The Holy Spirit As A Person

He Teaches  (John 14:26)
26  But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you.

He Hears and Speaks   (John 16:13)
13  When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future.

He Testifies About Christ  (John 15:26)
26  “But I will send you the Advocate—the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me.

He Encourages  (Acts 9:31)
31  The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became stronger as the believers lived in the fear of the Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it also grew in numbers.

He Counsels  (John 14:16)
16  And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you.

He Convicts People of Sin   (John 16:8)
8    And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment.

He Prays For Us  (Romans 8:27)
27  And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God’s own will.

He Sends People Out  (Acts 13:4)
4    So Barnabas and Saul were sent out by the Holy Spirit. They went down to the seaport of Seleucia and then sailed for the island of Cyprus.

He Experiences Grief  (Ephesians 4:30)
30  And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.

He Can Be Resisted   (Acts 7:51)
51  “You stubborn people! You are heathen at heart and deaf to the truth. Must you forever resist the Holy Spirit? That’s what your ancestors did, and so do you!

He Can Be Tested  (Acts 5:9)
9    And Peter said, “How could the two of you even think of conspiring to test the Spirit of the Lord like this? The young men who buried your husband are just outside the door, and they will carry you out, too.”