The Trinity
The Person of the Holy Spirit
1 Corinthians 12:13
For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or
Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.
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The Holy Spirit acts with all the personality necessary to define Him as a "person, " one having will, intellect, and emotions. Consider:
He reproves:
John 16:8 And He, when He comes, will convict the
world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment
He teaches:
1 John 2:27 As for you, the anointing which you
received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach
you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and
is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him.
He speaks:
Galatians 4:6 Because you are sons, God has sent
forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!"
He leads:
Galatians 5:18 But if you are led by the Spirit,
you are not under the Law.
He ministers:
Ephesians 4:30 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of
God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
He is grieved and quenched:
1 Thessalonians 5:19 Do not quench the Spirit
He separates men to service:
Acts 13:2 While they were ministering to the Lord
and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul
for the work to which I have called them."
And, even as the Holy Spirit is a Person, so, too, He is God!
