God is the father of all...Jesus is his son...but what's the Holy Spirit? Some people believe these are all one entity and not separate beings/whatever...why is this?
2006-09-05 16:16:58 · 12 answers · asked by WhyAskWhy 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Holy Ghost is a member of the Godhead. He is a spirit that has the form and likeness of a man. He can be in only one place at a time, but his influence can be everywhere at the same time.
Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost are called the Godhead. They are unified in purpose. Each has an important assignment in the plan of salvation. Our Heavenly Father is our Father and ruler. Jesus Christ is our Savior. The Holy Ghost is the revealer and testifier of all truth.
2006-09-05 16:20:03 · answer #1 · answered by Isolde 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wow! some great solutions right here, yet some complicated terminology, too! right this is a few straightforward Biblical good judgment: a million) there is entirely one actual God (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 40 5:5). 2) the daddy is the only actual God (John 17:3; a million Corinthians 8:6). good judgment utilized to Jesus: 3) Jesus is God (Colossians 2:9; a million Timothy 3:sixteen; Isaiah 40 4:6 with Revelation a million:17-18). 4) consequently, Jesus must be the daddy (John 14:9; John 10:28-30) good judgment utilized to the Holy Spirit 3) The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God (a million Corinthians 2:11,13; Matthew 3:sixteen with Luke 3:22). 4) consequently, the Holy Spirit must be the Spirit of the daddy (Mark 13:11; Luke 12:12 with Matthew 10:20). the priority is human beings attempt to tension the human thought of "persons" onto God. God can exist in any way He chooses, and He chosen to exist as the two God and guy on an identical time. Apostolic Believer in one God, JESUS
2016-10-14 09:05:39 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to original Christian doctrine, the Holy Spirit is the Third Person of the Holy Trinity. He is God, who proceeds from the Father, and is sent by the Son into the world. He is consubstantial (being of the same essence) with the Father and the Son. He is not "part" of the Father and/or the Son as some have asserted in their answers to this question. And He is not a "feeling" or something you feel. He is God, infinite and uncircumscribable, omiscient and omnipresent as someone else said. As one Eastern Orthodox Christian prayer says, addressing the Holy Spirit: "O heavenly King, O Comforter, the Spirit of Truth, Who art in all places and fillest all things...".
2006-09-05 16:45:56 · answer #3 · answered by LDRship 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In Bhakti Yoga we might compare the Holy Spirit to the All-pervading Brahman which is considered the effulgence of the Supreme Being, the Personality of Godhead.
Jesus would then be representing Guru or Paramatma, the localized manifestation of the Supreme Being as He appears in every atom and every heart.
2006-09-05 16:41:15 · answer #4 · answered by devotionalservice 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well everything about christianity and the new testament is basically ripped from the pagans and painted over the exsisting hebrew system since most gospels claimed jesus was a jew. so we have a pagan hebrew sect now called christian. the holy spirit was the gentile replacement of the pagan motherhead. since women could not be good enough to be a god head then she was replaced with the holy spirit. in original hebrew texts her name would have been shekinah which in hebrew means literally the female face of jehovah. but because the early christian gentiles wanted male control and domination of the world they buried women in blame for eve and took out any concept that females had any power whatsoever. thus the male dominated christians were the plague on humanity we see today. just now in the 1950's we finally see a restoration of dignity and respect to women.
hope this helps
mournyngwolf
wiccan and reader of bible (in its original un raped version of hebrew)
1 Timothy 2:11-12
During instruction, a woman should be quiet and respectful. I give no permission for a woman to teach or to have authority over a man. A woman ought to be quiet.
2006-09-05 16:30:51 · answer #5 · answered by mournyngwolf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Holy Spirit is the part of God who comes to us and helps us. It's like the invisible movement of the wind... you know it's there even though you cannot see it.
Some religions use Trinity as the terminology to describe the appearance of God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
It is not so much that they see it differently... they just use different terminology. It is their way of saying that all three are equally "God" and deserving of equal status and respect as God. Otherwise, people would tend to try to classify the three parts, and put one above the other. In a Trinity, they are all the same, three parts of one God.
2006-09-05 16:23:43 · answer #6 · answered by mia2kl2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. God, in three persons, Blessed Trinity.
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God that dwells within you.
The Holy Spirit is a revealer of truth and discernment, the Holy Spirit has no peers.
The Holy Spirit is your guide. John 16:13
"When the Spirit of Truth comes He will guide you into all
truth." The Holy Spirit allows you to know God's will.
The Holy Spirit is your helper. "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you."
The Holy Spirit supports us. Romans 8:26
"And in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness."
The Holy Spirit is your comforter. John 14:16
"I will pray to the Father, and He shall give you another.
He is the Third Person of the Trinity--"The Father,
the Son and the Holy Spirit."
He is co-equal with the Father and the Son. That's
why we baptize "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."
He was present at and had part in creation: Gen
1:2, "And 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." Job 26:13b, "By His Spirit he hath garnished the heavens."
He was active both in the Old Testament and in the
New Testament: Job 33:4, "The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life." Acts 1:8a, "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you."
So, as we consider the Holy Spirit, let's remember that we are talking about God--in every aspect. With that, allow me to give you a brief outline about "The Work of the Holy Spirit."
He Indwells Our Bodies
He Seals Our Redemption
He Enlightens Our Minds
He Comforts Our Hearts
He Guarantees Our Inheritance
HE INDWELLS OUR BODIES
One of the most fascinating and amazing Bible truths is that the Holy Spirit of God indwells the believer--the child of God. In the Old Testament this was not true...it never happened--only temporarily. The Holy Spirit came upon God's people for power and anointing but not to take up permanent residence.
When Jesus died on the cross and ascended back to heaven, He sent the Holy Spirit to indwell every Christian. Remember our text? John 14:16-17, "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
How does one receive the Holy Spirit?
A person receives the Holy Spirit by receiving
Christ. The moment a man or woman invites Jesus into their life, a miracle takes place. That person is saved from sin and is indwelt and sealed by the Holy Spirit of God.
Paul asks the question in 1 Cor 6:19, "What?
know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?"
HE SEALS OUR REDEMPTION
Again, in our text we read, "In whom also after that ye believed [Christ]; ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise."
The Holy Spirit is the assurance of our redemption.
God Bless You, my friend
2006-09-05 16:43:32 · answer #7 · answered by MesquiteGal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The precious Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. He is fully God. He is eternal, omniscient, omnipresent, has a will, and can speak. He is alive. His ministry is to bear witness of Jesus (John 15:26).
One and the same!
God bless
2006-09-05 16:21:45 · answer #8 · answered by Tanya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all come from the same. The holy spirit is what you FEEL. and the holy spirit is part of God and Jesus... so this is to be seen as one in the same. Make sense?
2006-09-05 16:21:15 · answer #9 · answered by pink9364 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well when jesus died on the croos he said he would send the holy spirirt to live w/ us and guide us now the whole trinity thing i'm actually confused about myself but ya there ya go
2006-09-05 16:20:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋