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Originally Posted by UntoHim
So who is saying that "we're done with the topic"?
KSA can speak for himself, but I understand that he thought that it would be profitable to keep the thread moving along, so to speak.
My post was on topic. I addressed the verse that the moderator was suggesting we address. KSA is correct, there are a number of verses that Witness Lee used in support of his teaching that the Lord Jesus became the Holy Spirit.
YP, would you care to address what I have posted, or maybe just give us your take on how this verse fits in with this crucial teaching?
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Um, Old Rasputin and I were basically concerned that you fellas are merely assuming what you need to prove and now there's a conclusory statement about what has supposedly been thoroughly vetted. You both state your intention to change the subject from the original verse under consideration, which I submit is done unwisely and in error. Some might get the impression that you guys were pushing an agenda on the topic, you know?
Regardless, I'm content to let you guys settle into this new doctrine of proper article usage, although I was somewhat disappointed that my citation to the implications of that approach in another verse strangely went entirely ignored when I brought it up previously. (It
is "The Lord is
THE Spirit," right? Or do I have the incorrect article there as well?)
If you haven't got the message yet, I simply do not play Internet debating games even thought I do thoroughly enjoy lively exchange on topics like these.
I'm sure I'd just put a monkeywrench in things at this point by arguing
yet again that the article distinction is virtually meaningless in the case of 1 Cor 15: 45 and repeating
again my illustration that
a banana on the table and
the banana on the table have nearly identical semantic values when there is but
one banana. I'll concede I implicitly make the assumption of
only one banana (because I think the entailments are reducible to Biblical absurdity) but you must also concede that you have done the converse if there is going to be honest discussion of topics such as these.
But honestly, I had grown quite weary with those same arguments myself!
So, go ahead and move things along as you see fit, guys.
If y'all say something I think I can contribute positively to, I'll just jump right in with my $.02 at the time I think appropriate. You may have noticed that I feel comfortable to post here freely.
I appreciate your efforts to do your best in all of these things...