The Holy Spirit is God
by Rich Deem

The Holy Spirit Exhibits the Attributes of God
Attribute	God	Holy Spirit
Who gives eternal life?	Proverbs 19:23	Ezekiel 37:14, John 6:63, Romans 8:2, 8:6, 11, 13, 2 Corinthians 3:6, Galatians 6:8
Who gives grace?	Psalms 84:11	Zechariah 12:10, Hebrews 10:29
Who gives power and authority to man?	Psalm 68:35	Micah 3:8, Acts 1:8, 20:28 Romans 15:19, 1 Corinthians 2:4, Ephesians 3:16, 4:3, 1 Thessalonians 1:5
Who has authority and power?	1 Chronicles 29:11	Micah 3:8, Luke 1:35, 4:14, Romans 15:13, 19, Ephesians 3:16
Who has glory?	Isaiah 40:5	2 Corinthians 3:8
Who is eternal?	Genesis 21:33	John 14:16, Hebrews 9:14
Who is Holy?	1 Samuel 2:2	Romans 1:4
Who is omnipresent	Jeremiah 23:24	Psalms 139:7
Who is omniscient?	1 John 3:20	1 Corinthians 2:10, 11
Who is our Father?	Isaiah 63:16	Matthew 10:20
Who is our Savior?	Isaiah 43:11, 45:21, Psalm 62:2, 6, Hosea 13:4	Romans 8:11-15, Ephesians 1:13, Ephesians 4:30
Who is the Creator?	Genesis 1:31, Isaiah 44:24, Nehemiah 9:6, Mark 13:19, Revelation 4:11	Genesis 1:2, Job 33:4, Psalms 104:30
Who is the truth?	Psalm 31:5, Isaiah 65:16	John 14:17, 15:26, 16:13, 1 John 5:7
Who is the way or path?	Psalms 16:11	Judges 13:25, 1 Samuel 11:6, 16:13, Isaiah 63:14, Psalms 143:10, Romans 8:14, Galatians 5:16, 2 Peter 1:21
Who resurrected Jesus?	Acts 4:10	Romans 8:11
Who resurrects the dead?	Acts 26:8	Romans 8:11
Who sent the prophets?	Jeremiah 7:25	Numbers 11:25, 26, 29, 24:2, 1 Samuel 10:6, 10, 19:20, 23, Joel 2:28, Zechariah 7:12, Matthew 22:43, John 16:13, Acts 2:17, 11:28, 19:6, Ephesians 3:5, 1 Timothy 4:1, Hebrews 9:8, 1 Peter 1:11, 2 Peter 1:21
Whom are we to worship?	Exodus 34:14	Philippians 3:3

The Holy Spirit is part of the Trinity

"Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My chosen one in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations." (Isaiah 42:1)

"Come near to Me, listen to this: From the first I have not spoken in secret, From the time it took place, I was there. And now the Lord God has sent Me, and His Spirit." (Isaiah 48:16)

"You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good, and healing all who were oppressed by the devil; for God was with Him." (Acts 10:38)

The Personality and Deity of the Holy Spirit
Characteristic	Verses
Abides in our presence	Haggai 2:5, John 14:17
Admonishes us	Nehemiah 9:30
Allows men to judge righteously	Numbers 11:17, Judges 3:10, Micah 3:8
Allows us to enter the kingdom of God	John 3:5
Baptizes believers	Luke 3:16, John 1:33, Acts 1:5, 11:16, 1 Corinthians 12:13
Bears our burdens	Numbers 11:17
Bears witness to our conscience	Romans 9:1, Hebrews 10:15, 1 John 5:7, 8
Believers are born of	John 3:5, 6, 8, Galatians 4:29
Believers pray in	Ephesians 6:18, Jude 1:20
Believers walk by	Galatians 5:25
Believers worship in	Philippians 3:3
Blasphemy against is the only capital crime	Matthew 12:32, Luke 12:10
Brings us into obedience	Ezekiel 36:27
Can be insulted	Hebrews 10:29
Can be lied to	Acts 5:3
Can be put to the test	Acts 5:9
Can be resisted by hardened hearts	Acts 7:51, 1 Thessalonians 5:19
Can be tasted by non-believers	Hebrews 6:4
Can exist in bodily form	Luke 3:22, John 1:32
Casts out demons	Matthew 12:28
Causes us to fear and revere God	Isaiah 11:2
Causes us to follow God's chosen leaders	1 Chronicles 12:18
Changes our hearts	Romans 2:29
Changes us	1 Samuel 10:6
Comforts believers	Acts 9:31
Confesses Jesus	1 John 3:24
Confirms is we are children of God	Romans 8:16, 1 John 3:24, 4:13
Confirms the deity of Jesus	1 Corinthians 12:4
Convicts non-believers of the truth of the Gospel	1 Corinthians 2:4, 1 Thessalonians 1:5
Counsels us	Isaiah 11:2
Creator	Genesis 1:2, Job 33:4, Psalms 104:30
Determines what is good	Acts 15:28
Directed Jesus	Mark 1:12, 3:29
Directs our paths	Judges 11:29, Luke 2:27, Acts 13:4, Romans 8:4, 13
Directs our thoughts	Romans 8:5
Eternal	John 14:16, Hebrews 9:14
Father	Matthew 10:20
Father of Jesus	Matthew 1:18, 20, Luke 1:35
Fills believers	Luke 1:15, 41, 2:25, Acts 4:8, 4:31, 6:3, 6:5, 7:55, 9:17, 13:9, 52, Ephesians 5:18
Forbids believers	Acts 16:6, 7, 21:4
Frees believers from the law	Galatians 5:18
Gathers God's people together	Isaiah 34:16
Gave joy to Jesus	Luke 10:21
Gave power to Jesus	Luke 4:14
Gave the law to us	Zechariah 7:12
Given as a gift to believers	Acts 2:38, 10:45, Romans 5:5
Given by God	Isaiah 48:16, 63:11, Acts 5:32, 15:8, 1 Corinthians 2:12, 2 Corinthians 1:22, 3:3, 5:5 Galatians 3:5, 4:6, 1 Thessalonians 4:8, 1 John 3:24
Given by Jesus	Zechariah 12:10, Matthew 3:11, Mark 1:8, John 3:34, John 7:39, 15:26, 16:7, 20:22
Given by the Father	John 14:26, Acts 2:33
Given to those who ask through prayer	Luke 11:13, Acts 8:15
Gives authority to believers	Acts 20:28
Gives courage to us	Micah 3:8
Gives faith to believers	Acts 11:24, 1 Corinthians 12:9, Galatians 5:22
Gives fellowship to believers	2 Corinthians 13:14, Philippians 2:1
Gives grace to believers	Zechariah 12:10, Hebrews 10:29
Gives hope to believers	Romans 15:13
Gives joy to believers	Acts 13:52, Romans 14:17, Galatians 5:22, 1 Thessalonians 1:6
Gives kindness to believers	Galatians 5:22
Gives knowledge to us	Exodus 31:3, 35:31, Isaiah 11:2, Acts 6:3, 10, 1 Corinthians 12:8
Gives leadership abilities to men	Judges 6:34
Gives life (eternal) to believers	Ezekiel 37:14, John 6:63, Romans 8:2, 8:6, 11, 13, 2 Corinthians 3:6, Galatians 6:8
Gives love to believers	Romans 15:30, Galatians 5:22
Gives patience to believers	Galatians 5:22
Gives peace to believers	Isaiah 32:15, Romans 8:6, 14:17, Galatians 5:22
Gives power to believers	Micah 3:8, Acts 1:8, Romans 15:19, 1 Corinthians 2:4, Ephesians 3:16, 4:3, 1 Thessalonians 1:5
Gives rest to us	Isaiah 63:14
Gives spiritual gifts	Acts 2:4, 19:6, Romans 8:23, 1 Corinthians 12:4, 7, 8, 9, 11, Galatians 5:22, Hebrews 2:4
Gives strength to us	Judges 11:29, 14:6, 19, 15:14, Isaiah 11:2, Ephesians 3:16
Gives understanding to us	Exodus 31:3, 35:31, Isaiah 11:2, Acts 6:3, 10
Gives unity to believers	Ephesians 4:3
Gives wisdom to us	Exodus 31:3, 35:31, Isaiah 11:2, Acts 6:3, 10, 1 Corinthians 12:8
Gospel preached through	1 Peter 1:12
Grieved by rebellion	Isaiah 63:10, Ephesians 4:30
Guides our words	Psalms 106:33, Luke 12:12
Guides us	1 Kings 18:12, John 16:13, Galatians 5:16, 17, 25
Has a mind	Romans 8:27
Has a will	1 Corinthians 12:11
Indwells believers	Matthew 22:43, John 3:6, Romans 8:9, Ephesians 2:22, 2 Timothy 1:14, James 4:5
Indwelt Jesus	Matthew 3:16, Matthew 12:18, Mark 1:10, John 1:32,Acts 10:38
Instructs and teaches us	Nehemiah 9:20, Psalms 143:10
Intercedes for believers through prayer	Romans 8:26, 27
Is glory	2 Corinthians 3:8
Is God	Exodus 31:3, 35:31, Numbers 24:2,Judges 3:10, 6:34, 11:29, 13:25, 14:6, 19, 15:14 1 Samuel 10:6, 10, 11:6, 16:13, 14, 19:20, 23, 23:2, 1 Kings 18:12, 22:24, 2 Kings 2:16, 2 Chronicles 15:1, 18:23, 20:14, 24:20, Isaiah 11:2, 40:13, 61:1, 63:14, Ezekiel 11:5, 24, 37:1, Micah 2:7, 3:8, Matthew 3:16, 12:28, Luke 4:18, Acts 5: 3-4, 9, 8:39, 10:38Romans 8:9, 14, 1 Corinthians 2:11, 14, 3:16, 6:11, 7:40, 12:3, 2 Corinthians 3:3, 8, Ephesians 4:30, Philippians 3:3, 1 John 4:2
Is holy	Romans 1:4
Is Jesus/Christ	Acts 16:7, Romans 1:4, 8:9, 2 Corinthians 3:17, 18, Galatians 4:6, Philippians 1:19, 1 Peter 1:11
Is life	Romans 8:2
Is not directed or counseled	Isaiah 40:13
Is our ally	Isaiah 30:1
Is power	Micah 3:8, Luke 1:35, 4:14, Romans 15:13, 19, Ephesians 3:16
Is the Father	Matthew 10:20
Is the love of God	Romans 5:5
Is the presence of God	Psalm 51:11
Is the word of God	Ephesians 6:17
Is truth	John 14:17, 15:26, 16:13, 1 John 5:7
Justifies believers	1 Corinthians 6:11
Lead Jesus	Luke 4:1
Leads believers	Judges 13:25, 1 Samuel 11:6, 16:13, Isaiah 63:14, Psalms 143:10, Romans 8:14, Galatians 5:16, 2 Peter 1:21
Lives in believers	John 14:17, 1 Corinthians 3:16, 6:19, 7:40, 2 Corinthians 1:22, 3:3
Makes us "sons/children of God"	Romans 8:14, 16
Makes us righteous	Romans 14:17
Manifested in believers	1 Corinthians 12:7
Non-believers are without	Jude 1:19
Not directed our counseled	Isaiah 40:13
Not understood by unbelievers	1 Corinthians 2:14
Omnipresent	Psalms 139:7
Omniscient	1 Corinthians 2:10, 11
Opposes the flesh	Galatians 5:17
Part of the covenant	Isaiah 59:21
Physically transports believers	2 Kings 2:16, Ezekiel 3:12, Ezekiel 3:24, Ezekiel 8:3, Ezekiel 11:1, 24, Ezekiel 37:1, Ezekiel 43:5, Acts 8:39, Revelation 17:3, 21:10
Poured out from heaven	Isaiah 32:15, 44:3, Ezekiel 39:29, Joel 2:28, 29, Zechariah 12:10, Acts 10:44-45, 11:15, Romans 5:5
Promised to believers	Haggai 2:5, Acts 2:33, 2 Corinthians 5:5, Galatians 3:14, Ephesians 1:13
Protects us from evil spirits	1 Samuel 16:14
Provides access to the Father	Ephesians 2:18
Received by believers	Acts 10:47
Received by faith	Galatians 3:2, 14, 5:5
Regenerates and renews believers	Titus 3:5
Represents the new covenant	2 Corinthians 3:6
Resurrected Jesus	Romans 8:11
Resurrects believers	Romans 8:11
Reveals prophecy	Numbers 11:25, 26, 29, 24:2, 1 Samuel 10:6, 10, 19:20, 23, Joel 2:28, Zechariah 7:12, Matthew 22:43, John 16:13, Acts 2:17, 11:28, 19:6, Ephesians 3:5, 1 Timothy 4:1, Hebrews 9:8, 1 Peter 1:11, 2 Peter 1:21, Revelation 1:10, 2:11, 17, 29, 3:6, 13, 22, 4:2, 14:13
Reveals visions	Numbers 24:2, Ezekiel 8:3, 11:24, Joel 2:28, Acts 2:17, 7:55, Revelation 4:2
Sanctifies believers	Galatians 3:3, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, 1 Peter 1:2
Sanctifies our works	Romans 15:16
Savior/Redeemer	Romans 8:11-15, Ephesians 1:13, Ephesians 4:30
Seals believers	2 Corinthians 1:22, Ephesians 1:13, 4:30
Sent as a pledge	2 Corinthians 1:22, 5:5
Service to God is through	Romans 7:6
Sets us free	Romans 8:2, 2 Corinthians 3:17
Speaks the word of God	2 Chronicles 24:14, 20, Ezekiel 11:5, Luke 3:22, Hebrews 3:7
Speaks to us	2 Samuel 23:2, 1 Kings 22:24, 2 Chronicles 18:23, Luke 2:26, Acts 8:29, 10:19, 11:12, 13:2, 20:23, 21:11, Colossians 1:8, Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 29, 3:6, 13, 22, 14:13, 22:17
Stirs us into action	Judges 13:25,1 Samuel 11:6
Strives with man	Genesis 6:3
Teaches the will of God	Psalms 143:10, Isaiah 30:1
Teaches us	Luke 12:12, John 14:26, John 16:13, 1 Corinthians 2:12, 13
Vindicated Jesus	1 Timothy 3:16, Hebrews 9:14
Witness of Jesus' death and resurrection	Acts 5:32

Conclusion

The Bible states quite emphatically that the Holy Spirit is God. The Holy Spirit is not just God's spiritual manifestation, since He also has the attributes of personhood. Together with God the Father and God the Son, the Holy Spirit makes up the Trinity.

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