Tuesday, April 7, 2015

The Spirit's personality

". . . The baptismal formula of Matthew 28:19: '. . . baptizing them into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.' If we wished to press the matter, we could point out that though the word name occurs only once, the grammatical construction indicates three names: not the name of Father, Son, and Spirit, but the name of the Father and [the name] of the Son, and [the name] of the Holy Ghost. The three of's indicates three names. If, however, grammar is no...t one's favorite subject, the major point is that the three names are in one category. If the Father is a person, and if the Son is a person, how could anything impersonal be the thrid member? No one with any intelligence would write, 'In the name of the Father, in the name of the Son, and in the name of the Father's power, influence, or mentality.'" - Gordon H. Clark, The Holy Spirit

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