[geocentrism] Re: KJB v. NKJB
- From: "Robert Bennett" <robert.bennett@xxxxxxx>
- To: <geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 10:15:05 -0500
Bob,
> 9) So I have to conclude that you, like the Jehovah's Witnesses, believe
> that the Holy Spirit is an "it" instead of a "He". The Greek word
> translated "itself" in the KJV is 'ow-tos', which is an article or pronoun
> translated depending on the context of its use. If we are
> talking about the
> Person of God, it is properly translated as "Him". [Someone who knows
> Greek, please chime in].
The Greek masculine reflexive form for himself is 'autos';
alpha-upsilon-tau-omicron-sigma. 'ow-tos' is the phonetic rendering.
The Greek neuter reflexive form for itself is 'auton'.
I see no exegetical reason why 'autos' would be translated as neuter,
contrary to its literal meaning.
> 10) God is the Creator. The Divinity of Jesus is God but the humanity
> (flesh) of Jesus is not. If the whole person of Jesus were God, He could
> not have died on the cross. To say that the World was made
> "through" Jesus
> and not "by" Jesus is the most accurate way to express those facts. It is
> not a "HUGE difference". It more accurately reflects where the Creative
> power is derived from - God from eternity past. The body of Jesus did not
> exist until 2000 years ago. His body had nothing to do with Creation. In
> fact, it is part of the Creation. To say that the World was made
> "by" Jesus
> is to imply wrongly that His entire being, including his humanity
> made from
> DNA, had the power to create ex nihilo and that His body also
> existed as God
> from eternity past.
Leading up to a point that I have pondered for a while.
Was the human immaterial soul of Jesus the first created being , as St.
Albert and St. Paul seemed to think?
If not, there are theological problems. If so, there are still problems.
Please respond, if you please, privately.
Pax Christi,
Robert
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