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Holy Spirit In God Essay

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1. Introduction

God is three, yet one. This unity of three persons of the same God is sometimes too difficult for our feeble and earthly minds to grasp. We cannot look at one aspect of God without seeing the others. It is always in the light of the Father and the Son that the work and person of the Holy Spirit is seen. I hope briefly to clarify the role of the Spirit within the Godhead and then show how he relates to mankind, more specifically believers in their receiving Him and in the role he plays in the lives of the believers.

2. The role and personhood of the spirit in the godhead

In the Apostles’ Creed we confess "I believe in the Holy Ghost…” this provokes the question: Who is the Holy Spirit?

Michael Reeves recently wrote a book called “The Good God” (2012). In this he describes how the wonderful fact that God is three separate persons allows us to relate to him since he is not selfish and …show more content…

(1 Cor 2:10-11) In the Old Testament, God spoke through prophets and leaders of his people, but in the last days has revealed himself by his Son (2 Pt 2:20-21; Heb 1:1-2). The Spirit has the role of glorifying God and pointing to Jesus (Jn 16:14). It is always the Spirit’s role to stir our hearts that we will gaze more fully on Jesus and God the Father. He always makes little of himself but brings to our minds the words of Jesus. John puts it this way as he reports Jesus’ words: “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you“ (Jn 14:26 unless otherwise stated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the English Standard Version). I think that Packer sums this up beautifully when he says “The essence of the Holy Spirit’s ministry … is to mediate the presence of Jesus Christ” (2005:49). Reeves states that the Spirit gives himself to enable us to know and enjoy him and his fellowship with the Father and the Son”

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