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The Holy Spirit is the third PERSON of the trinity. The God head- God the Father, God the Son (Jesus), and God the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the part of God that lives in His children (those who have confessed Jesus and have got baptized) and that comforts us and leads us. In a sence it's our good conscience. The Holy Bible says: Acts 2:38 Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift (This gift is otherwise the SALVATION which was earned by Christ is brought to a believer by the Holy Spirit. This is not CHARISMA but Dorea. Freely bestowed on everyone who call upon the Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ by and through the conviction by the Holy Spirit.) of the Holy Spirit. Romans 5:5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. John 14:16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever� John 14:26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. John 15:26 "When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me.
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The Holy Spirit is a member of the Godhead.
At Christ's baptism by John, did not the voice of the Father come down from heaven saying "This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased" and did not the Holy Spirit come down as a Dove, in other words descend lightly upon the newly baptized Christ. Was there not a time when Mary was seeking her Lord and He said unto her "Do not touch me for I have not yet ascended to my Father in heaven".When upon the cross did he not say "Father forgive them..."?
I would rather believe in a Father who has a Son, and whose direction is carried out by the Holy Spirit. This seems to be preferred to a God who talks to Himself.
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There has been a great misunderstanding that was caused by an attempt centuries ago to explain to new converts what was meant when the then 'catholic' church talked about the Trinity when they mistakenly used the term GOD in three persons. All through the scriptures both Old Testament and New Testament there is absolutely no mention of a Trinity. There is only one God. He has always existed. He exists and will always exist. He created all that there is. When the time was fully come He took on the form of human flesh 'YEHSUA HA MOSIACH' fullfilled the prophesy of 'I am your salvation' by allowing himself to be put to death for 'our' sins. He overcame death istself through resurrection. The gospel of John says, "In the beginning was THE WORD, and THE WORD was GOD and THE WORD was with GOD and in verse 14 'THE WORD BECAME FLESH' - YESHUA HA MOSHIACH
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The Holy Spirit is basically a "part" of God who helps us discern between right and wrong. (I put the quotes around 'part' because the Holy Spirit is also referred to as a person, or the third person of the Trinity).
The word trinity is not in the Bible but we can see the trinity in several verses of Scripture. If you look at when Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist, Jesus went down into the water. As he was coming up, the Father spoke, and the Spirit descended on Jesus in the form of a dove. There are other examples as well.
Another example of this concept is the rapture. Although there is nothing that says rapture in plain English, we know that God doesn't punish the righteous with the heathen. Notice when Lot was rescued from Sodom, and when Rahab and her family were rescued before Jericho fell. Paul also says, "We are not appointed to wrath" So by this we can know God is going to rescue us sometime between now and the Second Coming of Christ. It is good to have questions, and God doesn't mind that when they are honest questions, but when you are just out to argue, put others down or whatever, then you are letting Satan blind you and letting your questions get between you and God. He loves us all the same, but we still have to humble ourselves to seek him in the proper way. If you continue in this vein, there will always be one more question to answer and you will never have the joy of knowing God as He wants you to know Him. If you knew all the answers before you came to know God, where is there room for faith??
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No where in the BIBLE does it say that the HOLY SPIRIT is merely A PART OF GOD. The Holy Spirit IS GOD'S VERY SPIRIT, POWER, ANOINTING AND TESTIFIER that we are CHILDREN OF GOD.
You cannot receive conviction of sin without the HOLY SPIRIT's power of persuasion. You cannot receive CHRIST without the HOLY SPIRIT cleansing you of all unrighteousness.
HE is the only aspect of GOD that if you blaspheme you cannot be forgiven for. HE is the aspect of God that dwells inside a person when we become BORN AGAIN to TEACH US THE TRUTH about the Word of God, to lead us and guide us to know and honor the LORD. HE is God's essense of HOLINESS that transforms us into the NEW CREATURE IN CHRIST JESUS. WIthout the Holy Spirit you cannot know God or understand God's Word.
HE is the least talked about but the most emotional aspect of God. HE GRIEVES!
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it is the spirit of god .You need the Holy Spirit to go to heaven
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The Holy Spirit is the literal spirit of God, he is to God what your spirit is to you.
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God's active force.
Reasoning from the Scriptures:
A comparison of Bible texts that refer to the holy spirit shows that it is spoken of as 'filling' people; they can be 'baptized' with it; and they can be "anointed" with it. (Luke 1:41; Matt. 3:11; Acts 10:38) None of these expressions would be appropriate if the holy spirit were a person.
"I, for my part, baptize you with water because of your repentance; but the one coming after me is stronger than I am, whose sandals I am not fit to take off. That one will baptize you people with holy spirit and with fire." (Matthew 3:11)
"...namely, Jesus who was from Naz′a·reth, how God anointed him with holy spirit and power, and he went through the land doing good and healing all those oppressed by the Devil; because God was with him." (Acts 10:38)
Jesus also referred to the holy spirit as a "helper" (Greek, pa·ra′kle·tos), and he said that this helper would "teach," "bear witness," "speak," and 'hear.' (John 14:16, 17, 26; 15:26; 16:13) It is not unusual in the Scriptures for something to be personified. For example, wisdom is said to have "children." (Luke 7:35) Sin and death are spoken of as being kings. (Romans 5:14, 21) While some texts say that the spirit "spoke," other passages make clear that this was done through angels or humans. (Acts 4:24, 25; 28:25; Matt. 10:19, 20; compare Acts 20:23 with 21:10, 11.) At 1 John 5:6-8, not only the spirit but also "the water and the blood" are said to 'bear witness.' So, none of the expressions found in these texts in themselves prove that the holy spirit is a person.
The correct identification of the holy spirit must fit all the scriptures that refer to that spirit. With this viewpoint, it is logical to conclude that the holy spirit is the active force of God. It is not a person but is a powerful force that God causes to emanate from himself to accomplish his holy will.-Psalm 104:30; 2 Peter 1:21; Acts 4:31.
"For prophecy was at no time brought by man's will, but men spoke from God as they were borne along by holy spirit." (2 Peter 1:21)
"And when they had made supplication, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken; and they were one and all filled with the holy spirit and were speaking the word of God with boldness." (Acts 4:31)
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