The Holy
Spirit is called by different names in the Holy Scriptures, which reveal
something about His nature and attributes. |
The Spirit of God – The Holy
Spirit is called ‘the Spirit of God’ (Genesis 1:2; Matthew 12:28), ‘the
Spirit of your Father’ (Matthew 10:19-20), ‘the Spirit who is from God’ (1
Corinthians 2:12), ‘the Spirit of the living God’ (2 Corinthians 3:3), ‘the
Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead’ (Romans 8:11) for He
proceeds from God the Father. |
The Spirit of Jesus Christ
– The Holy Spirit is called ‘the Spirit of Jesus Christ’ (Philippians |
The Spirit of truth – The
Holy Spirit is called the ‘Spirit of truth’ (John |
The Spirit of life – The
Holy Spirit is called ‘the Spirit of life’ (Romans 8:1-2), for He imparts
life, that is to say, He quickens those who are dead in their trespasses when
they repent and believe in the Lord (John 6:63; 2 Corinthians 3:6). |
The Spirit of adoption – The
Holy Spirit is called ‘the Spirit of adoption’ (Romans |
The Spirit of grace and supplication
– The Holy Spirit is called ‘the spirit of grace and supplication’ (Zechariah
|
The Spirit of judgement and the Spirit of burning –
The Holy Spirit is called ‘the spirit of judgement’ (Isaiah 4:4 - NKJV) and
‘the spirit of burning’ (Isaiah 4:4 – NKJV), for He is involved in justice,
law and order. One of the aspects of His ministry concerns purity and
sanctification. The name ‘the Spirit of burning’ emphasizes His searching,
refining and illuminating work. |
The Spirit of glory – The
Holy Spirit is called ‘the Spirit of glory’ (1 Peter |
The Spirit of holiness - The
Holy Spirit is called ‘the Spirit of holiness’ (Romans 1:4), because He is
holy and sanctifies those who believe in Jesus (1 Corinthians |
The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit
of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord
– The Holy Spirit is called ‘the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the
spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the
Lord’ (Isaiah 11:1-2) for He imparts all these things. |
The Spirit of power, of love, and of a sound mind
– The Holy Spirit is called ‘the Spirit of power, and of love, and of a sound
mind’ (2 Timothy 1:7). for He imparts power, love and a sound mind. |
The good Spirit of God – The Holy
Spirit is called ‘the good Spirit of God’ (Nehemiah |
The eternal Spirit – The Holy
Spirit is called ‘the eternal Spirit’ (Hebrews |
The promised Holy Spirit – The
Holy Spirit is called ‘the promised Holy Spirit’ (Acts |
The Comforter – Jesus
called the Holy Spirit ‘the Comforter’ (John |