u/Nux87

The one born of the Spirit

John 3:8 (LSB) “The wind blows where it wishes and you hear its sound, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who has been born of the Spirit.”

In the passage above Jesus, in my opinion, describes person born of the Holy Spirit as a pure spirit (in spiritual body and no longer having any limitations of flesh).

In some traditions, like in Russian for example, the English equivalent of it is roughly like:

'The spirit breathes where he withes and you hear his voice but do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit'

It has its own drawbacks, but at least it speaks of the spirit and not of some wind...

So, in your opinion, is it wrong to understand the mentioned verse like:

"The spirit (person in spiritual body) blows (with the meaning of 'moves') where it willeth and you hear its voice, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who has been born of the Spirit."?

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u/Nux87 — 18 hours ago