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John 16:13 ~ However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. John 16:14 ~ He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.

is the ? holy spirit Who Holy Spirit What From the Jehovah’s Witness official website: "In the Bible, God’s holy spirit is identified as God’s power in action." "It is not unusual for God’s Word to personify things that are not a person. These include wisdom, discernment, sin, death, and undeserved kindness. Jesus himself said that “wisdom is proved righteous by all its children,” or its good results. Clearly, wisdom is not a person that has literal children! Likewise, the holy spirit is not a person simply because in some instances it is personified."

~ To possess or show feelings ~ A self-identity ~ The ability to think and act upon thinking Three aspects of personality: 1.Mind 2.Will 3.Emotions

Rom. 8:27 ~ Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God. 1.Mind

He searches and knows 1.Mind 1 Cor. 2:10-11 ~ 10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 11 For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.

He teaches 1.Mind Luke 12:12 ~ For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say. John 14:20 ~ But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. 1 Cor. 2:13 ~ These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

He speaks 1.Mind 1 Tim. 4:1 ~ Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, Acts. 8:29 ~ Then the Spirit said to Philip, "Go near and overtake this chariot." Acts 10:19-20 ~ 19 While Peter thought about the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men are seeking you. 20 Arise therefore, go down and go with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent them."

1 Cor. 12:11 ~ But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills. 2.Will

He strives 2.Will Gen. 6:3 ~ And the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years."

He forbids 2.Will Acts. 16:6-7 ~ 6 Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. 7 After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them.

He guides 2.Will John 16:13 ~ However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.

He has opinions 2.Will Acts 15:28 ~ For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:

He loves 3.Emotion Rom. 15:30 ~ Now I beg you, brethren, through the Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in prayers to God for me,

He can be grieved 3.Emotion Eph. 4:30 ~ And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

He can be insulted 3.Emotion Heb. 10:29 ~ Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace?

The Greek word for "Spirit" is pneuma (neuter) John 16:7-14 ~ 7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. 8 And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me; 10 of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; 11 of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged. 12 I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. 14 He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.

What is His Nature?

He is called “God” Act 5:3-4 ~ 3 But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself? 4 While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own control? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God."

Job 33:4 ~ The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life. He is the Creator Ps. 104:30 ~ You send forth Your Spirit, they (living things, v. 25) are created; And You renew the face of the earth.

Heb. 3:7-9 ~ 7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: "Today, if you will hear His voice, 8 Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, In the day of trial in the wilderness, 9 Where your fathers tested Me, tried Me, And saw My works forty years. (quoting from Ps. 95:7-10) He inspired the Scriptures

Tit. 3:4 ~ not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, He gives salvation

Rom. 8:11 ~ But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. He raised Jesus from the dead

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