thevoiceofgod
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The symbolic word "spirit" means the same exact thing as these other symbolic words and phrases such as the Word of the Lord, Voice of the Lord, Kingdom of God, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of the Spirit, Kingdom of Heaven, Kingdom of Jesus Christ, Son of God, Word of God, Breath of Life, Tree of Life, Book of Life, Light of men, Zion, Counselor, Thoughts, etc.
If you interpret the word, "spirit" as meaning the thoughts of God where everything visible and invisible came from, the meanings of your interpretations of the biblical scriptures would change dramatically.
Check out this following biblical passage and substitute the word "He" and "Him" as God's thoughts ( spirit );
I Colossians 1:
15: He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation; 16: for in him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or authorities – all things were created through him and for him. 17: He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18: He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in everything he might be pre-eminent. 19: For in him all the fulness of God was pleased to dwell,
In the following scripture, the phrase, "the Lord is a God of knowledge" is a reference to information ( spirit of God ).
I Samuel 2
2: There is none holy like the Lord, there is none besides thee; there is no rock like our God.
3: Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
Psalm 92
5: How great are thy works, O LORD! Thy thoughts are very deep!
6: The dull man cannot know, the stupid cannot understand this:
Psalm 139
17: How precious to me are thy thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
Jesus knew where he was getting the words he spoke for his Father;
49: For I have not spoken on my own authority; the Father who sent me has himself given me commandment what to say and what to speak.
50: And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has bidden me."
If you interpret the word, "spirit" as meaning the thoughts of God where everything visible and invisible came from, the meanings of your interpretations of the biblical scriptures would change dramatically.
Check out this following biblical passage and substitute the word "He" and "Him" as God's thoughts ( spirit );
I Colossians 1:
15: He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation; 16: for in him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or authorities – all things were created through him and for him. 17: He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18: He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in everything he might be pre-eminent. 19: For in him all the fulness of God was pleased to dwell,
In the following scripture, the phrase, "the Lord is a God of knowledge" is a reference to information ( spirit of God ).
I Samuel 2
2: There is none holy like the Lord, there is none besides thee; there is no rock like our God.
3: Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
Psalm 92
5: How great are thy works, O LORD! Thy thoughts are very deep!
6: The dull man cannot know, the stupid cannot understand this:
Psalm 139
17: How precious to me are thy thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
Jesus knew where he was getting the words he spoke for his Father;
49: For I have not spoken on my own authority; the Father who sent me has himself given me commandment what to say and what to speak.
50: And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has bidden me."
