Publication download options To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. As we search the Scripture, the Holy Spirit is ascribed personality in the fullest sense. [27] Because you will not leave my soul in hell, neither will you suffer your Holy One to see corruption. American King James Version×; Matthew 12:50 Matthew 12:50For whoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.American King James Version×). He is portrayed as a thinking being, a being who has a mind, an emotional being, and a volitional (or choosing) being. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? In Acts 5:3–4, Peter referred to the Holy Spirit as God, stating, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land?

Contact Us. In fact, the word translated, “search” is the same one used by Jesus in John 5:39 where He said the following to the religious leaders. We read the following in the Book of Genesis. The Bible refers to the Holy Spirit as a “gift” that God will “pour out” on people (Acts 2:38; Acts 2:17). The Holy Spirit is probably the least understood person of the Trinity. Wisdom Literature The Bible also tells us that the Holy Spirit is a divine person, a being with a mind, emotions, and a will. And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.

[10] Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband. Your email address will not be published. Luke-Acts What is its function and purpose? Yet, as noted earlier in this chapter, the Bible also describes the Holy Spirit in ways that clearly show it is not a person. It was the custom in ancient courts for the parties to appear with one or more friends. Pauline Epistles Again, these are matters of grammar and translation, not of biblical theology. Pentateuch The Bible makes the comparison between the Holy Spirit and evil spirits. Here the apostles are commanded to baptize those who receive the Gospel “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”. As such, He is to be revered as God and serves in perfect unity with Father and Son to lead us in our spiritual lives. Jesus prayed to the Father (John 17:1), but His mother Mary was pregnant with Him as a result of the Holy Spirit: “She was found with child of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 1:18). Indeed, through a study of Scripture a number of things become clear. In Matthew 1:20 Matthew 1:20But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, you son of David, fear not to take to you Mary your wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.American King James Version×we find further proof that the Holy Spirit is not a distinct entity, but God's divine power. We are told that the Holy Spirit can be quenched (1 Thessalonians 5:19 1 Thessalonians 5:19Quench not the Spirit.American King James Version×), that it can be poured out on people (Acts 2:17-33 Acts 2:17-33 [17] And it shall come to pass in the last days, said God, I will pour out of my Spirit on all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: Jesus told His followers that the Holy Spirit, which the Father would send, "will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you" (John 14:26 John 14:26But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatever I have said to you.American King James Version×). Contrary to popular belief, God is not present everywhere at all times. In the Greek language parakletos is a masculine noun.

Notice how consistent he is in not including the Holy Spirit in his greetings: • "Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ" (Romans 1:7 Romans 1:7To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.American King James Version×). For instance, according to a recent survey, 61 percent of those interviewed believe that God’s spirit is “a symbol of God’s presence or power but is not a living entity.” What, though, does the Bible say? [39] (But this spoke he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) After listing the various gifts of the Spirit such as wisdom, knowledge, miracles, and prophecy, Paul links them to the Holy Spirit who gave them. It was through the Spirit of God that Jesus performed miracles. The Holy Spirit would defend, help, counsel, and teach them during the time of Jesus’ absence from them. which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

He saw God the Father and Jesus the Son, but no Holy Spirit.

Historical Books The Holy Spirit would take the place of Jesus in His absence. The Holy Spirit has been given the ministry, or responsibility that only a person can fulfill. Blue Letter Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

The translators of the King James Bible carried this grammatical arrangement over into the English in a number of places, such as John 14:16.

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Johannine Writings The Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity and undoubtedly the least understood member of the Godhead. When we say that the Holy Spirit is a person some assume that He has eyes, feet, and hands. However, Jesus continually prayed to and addressed God the Father as His Father and not the Holy Spirit (Matthew 10:32-33 Matthew 10:32-33 [32] Whoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. The Contemporary English Version translates it this way. • "Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Corinthians 1:3 1 Corinthians 1:3Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.American King James Version×). Luke-Acts The account says that many were amazed “because the free gift of the holy spirit was being poured out also upon people of the nations.” (Acts 10:44, 45) Here again, the terms used are inconsistent with the idea of the holy spirit being a person. --------------------

In other words, He does things that only a person can do. He put it this way. • "Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ" (2 Corinthians 1:2 2 Corinthians 1:2Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.American King James Version×). These include wisdom, discernment, sin, death, and undeserved kindness.

• "Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Thessalonians 1:1 1 Thessalonians 1:1Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, to the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.American King James Version×). --------------------

[10] Even there shall your hand lead me, and your right hand shall hold me. . The Holy Spirit is absent in visions of God's throne . Again and again, the biblical record just doesn't support the Trinity doctrine in places where it should be obvious if it were true! The Book of Acts records a number of such commands. To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. He elsewhere refers to "the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ" (Colossians 2:2 Colossians 2:2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgment of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;American King James Version×)—mentioning only the two as God, again not including the Holy Spirit. [9] But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go you rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. Is the Holy Spirit a force, a person, or something else? Most modern English translations do not include these words. On another occasion Simon Peter went to the house of Cornelius as the Holy Spirit directed. We read the following in the Book of Acts. And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Ghost shall come on you, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow you: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of you shall be called the Son of God. Amen. Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, to the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. [14] But the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness to him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. These are attributes of personality. -------------------- GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point

-------------------- If it is sometimes represented as being distinct from God, it is because the breath of Yahweh acts exteriorly . Comforting, or helping, is another ministry of the Holy Spirit. In John chapters 14, 15, and 16, for example, Jesus spoke of the Holy Spirit as “He”. We read the following in the Book of Acts. Contrasting the Holy Spirit to these unclean personal beings is further evidence of the personality of the Holy Spirit. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point



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