The Spirit of Jehovah God - The Holy Spirit is the actual divine Spirit of God. It was Jehovah's very own Spirit that was involved in creation not another divine being. The Holy Spirit is the mind, breath and power of God.
Genesis 1-2 (ASV)
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
As we can see by the phrase "Spirit of God" there is no way this is another being as the Spirit but rather it is God's actual divine Spirit. The phrase "Spirit of God" denotes possession meaning that the Spirit belongs to God himself and is not a seperate being (tri theism) nor a seperate person (trinitarianism) apart from Him.
1 Corinthians 2:11 (KJV)
11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
This passage above proves without a doubt that the Spirit of God is within God Himself and not a third being that exists outside of God's being. The Holy Spirit is God's Set Apart breath, power and mind. Just as no one truly knows what makes us tick as individuals save our spirit which is our mind, no one knows the things of God save God's very own Spirit which is His mind. The blessing is that we as Christians can know the things of God as we have His Spirit dwelling in us. Do you see what this passage is saying? The Spirit (Holy Spirit) is the very mind of God. This eliminates the false teaching that the Holy Spirit is a third being (tri theism) or even a hypostatic person (trinitarianism). In fact, the very definition of the word for Spirit in the greek "Pneuma" means "mind, breath and wind".
Job 33:4 (KJV)
4 The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
Jehovah breathes His Spirit into us at conception so that we have life. It's God's very own Spirit that makes us. He breathes His lifeforce (Spirit) into our bodies (dust) and we are then made living souls.
John 4:24 (KJV)
24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Jehovah is a Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the very presence of Jehovah God. It is not another being. Jehovah is everywhere present by His representative the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is an extension of Jehovah's very being. Remember, our Father in heaven is a personal being not a floating substance. Jehovah's Spirit is how He is omnipresent. The bible says we are to worship God in spirit and in truth. Worshipping God as a trinity is not worshipping Him in spirit and in truth. Worshipping God as the Father is worshipping Him in spirit and in truth. We also worship and honour His Son Jesus as we are told to do and this also is worshipping God in spirit and in truth.
Isaiah 11:2 (ASV)
2 And the Spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah.
The passage above is a prophecy of the coming Messiah. Note that it is the Spirit of Jehovah that rest upon Jesus. Again the phrase "Spirit of Jehovah" denotes possession meaning that it is Jehovah's very own Spirit not a third divine being. Jehovah's Spirit is one of wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge and fear of Jehovah. These are the very qualities of God given to us when we are given His Spirit. Jesus was given the Spirit without measure at his baptism.
Isaiah 61:1 (ASV)
61 The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
The Spirit that was upon Jesus which anointed him to preach the glad tidings was His Father Jehovah's very own Spirit not a third divine being. This harmonizes with Isaiah 11:2. It was the Father's Spirit in Jesus and upon Jesus that empowered him to mend the brokenhearted and to set those in bondage free. We need to stop giving the credit of the Spirit to a third divine being and give it where it belongs which is to the Father and the Son. The Holy Spirit is the essence and core of the relationship between the Father and the Son.
Matthew 28:19 (KJV)
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
All three powers will be needed in our Christian walk in order to overcome the world. The Father is the one true God, the Son is exactly that, the Son of the one true God and the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God and Christ (Father and Son). Very simple and biblical, no need to stretch this into a hypostatic 3 in 1 god or a tri theistic pantheon of 3 gods.
I believe that we are now living in Jesus' millennial Kingdom (Colossians 1:12-13). The true Sabbath of the new covenant is the Davidic King, Jesus Christ (Shiloh). My blessed hope is the Second Advent of Jehovah's only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, at the last day. Those in the Kingdom of Jesus will preach his Davidic Kingship as a present reality on the throne of David in New Jerusalem. Those who call on the name of Jehovah in these last days will be saved (Joel 2:32). Psalm 2:7!
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