Who Is the Holy Spirit?
1) Direct Answer
The Holy Spirit is God Himself—the very Life of Jesus Christ—coming to dwell in and empower His people. He is not a third person; He is the one God in His indwelling office.
2) Scriptural Explanation
- The Bible says, “God is a Spirit” (John 4:24). That’s who the Holy Spirit is—God.
- “Now the Lord is that Spirit” (2 Corinthians 3:17). The Lord Jesus, after His resurrection, comes back as Spirit to be in His Church.
- Jesus promised “another Comforter,” then said, “I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you” (John 14:16-18). And, “the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost… shall teach you all things” (John 14:26). So the Comforter is His own presence by the Spirit.
- The Scripture uses “Spirit of God” and “Spirit of Christ” for the same indwelling Life: “If any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his… the Spirit of God dwell in you” (Romans 8:9-11).
- “Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Colossians 1:27) is the Holy Spirit in the believer.
- There is “one Spirit” (Ephesians 4:4), not a separate divine person from the Father and the Son.
3) Simple Clarifying Logic
Now notice, it’s not three Gods and not three persons. The one God was above us as Father, came among us in flesh as the Son, and returned to live in us as the Holy Spirit. The body that walked in Galilee was the Son; the Life inside was God. After finishing redemption, that same Life came back on the Day of Pentecost to indwell believers. He seals (Ephesians 1:13; 4:30), empowers (Acts 1:8), leads into all truth (John 16:13), quickens our mortal bodies (Romans 8:11), and gives the new birth (John 3:5-8). “Holy Ghost” and “Holy Spirit” are the same—the personal presence of God in His people.
4) Reinforcing Statement
You see, the Holy Spirit is Jesus Christ in Spirit form living in His Church today—one God making Himself known in us.
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Church Ages, part 2: The Patmos Vision
60-1204E §7
And if we just let the Holy Spirit... Who wrote the Bible? The Holy Spirit moved on men and wrote the Bible. Then without the Holy Spirit, no matter how well you're educated, you'll never understand it, because... Even Jesus thanked God that He had hid it from the eyes of the wise and prudent, and would reveal it to babes such as would learn. And every one of the disciples were more or less illiterate and unlearned people but one, and that was Paul. And Paul said he had to forget all he ever knowed in order to find...
Going beyond the camp
64-0719E §82
If there be those here who doesn't know Him and has never went beyond the camp of some church affiliation, yet you profess to be a Christian. But when you say these things, "I believe for another day," that shows it cannot be the Holy Spirit. How can a man that's filled with the Holy Ghost ever be baptized using the name of Father, Son, Holy Ghost, when Paul, the great apostle, said, "If an angel comes from heaven..." You might've done it one time not knowing any different. Those people did it not knowing different...
Life Story
52-0720A §165
...down through the valley of the shadow of death, and light up the way, and bear my weary soul to a haven of rest. Until that time, I will search after Thee and seek for the Holy Spirit until Thou hast give It to me. And I'll make my life, the best of my knowledge, a pattern or a salt to the unbeliever, that they might see my work by my faith, and come to You. Receive me, O God, in the Name of Jesus Christ. Now, while your heads are bowed... Father, Thou has heard their confession. They believe truly that You have s...
An Exposition Of The Seven Church Ages
CAB 4:E-113
Now before we leave this subject I want to make myself very clear on what the Baptism with the Holy Ghost is according to the Word. It is not according to me, and it is not according to you. It has to be according to "Thus saith the Lord," or we are falsely led. Amen. To begin with you will notice that in my meetings when I have finished preaching an evangelistic service, or some teaching message, I cast the net and invite a response from the people. I ask them to come forward and receive the Holy Spirit. My Pentec...
Hear ye Him
57-0310E §27
...er comes to town, to preach the Gospel in the fullness of the power of the resurrection, and the people walk the street and walk by and make fun of the Word of God. And the Holy Spirit has to bring that before the Father and say, "They even make fun. They won't listen; they are a stiff-necked people. They're starchy, they're know-it-alls, they won't listen." And if the Holy Spirit (here it is), if the Holy Spirit will teach anything, it'll be out of that Bible. For He said, "When the Holy Ghost is come, He will bri...