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1 Ακουσατε τον λογον του Κυριου, υιοι Ισραηλ· διοτι ο Κυριος εχει κρισιν μετα των κατοικων της γης, επειδη δεν υπαρχει αληθεια ουδε ελεος ουδε γνωσις Θεου επι της γης.

2 Επιορκια και ψευδος και φονος και κλοπη και μοιχεια επλημμυρησαν, και αιματα εγγιζουσιν επι αιματα.

3 Δια τουτο θελει πενθησει η γη, και πας ο κατοικων εν αυτη θελει λιποψυχησει, μετα των θηριων του αγρου και μετα των πετεινων του ουρανου· ετι και οι ιχθυες της θαλασσης θελουσιν εκλειψει.

4 Πλην ας μη αντιλεγη μηδεις μηδ' ας ελεγχη τον αλλον· διοτι ο λαος σου ειναι ως οι αντιλεγοντες εις τον ιερεα.

5 Δια τουτο θελεις ολισθησει την ημεραν, και μετα σου θελει ολισθησει και ο προφητης την νυκτα, και θελω αφανισει την μητερα σου.

6 Ο λαος μου ηφανισθη δι' ελλειψιν γνωσεως· επειδη συ απερριψας την γνωσιν και εγω απερριψα σε απο του να ιερατευης εις εμε· επειδη ελησμονησας τον νομον του Θεου σου, και εγω θελω λησμονησει τα τεκνα σου.

7 Καθως επληθυναν, ουτως ημαρτησαν εις εμε· την δοξαν αυτων εις ατιμιαν θελω μεταβαλει.

8 Τρωγουσι τας αμαρτιας του λαου μου και εχουσι προσηλωμενην την ψυχην αυτων εις την ανομιαν αυτων.

9 Δια τουτο θελει εισθαι, καθως ο λαος, ουτω και ο ιερευς· και θελω επισκεφθη επ' αυτους τας οδους αυτων και ανταποδωσει εις αυτους τας πραξεις αυτων.

10 Διοτι θελουσι τρωγει και δεν θελουσι χορταζεσθαι, θελουσι πορνευει και δεν θελουσι πληθυνεσθαι· επειδη εγκατελιπον το να λατρευωσι τον Κυριον.

11 Πορνεια και οινος και μεθη αφαιρουσι την καρδιαν.

12 Ο λαος μου ερωτα τα ξυλα αυτου, και η ραβδος αυτου αποκρινεται προς αυτον· διοτι το πνευμα της πορνειας επλανησεν αυτους και επορνευσαν εκκλινοντες απο του Θεου αυτων.

13 Θυσιαζουσιν επι τας κορυφας των ορεων και θυμιαζουσιν επι τους λοφους, υπο τας δρυς και λευκας και τερεβινθους, διοτι η σκια αυτων ειναι καλη δια τουτο αι θυγατερες σας θελουσι πορνευσει και αι νυμφαι σας θελουσι μοιχευσει.

14 Δεν θελω τιμωρησει τας θυγατερας σας οταν πορνευσωσιν ουδε τας νυμφας σας οταν μοιχευσωσι, διοτι αυτοι αποχωριζονται μετα των πορνων και θυσιαζουσι μετα των ασελγων· δια τουτο ο λαος ο ασυνετος θελει κατακρημνισθη.

15 Εαν συ, Ισραηλ, πορνευης, τουλαχιστον ας μη ανομηση ο Ιουδας· μη υπαγετε λοιπον εις Γαλγαλα μηδ' αναβαινετε εις Βαιθ-αυεν μηδε ομνυετε, Ζη ο Κυριος.

16 Διοτι ο Ισραηλ απεσκιρτησεν ως δαμαλις αποσκιρτωσα· τωρα θελει βοσκησει αυτους ο Κυριος ως αρνια εν τοπω πλατει.

17 Ο Εφραιμ προσεκολληθη εις τα ειδωλα· αφησατε αυτον.

18 Το ποτον αυτων ωξυνισεν· ολως εδοθησαν εις την πορνειαν· οι υπερασπισται αυτης ω της αισχυνης, αγαπωσι το Δοτε.

19 Ο ανεμος θελει συσφιγξει αυτην εν ταις πτερυξιν αυτου, και θελουσι καταισχυνθη δια τας θυσιας αυτων.

   

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True Christian Religion #156

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156. (vi) A PERSON'S SPIRIT IS HIS MIND, AND WHATEVER COMES FROM IT.

A person's spirit, regarded as an object, is nothing but his mind. It is this which lives on after death, and it is then called a spirit; if he is good, an angelic spirit and later an angel, if wicked, a satanic spirit and afterwards a Satan. Everyone's mind is his internal man, which is the real person and resides within the external man composed of his body. So when the body is cast off as the result of death, the internal man has a fully human form. Those, then, are in error who believe that a person's mind resides only in his head. There it is only in its beginnings, from which first emerge everything a person's understanding allows him to think and his will induces him to do. But in the body the mind is present in derivatives from those beginnings, and these have been so constructed as to permit sensation and action. Since it is inwardly attached to the bodily structures, it imparts to them sensation and movement, together with a feeling that the body thinks and acts of itself. Yet every intelligent person knows that this is a fallacy. Now since a person's spirit is allowed by his understanding to think and is induced by his will to act, and the body does not do so of itself but from the spirit, it follows that a person's spirit means his intelligence and the affection of his love, and everything which comes from it and acts.

[2] There are numerous passages in the Word to prove that a person's spirit means such things as are to do with the mind; their mere quotation will show anyone that this is so. The following are a few among many:

Bezaleel was filled with the spirit of wisdom, intelligence and knowledge, Exodus 31:3.

Nebuchadnezzar said of Daniel that an outstanding spirit of knowledge, intelligence and wisdom was in him, Daniel 5:12, 14.

Joshua was filled with the spirit of wisdom, Deuteronomy 34:9.

Make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit, Ezekiel 18:31.

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for of such is the kingdom of the heavens, Matthew 5:3.

I dwell in a broken and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, Isaiah 57:15.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, Psalms 51:17.

I will give a cloak of praise in place of a depressed spirit, Isaiah 61:3.

Spirit also stands for the products of a wrong and unjust mind, as these passages prove:

He said to the foolish prophets, who run after their own spirit, Ezekiel 13:3.

Conceive chaff, bring forth stubble; as to your spirit, fire shall devour you, Isaiah 33:11.

A man who is in spirit a vagabond and utters a lie, Micah 2:11.

A generation whose spirit is not steadfast with God, Psalms 78:8.

A spirit of whoring, Hosea 4:12; 5:4.

That every heart may melt and every spirit be depressed, Ezekiel 21:7.

That which rises upon your spirit shall never be, Ezekiel 20:32.

Provided there is no deceit in his spirit, Psalms 32:2.

The spirit of Pharaoh was troubled, Genesis 41:8.

Likewise that of Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel 2:3.

These and very many other passages plainly establish that spirit means a person's mind and what is to do with it.

  
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