I was curious if anyone else had any thoughts on the difference in Holy Ghost and Holy Spirit in the Bible. (This is not the same issue as the capitalization of the s in spirit/Spirit.)
The popular website, Blue Letter Bible, tries to explain the difference by saying two different companies of translators simply translated the terms differently. But this is wrong since 1 Thess. uses both terms distinctly and deliberately (1:5-6 and 4:8 ). This would also mean the translators violated their own Rules to be observed in the Translation of the Bible (rules 8-12) which define multiple levels of proofreading and overlapping revision between companies before the KJB was approved and went to print.
I'm pretty sure the 7 instances of h/Holy s/Spirit emphasize the passive/possessive use of the Spirit (of God) when one of the other members of the Godhead are acting directly. There also seems to be an emphasis in the contexts on the holiness of the Spirit as a descriptive adjective rather than as part of the compound proper noun, Holy Ghost (see Matt. 28:19, II Cor. 13:14, I John 5:7).
The 7 instances of h/Holy s/Spirit are: Ps. 51:11, Isaiah 63:10-11, Luke 11:13, Eph. 1:13, 4:30 & I Thess. 4:8
Let me know what you think.
pastorpatrick