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What are spirits?
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dale
2020-07-13 01:37:43 UTC
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What are spirits?

Are spirits living concepts?
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Minister Dale Kelly, Ph.D.
https://www.dalekelly.org/
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Olrik
2020-07-13 05:04:23 UTC
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What are spirits?
Are spirits living concepts?
No, they are deadly ninjas.
z***@windstream.net
2020-09-08 10:10:07 UTC
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What are spirits?
Are spirits living concepts?
The Bible calls angels spirits, also God is a spirit. (John 4:24)
Spirits are invisible beings (angels) created a little higher than
humans. They are likely what people call as ghosts. These are the bad
spirits.

James
www.jw.org
The Bible is truths
aaa
2020-09-09 14:58:25 UTC
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Post by dale
What are spirits?
Are spirits living concepts?
The Bible calls angels spirits, also God is a spirit. (John 4:24)
Spirits are invisible beings (angels) created a little higher than
humans. They are likely what people call as ghosts. These are the bad
spirits.
Spirit lives in the spiritual world. The spiritual world is not the
physical world. Life on Earth is the spirit of life manifesting itself
into the physical world. The spirit of life itself still lives in the
spiritual world. Therefore, we, as life, may appear to exist in the
physical world, but our essence of life, which is the spirit within, has
always been living in the spiritual world. In reality, we are not
animals living on Earth. We are children of God living in the spiritual
heaven instead.
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James
www.jw.org
The Bible is truths
--
God's spiritual evidence:

Truth, love, wisdom, compassion, knowledge, consciousness, intelligence,
happiness, faith, courage, justice, peace, freedom, and life itself.

God's spiritual evidence is evident in everyone.
Find it and treasure it because it's the covenant of God.
It's the reason why we are given this life on earth.
It's the foundation why we can have meaning in life.

Let's all honor our personal spiritual evidence of God for the sake of
Christ!
z***@windstream.net
2021-10-08 14:17:31 UTC
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Post by dale
What are spirits?
Are spirits living concepts?
The Bible calls angels spirits, also God is a spirit. (John 4:24)
Spirits are invisible beings (angels) created a little higher than
humans. They are likely what people call as ghosts. These are the bad
spirits.
Spirit lives in the spiritual world. The spiritual world is not the
physical world. Life on Earth is the spirit of life manifesting itself
into the physical world. The spirit of life itself still lives in the
spiritual world. Therefore, we, as life, may appear to exist in the
physical world, but our essence of life, which is the spirit within, has
always been living in the spiritual world. In reality, we are not
animals living on Earth. We are children of God living in the spiritual
heaven instead.
So where did Hitler live?
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James
www.jw.org
The Bible is truths
aaa
2021-10-08 17:08:30 UTC
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Post by dale
What are spirits?
Are spirits living concepts?
The Bible calls angels spirits, also God is a spirit. (John 4:24)
Spirits are invisible beings (angels) created a little higher than
humans. They are likely what people call as ghosts. These are the bad
spirits.
Spirit lives in the spiritual world. The spiritual world is not the
physical world. Life on Earth is the spirit of life manifesting itself
into the physical world. The spirit of life itself still lives in the
spiritual world. Therefore, we, as life, may appear to exist in the
physical world, but our essence of life, which is the spirit within, has
always been living in the spiritual world. In reality, we are not
animals living on Earth. We are children of God living in the spiritual
heaven instead.
So where did Hitler live?
Who care? I don't.
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James
www.jw.org
The Bible is truths
--
God's spiritual evidence:

Truth, love, wisdom, compassion, knowledge, consciousness, intelligence,
happiness, faith, courage, justice, peace, freedom, and life itself.

God's spiritual evidence is evident in everyone.
Find it and treasure it because it's the covenant of God.
It's the reason why we are given this life on earth.
It's the foundation why we can have meaning in life.

Let's all honor our personal spiritual evidence of God for the sake of
Christ!
z***@windstream.net
2021-12-18 18:40:31 UTC
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Post by dale
What are spirits?
Are spirits living concepts?
The Bible calls angels spirits, also God is a spirit. (John 4:24)
Spirits are invisible beings (angels) created a little higher than
humans. They are likely what people call as ghosts. These are the bad
spirits.
Spirit lives in the spiritual world. The spiritual world is not the
physical world. Life on Earth is the spirit of life manifesting itself
into the physical world. The spirit of life itself still lives in the
spiritual world. Therefore, we, as life, may appear to exist in the
physical world, but our essence of life, which is the spirit within, has
always been living in the spiritual world. In reality, we are not
animals living on Earth. We are children of God living in the spiritual
heaven instead.
I don't think the victims of 9/11 would agree that they were in a
"spiritual heaven", at that time.

James
Understand the Bible
www.jw.org
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James
www.jw.org
The Bible is truths
Ted
2021-12-19 02:15:40 UTC
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Post by dale
What are spirits?
Are spirits living concepts?
The Bible calls angels spirits, also God is a spirit. (John 4:24)
Spirits are invisible beings (angels) created a little higher than
humans. They are likely what people call as ghosts. These are the bad
spirits.
Spirit lives in the spiritual world. The spiritual world is not the
physical world. Life on Earth is the spirit of life manifesting itself
into the physical world. The spirit of life itself still lives in the
spiritual world. Therefore, we, as life, may appear to exist in the
physical world, but our essence of life, which is the spirit
within, has
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always been living in the spiritual world. In reality, we are not
animals living on Earth. We are children of God living in the
spiritual
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heaven instead.
I don't think the victims of 9/11 would agree that they were in a
"spiritual heaven", at that time.
aaa is a worthless troll, fit only for your kill filter.
d***@cox.net
2020-09-12 17:07:44 UTC
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Post by dale
What are spirits?
Are spirits living concepts?
The Bible calls angels spirits, also God is a spirit. (John 4:24)
Spirits are invisible beings (angels) created a little higher than
humans. They are likely what people call as ghosts. These are the bad
spirits.
So you're saying the Holy Spirit is just an angel?
the dukester, American-American
z***@windstream.net
2021-10-08 16:23:14 UTC
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Post by dale
What are spirits?
Are spirits living concepts?
The Bible calls angels spirits, also God is a spirit. (John 4:24)
Spirits are invisible beings (angels) created a little higher than
humans. They are likely what people call as ghosts. These are the bad
spirits.
So you're saying the Holy Spirit is just an angel?
The Bible calls angels spirits.

Here are some words describing the Holy Spirit so-called person:

--“that: Mt 1:20
--“holy spirit in bodily shape like a dove “ (Lu 3:22) No where in the
Bible does a righteous person take the form of an animal.
--”this” (Acts 2:33)
--”it” (Acts 8:16)
--”it” (Acts 11:15)
--“it” (Acts 20:23)
--”it” (1 Cor 12:11)
--”which” [not who] (Eph 1:13)
--”which” [not who] (2 Tim 1:14)

The Bible has several meanings for the word "spirit". Depending how
the Bible uses the word, determines the particular meaning that it
has.

(The same is true in many languages. For example, the English word
"spike". It can mean (1)a snaillike fastener, (2) a small fish, (3) to
add alcohol to a drink, etc. Thus regardless of whether the original
word comes from Latin (spica), it can stray away from that original
meaning.)

But the Bible's use of the word does not stray quite so far away from
its original meaning of 'force in motion'. The Bible's use of "spirit"
(Hebrew "ruach" and Greek "pneuma") can mean:

(1) a force in motion.

(2) wind. Ex 10:13, "...the LORD made an east wind [ruach] blow across
the land...

(3) the vital force in living creatures. Such as Psalm 146:4 quoted
earlier.

(4) spirit persons. Such as God and his angels and Jesus in Heaven.
See Mt 8:16; Joh 4:24; 1 Ki 22:21.

(5) God's active force. Commonly called Holy Spirit. See He 2:4.

All these meanings have something in common: They all refer to that
which is invisible to human sight and which gives evidence of force in
motion. And such invisible force is capable of producing visible
effects.

Yes to summarize. God's Holy Spirit is the 'muscle' behind God's
actions. It is defined as a "force in motion". It is the force God
uses to accomplish His will.

James
Understand the Bible
www.jw.org

Got any Bible questions? Fire away.
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the dukester, American-American
z***@windstream.net
2021-12-18 18:47:46 UTC
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Post by dale
What are spirits?
Are spirits living concepts?
The Bible calls angels spirits, also God is a spirit. (John 4:24)
Spirits are invisible beings (angels) created a little higher than
humans. They are likely what people call as ghosts. These are the bad
spirits.
So you're saying the Holy Spirit is just an angel?
The Bible uses the word "spirit" in several ways. It isn't always
meaning a person:

the Bible's use of the word does not stray quite so far away from its
original meaning of 'force in motion'. The Bible's use of "spirit"
(Hebrew "ruach" and Greek "pneuma") can mean:

(1) wind. Ex 10:13, "...the LORD made an east wind [ruach] blow across
the land...

(2) the vital force in living creatures. Such as Psalm 146:4 quoted
earlier.

(3) spirit persons. Such as God and his angels and Jesus in Heaven.
See Mt 8:16; Joh 4:24; 1 Ki 22:21.

(4) God's active force. Commonly called Holy Spirit. See He 2:4.

All these meanings have something in common: They all refer to that
which is invisible to human sight and which gives evidence of force in
motion. And such invisible force is capable of producing visible
effects.
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the dukester, American-American
Mitchell Holman
2021-12-18 19:12:02 UTC
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What are spirits?
Are spirits living concepts?
The Bible calls angels spirits, also God is a spirit. (John 4:24)
Spirits are invisible beings (angels) created a little higher than
humans. They are likely what people call as ghosts. These are the bad
spirits.
So you're saying the Holy Spirit is just an angel?
The Bible uses the word "spirit" in several ways. It isn't always
You are replying to a thread from
18 months ago, from a poster who died
12 months ago?
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the Bible's use of the word does not stray quite so far away from its
original meaning of 'force in motion'. The Bible's use of "spirit"
(1) wind. Ex 10:13, "...the LORD made an east wind [ruach] blow across
the land...
(2) the vital force in living creatures. Such as Psalm 146:4 quoted
earlier.
(3) spirit persons. Such as God and his angels and Jesus in Heaven.
See Mt 8:16; Joh 4:24; 1 Ki 22:21.
And demons. The Bible does claim that
demonic possession is a real thing.
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(4) God's active force. Commonly called Holy Spirit. See He 2:4.
All these meanings have something in common: They all refer to that
which is invisible to human sight and which gives evidence of force in
motion. And such invisible force is capable of producing visible
effects.
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the dukester, American-American
Dale
2021-12-18 22:38:32 UTC
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... from a poster who died
12 months ago? ...
still here!
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Mystery? -> https://www.dalekelly.org/
Ted
2021-12-19 02:16:23 UTC
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What are spirits?
Are spirits living concepts?
The Bible calls angels spirits, also God is a spirit. (John 4:24)
Spirits are invisible beings (angels) created a little higher than
humans. They are likely what people call as ghosts. These are the bad
spirits.
So you're saying the Holy Spirit is just an angel?
The Bible uses the word "spirit" in several ways. It isn't always
the Bible's use of the word does not stray quite so far away from its
original meaning of 'force in motion'. The Bible's use of "spirit"
(1) wind. Ex 10:13, "...the LORD made an east wind [ruach] blow across
the land...
(2) the vital force in living creatures. Such as Psalm 146:4 quoted
earlier.
(3) spirit persons. Such as God and his angels and Jesus in Heaven.
See Mt 8:16; Joh 4:24; 1 Ki 22:21.
(4) God's active force. Commonly called Holy Spirit. See He 2:4.
All these meanings have something in common: They all refer to that
which is invisible to human sight and which gives evidence of force in
motion. And such invisible force is capable of producing visible
effects.
Thanks for explaining that, James.

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