{"id":449,"date":"2021-07-29T19:04:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T02:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cag.clearthinking247.com\/?page_id=449"},"modified":"2021-12-16T08:54:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T16:54:53","slug":"holy-spirit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cag.clearthinking247.com\/en\/holy-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"Holy Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"449\" class=\"elementor elementor-449\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c3f953 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c3f953\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-335e7b9\" data-id=\"335e7b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6c7f55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6c7f55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Holy Spirit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ddd0d03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ddd0d03\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ca01ca\" data-id=\"9ca01ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f73fdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f73fdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Church of Almighty God<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18bfedf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18bfedf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">God is a Spirit; Jehovah is God as a Spirit; The Holy Spirit is not God as a separate person.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Holy Spirit is God&#8217;s Spirit manifested in the effect of Divine Power, but the work of the Holy Spirit is limited by human&#8217;s cooperation.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Holy spirit is not a person and has no emotions.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-912a0ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"912a0ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Holy Spirit\u2019s ministry is limited.<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>The Holy Spirit is not God, the third Person of the Trinity. (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cag.clearthinking247.com\/trinity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Trinity does not Exist<\/a><\/span>)<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><strong>The Holy Spirit is without emotions.<\/strong><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The work of the Holy Spirit cannot be supernatural and is limited by human&#8217;s cooperation.<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Holy Spirit cannot reveal the unrighteousness of man.<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>People who do not believe in Almighty God do not have the Holy Spirit.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Christians, i.e. non-CAG followers, in the Age of Kingdom commit sins continuously because they don&#8217;t have the Holy Spirit.<\/strong><\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dd1772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dd1772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>&#8220;Today, you ought not to concern yourself with what effects are to be achieved; in short, this is how <strong>the Holy Spirit works, and whoever commits an offense <span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">(must be punished)*<\/span>.<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The Holy Spirit is <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">without emotion<\/span><\/em><\/strong>,<\/span> and heedless of your present understanding. If you offend Him today, then <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>He will punish you<\/strong><\/span>. If you offend Him within the scope of His jurisdiction, then <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>He will not spare you<\/strong><\/span><strong>. <\/strong>He does not care how serious you are in your adherence to the words of Jesus. If you violate God\u2019s commandments of today, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>He will punish you, and condemn you to death<\/strong><\/span>. How could it be acceptable for you not to adhere to them? You must adhere, even if it means suffering a little pain! No matter what religion, sector, nation, or denomination it is, in the future they must all adhere to these practices. None are exempt, and none will be spared! For they are what the Holy Spirit will do today, and no one may violate them.&#8221; [1]<\/li><li>&#8220;<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>The Holy Spirit works by this principle: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Through people\u2019s cooperation<\/span><\/strong><\/span>, through them actively praying, searching and coming closer to God, results can be achieved and they can be enlightened and illuminated by the Holy Spirit. It is not the case that the Holy Spirit acts unilaterally, or that man acts unilaterally. Both are indispensable, and <strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">the more that people cooperate<\/span><\/strong>, and the more they pursue the attainment of the standards of God\u2019s requirements,<strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> the greater the work of the Holy spirit<\/span><\/strong>. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #993300;\"><strong>Only people\u2019s real cooperation, added to the work of the Holy Spirit<\/strong><\/span>, can produce real experiences and the substantive knowledge of God\u2019s words. Gradually, through experiencing in this way, a perfect person is ultimately produced. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>God does not do supernatural things<\/strong><\/span><\/span>; in people\u2019s notions, God is almighty, and everything is done by God\u2014with the result that people wait passively, do not read the words of God or pray, and merely await the touch of the Holy Spirit. Those with a correct understanding, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>however, believe this: <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">God\u2019s actions can only go as far as my cooperation, and the effect that God\u2019s work has in me depends on how I cooperate<\/span><\/em>.<\/strong><\/span>&#8221; [2]<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">[1] The Word Appears in the Flesh, accessed November 22, 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/books\/reader?id=KFM_DwAAQBAJ&amp;pg=GBS.PT1296.w.0.0.93_207&amp;q=the+holy+spirit+is+without+emotion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;The Commandments of the New Age,&#8221; Google E-book, 1297.<\/a><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">[2] The Word Appears in the Flesh, accessed November 22, 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/books\/reader?id=KFM_DwAAQBAJ&amp;pg=GBS.PT1246&amp;q=The+Holy+Spirit+works+by+this+principle%3A+Through+people%E2%80%99s+cooperation%2C+through+them+actively+praying%2C+searching+and+coming+closer+to+God%2C+results+can+be+achieved+and+they+can+be+enlightened+and+illuminated+by+the+Holy+Spirit.+It+is+not+the+case+that+the+Holy+Spirit+acts+unilaterally%2C+or+that+man+acts+unilaterally.+Both+are+indispensable%2C+and+the+more+that+people+cooperate%2C+and+the+more+they+pursue+the+attainment+of+the+standards+of+God%E2%80%99s+requirements%2C+the+greater+the+work+of\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;How to Know Reality?&#8221; Google E-book, 1250.<\/a><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>*An older version of a pdf file (page 774) says &#8220;must die.&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dab5981 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dab5981\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">CAG&#8217;s claims and assertions about the Holy Spirit are not supported by any direct or explicit Bible references (See CAG&#8217;s Additional Arguments and Explanations below)<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1627113\" data-id=\"1627113\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-997eb71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"997eb71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Christianity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9e8e44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9e8e44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Holy Spirit is God &#8211; the Third Person of the Triune <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">God<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The essence of the Holy Spirit is identical to the essence of the Father and of the Son.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The holy spirit is a person and has emotions.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02deca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02deca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Holy Spirit is God, the third Person of the Triune God (Acts 5:3-4; 1 Cor. 3:16).<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>The believers of Christ are sealed with the Holy Spirit; it is an inheritance, the redemption of God\u2019s own possession, to the praise of His glory. (Eph. 1:13-14)<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Holy Spirit will be with the believers forever. (John 14:16-17)<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>The Holy Spirit will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment. (John 16:8)<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>The Holy Spirit has emotions like a real person. We are not to grieve the Holy Spirit. (Eph. 4:30; Isaiah 63:10)<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">The Spirit can be sinned against and lied to. (Acts 5:3)\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">We are to obey the Holy Spirit. (Acts 10:19-21)\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Honor the Holy Spirit with personal desire and gratitude. (Psalm 51:11)\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8efee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8efee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>When Jesus taught His disciples about the coming of the Holy Spirit, He says, \u201c8\u00a0And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: 9\u00a0concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; 10\u00a0concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; 11\u00a0concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.\u201d (John 16:8-11). <span style=\"color: #800000;\">In this particular passage teaching the disciples, Jesus specifically says the Holy Spirit \u201cwill convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment,\u201d which is directly refuting CAG\u2019s Holy scripture as quoted below. (see CAG&#8217;s Additional Arguments and Explanations)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">&#8220;The Bible provides many ways to help us understand that the Holy Spirit is truly a person\u2014that is, He is a personal being, rather than an impersonal thing. First, every pronoun used in reference to the Spirit is \u201che\u201d not \u201cit.\u201d The original Greek language of the New Testament is explicit in confirming the person of the Holy Spirit. The word for \u201cSpirit\u201d (<i>pneuma<\/i>) is neuter and would naturally take neuter pronouns to have grammatical agreement. Yet, in many cases, masculine pronouns are found (e.g., <a class=\"rtBibleRef\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/esv\/John%2015.26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-reference=\"John 15.26\" data-version=\"esv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">John 15:26<\/a>; <a class=\"rtBibleRef\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/esv\/John%2016.13-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-reference=\"John 16.13-14\" data-version=\"esv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">16:13-14<\/a>). Grammatically, there is no other way to understand the pronouns of the New Testament related to the Holy Spirit\u2014He is referred to as a \u201cHe,\u201d as a person.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a class=\"rtBibleRef\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/esv\/Matt%2028.19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-reference=\"Matt 28.19\" data-version=\"esv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Matthew 28:19<\/a> teaches us to baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This is a collective reference to one Triune God. Also, we are not to grieve the Holy Spirit (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/esv\/Eph%204.30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-reference=\"Eph 4.30\" data-version=\"esv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Ephesians 4:30<\/a>; Isaiah 63:10). The Spirit can be sinned against and lied to (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/esv\/Acts%205.3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-reference=\"Acts 5.3\" data-version=\"esv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Acts 5:3<\/a>). We are to obey Him (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/esv\/Acts%2010.19%E2%80%9321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-reference=\"Acts 10.19\u201321\" data-version=\"esv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Acts 10:19\u201321<\/a>) and honor Him (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/esv\/Ps%2051.11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-reference=\"Ps 51.11\" data-version=\"esv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Psalm 51:11<\/a>).<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The personhood of the Holy Spirit is also affirmed by His many works. He was personally involved in creation (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/esv\/Gen%201.2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-reference=\"Gen 1.2\" data-version=\"esv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Genesis 1:2<\/a>), empowers God\u2019s people (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/esv\/Zech%204.6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-reference=\"Zech 4.6\" data-version=\"esv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Zechariah 4:6<\/a>), guides (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/esv\/Rom%208.14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-reference=\"Rom 8.14\" data-version=\"esv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Romans 8:14<\/a>), comforts (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/esv\/John%2014.26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-reference=\"John 14.26\" data-version=\"esv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">John 14:26<\/a>), convicts (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/esv\/John%2016.8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-reference=\"John 16.8\" data-version=\"esv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">John 16:8<\/a>), teaches (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/esv\/John%2016.13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-reference=\"John 16.13\" data-version=\"esv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">John 16:13<\/a>), restrains sin (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/esv\/Isa%2059.19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-reference=\"Isa 59.19\" data-version=\"esv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Isaiah 59:19<\/a>), and gives commands (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/esv\/Acts%208.29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-reference=\"Acts 8.29\" data-version=\"esv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Acts 8:29<\/a>). Each of these works requires the involvement of a person rather than a mere force, thing, or idea.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Holy Spirit\u2019s attributes also point to His personality. The Holy Spirit has life (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/esv\/Rom%208.2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-reference=\"Rom 8.2\" data-version=\"esv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Romans 8:2<\/a>), has a will (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/esv\/1%20Cor%2012.11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-reference=\"1 Cor 12.11\" data-version=\"esv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">1 Corinthians 12:11<\/a>), is omniscient (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/esv\/1%20Cor%202.10%E2%80%9311\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-reference=\"1 Cor 2.10\u201311\" data-version=\"esv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">1 Corinthians 2:10\u201311<\/a>), is eternal (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/esv\/Heb%209.14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-reference=\"Heb 9.14\" data-version=\"esv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Hebrews 9:14<\/a>), and is omnipresent (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/esv\/Ps%20139.7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-reference=\"Ps 139.7\" data-version=\"esv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Psalm 139:7<\/a>). A mere force could not possess all of these attributes, but the Holy Spirit does.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">And the personhood of the Holy Spirit is affirmed by His role as the third Person of the Godhead. Only a being who is equal to God (<a class=\"rtBibleRef\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/esv\/Matt%2028.19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-reference=\"Matt 28.19\" data-version=\"esv\" data-purpose=\"bible-reference\">Matthew 28:19<\/a>) and possesses the attributes of omniscience, omnipresence, and eternality could be defined as God.&#8221; [1]<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">[1] <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gotquestions.org\/Holy-Spirit-person.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Got Questions?: &#8220;Is the Holy Spirit a person?&#8221;<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0ee0bb elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0ee0bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e2d58f\" data-id=\"1e2d58f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba015aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba015aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CAG's Additional Arguments and Explanations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0afc44 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0afc44\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95b1a95\" data-id=\"95b1a95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57af158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57af158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>The Holy Spirit is inferior to the second incarnation of God in the flesh:<\/strong><\/span> &#8220;Yet the essence of the work done by this unremarkable flesh is far superior to that of the work done directly by the Spirit, and this flesh Himself is the answer to the needs of all mankind. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">For those to be saved, the use value of the Spirit is far inferior to that of the flesh:<\/span><\/strong> The work of the Spirit is able to cover the entire universe, across all mountains, rivers, lakes, and oceans, <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">yet the work of the flesh more effectively<\/span><\/strong> relates to every person with whom He comes into contact.&#8221;<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a><p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/books\/reader?id=KFM_DwAAQBAJ&amp;pg=GBS.PT2589.w.0.0.286_204&amp;q=yet+the+work+of+the+flesh+more+effectively+relates+to+every+person+with+whom+He+comes+into+contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Church of Almighty God, <em>The Word Appears in the Flesh<\/em>, \u201cChrist of the Last Days &#8211; Corrupt Mankind Is More in Need of the Salvation of the Incarnate God<\/a>,\u201d Google e-book, accessed March 16, 2021, 2603.<\/p><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">CAG asserts that the Spirit is <strong>\u201c<em>far inferior<\/em>\u201d<\/strong> to that of the flesh<\/span>, i.e., the second incarnated God. A little further down in the same section, another passage says, \u201cThis is the clarity of the work in the flesh, and its great difference from the work of the Spirit. The work of the Spirit is only suitable for a <em><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">limited scope<\/span><\/strong><\/em> and cannot replace the work of the flesh. The work of the flesh gives man far more exact and necessary goals and far more real, valuable knowledge than the work of the Spirit.\u201d<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[2]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Spirit of God is also powerless in judging mankind and revealing all of man\u2019s unrighteousness:<\/span> <\/strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8220;Satan can only be fully defeated if God in the flesh judges the corruption of mankind.\u00a0Being the same as man possessed of normal humanity, God in the flesh can directly judge the unrighteousness of man; this is the mark of His innate holiness, and of His extraordinariness. Only God is qualified to, and is in the position to, judge man, for He is possessed of the truth, and righteousness, and so He is able to judge man.\u00a0Those who are without truth and righteousness are not fit to judge others. If this work were done by the Spirit of God, then it would not mean victory over Satan. The Spirit is inherently more exalted than mortal beings, and the Spirit of God is inherently holy, and triumphant over the flesh.<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">If the Spirit did this work directly, He would not be able to judge all of man\u2019s disobedience and could not reveal all of man\u2019s unrighteousness.<\/span><\/strong><\/span> For the work of judgment is also carried out through man\u2019s notions about God, and man has never had any notions about the Spirit, and so<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\"> <strong>the Spirit is incapable of better revealing the unrighteousness of man, much less of completely disclosing such unrighteousness<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em>.&#8221;<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[3]<\/a><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The following statement seems to imply that the Holy Spirit is either God or the power from God:<\/span><\/strong> &#8220;However great the authority of Jesus on earth, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">prior to the crucifixion, He was merely a Son of man, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>governed<\/strong> by the Holy Spirit (that is, God)<\/em><\/span><\/span>, and one of the earth\u2019s <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">created beings<\/span>, for He had yet to complete His work. Therefore, His calling God in heaven Father was solely His humility and obedience. His addressing God (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>that is, the Spirit in heaven<\/em><\/span>) in such a manner, however, does not prove that He was the Son of the Spirit of God in heaven. Rather, it was simply that His perspective was different, not that He was a different person. <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The existence of distinct persons is a fallacy!<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #800000;\">Prior to His crucifixion<\/span>, Jesus was a Son of man bound by the limitations of the flesh, and He <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>did not<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>fully possess <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\">the authority of the Spirit.<\/span><\/em><\/span>&#8220;<a style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[4]<\/a><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><\/a><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[2]<\/a> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/books\/reader?id=KFM_DwAAQBAJ&amp;pg=GBS.PT2591.w.0.0.307_200&amp;q=The+work+of+the+Spirit+is+only+suitable+for+a+limited+scope+and+cannot+replace+the+work+of+the+flesh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ibid<\/a><\/span>, page 2604.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[3]<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/books\/reader?id=KFM_DwAAQBAJ&amp;pg=GBS.PT2604.w.0.0.126_2&amp;q=the+Spirit+is+incapable+of+better+revealing+the+unrighteousness+of+man%2C+much+less+of+completely+disclosing+such+unrighteousness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ibid<\/a>, page 2616.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[4]<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyspiritspeaks.org\/does-the-trinity-exist-2\/?sw=the%20Trinity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Church of Almighty God, <em>The Word Appears in the Flesh,<\/em> \u201cDoes the Trinity Exist?\u201d<\/a>,\u00a0 accessed March 15, 2021; <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/books\/reader?id=KFM_DwAAQBAJ&amp;pg=GBS.PT1998_102&amp;q=Prior+to+His+crucifixion%2C+Jesus+was+a+Son+of+man+bound+by+the+limitations+of+the+flesh%2C+and+He+did+not+fully+possess+the+authority+of+the+Spirit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google e-book<\/a>, accessed November 25, 2021, 2008-2009.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3eb140 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3eb140\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a34a4c\" data-id=\"2a34a4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c99fce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c99fce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Clear Thinking Exercises<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5eb442 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5eb442\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f06e46\" data-id=\"0f06e46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3aa185 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3aa185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>On the one hand, CAG claims that Jesus was an ordinary man before His baptism; and <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">only after His baptism<\/span> <\/strong>did Jesus possess the power and authority of the Holy Spirit that had been bestowed upon Him. (See the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cag.clearthinking247.com\/christ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doctrine of Christ<\/a><\/strong>); on the other hand Number 4 above says that the Son of man was not governed by the Holy Spirit <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">prior to the crucifixion<\/span> <\/strong>and did not fully possess the authority of the Spirit. <strong>When did Jesus possess the power and authority of the Hoy Spirit? After His baptism or after the crucifixion?<\/strong><\/li><li>Number 4 above says &#8220;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>the Holy Spirit (that is, God),<\/em><\/span><\/span> but the CAG claims that &#8220;the Trinity does not exist.&#8221; (See the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cag.clearthinking247.com\/trinity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doctrine of the Trinity<\/a><\/strong>) Is the Holy Spirit God or the power of God? If the Holy Spirit is God, but CAG claims that God has three names, Jehovah in the Age of Law, Jesus in the Age of Grace, and Almighty God in the Age of Kingdom.<\/li><li>If the Holy Spirit is God, how can one reconcile the divinity of the Holy Spirit with\u00a0 1, 2, and 3 above (in CAG&#8217;s Additional Arguments and Explanations)?<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Holy Spirit Church of Almighty God God is a Spirit; Jehovah is God as a Spirit; The Holy Spirit is not God as a separate person. The Holy Spirit is God&#8217;s Spirit manifested in the effect of Divine Power, but the work of the Holy Spirit is limited by human&#8217;s cooperation. 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