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When the spirit, or life-force, leaves the body, the body dies and returns to where it came from —the earth. Comparably, the life-force returns to where it came from —God. ( Job 34:14, 15; Psalm 36:9 ) This does not mean that the life-force actually travels to heaven.
How is holy spirit involved in the preaching work? 15 Third, share in the preaching work. When we use the Bible in the preaching and teaching work, we allow holy spirit to be involved in our ministry. (Rom. 15:18, 19) To benefit fully from God’s spirit, though, you must have a regular share in the preaching work and use the Bible whenever ...
Spirit The Hebrew word ruʹach and the Greek word pneuʹma, often translated “spirit,” have a number of meanings. All of them refer to that which is invisible to human sight and gives evidence of force in motion.
2. And there is so much more that the spirit can do, So let’s pray for it every day. Then this beautiful fruitage will show in our lives,
Or if you are a parent, you can request that God’s spirit help you to discipline your children, not in anger, but in love. Second, reflect on how Jesus showed love even when provoked. ( 1 Pet. 2:21, 23 ) The need to think about Christ’s example may especially arise when we have been offended or have experienced an injustice.
Because self-control is an aspect of the fruitage of God’s spirit, and Jehovah gives his spirit to those asking him. ( Luke 11:13 ) By means of his spirit, Jehovah can give us the power we need. ( Phil. 4:13 ) He can also help us to cultivate other aspects of the spirit’s fruitage, such as love, which will help us strengthen our self-control. — 1 Cor. 13:5 .
The Bible tells us that long before God formed the earth, he created millions of spirit creatures, or angels. (Job 38:4, 7; Revelation 5:11) Each of these angels was endowed with free will —the ability to choose between right and wrong.
The righteous angels are cheering us on, so to speak. Let us therefore stay close to Jehovah and his family of faithful spirit creatures. May we also avoid every kind of spiritism and always apply the counsel of God’s Word. (1 Peter 5:6, 7; 2 Peter 2:9) Then we can be sure of victory in our fight against wicked spirit creatures.
the flesh . . . the spirit: In this chapter, Paul often portrays “the flesh” and “the spirit” as being in conflict with each other. Here “the flesh” refers to sinful human nature and “the spirit” refers to God’s holy spirit, though it could also include the impelling force of a person who is guided by holy spirit.
The holy spirit is God’s power in action, his active force. (Micah 3:8; Luke 1: 35) God sends out his spirit by projecting his energy to any place to accomplish his will. —Psalm 104:30; 139:7. In the Bible, the word “spirit” is translated from the Hebrew word ruʹach and the Greek word pneuʹma.
