may said:
regarding matthew 28;19
Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit
In the Hebrew Scriptures, the word most frequently used for "spirit" is ru´ach, meaning "breath; wind; spirit." In the Greek Scriptures, the word is pneu´ma, having a similar meaning. Do these words indicate that the holy spirit is part of a Trinity? no the holy spirit is Gods active force
No. It means, as you just stated, Gods "breath, wind, or
spirit." This "spirit," not active force, is the third seperate and distinct personage of the Godhead which God uses to accomplish certain things. Becuase it is the only "spirit" in the Godhead, the holy spirit is for the things like being in everybody's heart, and giving people that still small voice. Just as the doctrine of the trinity states, it is a seperate and distinct personage that works to complete the Father's will.
may said:
THE Bible?s use of "holy spirit" indicates that it is a controlled force that Jehovah God uses to accomplish a variety of his purposes.
Exactly. It is a personage who does the will of the Father. Once again, it is in keeping with a trinity doctrine.
may said:
At Genesis 1:2 the Bible states that "God?s active force ["spirit" (Hebrew, ru´ach)] was moving to and fro over the surface of the waters." Here, God?s spirit was his active force working to shape the earth
That's right. It was a seperate and distinct personage, not just God's "active force," which is a showing of the mistranslation, since
may said:
["spirit" (Hebrew, ru´ach)]
which, as I have said many times before, is in keeping with thte Biblical trinity. You see, the JWs have deliberately mistranslated the hebrew word for spirit into "active force" so there would be no trinity.
may said:
At Matthew 28:19 reference is made to "the name . . . of the holy spirit." But the word "name" does not always mean a personal name, either in Greek or in English. When we say "in the name of the law," we are not referring to a person. We mean that which the law stands for, its authority. Robertson?s Word Pictures in the New Testament says: "The use of name (onoma) here is a common one in the Septuagint and the papyri for power or authority." So baptism ?in the name of the holy spirit? recognizes the authority of the spirit, that it is from God and functions by divine will.
You essentially just stated that the trinity is Biblical. I never said the holy spirit was a person. It is a personage who always acts in accordance with the Father, or, as you said "baptism in the name of the holy spirit recognises the authority of the spirit, and that it is from God and funcions by divine will." Once again, in keeping with the trinity.
To say to do something in the name of the law recognises that the law exists, as the law, and not as something else. Therefore, in the name of the holy spirit reconises that there is a holy spirit, and it is seperate, and isn't just God's "active force"