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Dec 12, 2013 · One potential argument that the Holy Spirit is a person is to look at the Greek words in John 14:26, 15:26, and 16:13-14. There we see that the antecedent of the masculine ἐκεῖνος (a masculine word for “that person”) is πνεῦμα (a neuter word for “Spirit”).
Jan 4, 2022 · Is the Holy Spirit a force, a person, or something else? What does the Bible teach? The Bible provides many ways to help us understand that the Holy Spirit is truly a person—that is, He is a personal being, rather than an impersonal thing.
As He is a Person, we can relate personally to the Holy Spirit. In prayer, reading, study, and meditation on the Word, we can get to know Him better. He is the main agent of revelation, illumination, and biblical persuasion.
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1. Being a person, the Holy Spirit has feelings. He can become sad or angry, and others can insult Him and blaspheme against Him (Is 63:10; Mt 12:31; Ac 7:51; Eph 4:30; Heb 10:29).
Yet they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he turned and became their enemy and he himself fought against them. - Isaiah 63:10 And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. - Matthew 12:31 You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are ...
The Holy Spirit was present during each stage of Christs life. When the angel appeared to Mary, the mother of Jesus, he declared: The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God (Lk 1:35). Later on, at the baptism of Jesus, which marked the begi...
In Acts 1:7, Jesus points out what the disciples are not to know, but in verse 8, the emphasis is placed on what they are to know. With the adversative word but, Jesus brings the off-track attention of the disciples to the primary concern at hand: they would receive power. However, this depended on the Holy Spirits coming to them. Perhaps they did ...
In order to receive the power of God, one does not need a religious formula, but rather a relationship with a person. When a farmer grows crops, his desire is to receive its fruit, but his relationship is with the plant. It is the plant that the farmer sows, waters, and takes care of, even though he is waiting for the fruit. He knows that, without ...
Reprinted from the CSB Fisher of Men Bible (copyright © 2018 by Luis Ángel Díaz-Pabón) with permission of Holman Bible Publishers.
Luis Ángel Díaz-Pabón serves as president of the Global Missionary Society, Pastor of La Capilla del Rey (The Kings Chapel) in Miami, Florida, and General Editor for The Fisher of Men Bible (Holman Bibles).
Jan 4, 2022 · The Holy Spirit thinks and knows (1 Corinthians 2:10). The Holy Spirit can be grieved (Ephesians 4:30). The Spirit intercedes for us (Romans 8:26-27). He makes decisions according to His will (1 Corinthians 12:7-11). The Holy Spirit is God, the third Person of the Trinity.
Sep 3, 2021 · So, to the original question, yes, the Holy Spirit is a person. Yet you can never know the Holy Spirit outside of an abiding faith in God the Father, through a relationship with Jesus Christ. Dorothy Sayers, the famed English novelist, tells a story of a conversation with someone new to the faith.
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Oct 5, 2021 · How do we know that the Holy Spirit is a person? There are many evidences. A strong evidence for the Holy Spirit’s personhood is the Greek grammar used to refer to him. Instead of using neuter pronouns like “it,” which are used for objects, masculine pronouns are used to refer to him. Consider how Christ speaks of the Holy Spirit in John 16:13-14:
