New Testament and Holy Spirit
1. The Holy Spirit.
2. The Personality of the Holy Spirit (Bible)
2.1The Holy Spirit is a Person. First, He exhibits five attributes of a person:
2.1.1 He has intellect
The Holy Spirit has intellect, for "the Spirit searches all things." (1 Corinthians 2:10). The Holy Spirit reveals the deep things of God and reveals them to us. The same word is used by Christ in John 5:39, where He says, "Ye search the Scriptures."
2.1.2 He has knowledge
No human being can know the thoughts of God, but the Holy Spirit understands the mind of God (1 Corinthians 2:11).
2.1.3He has a mind
Just as the Holy Spirit knows the Father, so the Father knows the mind of the Spirit (Rom 8:27). This passage clearly indicates that the Holy Spirit has intellect, because the word, "mind," (phronema) means "way of thinking, mind-set; aim, aspiration, striving" (cf. Ephesians 1:17).
2.1.4He has emotions
— As used in the Bible, it means to have feelings, awareness, and an ability to respond to something. Ephesians 4:30 is a command: "Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God." The Holy Spirit is grieved when we lie (v. 25), are angry (v. 26), steal or are lazy (v. 28), or speak unkind words (v. 29). The noun form of the same Greek word is used in 2 Corinthians 2:2, 5, about the sorrowful feelings of the Corinthians after Paul wrote them a stern letter of reproof. Only a person can be grieved; a mere influence cannot be grieved.
2.1.5 He has a will
The Holy Spirit can choose and make decisions. He has a will. This is shown in several passages. In Acts 16:6, for example, the Holy Spirit exercised His will to forbid Paul to go to a certain place, and instead directed him to go to Europe and preach.
2.2 The Holy Spirit is a Person.
Second, He does ten things which the Father and the Son also do:
2.2.1He testifies
The promise of Jesus was that the Holy Spirit "will bear witness of Me" (Jn 15:26). In John 15:27, the same word is used of the disciples' testifying
2. The Personality of the Holy Spirit (Bible)
2.1The Holy Spirit is a Person. First, He exhibits five attributes of a person:
2.1.1 He has intellect
The Holy Spirit has intellect, for "the Spirit searches all things." (1 Corinthians 2:10). The Holy Spirit reveals the deep things of God and reveals them to us. The same word is used by Christ in John 5:39, where He says, "Ye search the Scriptures."
2.1.2 He has knowledge
No human being can know the thoughts of God, but the Holy Spirit understands the mind of God (1 Corinthians 2:11).
2.1.3He has a mind
Just as the Holy Spirit knows the Father, so the Father knows the mind of the Spirit (Rom 8:27). This passage clearly indicates that the Holy Spirit has intellect, because the word, "mind," (phronema) means "way of thinking, mind-set; aim, aspiration, striving" (cf. Ephesians 1:17).
2.1.4He has emotions
— As used in the Bible, it means to have feelings, awareness, and an ability to respond to something. Ephesians 4:30 is a command: "Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God." The Holy Spirit is grieved when we lie (v. 25), are angry (v. 26), steal or are lazy (v. 28), or speak unkind words (v. 29). The noun form of the same Greek word is used in 2 Corinthians 2:2, 5, about the sorrowful feelings of the Corinthians after Paul wrote them a stern letter of reproof. Only a person can be grieved; a mere influence cannot be grieved.
2.1.5 He has a will
The Holy Spirit can choose and make decisions. He has a will. This is shown in several passages. In Acts 16:6, for example, the Holy Spirit exercised His will to forbid Paul to go to a certain place, and instead directed him to go to Europe and preach.
2.2 The Holy Spirit is a Person.
Second, He does ten things which the Father and the Son also do:
2.2.1He testifies
The promise of Jesus was that the Holy Spirit "will bear witness of Me" (Jn 15:26). In John 15:27, the same word is used of the disciples' testifying