The Holy Spirit Archive

John 14:9 “Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?” Some people have seen ...Read More

John 14:15, 16 Jesus said, “If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever” (John 14:15, 16). The purpose of the gift of the Comforter ...Read More

Acts 5:3, 4 “But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was ...Read More

Acts 13:2 “As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.” Some have argued that since the Holy Spirit can speak to people, it proves it is a ...Read More

2 Corinthians 13:14 “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.” This text is sometimes called “the apostolic benediction,” and is used in an attempt to prove that ...Read More

Ephesians 4:30 “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.” Some maintain that since the Holy Spirit of God can be grieved that it must be a separate person. This is not a necessary, nor ...Read More

Colossians 2:9 “For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.” This is taken by some to prove that Jesus is the Most High God, completely equal to His Father. Yet, a few verses earlier we read, “For it pleased the Father ...Read More