The Questions People Ask: 10

QUESTION # 10: The Holy Spirit is not a Person, but rather God’s active force or power here on earth. Just like electricity gives power to a computer, even so is God’s Holy Spirit just a source of active power to do God’s will. -- A Jehovah's Witness

 

ANSWER: Is this true? No! For the Holy Spirit is not an active force as taught by some cults. The Holy Scriptures, as we will soon see, makes it abundantly clear that the Holy Spirit is a Person. Let us consider a few.

            The Holy Spirit is active in creation (See Gen.1:2; Job 33:40, etc.); The Holy Spirit can be lied to (See Acts 5:3-4); The Holy Spirit can be grieved (See Eph. 4:30); The Holy Spirit can teach (See Luke 12:12; John 16:13); The Holy Spirit can speak (See Ezek. 3:22-24; Acts 13:2, 4; 21:11; 28:25; Heb.3:7); The Holy Spirit can appoint certain saints to a ministry (See Acts 13:2; 20:28) and so on.

             As we can well see with the Scriptural evidence before us, the Holy Spirit is indeed much more than just mere energy. He is a Person. An “Active force or power” cannot create, speak, teach, nor can it be lied to or be grieved. Such characteristics belong to a person. Above all, the Person of the Holy Spirit is God! (See again Acts 5:3-4).