The Holy Spirit is God, God's Spirit, Which knows all things, and is part of the trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, He is the Third part of the trinity, He was sent to dwell only within man after Christ had payed the price, Because the Holy Spirit could not yet have come, Because Jesus had not been glorified in heaven.
If you want to find out about the nature and personality of the Divine Person, You can read the book of Acts, i would suggest you start with the gospels, and study the active work of the Holy Spirit in Jesus when he overcame in the wilderness, Because Jesus received the baptism of the Holy Spirit when he was baptized by John in the river, The Holy Spirit descended upon Him, and God said, This is my beloved Son whom i love so much.
The moment after the baptism of exousia and dunamis from on high, Jesus began His earthly Ministry, Preaching and teaching the gospel of the Kingdom of heaven, That same power Jesus has is in His believer who receive Him and trust in Him honestly and receive His gift of power from on high.
its the Divine Person that changed the fate of Man when Jesus said He would send the Helper and not leave us as orphans, and that they should not leave the city, But wait for the outpouring of The Holy Spirit.
Its then once the day of Pentecost had happened, the disciples, and family members and other congregation received tongues of fire and began speaking in heavenly language, and they became filled with the Power of God, and Then as a result 3000 people came to salvation because of The power of the Power of God through the gospel.
The reason Jesus left is so that He could go to the Father and Send us the Holy Spirit to fulfill on the earth through us, equipping us to complete the great commission without his earthly presence walking among, But His Spirit in us, reminding us, and revealing to us the things of Jesus, And guaranteeing man unto salvation, Both that through the receiving of the Holy Spirit, whom we would be enabled through to do miracles, signs, wonders, TO PREACH THE GOSPEL, to prophecy, to heal the sick and raise the dead, All in the Name of Jesus, Through His Spirit in Us.
I want to quote some scripture, Where Jesus is Promising and describing the Gift of the Father, The baptism of the Holy Spirit, Why Jesus had to go, why He would send the helper, and what he would do through us ward who believe in Him. That we should do greater things that Christ, Because He goes to the Father.
John 14:12-18
New King James Version (NKJV)
The Answered Prayer
12 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. 13 And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask[a] anything in My name, I will do it.
Jesus Promises Another Helper
15 “If you love Me, keep My commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.
John 14:25-31 (New King James Version)
The Gift of His Peace
25 “These things I have spoken to you while being present with you.
26 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 things that I said to you.
27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
28 You have heard Me say to you, ‘I am going away and coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice because I said,[a] ‘I am going to the Father,’ for My Father is greater than I.
29 “And now I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe.
30 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.
31 But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go from here.
I refuse to use the NIV (Nearly Inspired Version)
hahahaha, Its a little christian joke
..... edit on 21/02/2011 by InnerstellarOne because: (no reason given)


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