PERSONALITY is manifested by EMOTION. Is the HOLY SPIRIT a Person or Force?

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EMOTION

The following documentation proves that Scripture shows that The Holy Spirit manifests EMOTION.

Personality is expressed, demonstrated & manifested by: Emotion, Intellect, Will.

This is just one of various tests that establish that the Scriptures unite to show The Holy Spirit is a PERSON or BEING.

*enubrizo*	*"to treat INSULTINGLY, with contumely* (disdainful insolence)" ~ Vine's - Vol.1, p.301 Of how much more severe a punishment... will the man be counted worthy... who has *CONTEMPTUOUSLY* *OUTRAGED* *THE SPIRIT* . Heb.10:29 Anyone would be INSULTED if you repeatedly claimed the person was a *thing* ! Why does the WT INSULT & OUTRAGE *THE SPIRIT* this same way ???
*lupeo*	*"to cause pain, or grief, to distress, GRIEVE"* ~ Vine's - Vol.2, p.178 *Do not* be *SADDENING* *THE SPIRIT THE HOLY* . Eph.4:30
*agape*	*"used in the N.T.* *(a)* to describe the attitude of God toward His Son, John 17:26; the human race, generally, John 3:16; Rom 5:8; & to such as believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, particularly, John 14:211; *(b)* *to convey His will to His children concerning their attitude one toward another... & toward all...;* *(c)* *to express the essential NATURE of GOD, I John 4:8."* ~ Vine's - Vol.2, p.20,21 *tes* *agapes* *tou theou* = the *LOVE* of the *GOD* Rom.8:39 *tes* *agapes* *tou xristou* = the *LOVE* of the *CHRIST* Rom.8:35 *tes* *agapes* *tou pneumatos* = the *LOVE* of *THE SPIRIT* Rom.15:30
*koinonia*	*"communion, FELLOWSHIP, SHARING in common"* ~ Vine's - Vol.2, p.90 The UNDESERVED KINDNESS of the Lord *JESUS* Christ & the LOVE of *GOD* & the *SHARING* of *THE HOLY SPIRIT* be with all of you. 2Cor.13:14 God is faithful, by whom you were called into a *SHARING* with His Son Jesus Christ our LORD. 1Cor.1:9 Furthermore, this *SHARING* of ours is *with The Father & with His Son Jesus Christ*. We do have a *SHARING* *with one another*, & *the blood of Jesus His son cleanses us from all sin*. 1Jn.1:3,7
*epipotheo*	*"to LONG FOR GREATLY"* ~ Vine's - Vol.3, p.11 For God is my witness of how I am *YEARNING* for all of you in such TENDER AFFECTION as Christ Jesus has. Phil.1:8 For in this dwelling house, we do indeed groan, *EARNESTLY DESIRING* to put on the one for us from heaven 2Cor.5:2 Or does it seem to you that the Scripture says to no purpose: "It is with a *TENDENCY to ENVY* that *THE SPIRIT* which has taken up residence within us *KEEPS* *LONGING*"? James 4:5

RESEARCH about: " THE > SPIRIT -- THE > HOLY (ONE) "
*Is "The Holy Spirit" a* *FORCE, or a* Sentient BEING -- or BOTH ? The Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society's view on "The Holy Spirit" deviates dramatically from the over-whelming majority of Bible-believing Christians, scholars, & researchers. WT dictionaries contain the following very brazen & shocking statement that summarizes their view & executes THE SPIRIT THE HOLY ONE !!!. " The Scriptures themselves unite to show that God's HOLY SPIRIT is NOT a PERSON but is God's active FORCE by which he accomplishes his purpose and executes his will ." Insight p.1019, & Aid p.1543 ~ INSIGHT On The Scriptures (1988) is the updated version of AID To Bible Understanding** (1971) WOW !!! ~ IF The Holy Spirit is just a *force*, then I (& any truth-seeker) would be compelled by intellectual honesty & integrity, to abandon belief in the Trinity & become a JW !!! An honest, careful, thorough comparison of WT opinion with Scriptural evidence, shows there is no need to accept WT conclusions.
I don't view my work as a THEOLOGICAL DEBATE. There's no prize for the winner. This research is to help JWs think about their eternal destiny -- it's about you & God, not about me. If WT teaching is wrong, you are picking a fight with the most AWESOME BEING in the universe! The Holy Spirit has emotion (intellect & will) & can be INSULTED & OUTRAGED !!! Heb.10:26-31 warns: For if we practice sin willfully {or stubbornly, or mindlessly, or blindly, or foolishly} after having received the accurate knowledge of the truth, there is no longer any sacrifice for sins left, 27 but [there is] a certain fearful expectation of judgment & [there is] a fiery jealousy that is going to consume those in opposition. 28 Any man that has disregarded the law of Moses dies without compassion, upon the testimony of two or three. 29 Of how much more severe a punishment, do YOU think, will the man be counted worthy who has trampled upon the Son of God & who has esteemed as of ordinary value the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, & who has OUTRAGED THE SPIRIT of undeserved kindness with contempt? 30 For we know him that said: "Vengeance is mine; I will recompense"; & again: "Jehovah will judge his people." 31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of [the] living God.
According to WT opinion: only God the Father is Jehovah The (Paraclete) Holy Spirit = God's Active Force Jesus is a sub-God (a.k.a Michael the archangel).			According to Scripture: Jesus is our Paraclete (Lawyer / Advocate) ~ 1Jn.2:1 The Holy Spirit is also our Paraclete ~ Jn.14:16,26; 15:26; 16:27 (Greek allos = another of the same kind -- not different-kind-heteros).
Therefore: God The Father -- as the Active Force PARACLETE -- is same as Jesus, & must be demoted to the archangel level. Or, God The (Paraclete) Son must be elevated to equality with God The Father. And God The Spirit -- as same as Jesus PARACLETE -- must be promoted to equal Personhood & Godhood !!! In other words, The Trinity is alive & well. Like the atheist who doesn't believe in God, JWs are in for a shock when they meet THE SPIRIT THE HOLY Paraclete-Lawyer-Advocate.
Because of deliberate, consistent, repeated, systematic emphasis, programming & reinforcement (a.k.a. re-education, conditioning, mind control, thought reform, brain washing), JWs automatically equate & substitute the Bible expression *"The Holy Spirit"* with the WT's phrase *"Active Force", even though the* "Active Force" phrase is a MISTRANSLATION & found only ONCE in their own Bible!!! See the NWT at Gen.1:2. Click here for more detail, & the WT's 28 Meanings / Senses / Interpretation-opinions for *"ruach"* & *"pneuma"* ( *spirit* ). SCRIPTURE distinguishes between: The Awesome PERSON & the awesome POWER of The Holy Spirit (throughout Scripture) The GIVER & the GIFT -- in Acts 2:4 for example: "...they all became filled with HOLY SPIRIT & started to speak with different tongues, just as *THE SPIRIT* was GRANTING* them to make utterance".* So obviously "pneuma" is not POWER-only or PERSON-only. The truth is that HE is an Awesome PERSON AND demonstrates HIS Awesome POWER.
	WT Basis for "FORCE" Concept	My Response			Scripture Basis for "PERSON" Concept
A	Absent Greek Definite Article *'the'*	Fact, BUT...		A1	Comparison Chart: - DEMON pneuma (spirit)
				A2	Demon-Pneuma-Spirits are Sentient Beings
				A3	ABSENT Greek 'the' = Awesome POWER
				A4	PRESENT Greek 'the' = Awesome PERSON
B	Pneuma = Neuter Gender noun	Fact, BUT...		B1	Greek Nouns & Pronouns prove Awesome Person
C	holy spirit Associated with Impersonal Things	Fact, BUT...		C1	EMOTION = Personality
				C2	INTELLECT = Personality
				C3	WILL = Personality
D	The Holy Spirit has NO Personal Voice	F A L S E		D1	SPEAKS DIRECTLY & via Humans & Scripture
E	The Holy Spirit has NO Personal Name	Unknown, but so what?		E1	Names / Titles of The Holy Spirit
				E2	Testimony of Jesus (GOD-THE-WORD)
F	A 'Person' only because of *Personification*	WT's FAULTY conclusion CONTRADICTS a host of "inconvenient" Scriptures		F1	Testimony of the Whole NT
				F2	Comparison Chart: - PARACLETE (Advocate)
				F3	Awesome Scriptural Warnings
				F4	Greek Facts / Scholarship
				F5	Does the WT Misquote Scholars ?
				F6	Convincing Evidence (& "Michael")
Click here for Kingdom Interlinear ~ Definite Article chart to see the various spellings of the neuter gender "the". Click here to Search a Greek Interlinear NT (Good info in "Tips".) Under "Online Bible Search" enter "spirit" beside "Search For ". Under "Version(s) " scroll down to "Greek Texts" & click on the next entry. Go back to "Search For:" box & click "Search:". You will be able to see (in the Greek text) when the definite article "the" is Absent (A3) or Present (A4) before or after "pneuma". For verses with TWO definite articles see Acts 1:16; 5:3,32; 7:51; 13:2; 20:23,28; 21:11; Heb.3:7; 9:8. (For more verses with double articles, click A1 above & see box 5 in all 3 columns.) Click here to Search a Greek NT. ~ Enter "pneuma" beside "Search" & click "GO" (top right). Click here for MULTIPLE Greek (& other) Bible CHOICES.
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