The Bible defines the Holy Spirit as the “Power of the Highest” [KJV, NKJ, YLT] or “Power of the Most High” [ESV, NAB, NAS, NAU, NIV, RSV] (Luke 1:35). When the angel appeared to Mary, the mother of Jesus, he declared: “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Fact: The Bible does not say that, nor does history. It says, “The Lord is the Spirit.” So the Holy Spirit is a person and He is God. If asked who the Holy Spirit is, would you say He is a ghost, a power, or a person? But here’s the most amazing part of all of this: The Father and Son in the person of the Holy Spirit dwells inside of every believer. This Appendix is an additional study to show the absurdity of viewing the Holy Spirit as a personality like the Father and Christ Jesus. 21 This ministry guarantees the security of … The irony of course is that Paul defines the Holy Spirit with the most person-intensive quality possible—fellowship! 18 While the child of God may sin and grieve the Spirit, the Spirit will never leave the true believer. 20 The Holy Spirit seals the believer. Misconception: Jesus’ apostles and other early disciples believed that the holy spirit was a person. —Matthew 28:19. 1 Corinthians 2:6-16. So as you can see, grammatical usage is not evidence as to whether the Holy Spirit is the power of God or is the third person of the Trinity. However, if the Holy Spirit is a person of equal value with the Father and the Son, we should expect to see Him given equal billing in the introductions of the epistles of Paul, Peter, James, John, and Jude. The brunt of the attack is directed against the Holy Spirit. Without denial of the one Essence of the Godhead, the personality of the Holy Spirit must be affirmed and is subject to proof unassailable by any who accept the Scriptures as authoritative. Anti-Trinitarian interpretation tears all this apart. The Holy Spirit was present during each stage of Christ’s life. The Holy Spirit: Experiencing His Power and Presence 24/7. It is a fundamental revelation that the Holy Spirit is a Person, in the sense that the Father is a Person, and the Son is a Person. His power was first seen in the act of creation, for it was by His power the world came into being (Genesis 1:1–2; Job 26:13). Any theory that reduces the Spirit to the power or influence of another simply cannot cope with the text. NOTE: Electricity is also a Power that can do almost every imaginable great and wonderful thing for mankind, yet it is not a person. A person who is baptized “in the name of” the holy spirit recognizes the power and role of the holy spirit in accomplishing God’s will. 19 Absence of the Holy Spirit is the mark of the unsaved. The Bible provides many details about Him that point to His personhood, yet many of us do not think of the Spirit as someone we can know. The Holy Spirit — Person or Power? The Spirit, the third Person of the Trinity, has appeared throughout Scripture as a Being through and by whom great works of power are made manifest. The Holy Spirit gives believers the power to live like Jesus and be bold witnesses for him. Therefore, the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God” . The Holy Spirit indwells the believer permanently. Theory that reduces the Spirit to the power to live like Jesus and be bold witnesses for him apostles other... Other early disciples believed that the Holy Spirit: Experiencing His power and Presence 24/7 Jesus and bold! 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