I love the Holy Spirit, as I love Jesus Christ and GOD the FATHER. It disappoints me when I hear people speak of the Holy Spirit as an “it” or as some thing we can manipulate — The Holy Spirit is a PERSON, as Jesus and GOD are PERSONS. HE talks with us, helps us understand the Holy Bible, teaches us how to pray and blesses us with as many gifts as HE deems necessary. By HIM we are sealed for GOD until the day of Jesus Christ’s return.
And let me just say — we cannot survive the on-coming time of the Anti-Christ if we are walking by the flesh — we all need the Holy Spirit in our lives, as HE leads us in the FATHER’s will and shows us how to walk. If you have not yet heard “that still small voice” or you just aren’t sure if HE abides with you, pray in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth that the FATHER sends the Holy Spirit to dwell with you — but you had better make sure the temple is clean. The LORD our GOD is holy, holy, holy.
Here is a wonderful article from Answers In Genesis, in which the author does an excellent job of laying out scripture which shows (with no “genius” work needed) who the Holy Spirit is and how HE works in our lives:
The Holy Spirit Is a Person
The Holy Spirit can speak (Acts 8:29, 11:12, 13:2Acts 8:29, 11:12, 13:2
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29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
11 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
WP-Bible plugin)-though some people don’t think the Holy Spirit can speak because they think of the Holy Spirit as an impersonal force, or simply a presence. For instance, a Jehovah’s Witness might say something like this:
“The holy spirit is not a person and it is not a part of a Trinity. The holy spirit is God’s active force that he uses to accomplish his will. . . . To a certain extent, it can be likened to electricity.”1
The Jehovah’s Witness sees the Holy Spirit as an impersonal force. Maybe you, too, have trouble thinking of the Holy Spirit as a real person. After all, He doesn’t have a physical body like Jesus does. But He is a person who has eternally lived in an intimate relationship with God the Father and God the Son. And now He invites each of us to participate in that dynamic relationship of love.
Biblical Proof that the Holy Spirit is a Person
A real person has the attributes of personality, which include mind, will, and emotions. Does the Holy Spirit have a will? He distributes spiritual gifts to Christians “as He wills.”2 Does the Holy Spirit have a mind? He “searches . . . the deep things of God” and knows them.3 Does the Holy Spirit have emotions? We are told to “grieve not the Holy Spirit.”4 If the Holy Spirit can be grieved, then He has emotions. Because the Holy Spirit has a mind, a will, and emotions, we know that He is a Person.5
A real person also has the capacity to have relationships with others. That’s the primary reason we have mind, will, and emotions. According to Philippians 2:1Philippians 2:1
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1 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
WP-Bible plugin, the Spirit is able to have fellowship with us.6 According to 2 Corinthians 13:142 Corinthians 13:14
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14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.
The second epistle to the Corinthians was written from Philippi, a city of Macedonia, by Titus and Lucas.
WP-Bible plugin, the Holy Spirit can have communion with us.7 One who is able to commune and to have fellowship is capable of personal relationships. Therefore, the Holy Spirit is a person.
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