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Some people exclaim …
How can they say the Trinity is one God in 3 “Persons”?
The Holy Spirit sure doesn’t sound like a “Person” to me.
Of the 3, the Holy Spirit is the least likely to be a “Person”.
The Holy Spirit has the attributes of a person
has wisdom,knowledge,understanding Isaiah 11:2
has a mind ----------------------- Romans 8:27; Acts 15:28
has a will ----------------------- 1 Corinthians 12:11
has joy -------------------------- 1 Thessalonians 1:6
bears witness -------------------- Romans 8:16; 1 John 5:6
comforts ------------------------- Acts 9:31; John 14:16,14;26,15:26,16:7 (KJV)
commissions ---------------------- Acts 20:28
declares ------------------------- John 16:14
devises plans -------------------- Isaiah 30:1
distributes ---------------------- 1 Corinthians 12:11
fellowships ---------------------- Philippians 2:1; 2 Corinthians 13:14
forbids -------------------------- Acts 16:6-7
guides --------------------------- John 16:13
hears ---------------------------- John 16:13
helps ---------------------------- Romans 8:26; John 14:16,14;26,15:26,16:7 (NKJV)
instructs ------------------------ Nehemiah 9:20
intercedes ----------------------- Romans 8:26-27
justifies (declares righteous) --- 1 Corinthians 6:11
knows things --------------------- 1 Corinthians 2:11
leads ---------------------------- Romans 8:14
loves ---------------------------- Romans 15:30; Galatians 5:22
reveals things ------------------- Luke 2:26, Ephesians 3:5
sends ---------------------------- Isaiah 48:16; Acts 13:4
sets people apart (separates) ---- 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Peter 1:2
speaks --------------------------- John 16:13; Acts 8:29,10:19,13:2; Rev 2:7,2:17
strives with man ----------------- Genesis 6:3
teaches -------------------------- 1 Corinthians 2:13
testifies ------------------------ Nehemiah 9:30; John 15:26; Acts 20:23
warns ---------------------------- Acts 20:23
can be lied to ------------------- Acts 5:3-4
can be tested -------------------- Acts 5:9
can be insulted ------------------ Hebrews 10:29
can be grieved (saddened) -------- Isaiah 63:10, Ephesians 4:30
can be quenched (hindered) ------- 1 Thessalonians 5:19
My very own personal contribution to "Ripley's Believe it or not" is the incredible fact that
some church leaders have been deceived into believing that the Holy Spirit is only "a force".
Witness the former Moderator (for 8 years?) of the large (Protestant) United Church of Canada.
.
How can they say the Trinity is one God in 3 “Persons”?
The Holy Spirit sure doesn’t sound like a “Person” to me.
Of the 3, the Holy Spirit is the least likely to be a “Person”.
The Holy Spirit has the attributes of a person
has wisdom,knowledge,understanding Isaiah 11:2
has a mind ----------------------- Romans 8:27; Acts 15:28
has a will ----------------------- 1 Corinthians 12:11
has joy -------------------------- 1 Thessalonians 1:6
bears witness -------------------- Romans 8:16; 1 John 5:6
comforts ------------------------- Acts 9:31; John 14:16,14;26,15:26,16:7 (KJV)
commissions ---------------------- Acts 20:28
declares ------------------------- John 16:14
devises plans -------------------- Isaiah 30:1
distributes ---------------------- 1 Corinthians 12:11
fellowships ---------------------- Philippians 2:1; 2 Corinthians 13:14
forbids -------------------------- Acts 16:6-7
guides --------------------------- John 16:13
hears ---------------------------- John 16:13
helps ---------------------------- Romans 8:26; John 14:16,14;26,15:26,16:7 (NKJV)
instructs ------------------------ Nehemiah 9:20
intercedes ----------------------- Romans 8:26-27
justifies (declares righteous) --- 1 Corinthians 6:11
knows things --------------------- 1 Corinthians 2:11
leads ---------------------------- Romans 8:14
loves ---------------------------- Romans 15:30; Galatians 5:22
reveals things ------------------- Luke 2:26, Ephesians 3:5
sends ---------------------------- Isaiah 48:16; Acts 13:4
sets people apart (separates) ---- 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Peter 1:2
speaks --------------------------- John 16:13; Acts 8:29,10:19,13:2; Rev 2:7,2:17
strives with man ----------------- Genesis 6:3
teaches -------------------------- 1 Corinthians 2:13
testifies ------------------------ Nehemiah 9:30; John 15:26; Acts 20:23
warns ---------------------------- Acts 20:23
can be lied to ------------------- Acts 5:3-4
can be tested -------------------- Acts 5:9
can be insulted ------------------ Hebrews 10:29
can be grieved (saddened) -------- Isaiah 63:10, Ephesians 4:30
can be quenched (hindered) ------- 1 Thessalonians 5:19
My very own personal contribution to "Ripley's Believe it or not" is the incredible fact that
some church leaders have been deceived into believing that the Holy Spirit is only "a force".
Witness the former Moderator (for 8 years?) of the large (Protestant) United Church of Canada.
.