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believed the third person of the Trinity to be a gift of the
first person of the Trinity? Can we conscientiously admit
that the Apostles believed this "gift" to be God the Almighty
offered by God the Almighty to mortals? The very idea
of such a belief makes a Muslim shudder.
(b) In 1 Cor. ii. 12 this Holy Spirit is described in
the neuter gender "the Spirit from God". Paul clearly
states that as the Spirit which is in man makes him know
the things that appertain to him so the Spirit of God makes
a man know the things divine (1 Cor. 11). Consequently,
the Holy Spirit here is not God but a divine issue, channel,
or medium through which God teaches, enlightens, and
inspire those whom He pleases. It is simply an action of
God upon human soul and mind.
first person of the Trinity? Can we conscientiously admit
that the Apostles believed this "gift" to be God the Almighty
offered by God the Almighty to mortals? The very idea
of such a belief makes a Muslim shudder.
(b) In 1 Cor. ii. 12 this Holy Spirit is described in
the neuter gender "the Spirit from God". Paul clearly
states that as the Spirit which is in man makes him know
the things that appertain to him so the Spirit of God makes
a man know the things divine (1 Cor. 11). Consequently,
the Holy Spirit here is not God but a divine issue, channel,
or medium through which God teaches, enlightens, and
inspire those whom He pleases. It is simply an action of
God upon human soul and mind.