Spirit. 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.

So is another kind of radio when it is unplugged from an electric outlet. Similarly, the spirit is the force that brings our body to life. Also, like electricity, the spirit has no feeling and cannot think. It is an impersonal force. But without that spirit, or life-force, our bodies “die and return to the dust” as the psalmist stated.

The Bible’s answer. 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 ruʹachand the Greek word pneuʹma.

01/10/2010 · The holy spirit is the same force that God used to create the universe. The second verse in the Bible refers to it. Genesis 1:2 says: “God’s active force was moving to and fro over the surface of the waters.”. The Hebrew word here translated “active force” is also translated “spirit.”.

6 What, then, does it mean to be a “spiritual man”? A spiritual person is inclined toward God, the opposite of the physical person. Spiritually-minded individuals strive to “become imitators of God.” This means that they make an effort to have Jehovah’s thinking on matters and to look at things from his point of view. God is very real to them.

Romans 8:6 answers clearly: “Setting the mind on the spirit means life and peace.” That implies letting our mind be influenced by and dominated by holy spirit and being in harmony with God and his thoughts. We can trust that by making “the spirit” the real center of our existence, we will have a satisfying, meaningful life now.

A spiritual person strives to live his life in harmony with God’s values and under the direction of His holy spirit. *—Romans 8:5; Ephesians 5:1. The Bible often uses contrasts to explain spirituality. For example, unlike a spiritual person, “a physical man does not