A Divine Person 1

 Vs 26 mentions the Trinity  Much misunderstanding of Holy Spirit today  “God’s Holy Spirit is not a God, not a member of the trinity, not coequal, and is not even a person… It is God’s active force… maybe like a radar beam” – The Watchtower by the Jehovah’s Witnesses  Consider – Deut 29:29  The Holy Spirit is God; a Third person of the Trinity  Take a look at the Holy Spirit as a Divine person 2

 Does not mean a physical body – Lk 24:36-40  Person: “A being characterized by conscious apprehension, rationality, and a moral sense. A being possessing or forming the subject of personality.” – Webster’s Dictionary  Christ speaks of Holy Spirit as a person  Characteristics of a person  Intellect – Rom 8:27  Love – Rom 15:30  Will – 1 Cor 12:11 & Jn 3:8 3

 Holy Spirit does the work of a person  He speaks – 1 Tim 4:1; Mt 10:19-20; 2 Sam 23:2; Mk 13:11; Acts 2:4; 2 Pet 1:19-21  He teaches – 1 Cor 2:12-13; Neh 9:20; Lk 12:11-12; Jn 14:23-26  He guides – Jn 16:13-14  He forbids – Act 16:6-7  He searches – 1 Cor 2:10  He witnesses – Act 20:22-23; Rom 8:16; Heb 10:15; 1 Jn 5:5-7 4

 The Holy Spirit suffers the indiffernence and injuries of a person  Grieved – Eph 4:30  Spited/insulted – Heb 10:29  Lied to – Acts 5:3 5

 Defining divine – Acts 17:29 & Rom 1:20  The Spirit is called God – Acts 5:1-4  The Holy Spirit has attributes of deity  Eternal – Heb 9:14  All-knowing – 1 Cor 2:10-11  All present – Ps 139:7-12  The Holy Spirit does the work of deity  Creation – Gen 1:1-2  Providence of nature – Ps 104:30  Miracles – Mt 12:28 & 1 Cor 12:7-11 6

 The Holy Spirit is indeed a divine person  He is now inviting you to come to Christ  Rev 22:17 7