John 14:16 – 16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever. Biblical evidence that the Spirit is a person can be found in Jesus’ words.ġ. Unfortunately, even some Christians equate the work of the Holy Spirit in their lives as simply the presence of emotion or feelings. These groups say that the Spirit is not deity and is not a person, but just a force that works in the world by God’s power. Some religious groups, particularly the Jehovah’s Witnesses, teach that the Holy Spirit is simply an active force. There is a common perception that the Holy Spirit is a force. As God, He is actively involved in offering grace to all humanity.ī. Two times the Holy Spirit is described as “ the Spirit of grace” (Zechariah 12:10 Hebrews 10:29). This describes a function of the Holy Spirit as a revealer of God’s law and God’s truths.Ĥ. Three times in John’s gospel the Holy Spirit is referred to as “ the Spirit of truth” (John 14:17, 15:26, and 16:13). We will look more closely at this point later.ģ. He is also called “ the Spirit of God” or “ the Spirit of the Lord” 32 times in the NKJV. Most English translations have attempted to make this distinction, but this is unreliable.Ģ. This is a work of the translators, not inspiration. One thing to keep in mind as you study, the use of a capital “S” in the text is not a failsafe way to identify when the text is referencing the Holy Spirit. (from Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words)ġ. Vine’s says… The use or absence of the article in the original where the “Holy Spirit” is spoken of cannot always be decided by grammatical rules, nor can the presence or absence of the article alone determine whether the reference is to the “Holy Spirit. In fact, some passages have the article before both words the Holy, the Spirit, emphasizing the distinct person of the Holy Spirit – But the article does not appear in every text where the Holy Spirit is under discussion. Romans 1:4 describes the Spirit as “the Spirit of holiness.” Some references contain a preceding definite article “ the“.
the most common designation is Holy Spirit – (found 96 times in NKJV) The spirit under consideration is certainly holy or distinct. 4:21), to a type of gift (spiritual gift).Ī. from describing the One Spirit of God, to the human spirit, or inner person, to a disposition (spirit of gentleness, 1 Cor. Vines lists 18 different uses of the word in the N.T. The NT word translated as spirit (ghost-KJV) in pneuma, which means wind, or breath. The One Spirit Identified: Who is the Holy Spirit? There are various names and descriptions used in the Bible to identify the Holy Spirit. Later in chapter 4:4, Paul again says, There is one body, one Spirit… Who or what is this one Spirit? Our access to the blessings of Christ, and to the Father Himself, are provided by one Spirit. 18 – 18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. He has thus reconciled them to God and united all the forgiven in the one body of Christ. But Jesus died to redeem all men from the curse of the law, both the Jews and the Gentiles, by providing forgiveness of sins. We were lawbreakers, and as such the law of God’s commandments condemned us. He has brought us near to God He is our peace, because through His physical death on the cross He dismantled the wall that separated us from each other and God. What a glorious view of the spiritual blessings contained in the death and resurrection of Christ. The apostle catalogues the work of Christ for us. 18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. 17 And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. 14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, 15 having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, 16 and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. Intro: Ephesians 2:13-18 – But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
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