[Raptor]

Originally Posted by Trapped

My little observation is, I think, a minor point in this whole thread, but just for the sake of clarifying what I said.....my main thrust is the co-equal thing.

The Holy Spirit is simply depicted differently. "Left out" in places where we would expect to see him if he was a co-equal person of the trinity. Anyone can see that. There is a unique relationship between the Father and the Son. Of course there is a Holy Spirit, but I'm not sure how to describe it yet.

Without the Holy Spirit, our faith would be useless. It would be like having the reality of "light" and the star, the "sun", but no sun rays. If there are no sun rays that convey the light through the sun, no rays to reach the earth, the earth would still be in darkness, frozen and dead. All of the following are directly from verses in the Bible, and this list does not include everything. The Holy Spirit is mysterious, like the wind; He is everywhere and has done and does many things, that only He could do because He is God:

The Holy Spirit

• is the author, the source of the entire Bible
• was there hovering over the waters at creation
• is the One who spoke through all the saints and many people in the OT and NT
• was the One through whom Jesus was conceived
• was upon Jesus
• was through whom Jesus cast out demons
• raised Jesus from the dead
• convicts the world of sin, righteousness and judgement
• justifies us
• regenerates man, causing him to be born of God and renews us
• gives life
• is our pledge
• seals us
• is the realm of our fellowship and the realm by which we walk, serve and pray in
• is the sphere in which we are baptized, the whole Body of Christ is baptized in Him
• is the Spirit of truth that guides into all the truth
• testifies concerning Christ
• is the Advocate, Helper, Comforter, Counselor with the believers forever
• teaches us what to say
• indwells every single christian throughout history
• frees us, fills the believers, empowers believers, speaks to us and gives instructions, clarifies things
• approves matters and forbids matters
• sanctifies the Gentiles
• reveals things and searches all things, even the depths of God
• manifests, operates and assigns gifts of wisdom, knowledge, healing, works of power, prophecy, discerning of spirits, tongues
• is the One through whom we put to death the practices of the body
• produces fruit in us: love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, etc.
• grants us access to the Father
• is the realm of our oneness
• is a sword for spiritual warfare
• helps us in our weakness, intercedes and prays through us
• is the realm of righteousness, joy and peace for the Kingdom of God
• is mentioned as the second in the trinity in Revelation
• is the One that speaks to the churches
• is the 7 Spirits of God that are in the hand of Jesus
• is the 7 Spirits of God as 7 torches of fire
• is the 7 Spirits of God that are before the Throne of God
• is the 7 Spirits of God and identified as the 7 eyes of the Lamb
• is the 7 Spirits of God that are sent out into all the earth
• is the One who together with the Bride cries out to Jesus to come back at the end of the Bible!