The Holy Spirit:

  •  is a divine Person
  •  is God
  •  is co-equal with the Father and the Son
  • has characteristics possessed only by God
  • is eternal in His nature (Hebrews 9:14)
  • is omnipresent (Psalms 139:7-10)
  • is omniscient (1 Corinthians 2: 10-11).
  • Holiness (Ephesians 4:30) and love (Romans 15:30) are attributed to the Spirit
  • was active in creation (Job 33:4),in regeneration (Titus 3:5), and in the resurrection (Romans 8:11)

The Holy Spirit moved and guided the writers of the Scriptures so that they communicated exactly what God wanted human beings to know (2 Peter 1:21).

  • He convicts
  • He regenerates          (Titus 3:5)
  • He baptizes               (1 Corinthians 12:13)
  • He indwells               (1 Corinthians 3:16) (Galatians 2:20) (1 Corinthians 6:19)
  • He teaches                (John 16:12-13)
  • He guides                 (Acts 8:29)
  • He infills                  (Ephesians 5:18)
  • He empowers            (Romans 8:13)
  • He endows gifts         (Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12:8-10, 28-30, and Ephesians 4:11)
  • He produces fruit      (love, joy, peace)