Awesome Scriptural warnings. Is the HOLY SPIRIT a Person or Force?

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AWESOME WARNINGS of ETERNAL REPERCUSSIONS if you speak against THE HOLY SPIRIT

(Why would anyone speak against THE HOLY SPIRIT & say HE is just a FORCE?)

Scripture does personify a few concepts (i.e. wisdom, discernment, sin, death, & undeserved kindness).

Scripture does personify a city (i.e. Jerusalem -- to speak to, & about, God's own people).

The Author of Scripture only personified concepts (& a city) that had ZERO IMPLICATIONS even if thought of as actual "persons".

These concepts are only personified in a few passages (Pr.1:20-33; 8:1:36; Mt.11:19; Lk.7:35; Rom.5:14,17,21; 6:12; 7:8-11).

By contrast, THE SPIRIT THE HOLY is shown to be a PERSON throughout the Scriptures.

Jesus Christ Himself gave clear direct statements that THE HOLY SPIRIT is a PERSON !!!

Here are HIS AWESOME WARNINGS of ETERNAL REPERCUSSIONS if you believe THE HOLY SPIRIT is a FORCE !!!

Every sort of sin & blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE SPIRIT will NOT BE FORGIVEN. For example, whoever speaks a word against the SON of Man, it will be forgiven him; but WHOEVER SPEAKS AGAINST THE SPIRIT THE HOLY, it will NOT BE FORGIVEN him, NO, NOT in this system of things NOR in that to come. Mt.12:31,32

WHOEVER BLASPHEMES AGAINST THE SPIRIT THE HOLY has NO FORGIVENESS FOREVER, but is GUILTY of EVERLASTING SIN. Mk.3:29

HE that BLASPHEMES AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT will NOT BE FORGIVEN IT. Lk.12:10

Of how much more SEVERE a PUNISHMENT, do you think, will the man be counted worthy... who has CONTEMPTUOUSLY OUTRAGED THE SPIRIT of THE UNDESERVED KINDNESS ? Heb.10:29

Obstinate men & uncircumcised in hearts & ears, you are always RESISTING THE SPIRIT THE HOLY... Acts 7:51

It's true we can resist a force.
But the above warnings are written about a PERSON !

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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