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Trinity Of The Holy Spirit Research Paper

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The third person in the trinity is the Holy Spirit. Many times people tend to believe there is a hierarchy in the trinity, and often the Holy Spirit is at the bottom. This is not; the Holy Spirit is just as important as the Father and the Son. The trinity is made up of three people who are equally important. The Holy Spirit dwells inside all believers and guides them throughout their life. He is also the one to bring believer’s heart’s to the point of conviction. He is significant because he is referenced in the Bible in 261 different passages; fifty-six of those are found in the gospels (Willmington 641).
God’s character is similar to the Father’s and the Son’s. He is a divine being just the same as the other persons of the trinity. The Holy …show more content…

The first Name which is most commonly heard is God. He is called God, in Acts, it says “…why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit…” and then in the next verse refers to Him as God, “…You have not lied to men but to God” (Act 5:3-4 NKJV). Therefore he, Jesus, calls the Holy Spirit, God. He was given the name of “the Comforter,” because He is dwelling in believers and is always there to comfort one no matter what they may be experiencing (Willmington 643). God is the intercessor. He intercedes for believers when praying to the Father (McCune 245 vol. 2). He is also called the Eternal Spirit, Spirit of Truth, Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation. These are just a select few of the names of God (Willmington …show more content…

God’s ministry started in the very beginning with the creation of the universe (Willmington 645). Psalm 19:1 says, “the heavens declare the glory of God… (NKJV)” proving He created the universe. Another ministry He worked through is the writing of the scriptures. The Holy Spirit is the author of the Scripture. He had three basic preparation and reception guidelines for His divine manuscript, these are called the “steps of the spirit”. They are revelation, Inspiration, and Illumination (Willmington 645). In both the Old and New Testaments it is proven that the scriptures are the work of the Holy Spirit (II Samuel 23:2, John 14:25-26). Another ministry of the Holy Spirit is that of the devil. The Holy Spirit limits Satan’s power (Willmington 646). “…when the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him” (Isaiah 59:19). He also came to set up the most important of the three basic institutions in the Bible, marriage, government, and the Church. The Church is by far the most significant of the three. The Holy Spirit came to help the early churches start and then continued to help them grow. These are just four of the eleven ministries recorded in which the Holy Spirit did. He took part in many ministries (Willmington

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