If you do not believe the Holy Spirit is a person, then what is it? What do Bible verses that reference the Holy Spirit or the Spirit of God mean?
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Question: If you do not believe the Holy Spirit is a person, then what is it?
The Bible includes over 100 verses that mention the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God or just the Spirit. Here are four examples:
Genesis 1:1-2 NIV:
> In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2Now the earth
> was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and
> the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
John 14:26 NIV:
> But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my
> name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I
> have said to you.
Matthew 12:32 NIV:
> Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but
> anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either
> in this age or in the age to come.
John 16:7-15 NIV:
> But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all
> the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he
> hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will glorify me
> because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to
> you. 15 All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the
> Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.”
Asked by Kurt Brouwer
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May 15, 2021, 08:35 PM
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