Who is the Spirit?

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Who is the Spirit?


Genesis 1:2
Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
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Exodus 31:3
and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills—
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Exodus 35:31
and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills—
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Numbers 11:17
I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the power of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them. They will share the burden of the people with you so that you will not have to carry it alone.
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Numbers 11:25
Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke with him, and he took some of the power of the Spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied—but did not do so again.
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John 4:24
God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
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Leviticus 24:16
anyone who blasphemes the name Yahwah is to be put to death. The entire assembly must stone them. Whether foreigner or native-born, when they blaspheme the Name they are to be put to death.
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Numbers 15:30
“‘But anyone who sins defiantly, whether native-born or foreigner, blasphemes Yahwah and must be cut off from the people of Israel.
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Matthew 12:31
And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
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Matthew 12:32
Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.
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Luke 12:10
And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
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John 15:26
“When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me.
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Acts 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
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1 John 4:6
We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of Truth and the spirit of falsehood.
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Deuteronomy 32:4
He is the Rock, (Father) his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
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Psalm 31:5
Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Yahwah God of truth.
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Isaiah 65:16
That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
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Anyone who blasphemes Yahwah will not be forgiven.

Is the Holy Spirit a manifestation of Yahwah, or is there another person?


1 Corinthians 12:7
But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
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Who is the Spirit?
He is the third person of the Godhead.

1 John 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
 
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He is the third person of the Godhead.

1 John 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

The word Godhead is not in the original text.

NIV Footnotes:

  1. 1 John 5:8 Late manuscripts of the Vulgate testify in heaven: the Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one. 8 And there are three that testify on earth: the (not found in any Greek manuscript before the fourteenth century)
 
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The word Godhead is not in the original text.

NIV Footnotes:

  1. 1 John 5:8 Late manuscripts of the Vulgate testify in heaven: the Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one. 8 And there are three that testify on earth: the (not found in any Greek manuscript before the fourteenth century)

The word "Godhead" is a translation of the Greek theotes which means "the state of being God". "Godhead" is an example of the archaic English suffix "-head", in most English words this suffix has become "-hood" as in "manhood". "Godhead" is the same as saying "Godhood", that is, "the state of being God". It is, as such, moreorless a direct translation of the Greek theotes, conveying effectively the same idea.

No, this word is not used in the Comma. In the New Testament it is used only once to describe Christ's divine quality and nature, specifically Colossians 2:9. In Christ the fullness of Deity (theotes) dwells bodily.

The term "Godhead" is not a term for the Trinity, it is simply a term for the divine nature, to describe something or someone as having divinity, divine nature, or a divine quality; i.e. that something is Divine or God.

Historic Christian teaching states that Jesus Christ, as the only-begotten Son and Word of the Father is of the same being (homoousios) as the Father, and therefore the Son is God even as the Father is God. That is to say, the Godhead of the Son is the same as the Father, since both are God, both have the same Godhead, the same nature, being, substance, etc. What the Father is, the Son is also.

The Holy Spirit is likewise God, having His being with the Father and the Son as true God. Where the Son is begotten, the Spirit is spirated, so we say the Spirit proceeds from the Father [and the Son]. And so God the Father is never without His Son and Spirit, there is one God and three Persons; of one Being, one Godhead, one Eternity, one Majesty, one Glory.

-CryptoLutheran
 
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The word "Godhead" is a translation of the Greek theotes which means "the state of being God". "Godhead" is an example of the archaic English suffix "-head", in most English words this suffix has become "-hood" as in "manhood". "Godhead" is the same as saying "Godhood", that is, "the state of being God". It is, as such, moreorless a direct translation of the Greek theotes, conveying effectively the same idea.

No, this word is not used in the Comma. In the New Testament it is used only once to describe Christ's divine quality and nature, specifically Colossians 2:9. In Christ the fullness of Deity (theotes) dwells bodily.

The term "Godhead" is not a term for the Trinity, it is simply a term for the divine nature, to describe something or someone as having divinity, divine nature, or a divine quality; i.e. that something is Divine or God.

Historic Christian teaching states that Jesus Christ, as the only-begotten Son and Word of the Father is of the same being (homoousios) as the Father, and therefore the Son is God even as the Father is God. That is to say, the Godhead of the Son is the same as the Father, since both are God, both have the same Godhead, the same nature, being, substance, etc. What the Father is, the Son is also.

The Holy Spirit is likewise God, having His being with the Father and the Son as true God. Where the Son is begotten, the Spirit is spirated, so we say the Spirit proceeds from the Father [and the Son]. And so God the Father is never without His Son and Spirit, there is one God and three Persons; of one Being, one Godhead, one Eternity, one Majesty, one Glory.

-CryptoLutheran
The term "Godhead" is an English variant of the word "godhood" and was first introduced by John Wycliffe (1330-1384 C.E.) in English Bible versions as godhede.

The word "Godhead" is a interpretation of three different Greek words, theion (meaning "divinity, deity", # 2304 in Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament) at Acts 17:29, theiotēs (meaning "divinity, divine nature", # 2305 in Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament) at Romans 1:20, and theotēs (meaning "deity", # 2320 in Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament) at Colossians 2:9.

To translate three different Greek words as one word and deviously incorrect at that in the King James Bible, is no different than translating in the King James Bible, the Hebrew word she’ol´ with three different English words of "hell" (10 times), "grave" (31 times), and "pit" (3 times).

This is not unlike having three different names for one street on a map (with the real name hidden), so that when a person used it, he wound up lost. Likewise of those who read Bibles with "Godhead" in it, thereby misleading a person that the trinity is "real".

Hence, the need for an accurate Bible, one that renders Hebrew and Greek words and phrases with a high degree of precision, just as a map that can be counted on to provide exact information. Unfortunately, many Bibles follow the lead of the King James Bible, or is otherwise biased...
 
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"Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us." (Romans 5:5)

From this, I understand that the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God's own love being shared with us "in our hearts".
 
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It is the gift one can receive only by being truly righteous. In the moment you hold no judgement over anyone or anything but instead have replaced it with forgiveness to a level of absolute, any tiny little irritation you hold toward someone else, even if it was something that happened 20 years ago, will lock you away from it entirely and you will stay locked away from heaven, from God until you forgive. It is not God's job to forgive because God is beyond forgiveness, he is blind to anything that would require forgiveness since he did not create it, it does not exist. Forgiveness is default, it is simply part of heaven and you cannot enter until you are aligned with it to some degree. It is a very logical system it all makes sense.

You should not pretend to know anything about God, not a single shred until it is doubtless. You simply need to have faith that.. well its all true, what the bible says and living or dead we are not separate from it, ever. In other words, you can't pretend to know what the bible says until you know for certain and only divinity can bring certainty.

Its very frustrating because what I'm saying is true, but very few listen. People are in love with themselves, but it is empty. It is like giving people the choice between a penny and a trillion dollars and they are all over the penny like 'No I don't want that, only this.'

" 'Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.' (James 1:22)"
 
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It is the gift one can receive only by being truly righteous. In the moment you hold no judgement over anyone or anything but instead have replaced it with forgiveness to a level of absolute, any tiny little irritation you hold toward someone else, even if it was something that happened 20 years ago, will lock you away from it entirely and you will stay locked away from heaven, from God until you forgive. It is not God's job to forgive because God is beyond forgiveness, he is blind to anything that would require forgiveness since he did not create it, it does not exist. Forgiveness is default, it is simply part of heaven and you cannot enter until you are aligned with it to some degree. It is a very logical system it all makes sense.

You should not pretend to know anything about God, not a single shred until it is doubtless. You simply need to have faith that.. well its all true, what the bible says and living or dead we are not separate from it, ever.

I don't know what to do or say, its very frustrating because what I'm saying is true, but very few listen.

" 'Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.' (James 1:22)"
You should delete your post. It is not nice.
 
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Our God is not a joke.

I'm not joking. You asked a question, I don't read random scripture and I tend not to believe in spirits. So, the most famous one I can think of Casper. If you already knew the answer, you shouldn't ask the question, and if you just wanted to preach, a public discussion is probably not the ideal place to do so.
 
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I'm not joking. You asked a question, I don't read random scripture and I tend not to believe in spirits. So, the most famous one I can think of Casper. If you already knew the answer, you shouldn't ask the question, and if you just wanted to preach, a public discussion is probably not the ideal place to do so.
His name is "Holy."

Isaiah 57:15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
 
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You should delete your post. It is not nice.
You should read it over and over until you understand it. Like I said in that very same post, anything that irritates you is your own fault, it is your lack of forgiveness and peace, a mirror reflection of yourself.
 
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You should read it over and over until you understand it.
What's to understand?

Here's what he said:
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So, the most famous one I can think of Casper.
If Caspar the Friendly Ghost is THAT famous, then awitch should know he is not the third person of the Godhead.
 
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