The holy spirit is not a separate entity, but the power through which God does His works. Again, read John 1:1-18 because it IS extremely clear. Other than that, I have no idea as to what you are referring to. I'm not well versed in Moronism. |
You're not very well versed in Scripture, either. You think you are but you are not because you have been influenced by false teachers. You say;
The holy spirit is not a separate entity, but the power through which God does His works.
You quote from John, but John applied the emphatic demonstrative masculine pronoun ekeinos to the Holy Spirit which would not be the case if the Holy Spirit were an impersonal force. John The Holy Spirit in Scripture is distinguished from the Father and Son and is also called "God" along with the Father and the Son. The Holy Spirit and is equated to YHWH by NT writers, who also ascribe to Him Personal attributes. He is called "another Comforter" by John, and the word 'another' allon - ἄλλον means ANOTHER OF LIKE KIND.
paraklētos
Thayer Definition:
1) summoned, called to one’s side, especially called to one’s aid
1a) one who pleads another’s cause before a judge, a pleader, counsel for defense, legal assistant, an advocate
1b) one who pleads another’s cause with one, an intercessor
1b1) of Christ in his exaltation at God’s right hand, pleading with God the Father for the pardon of our sins
1c) in the widest sense, a helper, succourer, aider, assistant
1c1) of the Holy Spirit destined to take the place of Christ with the apostles (after his ascension to the Father), to lead them to a deeper knowledge of the gospel truth, and give them divine strength needed to enable them to undergo trials and persecutions on behalf of the divine kingdom
Part of Speech: noun masculine
Jesus is also called the paraklētos and he will pray to the Father to send one of like kind. Jesus is a Person Who is also called παράκλητος - paraklētos. Therefore, to be of like kind, the Holy Spirit must also be a Person.
I suspect that because of your presuppositions none of these facts will make the slightest difference to you. Anyone who thinks that "...who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? " in 1 Corinthians 2:11 is referring to demonic sprits as stated in post #95 is so blinded and deafened by his own presuppositions that he cannot and/or will not see or listen to Scripture, the Word of God Himself, much less anything I say.
Cordially,