When referring to the coming of the Holy Spirit, Jesus said, "And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter, that He may be with you forever".
The Greek term translated "another" is "allos".
Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words says the following -
Allos expresses a numerical difference and denotes "another of the same sort;" HETEROS expresses a QUALITATIVE difference and denotes "another of a different sort." (caps for emphasis)
Therefore, if the Lord Jesus employed "allos" to refer to the Holy Spirit as a Comforter who was "another of the same sort", i.e. the same as Him, then how can the Holy Spirit be an impersonal, "active force" such as electricity, as the Watchtower teach ? That would make the Lord Jesus an impersonal, "active force", also.
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2007-06-05
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