Is the holy spirit a living being Equal to God?

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Acts 20:28 KJV
28) Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

Acts 13:2 KJV
2) As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

Acts 5:3-4 KJV
3) But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
4) Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.

Ephesians 4:30 KJV
30) And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

Mark 13:11 KJV
11) But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.

John 14:26 KJV
26) But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

Acts 1:16 KJV
16) Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.

Acts 15:28 KJV
28) For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

Acts 16:6 KJV
6) Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,

Acts 20:23 KJV
23) Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.

Acts 21:11 KJV
11) And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.

Romans 15:16 KJV
16) That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.

1 Corinthians 2:13 KJV
13) Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

Hebrews 3:7 KJV
7) Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,

Hebrews 9:8 KJV
8) The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:

The Holy Spirit . . .

Made you overseers.
Said "separate me Barnabas and Saul to the work whereunto I have called them.
Can be lied to, and that lie is to God.
Can be grieved, that is, made very sad.
Speaks.
Teaches.
Reminds.
Has Opinions.
Forbids.
Witnesses.
Prophesies.
Sanctifies.
Signifies.

And all this signifies to me . . . the Holy Spirit is a Person within the Godhead.

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I agree with this.
Satan is merely another term for an adversary - there are many...some good and some bad - mostly all people and sometimes maybe an angel but nowhere in the Bible is fallen angel theology taught.


You must have never read the bible then. Rev 12 is about Michael defeating satan and his angels and throwing them out of heaven forever to this earth.
 

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You are watching too much sci-fi.

God is not a force field..

The NT tells you that ""God is A Spirit."" and the born again worship God "in Spirit" and "in Truth".

1.) God, is "A" Spirit,
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2.) Jesus is THE TRUTH. John 14:6

THE HOLY SPIRIT, is God. = "A" Spirit.
"The Spirit is LIFE", and Jesus came to give us "Abundant life" and "Eternal life"., as Jesus is : "the way, the truth and THE LIFE."
So, when we get this LIFE of God, as our Redemption, this manifests as a BIRTH of our Spirit as born again = "IN Christ"... "Who is that Spirit".


Actually at John 4:22-24 Jesus assures all the true worshippers will worship-The FATHER in spirit and truth, after warning that their gods were false=trinity included.
 

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You must have never read the bible then. Rev 12 is about Michael defeating satan and his angels and throwing them out of heaven forever to this earth.
A common mistake on two fronts 1. You went to the end of the Bible to show your understanding and 2. you choose a highly figurative section which is not what you think it is.
Out of interest do you also believe the woman is clothed with an actual sun? And has a moon under her feet? Insightful you did the same a aunty Jane and she could not provide an answer to the figures of speech in Revelation 12 also.
Take a relook at the subject for yourself and you will see its full of holes.
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There are translations that say "God is Spirit" not "a spirit". Even the interlinear in the Greek says God is spirit. There's a difference. The Spirit of God is separate from God. "The Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters", not God himself, but his Spirit. And seeing Jesus is seeing God.

Gen 1:1-2

1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

John 14:9

Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
 

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Lets look at the facts:
1) The Father has a name-YHWH(Jehovah) - The son has a name-Jesus--Holy spirit-0
2) The Father sits on a throne-- The son sits on a throne-- Holy spirit-0
3) The Father shares things with the son-Holy spirit-0
4) The Father teaches the son- Holy spirit-0
5)Many important passages mention God and the son-Holy spirit-maybe 2-- The important one = John 17:3--One must know the Father-THE ONLY TRUE GOD and the one he sent forth-Jesus to get eternal life- Holy spirit-0

The answer i believe is no the Holy spirit is not a being, but Gods active force according to all that bible evidence.
The New Catholic encyclopedia 1967-Vol XIII page 575-- The majority of New testament texts reveals Gods spirit as something, not someone.

Some religions teach it is a living being, what do you think seeing all the real evidence?
I believe the Holy Spirit is God.
 
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Lets look at the facts:
1) The Father has a name-YHWH(Jehovah) - The son has a name-Jesus--Holy spirit-0
2) The Father sits on a throne-- The son sits on a throne-- Holy spirit-0
3) The Father shares things with the son-Holy spirit-0
4) The Father teaches the son- Holy spirit-0
5)Many important passages mention God and the son-Holy spirit-maybe 2-- The important one = John 17:3--One must know the Father-THE ONLY TRUE GOD and the one he sent forth-Jesus to get eternal life- Holy spirit-0

The answer i believe is no the Holy spirit is not a being, but Gods active force according to all that bible evidence.
The New Catholic encyclopedia 1967-Vol XIII page 575-- The majority of New testament texts reveals Gods spirit as something, not someone.

Some religions teach it is a living being, what do you think seeing all the real evidence?
I've often wondered if the Holy Spirits are the Father's spirit and the Son's spirit. But I really don't know.
 

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You have Catholicism translating. Every translation on earth proves her to be false religion. Thus if false religion is responsible for your translation, youcan bet your bottom dollar satan was behind the alterations.
Do you have a Bible? Try reading it. Jesus is God the Creator.
 

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Lets look at the facts:
1) The Father has a name-YHWH(Jehovah) - The son has a name-Jesus--Holy spirit-0
2) The Father sits on a throne-- The son sits on a throne-- Holy spirit-0
3) The Father shares things with the son-Holy spirit-0
4) The Father teaches the son- Holy spirit-0
5)Many important passages mention God and the son-Holy spirit-maybe 2-- The important one = John 17:3--One must know the Father-THE ONLY TRUE GOD and the one he sent forth-Jesus to get eternal life- Holy spirit-0

The answer i believe is no the Holy spirit is not a being, but Gods active force according to all that bible evidence.
The New Catholic encyclopedia 1967-Vol XIII page 575-- The majority of New testament texts reveals Gods spirit as something, not someone.

Some religions teach it is a living being, what do you think seeing all the real evidence?
For our sakes, as well as for God the Father, the Holy Spirit of God the Father dwells within the Spirit of His Son Jesus. When Jesus comes into our life, the Father who is in Jesus, comes with him, whereby they both take up residence within us, together as One. John 14:23, Revelation 3:20.
Together, They are the Holy Spirit of God.

John.17[5] And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
 

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A common mistake on two fronts 1. You went to the end of the Bible to show your understanding and 2. you choose a highly figurative section which is not what you think it is.
Out of interest do you also believe the woman is clothed with an actual sun? And has a moon under her feet? Insightful you did the same a aunty Jane and she could not provide an answer to the figures of speech in Revelation 12 also.
Take a relook at the subject for yourself and you will see its full of holes.
F2F


Everyone knows that war was real.
 

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I believe the Holy Spirit is God.


A man told you that. God sent the Holy spirit as a go between, God asked a question, God sought an answer. That is why the man lied to God. The Holy spirit was just a go between.
 

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Its Gods active force.
Well I know his spirit is through out the entire universe I think.

But God's spirit brings life to people, can raise them from the dead I think. Created the heavens and earth with it if you read Genesis. And God directs the Holy Spirit.
 
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Do you have a Bible? Try reading it. Jesus is God the Creator.


John 17:3--Jesus teaches his FATHER is THE ONLY TRUE GOD-- we all must choose who we believe. Errors or Jesus-they contradict each other.
 

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For our sakes, as well as for God the Father, the Holy Spirit of God the Father dwells within the Spirit of His Son Jesus. When Jesus comes into our life, the Father who is in Jesus, comes with him, whereby they both take up residence within us, together as One. John 14:23, Revelation 3:20.
Together, They are the Holy Spirit of God.

John.17[5] And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.


It is Gods active force. It is not a being.
 

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Well I know his spirit is through out the entire universe I think.

But God's spirit brings life to people, can raise them from the dead I think. Created the heavens and earth with it if you read Genesis. And God directs the Holy Spirit.

Yes its Gods active force, not a living being.
 

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Everyone knows that war was real.
I'm intrigued to know what war you are referencing?
Also the symbolic language and its interpretation is left veiled to most which could be why you made reference to a literal war.
 

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I'm intrigued to know what war you are referencing?
Also the symbolic language and its interpretation is left veiled to most which could be why you made reference to a literal war.


The war in heaven-began rev 6--Ride of the white horse( righteous war)-Gods kingdom established in heaven= He receives his crown. Peace will be taken from the earth=ww1--After ww1 millions upon millions died all over the earth from things mentioned of the other 3 riders of rev 6. Satan came angry knowing his time was short.
 
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