God is a holy spirit .what about the angels, are they holy spirits as well?
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He does have standards yes but that is not the point the point is that the scripture you posted and the meaning of it was not what the verse is saying
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First of all a spirit has no form, but can take on different forms as God gives for the purpose of His ministry.
The Bible classifies some angels as “elect” (1 Timothy 5:21) or “holy” (Matthew25:31; Mark 8:38). All angels were created to be holy, enjoying the presence of God (Matthew 18:10) and the beauty of heaven (Mark13:32).
It's the same with God's created people that we are to be holy and without blame before Him, Ephesians 1:1-12.
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And how does one become holy and blameless before him?
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It's all accomplished through the Spiritual rebirth we read about in John 3:5-7 and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit taught in Acts chapter 2 as we learn to die to self and live for Christ. The book of John teaches us about our relationship with Christ and Acts 2 teaches us about the Holy Spirit. To be holy and blameless before God is to seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God, Colossians 3:1-17.
Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
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Well said you are exactly correct, some would argue it is obedience that makes it so but if odebience was enough to be blameless and pure in his sight then Jesus would not have had to die for us
you may like to think so
And that is what we call a contradiction
Greetings again Locust,
Matthew 10:16 (KJV): Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Perhaps this opens up a larger topic, off thread, but I do not believe in a supernatural Devil and Satan. The record stands as it is and teaches how sin was first introduced, not by means of an earlier rebellion in heaven. I also suggest that the JWs deliberately altered Genesis 3:1 or allowed and perpetuated a poor translation to diminish the clear statement that the serpent was created with more wisdom than the other animals. How the JWs treat this verse can be gathered from such books as Let God Be True, and I remember reading that they suggest that Satan used the serpent as a ventriloquist, and reinforced this by saying "serpents do not speak". If the serpent was only used thus, why does the narrative then speak of the punishment of this particular serpent in Genesis 3:14-15?
Kind regards
Trevor
I do not believe that a supernatural being called Satan enters into the narrative. Rather God created the serpent with intelligence and the ability to speak in order to try Adam and Eve, with the aim to educate and mature them and bring them to trust in God and his word. Jesus also alludes to Genesis 3:1 in his following comment:
Matthew 10:16 (KJV): Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Perhaps this opens up a larger topic, off thread, but I do not believe in a supernatural Devil and Satan. The record stands as it is and teaches how sin was first introduced, not by means of an earlier rebellion in heaven. I also suggest that the JWs deliberately altered Genesis 3:1 or allowed and perpetuated a poor translation to diminish the clear statement that the serpent was created with more wisdom than the other animals. How the JWs treat this verse can be gathered from such books as Let God Be True, and I remember reading that they suggest that Satan used the serpent as a ventriloquist, and reinforced this by saying "serpents do not speak". If the serpent was only used thus, why does the narrative then speak of the punishment of this particular serpent in Genesis 3:14-15?
Kind regards
Trevor
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Where, exactly, is the contradiction?
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It isn't that I think it it says clear as day what it is is saying you just want it to say something else show me where in the verse it says what your saying if you can that is.
Because frankly you would have to add to it in order for it to say something else but by all means please do so if your confident it says what you think it does
Are you unaware that there would be false teachers in our time?
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Of course not, but your eveading my challenge can you or can you not show where in that scripture it says what you say it does?
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Also I am wondering what false teacher you are refering to.
Are you supposed to be challenging me ?
one that comes to mind is David Koresh,,Marshall Applewhite,,, there are many more
''No, Jesus is God. He became man. He died and God raised Him from the dead. One person, God and man''
first you say jesus is God then he's not and needed God raised him from being dead .
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All I am saying is that if your going to make a claim for something you need to be able to back it up since you clearly cannot or will not I can only assume that it is merely your opinion not actual fact or truth
To the human mind maybe. But that's a human limitation in understanding not a fault in scripture.
