The deity of the Holy Spirit (Jehovah's Witnesses)
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:43 am
Hey!
The passage I employ to demonstrate the deity of the Holy Spirit is 1 Corinthians 2:10, 11 where it states that He has an omniscient mind (God).
The Jehovah's Witnesses state that the Holy Spirit is simply a force and not a personal being. They will point out that He is referred to as an "it" in Romans 8:26 (KJV). However, they are not really being consistent for they readily accept the personality of the demonic spirits but refuse to accept the personality of the Holy Spirit.
1. The Spirit the Holy (to pneuma to hagion) Acts 28:25
The spirit the unclean (tw pneumati tw akathartw) Mark 9:25
The spirit the evil (ta pneuma ta poneron) Acts 19:12, 13, 15-16
Just as the wicked spirits are real personal beings so too the Holy Spirit is a real personal being. If they are going to deny the personality of the Holy Spirit then why don't they deny the personality of the evil spirits. Likewise since they affirm the personality of the evil spirits they should do the same with the Holy Spirit.
2. In terms of the word "it" even the unclean spirits are referred to as an "it" in Luke 8:29 and Acts 16:18. Does that mean they are nonpersonal beings as well? In fact, even in the New World's Translation the Lord Jesus is referred to as an "it" in Matthew 2:13. Would they affirm that the Lord Jesus is a nonpersonal being?
Thank you
- Marc
The passage I employ to demonstrate the deity of the Holy Spirit is 1 Corinthians 2:10, 11 where it states that He has an omniscient mind (God).
The Jehovah's Witnesses state that the Holy Spirit is simply a force and not a personal being. They will point out that He is referred to as an "it" in Romans 8:26 (KJV). However, they are not really being consistent for they readily accept the personality of the demonic spirits but refuse to accept the personality of the Holy Spirit.
1. The Spirit the Holy (to pneuma to hagion) Acts 28:25
The spirit the unclean (tw pneumati tw akathartw) Mark 9:25
The spirit the evil (ta pneuma ta poneron) Acts 19:12, 13, 15-16
Just as the wicked spirits are real personal beings so too the Holy Spirit is a real personal being. If they are going to deny the personality of the Holy Spirit then why don't they deny the personality of the evil spirits. Likewise since they affirm the personality of the evil spirits they should do the same with the Holy Spirit.
2. In terms of the word "it" even the unclean spirits are referred to as an "it" in Luke 8:29 and Acts 16:18. Does that mean they are nonpersonal beings as well? In fact, even in the New World's Translation the Lord Jesus is referred to as an "it" in Matthew 2:13. Would they affirm that the Lord Jesus is a nonpersonal being?
Thank you
- Marc