Hi GB,

Yes.

Jesus Christ was speaking to John.

How does that affect your claims about the first verse?

Many speak to John in Revelation.

Hi Ed,

Clearly it is not the Holy Spirit as the Spirit is mentioned in the next verse and is ever Holy.

Neither is it the spirit of life given to men.

It is one of the occasions when spirit means soul.

Hi 94,

God never says He is a person.

The spirit of God is not a person in scriptural terms.

Beware of the ideas of theologians.

Hi KW,

I can be quite good at forgetting.

What did I forget?

Hi t8,

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday today and forever.

Now the Lord is the Spirit.

The second Adam became a life giving Spirit.

The spiritual is the essence.

The Spirit spoke through the man Jesus.

Hi C,

Your teachings are your own.

They do not align with what God has taught.

Hi GB,

As Rev one shows there are many who speak in the book.

Take care with the words.Do not add or remove as Rev 22 advises strongly.

Hi Miia,

The Spirit is not a being.

That is the trap that many have fallen into.

Hi GB,

Yes you were wrong.

Hi KW,

Do you think you can analyse the Spirit using human tools?

What you quoted shows the grace of God was sufficient for forgiveness under the Law.

Hi KW,

Does not Ecclesiastes teach that the spirit of man goes upwards while those of the beasts go down into the earth?

Hi T8

Jesus Christ was made a quickening spirit.

No longer a natural flesh man.

Hi GB,

Surely you realise that protecting your pride is not relevant in the search for truth?

Hi KW,

Repent and be baptised in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins..

Do you not believe God can do this?

Hi KW,

Good question.

Hi GB,

You admit you do not understand Greek but now say the translators must be wrong.

How could anyone come to the conclusion that this had something to do with your obstinate self belief?

Spirit is intellect?

Hi KW,

As Peter said at Pentecost we are baptised in water for the forgiveness of sin.

As he says in his first letter our consciences are cleansed.

Do you not believe the Spirit?

Hi Ed,

Ps 51.10f

Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me

AND

cast me not away from Thy presence; and take take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.

The spirit of man is not the Holy Spirit

Hi KW,

Are you a source for such understanding or should we search the scriptures?

Hi Ed,

No.

The human spirit is not renewed.

We are given an earnest of the Holy Spirit-2cor1