§ A divine person
The Holy Spirit is not a glorified. It is a grievous blunder growing out of dense ignorance to pray to God to send
"It," or to ask that when "it" comes "it" will bring blessings to God's people. Neither is the Holy Spirit merely "an influence." He is not an impersonal and vague force released, in response to human need, to direct or influence the mind, disposition, or action of persons, whether sinners or saints. The Holy Spirit is far more than the mind, temper, or disposition of God or Christ; the Holy Spirit is not the Bible, New Testament, or Word of God. He is more than the vital element in Christ and his truth. The Holy Spirit vitalizes truth and makes it "sharper than any two-edged sword."
There is no such thing as an impersonal God. This would be a contradiction in terms; if there be a God, he must be personal. Personality involves the possession of personal qualities and attributes. There can be no such qualities unless there is commerce between persons. There can be no love without someone to love, or trust without someone to trust; there can be no holier with-out someone to treat with honor, or svingatlty without someone with whom to sympathize; there can be no jeverence without something or someone to reverence. This is not only true in the realm of human relations, but it is true with divine relations. The very being of God, as truly and fully personal, necessitates the possession of personal qualities that can thrive only in eternal communion between divine persons. The personality of the Holy Spirit necessitates personal attributes. The personality of a solitary deity would have no associates with whom to communicate and exercise attributes.
Christ while on earth frequently spoke of the other two members of the Godhead; he spoke of God as his Father, and frequently prayed to him. He also spoke of the Holy Spirit and his relation to the Holy Spirit. He said to his disciples, "But the Comforter, even the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, Jje shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said unto you." (John 14: 26.) Again he said of the Holy Spirit that he would come from the Father, and "he shall bear witness of men." (John IS: 26.) And still again, he said, "Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but what things so ever he shall hear, these shall he speak: and he shall declare unto you the things that are to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall take of mine, and shall declare it unto you." (John 16: 13, 14.) In this quotation Jesus refers to the Holy Spirit or "the Spirit of truth" nine times; he uses the personal pronoun, masculine gender au lingular number, nine times in referring to the Holy Spirit. These can properly be used only of a person.
A "person" has life, thought, volition, action, individuality character, and influence. The Holy Spirit has all of these; hi lives; he wills; he acts; he has a separate individuality, a particular character and possesses influence. The Holy Spirit ha: all of the marks of personality; he is one, and is always spoke of, like God and Christ, in the singular number. The Holy Spirit has life; the Spirit gives life. (Gal. 6: 8.) "The Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." (Gen. 1: 2.) Ii this Holy Spirit is set forth as having a part in the creation of the material universe. The Spirit thinks and acts; these attributes of a divine person. Since the Holy Spirit jointly with God and Christ formed the Godhead, he must be of the same nature and essence as God and Christ; since they are divine persons, the Holy Spirit must be so considered.
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"It," or to ask that when "it" comes "it" will bring blessings to God's people. Neither is the Holy Spirit merely "an influence." He is not an impersonal and vague force released, in response to human need, to direct or influence the mind, disposition, or action of persons, whether sinners or saints. The Holy Spirit is far more than the mind, temper, or disposition of God or Christ; the Holy Spirit is not the Bible, New Testament, or Word of God. He is more than the vital element in Christ and his truth. The Holy Spirit vitalizes truth and makes it "sharper than any two-edged sword."
There is no such thing as an impersonal God. This would be a contradiction in terms; if there be a God, he must be personal. Personality involves the possession of personal qualities and attributes. There can be no such qualities unless there is commerce between persons. There can be no love without someone to love, or trust without someone to trust; there can be no holier with-out someone to treat with honor, or svingatlty without someone with whom to sympathize; there can be no jeverence without something or someone to reverence. This is not only true in the realm of human relations, but it is true with divine relations. The very being of God, as truly and fully personal, necessitates the possession of personal qualities that can thrive only in eternal communion between divine persons. The personality of the Holy Spirit necessitates personal attributes. The personality of a solitary deity would have no associates with whom to communicate and exercise attributes.
Christ while on earth frequently spoke of the other two members of the Godhead; he spoke of God as his Father, and frequently prayed to him. He also spoke of the Holy Spirit and his relation to the Holy Spirit. He said to his disciples, "But the Comforter, even the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, Jje shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said unto you." (John 14: 26.) Again he said of the Holy Spirit that he would come from the Father, and "he shall bear witness of men." (John IS: 26.) And still again, he said, "Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but what things so ever he shall hear, these shall he speak: and he shall declare unto you the things that are to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall take of mine, and shall declare it unto you." (John 16: 13, 14.) In this quotation Jesus refers to the Holy Spirit or "the Spirit of truth" nine times; he uses the personal pronoun, masculine gender au lingular number, nine times in referring to the Holy Spirit. These can properly be used only of a person.
A "person" has life, thought, volition, action, individuality character, and influence. The Holy Spirit has all of these; hi lives; he wills; he acts; he has a separate individuality, a particular character and possesses influence. The Holy Spirit ha: all of the marks of personality; he is one, and is always spoke of, like God and Christ, in the singular number. The Holy Spirit has life; the Spirit gives life. (Gal. 6: 8.) "The Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." (Gen. 1: 2.) Ii this Holy Spirit is set forth as having a part in the creation of the material universe. The Spirit thinks and acts; these attributes of a divine person. Since the Holy Spirit jointly with God and Christ formed the Godhead, he must be of the same nature and essence as God and Christ; since they are divine persons, the Holy Spirit must be so considered.
Real spirituality & materiality!
