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Biblical Teaching of the Holy Spirit as a Person
One of the names of the Holy Spirit is Counselor:
"And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you
another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever;" (John
1!1#
His Personality:
$e is the third person of the %odhead, the &rinity!
"And Jesus, when he was bapti'ed, went up straightway
out of the water! and, lo, the heavens were opened unto
him, and he saw the pirit of %od des)ending li*e adove, and
lighting upon him! And lo a voi)e from
heaven, saying, &his is my beloved on, in whom I am
well pleased+ (atthew -!1,1.#
"And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you
another Comforter, that he may abide with you for
ever;" (John 1!1#
"$ow %od anointed Jesus of /a'areth with the $oly
%host and with power! who went about doing good, andhealing all
that were oppressed of the devil; for %od was
with him+" (A)ts 10!-#
He has knowledge:
!And the spirit of the 2345 shall rest upon him, the
spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of )ounsel
and might, the spirit of *nowledge and of the fear of the
2345;" (Isaiah 11!6#
"And he that sear)heth the hearts *noweth what 7is8 the
mind of the pirit, be)ause he ma*eth inter)ession for
the saints a))ording to 7the will of8 %od+" (4omans
!6.#
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"9ut %od hath revealed 7them8 unto us by his pirit! for
the pirit sear)heth all things, yea, the deep things of
%od+ For what man *noweth the things of a man, save
the spirit of man whi)h is in him: even so the things of%od
*noweth no man, but the pirit of %od+ (1
Corinthians 6!1011#
He has feeling:
"9ut they rebelled, and ve
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shall be born of thee shall be )alled the on of %od+"
(2u*e 1!-?#
He convicts of sin:"And when he is )ome, he willreprove the
world of sin, and of righteousness, and of
@udgment!" (John 1!#
He regenerates:"Jesus answered, erily, verily, I say
unto thee, =
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7is8 the mind of the pirit, be)ause he ma*eth
inter)ession for the saints a))ording to 7the will of8 %od+
(4omans !66.#
He resurrected Christ:(4om+ !11, 1 >eter -!1#
He calls to service:(A)ts 1-!#+
He seals the elects salvation:(4om !6-#+
He indwells the believer:(4om+ !B#+
$e wor*s in the )hur)h! (1Cor 16!.11#+
He distributes gifts!(Corinthians 16#
He has many titles+ &he or* of the $oly pirit in
alvation! 4egeneration, Indwelling, bapti'ing, sealing,
filling, guiding, empowering and tea)hing+
&o answer your Duestion! if we should pray to the $olypirit:
/o, He enables us to communicate with the
"ather+ $e *nows what we need and prays for us+
"2i*ewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities:for
we *now not what we should pray for as we ought! but
the pirit itself ma*eth inter)ession for us with
groanings whi)h )annot be uttered+" (4omans !6#
