Monday 1 February 2021

Rom 8:11 Should it be ""Spirit" or "spirit"?


Rom 8:11
"So, then, if the spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead lives within you, the one who raised the Messiah from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies, too, through his spirit who lives within you." NTE

"But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you." KJV

Should it be "Spirit" or "spirit"?

The Greek terms "Πνεῦμα" (pneuma) and "Πνεύματος" (pneumatos) are both neuter nouns, and both refer to the same thing "wind, spirit, breath..."!

Normally, from the Trinitarian and Modalist view, "pneuma" being translated as "Spirit" (with a capital S) is associated with a person (so-called) and not the "spirit of God", that emanates from him, which is a power, not a person!

However, when "pneuma" is translated "spirit" (with a lower case s) it is not associated with a person, but with the power of God, note the difference below:

Luke 1:35
"‘The holy spirit will come upon you,’ replied the angel, ‘and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. For that reason the holy one who is born from you will be called God’s Son." NTE

"The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; for that reason also the holy Child will be called the Son of God." NASB

The NASB, like many other Trinitarian translations have "Spirit", but, note how in Luke 1:35 both power (dunamis) and "spirit" (pneuma) are coordinated?

Are we to understand that a person (a so-called) "Spirit" was to come upon Mary or the power of God?

The better and more accurate translation is and why!

"‘The holy spirit will come upon you,’ replied the angel, ‘and the power of the Most High will overshadow you..."

The holy spirit is the means by which Jehovah God applies his power, it is his applied power and without that spirit, no power can be applied and without it, Mary would not have become pregnant!
It was not a so-called "The Holy Spirit" (a supposed person) that made Mary pregnant, but the power of God, expressed by means of his holy spirit!
Curt Jester

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