What is The Holy Ghost?

Answer 1

The Old Testament was originally written mostly in Hebrew.

The New Testament was originally written in Greek.

The Third Person of the Holy Trinity, now commonly called in English "the Holy Spirit," is in Hebrew: רוח הקודש or Ruah haqodesh
And is in Greek: το Άγιο Πνεύμα

These Hebrew and Greek words have been translated into English as both the "Holy Ghost" and "Holy Spirit."

It was originally translated as "Holy Ghost" but later translations use a more spiritual "Holy Spirit."

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

God is! He is the Father The Son And the Holy Ghost!

Answer 3

The Greek pneu´ma (spirit) comes from pne´o, meaning “breathe or blow,” and the Hebrew ru´ach (spirit) is believed to come from a root having the same meaning. Ru´ach and pneu´ma, then, basically mean “breath” but have extended meanings beyond that basic sense. (Compare Hab 2:19; Re 13:15.) They can also mean wind; the vital force in living creatures; one’s spirit; spirit persons, including God and his angelic creatures; and God’s active force, or holy spirit.

(Compare Koehler and Baumgartner’s Lexicon in Veteris Testamenti Libros, Leiden, 1958, pp. 877-879; Brown, Driver, and Briggs’ Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament, 1980, pp. 924-926; Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, edited by G. Friedrich, translated by G. Bromiley, 1971, Vol. VI, pp. 332-451.) All these meanings have something in common: They all refer to that which is invisible to human sight and which gives evidence of force in motion. Such invisible force is capable of producing visible effects.

However, many assert or believe the holy spirit to be a person or God of the third part of the "trinity". This is clearly not a Bible teaching. Consider a few secular Biblical sources regarding this:

The Catholic Encyclopedia: “Nowhere in the Old Testament do we find any clear indication of a Third Person.”

Catholic theologian Fortman: “The Jews never regarded the spirit as a person; nor is there any solid evidence that any Old Testament writer held this view. . . . The Holy Spirit is usually presented in the Synoptics [Gospels] and in Acts as a divine force or power.”

The New Catholic Encyclopedia: “The O[ld] T[estament] clearly does not envisage God’s spirit as a person . . . God’s spirit is simply God’s power. If it is sometimes represented as being distinct from God, it is because the breath of Yahweh acts exteriorly.” It also says: The New Catholic Encyclopedia admits: “The majority of N[ew] T[estament] texts reveal God’s spirit as something, not someone; this is especially seen in the parallelism between the spirit and the power of God.” (1967, Vol. XIII, p. 575)

The New Catholic Encyclopedia: “The Apologists [Greek Christian writers of the second century] spoke too haltingly of the Spirit; with a measure of anticipation, one might say too impersonally.”—Vol. XIV, p. 296.

A Catholic Dictionary: “On the whole, the New Testament, like the Old, speaks of the spirit as a divine energy or power.”

A Catholic Dictionary notes: “The third Person was asserted at a Council of Alexandria in 362 . . . and finally by the Council of Constantinople of 381”

Hence neither the Jews nor the early Christians viewed the holy spirit as part of a Trinity. That teaching came centuries later. As, some three and a half centuries after holy spirit filled the disciples at Pentecost!)

Answer 4

God the Father,Jesus only begotten Son,and the Holy Sprit[Ghost],ok so they are one but also seperated,now when you except Jesus into your heart the Holy Spirit[which is God]comes to live in your heart,i hope you understand this,not very good with words sorry

Answer 5

The Holy Spirit is described as a comforter in the book of John. The Holy Spirit cannot simply be a force because it is described as having a personality. It's not "God's active force".

Answer 6

Also known as the Holy Spirit - part of the Trinity - three persons making up one God. God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit. Jesus said that the Holy Spirit would come and dwell in the Christians when He ascended into heaven. When you become a Christian, the Spirit of the Lord is living in your heart and teaches you, supports you, counsels you, helps you. He is our Conscience and our Guide.

Answer 7

The Holy Spirit, often translated Ghost, is God's active force by which He accomplishes His purposes. For instance, in Genesis it says that His force was 'roving to and fro over the waters.' This means that the Holy Spirit was used in the creation process. It is not a separate entity or personage of God, as some incorrectly believe, but the force of God.

Answer 8

The third part of the Holy Trinity. It's now called the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It symbolizes God as one entity.

Answer 9

The Holy Trinity is God the Father, God the son and God the Holy Ghost

Answer 10

The Holy Ghost/Spirit is Jesus's spirt that came forward when He assended to heaven. Jesus said He would not leave us alone and provided the Holy Spirit