Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit?

[George]

Which term do you use? I've always used Holy Spirit as the term Holy Ghost doesn't sound right. With the image ghosts are portrayed in these days, it makes it sound like the Holy Spirit is some elevated holy version of Casper the friendly ghost lol. :lol::rotfl:

 

[George]

Opps, forgot to ask if I can have a poll added please! If I can have a poll with the two options for Holy Spirit and Holy Ghost added. Thanks!

 

[Lamb]

I created the poll for you. I did not vote because I use both terms.

 

[psalms 91]

Did not vote as they are not interchangable. Holy Ghost is used when there is something happening that is visible andf Holy Spirit is used when not visible

 

[TurtleHare]

I mostly say Holy Spirit because that is what is said in my church but they both pertain to God.

 

[Josiah]

Which term do you use? I've always used Holy Spirit as the term Holy Ghost doesn't sound right. With the image ghosts are portrayed in these days, it makes it sound like the Holy Spirit is some elevated holy version of Casper the friendly ghost lol. :lol::rotfl:

"Ghost" comes from the KJV and simply reveals common English of 400 years ago. Those who grew up with the KJV and continue to use it may still use that verbage. Rarely do others.

 

[Brighten04]

I use both.

 

[Romanos]

I mostly say Holy Spirit because that is what is said in my church but they both pertain to God.

I'm along these lines.

 

[Pedrito]

I see anyone trying to persuade others to adopt his or her terminology, as being mean spirited, and not having a ghost of a chance.

 

[Lamb]

I see anyone trying to persuade others to adopt his or her terminology, as being mean spirited, and not having a ghost of a chance.

So how did you vote in the poll? :thinking:

 

[Pedrito]

You may consider me a conscientious objector.

 

[Lamb]

You may consider me a conscientious objector.

To what? Both of the options?

 

[Pedrito]

It is merely a question of terminology.

I have no particular preference.

And even if I did, there are more important things to discuss.

 

[Brighten04]

So how did you vote in the poll? :thinking:

I did not vote in the poll because both was not an option.

 

[psalms 91]

I did not vote in the poll because both was not an option.

Yuo, same for me

 

[Ruth]

I use Holy Spirit. I have never used Holy Ghost.

 

[MoreCoffee]

Which term do you use? I've always used Holy Spirit as the term Holy Ghost doesn't sound right. With the image ghosts are portrayed in these days, it makes it sound like the Holy Spirit is some elevated holy version of Casper the friendly ghost lol. :lol::rotfl:

It is better to let words keep their old meanings rather than being driven by current popular views. 'Ghost' has all sorts of foolish meanings in common culture but so does 'Spirit' so neither holy Ghost nor holy Spirit will make your intended meaning more clear than the other when speaking to people who do not already acknowledge God and hence know the meaning of both. So I use both.

 

[Albion]

It is better to let words keep their old meanings rather than being driven by current popular views.

I agree with this ^ which is the main reason I persist in saying Holy Ghost. And I agree with what you said after that:

"Ghost' has all sorts of foolish meanings in common culture but so does 'Spirit' so neither holy Ghost nor holy Spirit will make your intended meaning more clear than the other when speaking to people who do not already acknowledge God and hence know the meaning of both. So I use both.

So if there are problems no matter which way we go, I am inclined to stay with what was standard until only fairly recently. There is another consideration, though, and that is that few people think that speaking of the Holy Ghost means a spook, i.e. a dead person come back to haunt some place, etc. Meanwhile, there are quite a few people who suppose that saying Holy Spirit is to refer to some amorphous presence of God, or the Father in particular, and, in other words, they are led by this misunderstanding into actually denying the nature of our God.

 

[Albion]

duplicate

 

[psalms 91]

Very simply the spirit infills us and imparts gifts, where Holy Ghost is used something happens that is discernable, check it out and you will see that Holy Ghostdenotes an action orf some kind