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Holy Ghost

The third Person of the adorable Trinity. His personality is proved (1) from the fact that the attributes of personality, as intelligence and volition, are ascribed to him (John 14:17, 26; 15:26; 1 Cor. 2:10, 11; 12:11). He reproves, helps, glorifies, intercedes (John 16:7-13; Rom. 8:26). (2) He executes the offices peculiar only to a person. The very nature of these offices involves personal distinction (Luke 12:12; Acts 5:32; 15:28; 16:6; 28:25; 1 Cor. 2:13; Heb. 2:4; 3:7; 2 Pet. 1:21). His divinity is established (1) from the fact that the names of God are ascribed to him (Ex. 17:7; Ps. 95:7; comp. Heb. 3:7-11); and (2) that divine attributes are also ascribed to him, omnipresence (Ps. 139:7; Eph. 2:17, 18; 1 Cor. 12:13); omniscience (1 Cor. 2:10, 11); omnipotence (Luke 1:35; Rom. 8:11); eternity (Heb. 9:4). (3) Creation is ascribed to him (Gen. 1:2; Job 26:13; Ps. 104:30), and the working of miracles (Matt. 12:28; 1 Cor. 12:9-11). (4) Worship is required and ascribed to him (Isa. 6:3; Acts 28:25; Rom. 9:1; Rev. 1:4; Matt. 28:19).

Passages cited in this entry

John 14:17 · 1 Corinthians 2:10 · John 16:7 · Romans 8:26 · Luke 12:12 · Acts 5:32 · 1 Corinthians 2:13 · Hebrews 2:4 · 2 Peter 1:21 · Exodus 17:7 · Psalms 95:7 · Hebrews 3:7 · Psalms 139:7 · Ephesians 2:17 · 1 Corinthians 12:13 · Luke 1:35 · Romans 8:11 · Hebrews 9:4 · Genesis 1:2 · Job 26:13 · Psalms 104:30 · Matthew 12:28 · 1 Corinthians 12:9 · Isaiah 6:3 · Acts 28:25 · Romans 9:1 · Revelation 1:4 · Matthew 28:19

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 3rd edition (1897). Public domain; text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library. A nineteenth-century Protestant reference: its dates, archaeology and judgements reflect the scholarship of its time and are not Imago Dei's editorial position.