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I. The Holy Spirit'S Works Manifest Personality

The document argues that the Holy Spirit is a personal being rather than an impersonal force based on three key points: 1) The works of the Holy Spirit, such as speaking, teaching, bearing witness, and making intercession, demonstrate personality. 2) The Holy Spirit possesses personal characteristics like having a mind, knowledge, affection, and will. 3) The Holy Spirit can experience personal slights like being grieved, blasphemed, insulted, lied to, and resisted, indicating a personal nature rather than an impersonal force.

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I. The Holy Spirit'S Works Manifest Personality

The document argues that the Holy Spirit is a personal being rather than an impersonal force based on three key points: 1) The works of the Holy Spirit, such as speaking, teaching, bearing witness, and making intercession, demonstrate personality. 2) The Holy Spirit possesses personal characteristics like having a mind, knowledge, affection, and will. 3) The Holy Spirit can experience personal slights like being grieved, blasphemed, insulted, lied to, and resisted, indicating a personal nature rather than an impersonal force.

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It is my contention, however, that the Bible reveals the Holy Spirit


to be...
a. A "personal" being, possessing every trait of what we call
"personality"
b. Not some "impersonal force" that emanates from God

[Consider the following evidence for this view of the Holy Spirit...]

I. THE HOLY SPIRIT'S WORKS MANIFEST PERSONALITY

A. THE HOLY SPIRIT SPEAKS...


1. He "expressly says" that some will depart from the faith - 1 Ti
4:1
2. The Spirit spoke and gave directions to Philip - Ac 8:29
3. He spoke to Peter and gave him charge concerning the Gentiles
- Ac 10:19-20
4. He spoke to the brethren at Antioch concerning Paul and
Barnabas - Ac 13:1-4

B. THE HOLY SPIRIT TEACHES...


1. He was to teach the apostles all things - Jn 14:26
2. Please note that Jesus consistently refers to the Holy Spirit
as "He", not "it" (implying a personal being, not an impersonal
force) - cf. Jn 14:16-17

C. THE HOLY SPIRIT BEARS WITNESS...


1. He was to testify of Jesus - Jn 15:26-27
2. Just as the apostles (who were "personal beings") would bear
witness, so also the Holy Spirit

D. THE HOLY SPIRIT GUIDES, HEARS, SPEAKS, TELLS...


1. He would carry on and complete the work started by Jesus - Jn
16:12-13
2. Notice again that Jesus consistently refers to the Holy Spirit
as "He"

E. THE HOLY SPIRIT FORBIDS...


1. He prevented Paul and his companions from going into certain
areas of Asia - Ac 16:6-7
2. This He did by "forbidding" them, and "not permitting" them,
despite their initial efforts

F. THE HOLY SPIRIT INTERCEDES...


1. The "Spirit Himself (note Paul's use of the personal pronoun)
makes intercession for us" - Ro 8:26
2. Just as Christ "also makes intercession for us" - Ro 8:34

[All these works of the Holy Spirit manifest personality. But there is
more...]

II. THE HOLY SPIRIT POSSESSES PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

A. HE HAS A MIND...
1. "the mind of the Spirit" - Ro 8:27
2. This suggests thinking on His own

B. HE HAS KNOWLEDGE...
1. He "knows the things of God" - 1Co 2:11
2. Just as the "spirit of man" (a personal being) knows certain
things

C. HE POSSESSES AFFECTION...
1. Paul speaks of "the love of the Spirit" - Ro 15:30
2. When have you known of an "impersonal force" that could love?

D. HE HAS A WILL...
1. "the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each
one individually as He wills" - 1Co 12:11
2. It was the Holy Spirit Who decided what person received which
gift

[Again, these are all characteristics of a being possessing intelligence


and personality. Finally, consider how...]

III. THE HOLY SPIRIT SUFFERS PERSONAL SLIGHTS AND INJURIES

A. HE CAN BE GRIEVED...
1. "do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God" - Ep 4:30
2. He can be made sorrowful through our willful neglect

B. HE CAN BE BLASPHEMED...
1. That is, to be spoken evil of
2. As in attributing His deeds to the works of Satan, the
"unforgivable sin" - Mt 12:31-32

C. HE CAN BE INSULTED...
1. One who has "trampled the Son of God underfoot" has also
"insulted the Spirit of grace" - He 10:29
2. This is done by sinning "willfully" - He 10:26

D. HE CAN BE LIED TO...


1. As Ananias and his wife Sapphira were guilty of doing
2. "...why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy
Spirit...?" - Ac 5:3

E. HE CAN BE RESISTED...
1. As Stephen charged the Jewish leaders of doing - Ac 7:51
2. This they did by resisting the message and persecuting the
messengers who were inspired by the Holy Spirit - cf. Ac 7:
52-53

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