The Personality of the Holy Spirit

CALL TO PRAYER

Title: The Personality of the HolySpirit

By: Michael Ntow

Date: 06/04/2021

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost . . .
2 CORINTHIANS 13:14

The Holy Spirit is identified with the Father and the Son in such a way as to indicate personality. There are two great arguments here. The first is the baptismal formula: “baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost” (Matthew 28:19).

Here He is associated with the Father and the Son in a way that of necessity points to His personality.
The second argument is based on the apostolic benediction in 2 Corinthians 13:14: “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost . . .”

Obviously the Holy Spirit is a person in line with the person of the Father and of the Son. A most interesting way we can prove the personality of the Spirit is by showing that He is identified with us, with Christians, in a way that indicates that He is a person. In Acts 15:28 we read, “For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things.” This was a decision arrived at by members of the early church, and as they were persons, so He must be a person. You cannot say, “It seemed good to a power and to us,” because the power would be working in us. But here is someone outside us, “It seemed good to Him and to us.”

Personal qualities are ascribed to the Holy Spirit in the Scriptures. He is said, for example, to have knowledge. Paul argues, “For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God” (1 Corinthians 2:11).

A thought to ponder

The Spirit is identified with us, with Christians, in a way that indicates that He is a person.

Prayer point

Let’s ask God for the grace to grow conscious of the HolyGhost in us and the zest and desire to always commune with Him.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL