The doctrine of the deity of the Holy Spirit

1. All the Trinity passages reveal the coequality with other members of the Godhead — 2 Corinthians 13:14 indicates the total deity of the Holy Spirit.

2. The Holy Spirit is also called Jehovah in the Old Testament, this is a title of God — cf. Isaiah 6:8,9 with Acts 28:25, or Jeremiah 31:31-34 with Hebrews 10:15.

3. The sovereignty of the Spirit is found in 1 Corinthians 12:11.

4. God the Holy Spirit is said to be omniscient — 1 Corinthians 2:10,11.

5. He is said to be omnipotent — Genesis 1:2.

6. He in omnipresent — Psalm 139:7.

7. The deity of the Lordship of the Spirit is mentioned in 2 Corinthians 3:17.

Principle: You cannot hurt someone else until you have first of all hurt or grieved God the Holy Spirit who indwells all members of the royal priesthood.