The "Spirit Of God" In The New Testament In the New Testament, the Greek word translated as "Spirit" in the term "Spirit of God" is (pronounced) new-mah and meansthe same thing as the Old Testament word discussed above, breath, but with a much more profound usage - the Old Testament word was generally used to refer to the creating of physical life, while the New Testament word is used to refer to the power that will, in due time, after serving as a "deposit," or "guarantee" until then (i.e. "He has put His seal upon us and given us His Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee," 2 Corinthians 1:22 RSV) will create eternal life. "the Holy Spirit [i.e. new-mah, "breath"] of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption." (Ephesians 4:30 RSV) "For all who are led by the Spirit [i.e. new-mah, "breath"] of God are sons of God ." (Romans 8:14 RSV) |
