Jehovah Witnesses does not II Corinthians 3:17 say, Now the Lord is the Spirit? NOT GOD'S ACTIVE FORCE!!?

Question

Please accept my apology, I gave the wrong scripture a few minutes ago.

Thanks!!

Answer 1

You know, you have taken a stand against the only group that is doing the preaching work like Jesus did.
Have you know shame?
Do you not know the words of Gamaliel?

Answer 2

Jesus is now a spirit creature because flesh and blood can not enter God's kingdom of heaven. God's active force which is never personified or given a name is not an alive.

For clarity, the Hebrew word "ruach" comes from a root word that means to breathe. It also can mean wind or the vital force that initiates breathing. Depending on the context, oftentimes ruach is translated as wind. The Greek equivalent is "pneuma," which is where English words like pneumatic and pneumonia come from—of course, also having to do with air or breathing air. Interestingly, many translations render pneuma as winds instead of spirits at Hebrews 1:7. (In speaking of the angels he says, "He makes his angels winds, his servants flames of fire.") NIV

So the original languages used those 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.

As far as 1 John 4:1, the NWT reads: "Beloved ones, do not believe every inspired expression, but test the inspired expressions to see whether they originate with God, because many false prophets have gone forth into the world." Translators of the Bible recognize that the same word may have different meanings depending on its usage. That's why the notion of a word-for-word literal translation is misleading. It is true that the word generally translated as "spirit" is used in this text. However, translating the Bible demands that translators make the original thought available to the reader—not merely the corresponding word in another language.

Hence, in that context the Hebrew word generally translated as spirit carries the thought of being breathed upon by a spirit in the sense of being inspired. The English word "inspiration," similar to the word "respiration," carries the connotation of the original language, in that the one inspired acknowledges being touched or influenced by an outside source.

In the Bible inspiration literally means that God breathed upon the one inspired. Revelation indicates that the demons can also breathe upon men and inspire them to tell lies. So, that is the sense of 1 John 4:1: Inspired expressions are the end result of the spirit breathing upon those individuals.

The New Living Bible (NLB) similarly expresses John 4:1, saying: "Dear friends, do not believe everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit. You must test them to see if the spirit they have comes from God. For there are many false prophets in the world." In the original there was no word that would correspond with the English word "speak," however, the translators of the NLB recognized that in order to impart to the reader the real sense of the original expression, it was necessary to indicate that the verse was not referring to the spirits themselves, but rather to the utterances the spirits inspired.

Answer 3

17 Now Jehovah is the Spirit; and where the spirit of Jehovah is, there is freedom.

17Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is,

17Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is,


Again please notice that Paul is talking about two different 'Spirits',

The first is that Jehovah is a Spirit creature.
The second is God's active force, or 'the Spirit of the Lord '

Again the 2nd spirit is owned by God, his active force, his breath that enables Jehovah to accomplish his will.

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Answer 4

You should be offering an apology for singling out someone's religious beliefs. You need to read scriptures about passing judgement on others.

Answer 5

OF COURSE you gave the WRONG Scripture !

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