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WHEN HE IS COME by Joshua Stauffer Chapter 3 THE PERSONALITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT One of the most emphasized facts in the New Testament is that the Holy Spirit is always described as a Person. This is an important and delightful doctrine. A right belief leads to soundness of faith, which is of great importance in Christian experience. A right belief is essential to right conduct. It is important for every Christian to perceive the personality of the Holy Spirit in order to attain to a fuller and richer Christian experience, and a more aggressive, and successful ministry. It is our privilege to know God as our Father, Christ as our Saviour, and the Holy Spirit as our Comforter. We cannot possess a full and scriptural conception of the Triune God until we recognize the three divine personalities. I. Personal Pronouns Ascribed to the Holy Spirit A personal pronoun is a word used instead of the name of a person. A person when speaking says "I," thus "I" is the personal pronoun used by the speaker referring to himself. A person when spoken to, is called "thou" or "you." "You" is the personal pronoun employed in place of the name of the person spoken to. When spoken of, he is called "he," "his," or "him." "He" is the personal pronoun used in place of the name of a person spoken of. Christ is the second Person of the Trinity, and He as God and Man sustains a very close relationship to the Holy Spirit. Christ was intimately and infinitely acquainted with the Holy Spirit. In the Deity of the Godhead, they were one throughout eternity. Christ, as a Man, was anointed with the Holy Spirit before He began His ministry, and the Holy Spirit dwelt in Him in all of His personality. He spoke with divine authority and divine inspiration concerning the Holy Spirit. Christ always spoke of Him as a Person. In John 15:26, He said, "But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me." In John 16:7, 8, Christ said, "Nevertheless I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment." Here again, He spoke of Him as a Person. Then in John 16:13, 14, "Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth; for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear; that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you." In this Scripture, Christ employed nine personal pronouns in speaking of the Holy Spirit, and ascribed nine personal acts to Him. If we were to change the reading of these verses and substitute the term "It" they would read as follows: Howbeit when It, the Spirit of truth, is come, It will guide you into all truth: for It shall not speak of Itself; but whatsoever It shall hear, that shall It speak: and It will show you things to come. It shall glorify Me: for It shall receive of Mine, and shall show it unto you. Such a change would rob this Scripture of its value and preciousness, and also the Holy Spirit of His personality, neither would it mean much to us. Christ said the Holy Spirit would teach, guide, reprove, convict, comfort, and testify to men of Him.
II. Personal Characteristics Ascribed to the Holy Spirit There are many characteristics ascribed to the Holy Spirit which can only be ascribed to a person. The Holy Spirit as a divine Person possesses divine perfection, and is perfect in the manifestation of all His characteristics. 1. Knowledge is ascribed to the Holy Spirit. "But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him: even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God" (I Cor. 2:10, 11). His knowledge is infinite. He is omniscient even as God is omniscient. He knows all about the Scriptures and He knows all about us; therefore, He is well qualified to help us. He comes to enlighten the believer and to reveal the will of God to him. 2. Will is ascribed to the Holy Spirit. "But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will" (I Cor. 12:11). He wills to do what is right and just. He loves righteousness and hates iniquity. Since He possesses a will and wills to dwell in us, empower, lead, and teach us, we should recognize His will, and yield our wills to Him. If He were not a Person, He could not employ our wills and intelligently lead us. 3. Mind is ascribed to the Holy Spirit. "And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God" (Rom. 8:27). His mind is infinite. Mind includes the ideas of thought, of feelings, and of purpose. 4. Love is ascribed to the Holy Spirit. "Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me" (Rom. 15:30). The Holy Spirit possesses the attribute of love and in this He is equal to the Father and to the Son. When this fact dawns upon us we will come to appreciate His love as that of an intelligent and loving Person. 5. Intelligence and greatness are ascribed to the Holy Spirit. "Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst" (Neh. 9:20). As His name implies, He is holy and infinitely good. His intelligence is infinite which makes a splendid accompaniment of greatness. 6. Grief is ascribed to the Holy Spirit. "And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption" (Eph. 4:30). From the fact that He has a will and loves, that gives Him the capacity of grief. Because of His great love He may be easily grieved. He hates sin because He is holy and is grieved with us when we lean toward the world or sin. From these Scriptures we learn that He knows, wills, purposes, feels, loves, and grieves. III. Personal Acts Ascribed Unto the Holy Spirit Many acts that only a person can perform are ascribed to the Spirit. We read of Him,
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