Holy Spirit is Not the Father

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Trinitarians have a very difficult time logically explaining the following verses about the place of the Father in Christ’s life and the very different role of the Holy Spirit as the agent or be getting power of the Father. When studied together, a question naturally arises: Who exactly is Christ’s Father?

“But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, you son of David, fear not to take unto you Mary your wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy [Spirit]” (Matt. 1:20). (Also, take a moment and read Luke 1:35 for more detail.)

“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father) full of grace and truth” (John 1:14).

How many ever consider these verses? They seem to be contradicting one another. And, of course, if one believes the trinity doctrine, they do. Was Christ begotten by the Father or by the Holy Spirit? If Christ was “conceived” by the Holy Spirit as a person, then “he”—the Holy Spirit—would be Christ’s father. And if the Holy Spirit were a person, then “he” would be our father also.

Let’s just permit basic logic to prevail. A human father is called a father because he is the one who IS the father! No one is confused about this, just as they are not confused about whether a human baby has two fathers. In this regard, a baby does not have a “human” father and a “sperm” father, because the sperm did the be getting. The sperm came from the human father, who is the one who did the be getting. The same is true of the Spirit Father of the newly begotten true Christian who merely received the Father’s “seed” in the form of the Holy Spirit sent for the purpose of performing the begettal.

We can also notice Peter’s statement that Christians are begotten by the Father: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (I Pet. 1:3). The only difference is that unlike Christ, one is spiritually begotten after his physical birth, not before.

Peter says, “begotten us again” because these were begotten the first time by their physical father and born physically. Then, at conversion, they are begotten a second time by their spiritual Father, later to be born again.

When these verses are pieced together, it becomes most obvious that the Father in heaven begat Christ through the power of His Holy Spirit. Keep it simple—do not allow theologians and scholars, impressed with their own erudite theories, to impress you with a variety of illogical, nonsensical arguments that, in the end, only prove that they do not know what they are talking about.

Take a moment to read the second half of Romans 16:18 as powerful warning to all!

Holy Spirit Is Not a Proper Name In the Old Testament, the word “holy” is translated from the Hebrew word qodesh, meaning “a sacred place or thing”—and “spirit” is translated from the Hebrew word ruach, meaning “wind, breath, or life.” In the New Testament, “holy” is translated from the Greek word hagios, meaning “sacred”—and “spirit” is translated from the Greek word pneuma, meaning “current of air, breath, or breeze.”

Notice how these are not names like people or the Father and Christ have. In this case, the words Holy and Spirit merely describe what the thing is—holy (because it is God’s) and spirit(because it is like wind).

Unlike the Father and Christ, who are both composed of spirit, have names and are clearly portrayed as having form and shape, nowhere in Scripture is the Holy Spirit given a name or mentioned as having such form. Take a moment to read Matthew 3:16 and John 14:16, and then think logically: Is the Holy Spirit really a “dove,” and is “comforter” an actual name?—or are these words used to convey meaning?

Angels and demons are spirits beings, and they have names, can talk and have forms. Notice:

“And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto you, and to show you these glad tidings” (Luke 1:19).

“And the Lord said unto Satan, From where come you? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it” (Job 1:7).

Where in Scripture is the Holy Spirit shown to be doing such things? Where is “He” shown to be interacting with other beings like the examples above? The answer is nowhere! And if it were a person, why would it not have an actual name as does every other spirit being—including Satan—that we read about in Scripture? Using trinitarian logic, Satan should be called “the unholy spirit.” But since Satan is a person, he has a name. So do the “Father” and the “Son, Jesus Christ.”

Stop and ponder what you have read so far before continuing.