[B-Greek] Spirit or spirit
andy nwebube
andy at ipbackbone.co.uk
Wed Feb 26 12:37:04 EST 2003
Fair enough! I am happy with the explanations given and I surely don't
want to go beyond the boundaries that have been set. I also don't know
Greek so my questions might sound ignorant or a bit too one sided.
I don't intend to upset anybody on the list I am here to learn from you
guys.
Thanks for the responses most appreciated
Andy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carl W. Conrad [mailto:cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu]
> Sent: 26 February 2003 17:27
> To: andy nwebube
> Cc: 'Biblical Greek'
> Subject: RE: [B-Greek] Spirit or spirit
>
> Andy, you are brand new to the list and have been very busy this
morning;
> you raised a good question originally on whether PNEUMA in Rom 8
referred
> consistently to the individual human spirit or to the divine spirit.
But
> you are going now beyond that question regarding the meaning of the
Greek
> into broader matters of interpretation. We don't do that on this list
but
> rather restrict ourselves to clarifying what the Greek text itself may
> mean. Perhaps you didn't receive the list's FAQ when you joined the
list,
> but you can find it at:
>
> http://www.ibiblio.org/bgreek/faq.txt
>
> The relevant paragraph reads: "B-Greek is not a forum for general
Bible
> issues, except insofar as they may bear specifically upon
interpretation
> of
> a particular Greek text, Neither is it a forum general or specific
> hermeneutical or theological issues."
>
> At 5:02 PM +0000 2/26/03, andy nwebube wrote:
> >What do you think of Mathew Henry's interpretation of this verse?
> >(source: Matthew Henry Commentary on the Bible). The interesting part
is
> >in the second paragraph
> >
> >"Romans 8:26-27 Though the infirmities of Christians are many and
great,
> >so that they would be overpowered if left to themselves, yet the Holy
> >Spirit supports them. The Spirit, as an enlightening Spirit, teaches
us
> >what to pray for; as a sanctifying Spirit, works and stirs up praying
> >graces; as a comforting Spirit, silences our fears, and helps us over
> >all discouragements. The Holy Spirit is the spring of all desires
toward
> >God, which are often more than words can utter."
> >
> >"The Spirit who searches the hearts, can perceive the mind and will
of
> >the "spirit", the renewed mind, and advocates his cause. The "Spirit"
> >makes intercession to God, and the enemy prevails not."
> >
> >He says that the Spirit in this case is the spirit of man, and not of
> >God
> >
> >Regards,
> >Andy
>
> --
>
> Carl W. Conrad
> Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
> 1989 Grindstaff Road/Burnsville, NC 28714/(828) 675-4243
> cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
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