Who Is the Holy Spirit? John 14:16-18 New King James Version (NKJV) 16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. If you were asked who the Holy Spirit is, would you say He’s a ghost, a power, or a person? The Bible clearly teaches that God’s Spirit is a person, and He . . . • Is a member of the Godhead. The Trinity includes God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. • Acts like a person. He lives, testifies, teaches, convicts, guides, and speaks. • Has a personality, shown by knowledge, thoughts, will, and language (1 Cor. 2:13). • Has many names, including Spirit of Holiness, Spirit of Christ, and Spirit of God, which all indicate His divine nature. • Can be treated—or mistreated—like any person: He can be lied to, resisted, obeyed, and called upon. Yet many believers don’t think of God’s Spirit as someone they can know. Perhaps these Christians have misconstrued verses that speak of the “Holy Ghost,” or received incomplete teaching about Him. Or maybe, when reading about His power, they assume “power” is all He is. It could even be that their church may have focused on the Father and/or Son to the exclusion of the Spirit. If we believe anything less than what Scripture teaches about the Holy Spirit, then we will experience far less of the victorious Christian life than God intended. That would delight Satan, because he doesn’t want us to know the whole truth. The remedy is easy: Ask the Spirit to illuminate the Scriptures about Himself so you can know Him in all His fullness. He’s the one who will help you find in Christ a life that is radiant, powerful, fragrant, satisfying, and victorious. What are you waiting for?
Posted on: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 07:33:21 +0000
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