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Permalink Reply by DiMario D. Bell on June 24, 2012 at 9:53am

Ghost, in that context, simply means spirit. So, from a Christian standpoint, are you asking if a person's spirit can be holy? Biblically speaking there is one holy spirit. But, since xtians are encouraged to be holy, then I guess they're spirits can too.

Noe, if you're talking disembodied spirits who float about, biblically speaking, no they are not holy

Permalink Reply by DiMario D. Bell on June 24, 2012 at 9:53am

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Permalink Reply by jeff herman on June 25, 2012 at 3:54pm

The term ghost refers to a previously incarnated creature who somehow lingers around after death, and I don't think they are any more holy in death than in life. Anything that reflects the Creator is sacred and in that sense Holy. The Holy Spirit is essential to the Holy Trinity, the nature of which is widely debated within Christianity. HS seems to represent the most mystical aspects of the Creator. Jews don't worship the HS because their faith is given to an undivided Creator that embraces everything within itself.  

Permalink Reply by Readith Mwila Muliyunda on June 26, 2012 at 3:51am

Dimario, am trying 2 understand why they chose 2 say holy ghost when a ghost is mostly viewed as unholy. Why not just holy spirit then. jeff, am really not concerned about which part/attribute of God some pipo decide 2 give their attention 2. Just why n how they arrived at a ghost being holy.

Permalink Reply by jeff herman on June 26, 2012 at 12:37pm

R: Since none of this was originally recorded in English, my best guess would be that "ghost" is someone's lose translation, and nothing more, but I don't know.