Catholic Quarter

The Holy Spirit, originally known as Paraclete, is the laminin of Christianity. Equal in divinity to God the Father and Jesus Christ the Son, He, the Holy Spirit, seems to be not get much publicity in the Christian world. The First Person (God), the Second Person (Jesus), and the Third Person (Paraclete). See article Trinity. The Holy Spirit is called the Third Person because He proceeds from God and Jesus, having been sent by them both to do works. We see in scripture that God the Father is never sent, but does the sending; therefore He is considered the First Person. Jesus was sent, as we know, by God the Father. But Jesus also sent us the Holy Spirit. This is why Jesus is called the Second Person, because He was sent but also does the sending. But the Holy Spirit is sent, proceeding from the love generated between the Father and Son. The following Biblical passages are to convey a truth in which we will understand that the Holy Spirit is a real person, not an entity or mere life force.  Read more... (796 words, 2 images, estimated 3:11 mins reading time)