Is the Holy Spirit a person, just like God the Father and Jesus Christ, as the doctrine of Trinity teaches? Let's examine the plain, clear testimony of the Scripture to see what God's Holy Spirit is.
First, it is the power of God. "'Not by might nor by power [of humans], but by My Spirit,' says the Lord of hosts" (Zachariah 4:6). "I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord, and of justice and might," declared the prophet Micah (Micah 3:8).
Second, it is the Spirit of wisdom and understanding- the Spirit of counsel and might, of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord (Isaiah 11:2)
Third, it is a gift of God. After baptism, you receive "the gift of the Holy Spirit" (Acts 2:38). It is poured out. "It shall come to pass in the last days, says God that I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh" (verse 17)
Fourth, to be effective, the Holy Spirit must be stirred up. "I remind you to stir up the gift of God," Paul told the young evangelist Timothy (2 Timothy 1:6)
Fifth, the Spirit of God can be quenched (1 Thessalonians 5:19)
Sixth, it is the begetting power of God (Matthew 1:18, Romans 8:9)
Seventh, it is God's guarantee to us that he will fulfil his promise to us (Ephesians 1:13-14
Eight, it sheds the love of God abroad in our hearts (Romans 5:5 Authorized Version).
Ninth, it must be renewed (2Corinthians 4:16)
Notice that in all these scriptures there is not one characteristic even implying the Holy Spirit is a person.
Does a person do any of these things? Is a person "poured", "quenched" or "renewed"?
Consider another important fact. If the Holy Spirit were a person, Jesus Christ prayed to the wrong individual. Throughout the four gospels, we found Christ speaking to God-not the Holy Spirit-as his Father.
Scripture explodes the Trinity error! If Scripture is our authority, we cannot accept the Trinity doctrine. What will you believe?
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