HOLY GHOST! IS IT A CHRISTIAN PHENOMENON? cont.

And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread. And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he said unto them, why are ye troubled? And why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. And when he had thus spoken, he showed them his hands and his feet. And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. And he took it, and did eat before them. And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.” – Luke 24:10-44.

Now, if indeed the Holy Ghost is the Holy Spirit; who is this dead person whose spirit Christ prayed that his Father should send as recorded in John 14:16, 17, 26; 15:26; etc? Or are those who believe that the Holy Ghost is the Holy Spirit saying that God is dead? Is this not the belief of Atheist that some who profess Christianity are supporting? This is ridiculous and blasphemous. The Holy Ghost is not relevant to Christians. It is not a Christian phenomenon.

What is of relevance to Christians is the Holy Spirit which is not a person. The word Spirit is derived from the Latin “Spiritus” which means air or breeze. It cannot be seen but can be sensed or felt. It is these properties of the word spirit that is of great significance in understanding what the Holy Spirit is. That there are spirit persons such as God Almighty, the Father Himself, Jesus Christ, the angels of God, Satan, the Devil and his demons (Luke 24:39; 1^st Cor.15:49-50) but the Holy Spirit is not a person.

The Holy Bible proves that the Holy Spirit is the invisible force of God by which He moves His Prophets and/or Ministers, and people to utter or do His will or purpose. God gave the Holy Spirit to His Prophets of old by which they spoke the words of God. Said King David, “The spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.” (2^nd Samuel 23:2) Then, St. Peter stated, thus: “Knowing this first that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” (2^ndPeter 1:20, 21) God, the Father gave Jesus Christ the Holy Spirit without measure (John 3:34) John the Baptist, saw the Holy Spirit giving to Jesus Christ without measure as Dove (not a person) (Matt.3:16, 17). On the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit came as a rushing wind, while the highest part of the Spirit that can be giving to humans came as “cloven tongues of fire” was received by the apostles. - Acts 2:1-4

If the Holy Spirit was a person the Holy Bible would have been unequivocal about it. Though the pronoun “he” was sometimes used in the Holy Scriptures; this does not in anyway make it a person. There is never a time the pronoun “it” was used for a person. It is either ‘he’ for a male or ‘she’ for a female but the pronoun he or she can be used for an inanimate thing or object. For instance the ship that sails on river is not a person but the pronoun ‘she’ is used for it. Also, a nation is not a person but the pronoun ‘her’ is used for it as recorded in Isaiah 10:11. In the Holy Bible, the pronoun ‘it’ is used for the Holy Spirit. Read Acts 2:3; Romans 8:16; 1^st John 2:27 and so on.

In short, the Holy Spirit is the mind of God that He infuses into the human mind through the words of Jesus Christ the Word of God personified - the Truth. Read Job 8:32; 1^st Cor.2:9-14.