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Is the Holy Spirit an “It”? 7 Proofs for the Spirit’s Personhood

April 19, 2023 by Andy Naselli

I wrote this short article for Logos:

Naselli, Andrew David. “Is the Holy Spirit an ‘It’? 7 Proofs for the Spirit’s Personhood.” Word by Word, 19 April 2023.

I start by suggesting three reasons that people (even some Christians) refer to the Holy Spirit as an “it.” Then I give seven reasons the Holy Spirit is a person—and thus seven reasons we should refer to the Holy Spirit as he and not it.

  1. The Holy Spirit is one of the three persons of the Trinity.
  2. The Holy Spirit is parallel to other persons.
  3. The Holy Spirit has characteristics of a person.
  4. The Holy Spirit acts in ways that persons act.
  5. The Holy Spirit can be sinned against as a person.
  6. The Holy Spirit is distinct from his power.
  7. The Holy Spirit’s title “Paraclete” is fitting for a person.

Related: Prooftexting the Personality of the Holy Spirit

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