Espesians 4:30, so where in your book is Active Force?
2007-09-16 09:44:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jehovah, Jesus, the angels, and humans resurrected to heavenly life are all spirit beings, as are Satan and his demons. The original Hebrew and Greek words translated as "spirit" in English both mean "that which is invisible but the effects of which can be seen"; the bible even uses the word to refer to the wind!
If God is invisible, then God's finger is invisible, no? Comparing these two Scriptures (which describe the identical event) shows that the Holy Spirit is "God's finger".
(Luke 11:20) If it is by means of God's finger I expel the demons, the kingdom of God has really overtaken you
(Matthew 12:28) If it is by means of God’s spirit that I expel the demons, the kingdom of God has really overtaken you.
Ephesian 4:30 mentions the "grieving" of the holy spirit. When a person's finger is hurt, that means that the owner of the finger feels pain.
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2007-09-17 02:15:25 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The original languages used terms to simply indicate that spirit is an invisible force, much like breath or wind. The term "active force" more literally translates the flavor of the Hebrew and Greek words at Genesis 1:2.
2007-09-17 08:24:10 · answer #2 · answered by keiichi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
30 Also, do not be grieving God’s holy spirit, with which YOU have been sealed for a day of releasing by ransom.
30Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God,
30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God,
30And grieve not the holy Spirit of God,
In all these different bibles, we see ownership.
the spirit belongs to God, not that the spirit is God.
We can spiritually or symbolicly grieve a 'thing' in poetic language.
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2007-09-16 10:13:38 · answer #3 · answered by TeeM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋