You love righteousness, and hate wickedness: therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows. Paul and Peter both see the Holy Spirit's "sanctification" (KJV, ESV), "sanctifying work" (NIV) involved in bringing a person to salvation (1 Peter 1:2; 2 Thessalonians 2:13). and one Lord Jesus Christ," without mentioning the Holy Spirit as a divine person. Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send him to you. 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. This is language appropriate to use in describing a thing, rather than a person. That which we have seen and heard declare we to you, that you also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. This is one of the reasons that there are times when God the Holy Spirit acts as a “mother” to us in the sense of teaching us WHAT and HOW to love, to be gentle, merciful, and is even called our comforter. [56] And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. Peter noted that "prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit" (2 Peter 1:21 2 Peter 1:21For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.American King James Version×). We cannot lose the Holy Spirit. 1. American King James Version×), oil (Psalms 45:7 Psalms 45:7You love righteousness, and hate wickedness: therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.American King James Version×; compare Acts 10:38 Acts 10:38How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.American King James Version×; Matthew 25:1-10 Matthew 25:1-10 [1] Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened to ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in the lusts thereof. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. What Is the Holy Spirit. American King James Version×). Moreover, Paul's standard greeting in his letter to the churches, as well as individuals to whom he wrote, consistently mentions "God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." The Father imparts the same Spirit to true Christians through Jesus Christ (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×; John 15:26 John 15:26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send to you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceeds from the Father, he shall testify of me:American King James Version×; Titus 3:5-6 Titus 3:5-6 [5] Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; As the 9 fruits of the Holy Spirit have to do with God imparting part of His divine nature into the core of our personalities to help make us into a much better and holy people. • "Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord" (1 Timothy 1:2 1 Timothy 1:2To Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.American King James Version×). Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.American King James Version×), one is not justified in concluding immediately that in these passages God's spirit is regarded as a Person; the same expressions are used also in regard to rhetorically personified things or abstract ideas . 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. Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. The Trinity doctrine is a barrier to truly knowing and loving God. Isaiah 14:8 Isaiah 14:8Yes, the fir trees rejoice at you, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since you are laid down, no feller is come up against us.American King James Version×speaks of cypress trees rejoicing and cedar trees talking. . [24] Whom God has raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be held of it. The point Paul makes here is that God's Spirit is the unifying agent that brings us together in godly, righteous fellowship, not only with one another but with the Father and Son. Read John 14:25-26. Indeed, we come to receive the very "mind of Christ" (1 Corinthians 2:16 1 Corinthians 2:16For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? The Holy Spirit is a Person. Here Abel's shed blood is described as having a "voice" that "cries out" from the ground. Ephesians 4:30 adds, "And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God." but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:American King James Version×). But the NASB says “having” believed, and both the NKJV and NLT say “when” a person believes. Repeatedly the Scriptures reveal that God imparted divine inspiration to His prophets and servants through the Holy Spirit. Neglect not the gift that is in you, which was given you by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. American King James Version×; Matthew 11:25-27 Matthew 11:25-27 [25] At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hid these things from the wise and prudent, and have revealed them to babes. The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing. American King James Version ×). Isaiah 63:10. The Holy Spirit refreshes us daily with hope and love. 2. 2 Corinthians 3:17.  |  (Hint: The early Church did not teach that the Holy Spirit is a person. Nor does it mean that the hand is the man. It’s not possible to be saved without the Holy Spirit pointing out your need for a savior, or so to say convicting you of your sins. In Habakkuk 2:11 Habakkuk 2:11For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.American King James Version×stones and timbers are described as talking to each other. [14] And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? PRIVACY POLICY, https://assetsnffrgf-a.akamaihd.net/assets/m/502014219/univ/art/502014219_univ_sqr_xl.jpg. How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. [9] Then Peter said to her, How is it that you have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? © 1995–2021 All correspondence and questions should be sent to info@ucg.org. • "Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ" (Galatians 1:3 Galatians 1:3Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,American King James Version×). Instead, in numerous passages He spoke only of the relationship between God the Father and Himself (Matthew 26:39 Matthew 26:39And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as you will.American King James Version×; Mark 13:32 Mark 13:32But of that day and that hour knows no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.American King James Version×; Mark 15:34 Mark 15:34And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? The hand is merely part of, or an extension of, the man. For example, in Genesis 4:10 Genesis 4:10And he said, What have you done? Misconception: Jesus’ apostles and other early disciples believed that the holy spirit was a person. 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; Sanctify them through your truth: your word is truth. Some scriptural passages seem to describe the Holy Spirit as apparently engaging in personal activity. These and other Bible passages have led some to conclude that the holy spirit is a person, just as God, Jesus, and the angels are individual spirit persons. The biblical answer to this question is threefold. This means that the Christian will not be easily deceived or deceived at all. The Holy Spirit is not God, but is rather a vital aspect of God—the agency through which the Father and Christ both work. The Holy Spirit is signifying this, that the way into the holy place has not yet been disclosed while the outer tabernacle is still standing, 1 Peter 1:12. Sing, O you heavens; for the LORD has done it: shout, you lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, you mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel. Psalms 98:8 Psalms 98:8Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful togetherAmerican King James Version×says the rivers clap their hands. The book describes "a new heaven and new earth" (Revelation 21:1 Revelation 21:1And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.American King James Version×) wherein "the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them" (Revelation 21:3 Revelation 21:3And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.American King James Version×). Of particular interest in this regard are His many statements about Himself and the Father, especially when He never makes similar statements about Himself and the Holy Spirit. Working through the Spirit, God the Father is the revealer of truth to those who serve Him. In 1 John 5:8 1 John 5:8And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.American King James Version×water and blood are said to testify and agree. TERMS OF USE American King James Version×), leading and enabling them to be His children and "partakers of the divine nature" (Romans 8:14 Romans 8:14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.American King James Version×; 2 Peter 1:4 2 Peter 1:4Whereby are given to us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.American King James Version×). Help for Today, Hope for Tomorrow | Learn more... With a UCG.org account you will be able to save items to read and study later! That’s not so. Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. Psalms 96:11-12 Psalms 96:11-12 [11] Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fullness thereof. [18] And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ. In fact, for centuries some of the most influential religions of Christendom have attributed personality to the holy spirit. Likewise, Psalms 65:13 Psalms 65:13The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.American King James Version×describes valleys shouting for joy and singing. The Holy Spirit does everything. We know from 1 Corinthians 3:16 and 6:19–20 that the bodies of Christians are the Spirit’s temple. And there appeared to them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat on each of them. [14] Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of his glory. God the Holy Spirit does have energy (limitless), can affect things, and does have power (God’s power), but He is much more than these attributes. [9] If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; [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. As even the New Catholic Encyclopedia, quoted from earlier,acknowledges: "The majority of New Testament texts reveal God's spirit as something, not someone; this is especially seen in the parallelism between the spirit and the power of God. 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×). The first is the use of gender inflected pronouns in the Greek language a difficult concept to understand for those who speak only English). Matthew 11:19 Matthew 11:19The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a drunkard, a friend of publicans and sinners. We must not cling to long-held religious traditions if they contradict the Scriptures! Being a person, the Holy Spirit has feelings. - Isaiah 63:10 Nowhere in any of these passages, or anywhere in Scripture, are three divine persons pictured together. In the places in which the KJV translators understood the “Holy Spirit” to be the third Person of the Trinity, they used the words Holy Ghost. For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. American King James Version×), partake of it (Hebrews 6:4 Hebrews 6:4For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,American King James Version×) and be filled with it (Acts 2:4 Acts 2:4And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.American King James Version×; Ephesians 5:18 Ephesians 5:18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;American King James Version×). OBJECTIVES: Each listener should be able to describe the Holy Spirit in terms of the scriptures. But these are not the marks of a person. If God were a Trinity, surely Paul, who was taught directly by the resurrected Jesus Christ (Galatians 1:11-12 Galatians 1:11-12 [11] But I certify you, brothers, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. • "Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ" (Philemon 1:3 Philemon 1:3Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.American King James Version×). Misconception: Baptism in the name of the holy spirit proves that it is a person. THE HOLY SPIRIT IS A PERSON. The Holy Spirit is the power and essence of God, not a separate entity or person that must somehow be held in higher esteem than Jesus Christ (for more clarification, see Is the Holy Spirit a Person?). So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. Here we read that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit. He will open up the Scriptures to the searching Christian and He may close them to those who are abusing the Scriptures, thus allowing them to go deeper into apostasy. The following verses give us a beautiful picture of the Trinity in the Bible: Matthew 3:16-17. or where shall I flee from your presence? And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit on the ground. This is even more surprising when we consider that the congregations to which Paul wrote had many gentile members from polytheistic backgrounds who had formerly worshipped numerous gods. At times the Bible similarly applies such figurative language to the Holy Spirit, ascribing activity to it as though it were a person. That one will baptize you people with holy spirit.” (Matthew 3:11) John could hardly have been referring to the holy spirit as a person when he spoke of baptizing people with it. … The Holy Spirit indwells believers at the moment of salvation. Confronted with such scriptures, even the New Catholic Encyclopedia admits: "The OT [Old Testament] clearly does not envisage God's spirit as a person . God's spirit is simply God's power. But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, … Rather than describing the Holy Spirit as a distinct person or entity, the Bible most often refers to it as and connects it with God's divine power (Zechariah 4:6 Zechariah 4:6Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, said the LORD of hosts.American King James Version×; Micah 3:8 Micah 3:8But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare to Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.American King James Version×). And he said, What have you done? Amen. The Holy Spirit tries to get your attention in a variety of ways. Daniel 7:9-14 Daniel 7:9-14 [9] I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. Retail: $34.99. 3, 1992, p. 260). This confusion arises from two factors. God the Holy Spirit is a Person. American King James Version×said that Ananias and Sapphira "lie[d] to the Holy Spirit" and also that they "lied . Save: $10.50 (30%) Buy Now. (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)American King James Version×righteousness is described as speaking. . And she said, Yes, for so much. But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare to Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin. Consider, for example, that if a man's hand takes hold of a book and lifts it, we can say the man lifted the book. . 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