The Holy Spirit

by Matt Slick

The Holy Spirit is the third person in the Trinity. He is fully God. He is eternal, omniscient, omnipresent, has a will, and can speak. He is alive. He is a person. He is not particularly visible in the Bible because His ministry is to bear witness of Jesus (John 15:26).

Some cults like the Jehovah's Witnesses say that the Holy Spirit is nothing more than a force (Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, pp. 406-407). This is false. If the Holy Spirit were merely a force, then He could not speak (Acts 13:2); He could not be grieved (Eph. 4:30); and He would not have a will (1 Cor. 12:11).

The truth is that the Holy Spirit is a person the same as the Father and the Son are within the Trinity.

His Names	His Attributes	Symbols of	Sins Against	Power in Christ's Life
God Acts 5:3-4	Eternal Heb. 9:14	Dove Matt. 3:16	Blasphemy Matt. 12:31	Conceived of Matt. 1:18,20
Lord 2 Cor. 3:18	Omnipotent Luke 1:35	Wind Acts 2:1-4	Resist (Unbelief) Acts 7:51	Baptism Matt. 3:16
Spirit 1 Cor. 2:10	Omnipresent Psalm 139:7-10	Fire Acts 2:3	Insult Heb. 10:29	Led by Luke 4:1
Spirit of God 1 Cor. 3:16	Will 1 Cor. 12:11	*****	Lied to Acts 5:3	Filled with Power Luke 4:14,18
Spirit of Truth John 15:26	Loves Rom. 15:30	*****	Grieved Eph. 4:30	Witness of Jesus John 15:26
Eternal Spirit Heb. 9:14	Speaks Acts 8:29; 13:2	*****	Quench 1 Thess. 5:19	Raised Jesus Rom. 8:11

The Works of the Holy Spirit
Access to God - Eph. 2:18	Inspires prayer - Eph. 6:18; Jude 20
Anoints for Service - Luke 4:18	Intercedes -Rom. 8:26
Assures - Rom. 8:15-16; Gal. 4:6	Interprets Scripture - 1 Cor. 2:1,14; Eph. 1:17
Authors Scripture - 2 Pet. 1:20-21	Leads - Rom. 8:14
Baptizes - John 1:23-34; 1 Cor. 12:13-14	Liberates - Rom. 8:2
Believers Born of - John 3:3-6	Molds Character - Gal. 5:22-23
Calls and Commissions - Acts 13:24; 20:28	Produces fruit - Gal. 5:22-23
Cleanses - 1 Thess. 3:13; 1 Pet. 1:2	Empowers Believers - Luke 24:49
Convicts of sin - John 16:9,14	Raises from the dead - Rom. 8:11
Creates - Gen. 1:2; Job 33:4	Regenerates - Titus 3:5
Empowers - 1 Thess. 1:5	Sanctifies - Rom. 15:16
Fills - Acts 2:4; 4:29-31; 5:18-20	Seals - Eph. 1:13-14; 4:30
Gives gifts - 1 Cor. 12:8-11	Strengthens - Eph. 3:16; Acts 1:8; 2:4; 1 Cor. 2:4
Glorifies Christ - John 16:14	Teaches - John 14:26
Guides in truth - John 16:13	Testifies of Jesus - John 15:26
Helps our weakness - Rom. 8:26	Victory over flesh - Rom. 8:2-4; Gal. 4:6
Indwells believers - Rom. 8:9-14; Gal. 4:6	Worship helper - Phil. 3:3