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The Holy Spirit is not a person distinct from the Father and
the Son. The Holy Spirit is impersonal. It is not part of a
trinity. It is the divine energy through which God performs His
works.
The Holy Spirit is the power of God. The terms power and
spirit can be used interchangeably. God performs His mighty
works through His power. Through His Spirit, God created the
universe (Job 26:13) and gave life to mankind (Job 33:4).
Through His Spirit, God gave strength to Samson (Judges
14:6; 15:14), wisdom to Solomon, and inspiration to writers of
Scripture (2 Pet. 1:21). God's Spirit gave life to Jesus (Luke
1:35; Matt. 1:20) and enabled Him to perform miracles (Matt.
12:28; John 3:34). Through that power, God raised Jesus from
the dead to immortality (Rom. 1:4; Eph. 1:19, 20). These
divine works were different in purpose, but the one Spirit of
God was the unchanging medium for performing these works.
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of these are wind (John 3:8; Acts 2:2), fire (Matt. 3:11), water
(John 7:37-39), oil (Psalm 45:7; Isa. 61:1), seal (Eph. 1:13),
dove (Matt. 3:16), lamps (Rev. 4:5), and breath.
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7. Not Included in Apostolic Salutations. The power of God,
the Spirit, is not usually mentioned together with God and
Jesus in the greetings and salutations in New Testament
letters.
The Father says "Thou" to the Son and the Son says "Thou" to
the Father, but neither ever says "Thou" to the Spirit. The
Father loves the Son and the Son loves the Father, but neither
is mentioned as loving the Spirit.
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person" in any way. Moreover, the Father is never called "the
first person" and the Son is never called "the second person."
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behalf of believers. Jesus is the one who would be the
Paraclete or Advocate Himself. (1 John 2:1.) He is the one who
promised to be with them always (Matt. 28:20) and be their
source of comfort and help. Jesus said, "I will not leave you
comfortless: I will come to you" (John 14:18). The work of
Christ's Spirit as Comforter, Advocate, and Helper was nothing
other than the work of Christ Himself as Comforter, Advocate,
and Helper through that divine power.
The Bible correctly teaches that there is but one God, the
Father, who is one in essence and person. There is only one
person who is God. It teaches that Jesus is not God but the
Son of God. He is divine but not deity. Jesus is the most highly
exalted person in the universe next to God. Christ eternally
will be subject to His Father, the one supreme God. The Holy
Spirit is the impersonal power of God through which He
performs His works.
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