THE HOLY SPIRIT IS A DIVINE PERSON

JOHN 14:15-27
JOHN 14:16
"And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter ... "

THE HOLY SPIRIT IS A DIVINE PERSON

Some cult groups like the Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe in the Divine Personality of the Holy Spirit. They believe that the Holy Spirit is only an impersonal power or influence from God. This is blasphemy and a heresy!
The term "spirit" is neuter in the Greek pneúma and feminine in the Hebrew ruah (which means spirit, breath, wind). The Holy Spirit is the "Comforter," a masculine noun in the Greek parakletos, and "he" is the masculine pronoun ekeínos. "But the Comforter (parakletos), which is the Holy Ghost (to Pneúma to Hagion), whom the Father will send in my name, he (ekeínos) shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you" (John 14:26 ). Moreover, Jesus mentions "another (állos) Comforter," which means "another Comforter of the same sort" (John 14:16 ) who would be with His disciples to help them, teach them and guide them just as Jesus did unto them.
Furthermore, not only does the Holy Spirit possess intelligence, will and emotion (1 Cor 2:10-11 ;12:11 ;Rom 8:27 ;Eph 4:30 ), His actions also prove that He is a Divine Person: He creates and gives life (Gen 1:2 ;Job 33:4 ), inspired the Scripture (2 Tim 3:16 ;2 Pet 1:20-21 ), effected virgin Mary's conception (Matt 1:18-20 ;Luke 1:35 ), regenerates (John 3:5-6;Titus 3:5 ), teaches (John 14:26 ), testifies (John 15:26 ), reproves (John 16:8 ), guides (John 16:13 ), glorifies Christ (John 16:14 ), comforts (Acts 9:31 ), helps (Rom 8:26 ), searches (1 Cor 2:10-11 ), sanctifies (Rom 15:16 ), bears witness (Rom 8:16 ), etc. He may also be blasphemed (Matt 12:31 ), lied to (Acts 5:3 ), resisted (Acts 7:51 ), grieved (Eph 4:30 ) and insulted (Heb 10:29 ). An impersonal power or influence can never have such a sovereign will, intelligence, emotion and actions as the Holy Spirit does! Our unbelief and disobedience grieve the Holy Spirit!

THOUGHT: Do I really honour the Holy Spirit as a Divine Person?

PRAYER: Help me to know, trust and honour Thy Spirit more.