EVIDENCE (Jn.16:8)
Do YOU accept clear, direct,
CONVINCING SCRIPTURAL EVIDENCE ? Or do you accept human speculation, reasoning, assumption, presumption, conjecture, supposition, theory ? |
Some will reject the massive
volume & weight of clear, direct, SCRIPTURAL EVIDENCE
presented in Chapters A1 to F6, that shows that THE HOLY SPIRIT is a Person --
even though the prime focus of The Spirit
was to GLORIFY CHRIST (not Himself) !
(I could present even more evidence. And others could do a better job.)
Some will accept human reasoning as Scriptural
Evidence. For example, the word 'archangel'
is only found twice in Scripture.
Some accept this as EVIDENCE THAT JESUS IS MICHAEL, instead of realizing that an UNNAMED archangel is announcing the King of Kings, & an UNNAMED angel is adding some background trumpet music! Don't forget that Michael is JUST "ONE OF (echad) the foremost princes" (compare Dan.10:13 with Gen.3:22; 22:2; 42:19). |
Some accept "CORRESPONDENCIES" as EVIDENCE THAT JESUS IS MICHAEL. For example: There are also other CORRESPONDENCIES establishing that Michael is actually the Son of God. Daniel... stated: "And during that time Michael will stand up" (12:1), THAT IS, will take up power or begin to reign as king. (Compare Daniel 8:22, 23; 11:2, 3, 7, 20, 21.) THIS IMPLIES that a period of being seated preceded his standing up as king. IN AGREEMENT THEREWITH Hebrews 10:12, 13 says regarding Christ Jesus: "This man offered one sacrifice for sins perpetually & sat down at the right hand of God, from then on awaiting until his enemies should be placed as a stool for his feet." Other "CORRESPONDENCIES" is the extremely desperate conjecture that because Jesus SAT DOWN (Heb. 10:12), HE IS Michael who STOOD UP (Dan. 12:1). It is DOUBLE-BARREL CONJECTURE to conclude that because Michael stood up:
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What do the Scriptures reveal ? The SCRIPTURES (in 5 verses) only reveal 12 Facts about Michael the Archangel. Anything &
everything else is SPECULATION, SUPPOSITION & CONJECTURE. |
If you believe the holy spirit is a force,
show me where my research is WRONG.
I don't want to go against Jehovah !!!
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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