IS THE HOLY SPIRIT A PERSON?

1. His Person

a) In the Bible the Holy Spirit has not title like the Father or name like the Lord Jesus Christ. Some people think that the Holy Spirit is just a force or power for good. Is the Holy Spirit really a Person? Think about these verses:

i) A  person can speak, act, and tell what is in his mind. The Holy Spirit said, "I have sent"... "I have called", Acts 10:20; 13:2.

ii) A person has a will of his own. So has the Holy Spirit, 1 Corinthians 12:11. He guides the sons of God, Romans 8:14.

iii) A person has feelings. The Holy Spirit may be troubled and made sorrowful, Isaiah 63:10; Ephesians 4:30.

iv) A person has a mind. The Holy Spirit also has a mind, Romans 8:27. He searches the deep things of God. He knows the mind of God, 1 Corinthians 2:10-11.

b) A power or a force could not have a will, a mind, feelings, nor speak of itself as "I". The Holy Spirit is a Person. We should never talk of Him as "it". 

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