Not the Trinity Nor 3 gods but One God

Not the Trinity Nor 3 gods but One God God

How many gods does the Bible teach exist?

Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Exodus 20: 3
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God (is) one LORD. Deuteronomy 6: 4
Hath not one God created us? Malachi 2: 10
And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he...Jesus saw that he answered discreetly. Mark 12: 32, 34
And this is life eternal that they might know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ
whom you have sent. John 17: 3
(There is) none other God but one. 1 Corinthians 8: 4
But to us (there is but) one God. 1 Corinthians 8: 6
One God and Father of all. Ephesians 4: 6
For (there is) one God. 1 Timothy 2: 5
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and
tremble. James 2: 19

What is the common title given in the Bible to the One God?

Have we not all one father? Malachi 2: 10
But to us (there is but) one God, the Father. 1 Corinthians 8: 6
Grace to you and peace from God our Father. Romans 1: 7
Grace (be) unto you, and peace, from God our Father. 1 Corinthians 1: 3
Grace (be) to you and peace from God our Father. 2 Corinthians 1: 2
Grace (be) to you and peace from God the Father. Galatians 1: 3
According to the will of God and our Father. Galatians 1: 4
Grace (be) to you, and peace, from God our Father. Ephesians 1: 2
One God and Father of all, who (is) above all, and through all, and in you all.
Grace (be) unto you, and peace, from God our Father. Philippians 1: 2
Grace (be) unto you, and peace, from God our Father. Colossians 1: 2
Grace (be) unto you, and peace, from God our Father.1 Thessalonians 1:1
Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father. 2 Thessalonians 1: 2

Is the one God, our Father, the father of Jesus Christ as well?

Blessed (be) the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly (places) in Christ. Ephesians 1: 3.
I ascend unto my Father, and your Father. John 20: 17
One God and Father of all. Ephesians 4: 6
Conclusion: The Bible teaches that there is but one God, who is the Father of all.
Christ

Who is Christ?

And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. John 6:69
Is "the son of living God" a mere title given to Christ or is He in reality the very son of the one God?
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given. Isaiah 9: 6
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what (is) his name, and what (is) his son's name, if thou canst tell? Proverbs 30: 4
If Christ is a real son of God, has the Bible confirmed a beginning to His existence?
But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, (though) thou be little among the thousands of Judah, (yet) out of thee shall he come forth unto me (that is) to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth (have been) from of old, from days of eternity. Micah 5: 2 marginal reading
And the Son of God declares concerning Himself: "The Lord possessed Me in the beginning of His way, before His works of old. I was set up from everlasting. . . . When He appointed the foundations of the earth: then I was by Him, as one brought up with Him: and I was daily His delight, rejoicing always before Him." Proverbs 8:22-30. PP 34.1

Does the New Testament confirm the Old Testament regarding the true and literal sonship of Christ?

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
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared (him). John 1: 18 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3: 16
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. John 3: 18 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 1 John 4: 9

Conclusion:

The One God at one point from everlasting begat Christ, His only begotten son. And if what God gave was not His real and only begotten, then Abrahams test would not have been a meaningful type.
Aspects of the divine begetting
What did the one God, the Father of all, pass unto His only begotten?
For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself. John 5: 26
The brightness of (his) glory, and the express image of his person; Hebrews 1: 3.

What does it mean that God passed His glory to His only begotten son?

And he said, I beseech thee, show me thy glory. And he said, I will make all my goodness pass. Exodus 33: 18-19
It pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell. Colossians 1:19.
Did the one God pass on His name to His only begotten son?
For unto which of the angels said he (God) at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? But unto the Son (he saith), Thy throne, O God, (is) forever and ever. Hebrews 1: 5, 8

What else was passed by the Father unto His only begotten?

But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. Romans 8: 9.
Conclusion: God passed unto His only begotten son, unconditional life in Himself. As the baby becomes independent of the mother once he is born, Christ became self-existent once He was begotten of the Father. Self-existence was inherent in His birth. In addition to self existence, the son received from His Father His very character (goodness), and thus His express image. There was nothing that the Father had which was not passed unto the His only begotten Son. Even the very Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit, is shared by His Son. Christ naturally inherited the name of His Father (God). Christ was not, however, co-existent with His Father, being the Son.
Relationship of the Son to the Father

What did Christ say about His relationship to His Father?

If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. John 14: 28
The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do. John 5: 19
I can of mine own self do nothing because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me. John 5: 30

How did Christ regard His Father?

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God. John 17: 3
Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and (to) my God, and your God. John 20: 17
Christ said in John 10: 30 "I and (my) Father are one." The Apostle Paul also stated in Philippians 2: 6 "Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God."
In what manner was Christ one with the Father?
This Saviour was the brightness of His Father's glory and the express image of His person. He possessed divine majesty, perfection, and excellence. He was equal with God. "It pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell (Col. 1:19). . . . {AG 160.2}
Christ, the Word, the only begotten of God, was one with the eternal Father-one in nature, in character, in purpose-the only being that could enter into all the counsels and purposes of God. {PP 34.1}

Conclusion:

Christ was one with the Father in nature, character, and purpose. But did not regard Himself as an equal to His Father. God invested in Christ every authority and made Him equal.
Submission of the Son to the Father

How does the Bible demonstrate the submission of Son to His Father, the one God?

And ye are Christ's; and Christ (is) God's. 1 Corinthians 3: 23
But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman (is) the man; and the head of Christ (is) God. 1 Corinthians 11: 3
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him. Ephesians 1: 17
One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who (is) above all, and through all, and in you all. Ephesians 4: 5-6
For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under (him, it is) manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all. 1 Corinthians 15: 27-28

Conclusion:

The one God, the Father, has made His son His equal in nature, character, and purpose; His full and only co-partner. This reality does not negate, however, the submission of the Son to His Father, who is the one God, who rules overall including the Son.
Submission of the Son and our Worship
Does the Biblical fact of Christ’s submission to His Father affect our worship of the Son?
That all (men) should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him. John 5: 23
Conclusion: Our worship of the Son is not affected one iota by His submission to His Father. We willingly and happily worship Christ for in Him dwells the full deity of His Father, the one God. We also worship the Son for He is our Saviour, Redeemer, and Advocate before His and our Father. Lastly, we worship Him because He is the only begotten of the one God.
Holy Spirit

Who is the Holy Spirit?

But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. Romans 8: 9
And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Galatians 4: 6
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; (Even) the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. John 14: 16-18
Conclusion: The Holy Spirit is none other than the very Spirit of Christ which proceeded from the Father, the one God, (of whom (are) all things). 1 Corinthians 8: 6.
It is time to worship the one God in truth and spirit, and to repent of our past ignorance and blasphemies.
This is our prayer to our Father, the one God, who is above all, and we lift it in the name of His only begotten son, Jesus Christ.
Not the Trinity Nor 3 gods but One God
(for SDAs)

What is the preferred method for teaching Bible truths?

"The best work you can do is to teach, to educate...Preach less, and educate more, by holding Bible readings"... - Gospel Workers, p. 193. (1915) {Ev 484.1}
"Take time to teach, to hold Bible readings. Get the points and texts fastened in the minds of the hearers. Let them ask questions, and answer them in the plainest, simplest manner possible, so that the mind can grasp the truths presented" . . . . {Ev 441.3}
As we undertake the study of the Bible, what inspired council are we given to guide us when we attempt to explain the meaning of its verses?
"The language of the Bible should be explained according to its obvious meaning". {GC 598}
God

How many gods does the Bible teach exist?

Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Exodus 20: 3
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God (is) one LORD. Deuteronomy 6: 4
Hath not one God created us? Malachi 2: 10
And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he Jesus saw that he answered discreetly. Mark 12: 32, 34
And this is life eternal that they might know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ
whom you have sent. John 17: 3
(There is) none other God but one. 1 Corinthians 8: 4
But to us (there is but) one God. 1 Corinthians 8: 6
One God and Father of all. Ephesians 4: 6
For (there is) one God. 1 Timothy 2: 5
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and
tremble. James 2: 19

How many gods does the Spirit of Prophecy teach exist?

Let them learn that creation and Christianity have one God. Let them be taught to see the harmony of the natural with the spiritual. {Col 24.2}
He was threatened with the loss of the crown, and warned that he would be disowned by the princess should he persist in his adherence to the Hebrew faith. But he was unshaken in his determination to render homage to none save the one God. . . . {CC 81.3}
Creation and Christianity have one God. God is revealed in nature, and God is revealed in His word. {CT 395.2}
Abraham's household comprised more than a thousand souls. Those who were led by his teachings to worship the one God, found a home in his encampment; and here, as in a school, they received such instruction as would prepare them to be representatives of the true faith. {PP 141.1}
But he (Moses) was unshaken in his determination to render homage to none save the one God, the Maker of heaven and earth. He reasoned with priests and worshipers, showing the folly of their superstitious veneration of senseless objects. {PP 245.3}
Our German and Danish and Swedish brethren have no good reason for not being able to act in harmony in the publishing work Let them be thankful to God for His manifold mercies and be kind to one another. They have one God and one Saviour; and one Spirit-the Spirit of Christ-is to bring unity into their ranks.-9T 189. {PM 156.3}
Jesus also revealed their vanity in loving to be called of men Rabbi, meaning master. He declared that such a title did not belong to men, but only to Christ. Priests, scribes and rulers, expounders of the law and administrators of it, were all brethren, children of one God. {3SP 60.1}
He (Cornelius) believed in the one God, the Creator of Heaven and earth. He revered him, acknowledged his authority, and sought counsel of him in all the business of his life. He was faithful in his home duties as well as in his official responsibilities, and had erected the altar of God in his family. {3SP 325.2}
We have one faith, one Lord, one God and Father, who is above all, and in you all; then let there be a glorifying of God with one mouth, and one spirit. {RH, July 10, 1888 par. 4}
There is one God, one faith, one baptism. There is one Lord Jesus, who must abide in the soul of every one of these brethren. {RH, November 12, 1889 par. 8} One God, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, was brought to view in the fourth commandment, and his will was to be their will. Those who worshiped the one true God were strengthened in moral power, and developed strong and symmetrical characters, while those who worshiped other gods grew more and more debased, because they exalted human passions and sanctioned vice in their religious services. {ST, August 12, 1889 par. 1}
I feel my spirit stirred within me. I feel to the depth of my being that the truth must be borne to other countries and nations, and to all classes. Let the missionaries of the cross proclaim that there is one God one God, and one Mediator between God and man, who is Jesus Christ the Son of the Infinite God.This needs to be proclaimed throughout every church in our land. Christians need to know this, and not put man where God should be, that they may no longer be worshipers of idols, but of the living God. Idolatry exists in our churches. {1888 886.3}

What is the common title given in the Bible to the One God?

Have we not all one father? Malachi 2: 10
But to us (there is but) one God, the Father. 1 Corinthians 8: 6
Grace to you and peace from God our Father. Romans 1: 7
Grace (be) unto you, and peace, from God our Father. 1 Corinthians 1: 3
Grace (be) to you and peace from God our Father. 2 Corinthians 1: 2
Grace (be) to you and peace from God our Father. Galatians 1: 3
According to the will of God our Father. Galatians 1: 4
Grace (be) to you, and peace, from God our Father. Ephesians 1: 2
One God and Father of all, who (is) above all, and through all, and in you all.
Grace (be) unto you, and peace, from God our Father. Philippians 1: 2
Grace (be) unto you, and peace, from God our Father. Colossians 1: 2
Grace (be) unto you, and peace, from God our Father. 1 Thessalonians 1:1
Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father. 2 Thessalonians 1: 2
Is the one God, our Father, the father of Jesus Christ as well?
Blessed (be) the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly (places) in Christ. Ephesians 1: 3.
I ascend unto my Father, and your Father. John 20: 17
One God and Father of all. Ephesians 4: 6
Conclusion: The Bible teaches that there is but one God, who is the Father of all.
Christ

Who is Christ?

And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. John 6: 69
Is "the son of living God" a mere title given to Christ or is He in reality the very son of the one God?
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given. Isaiah 9: 6
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what (is) his name, and what (is) his son's name, if thou canst tell? Proverbs 30: 4

If Christ is a real son of God, has the Bible confirmed a beginning to His existence?

But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, (though) thou be little among the thousands of Judah, (yet) out of thee shall he come forth unto me (that is) to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth (have been) from of old, from days of eternity. Micah 5: 2 marginal reading
And the Son of God declares concerning Himself: "The Lord possessed Me in the beginning of His way, before His works of old. I was set up from everlasting. . . . When He appointed the foundations of the earth: then I was by Him, as one brought up with Him: and I was daily His delight, rejoicing always before Him." Proverbs 8:22-30. PP 34.1

Does the New Testament confirm the Old Testament regarding the true and literal son ship of Christ?

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
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared (him). John 1: 18 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3: 16
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. John 3: 18 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 1 John 4: 9

Conclusion:

The One God at one point from everlasting begat Christ, His only begotten son. And if what God gave was not His real and only begotten, then Abrahams test would not have been a meaningful type.
Aspects of the divine begetting
What did the one God, the Father of all, pass unto His only begotten?
For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself. John 5: 26
The brightness of (his) glory, and the express image of his person; Hebrews 1: 3.

What does it mean that God passed His glory to His only begotten son?

And he said, I beseech thee, show me thy glory. And he said, I will make all my goodness pass. Exodus 33: 18, 19
It pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell. Colossians 1:19.
Did the one God pass on His name to His only begotten son?
For unto which of the angels said he (God) at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? But unto the Son (he saith), Thy throne, O God, (is) forever and ever. Hebrews 1: 5, 8
What else was passed by the Father unto His only begotten?
But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. Romans 8: 9.

Conclusion:

God passed unto His only begotten son, unconditional life in Himself. As the baby becomes independent of the mother once he is born, Christ became self-existent once He was begotten of the Father. Self-existence was inherent in His birth. In addition to self existence, the son received from His Father His very character (goodness), and thus His express image. There was nothing that the Father had which was not passed unto the His only begotten Son. Even the very Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit, is shared by His Son. Christ naturally inherited the name of His Father (God). Christ was not, however, co-existent with His Father, being the Son.
Relationship of the Son to the Father
What did Christ say about His relationship to His Father?
If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. John 14: 28
The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do. John 5: 19
I can of mine own self do nothing because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me. John 5: 30

How did Christ regard His Father?

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God. John 17: 3
Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and (to) my God, and your God. John 20: 17
Christ said in John 10: 30 "I and (my) Father are one." The Apostle Paul also stated in Philippians 2: 6 "Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God." In what manner was Christ one with the Father?
This Saviour was the brightness of His Father's glory and the express image of His person. He possessed divine majesty, perfection, and excellence. He was equal with God. "It pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell (Col. 1:19). . . . {AG 160.2}
Christ, the Word, the only begotten of God, was one with the eternal Father-one in nature, in character, in purpose-the only being that could enter into all the counsels and purposes of God. {PP 34.1}

Conclusion:

Christ was one with the Father in nature, character, and purpose. But did not regard Himself as an equal to His Father. God invested in Christ every authority and made Him equal.
Submission of the Son to the Father
How does the Bible demonstrate the submission of Son to His Father, the one God?
And ye are Christ's; and Christ (is) God's. 1 Corinthians 3: 23
But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman (is) the man; and the head of Christ (is) God. 1 Corinthians 11: 3
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him. Ephesians 1: 17
One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who (is) above all, and through all, and in you all. Ephesians 4: 5, 6
For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under (him, it is) manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all. 1 Corinthians 15: 27-28

Conclusion:

The one God, the Father, has made His son His equal in nature, character, and purpose; His full and only co-partner. This reality does not negate, however, the submission of the Son to His Father, who is the one God, who rules over all including the Son.
Submission of the Son and our Worship
Does the Biblical fact of Christ's submission to His Father affect our worship of the Son?
That all (men) should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him. John 5: 23
Conclusion: Our worship of the Son is not affected one iota by His submission to His Father. We willingly and happily worship Christ for in Him dwells the full deity of His Father, the one God. We also worship the Son for He is our Saviour, Redeemer, and Advocate before His and our Father. Lastly, we worship Him because He is the only begotten of the one God.
Holy Spirit

Who is the Holy Spirit?

But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. Romans 8: 9
And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Galatians 4: 6
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; (Even) the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. John 14: 16-18

Conclusion:

The Holy Spirit is none other than the very Spirit of Christ which proceeded from the Father, the one God, (of whom (are) all things). 1 Corinthians 8: 6.
Does the Spirit of Prophecy confirm the fact that the Holy Spirit is the very spirit of Christ?
Christ declared that after his ascension, he would send to his church, as his crowning gift, the Comforter, who was to take his place. This Comforter is the Holy Spirit, - the soul of his life, the efficacy of his church, the light and life of the world. With his Spirit Christ sends a reconciling influence and a power that takes away sin. In the gift of the Spirit, Jesus gave to man the highest good that heaven could bestow.{RH, May 19, 1904 par. 2}
Cumbered with humanity Christ could not be in every place personally, therefore it was altogether for their advantage that He should leave them to go to His Father and send the Holy Spirit to be His successor on earth. The Holy Spirit is Himself divested of the personality of humanity and independent thereof. He would represent Himself as present in all places by His Holy Spirit.E.G. White, (Manuscript Releases Volume 14 (Nos 1081-1135) MR No.1084
Christ tells us that the Holy Spirit is the Comforter, and the Comforter is the Holy Ghost, "the Spirit of truth, which the Father shall send in My name." This refers to the omnipresence of the Spirit of Christ, called the Comforter.{EGW, 14MR 179}

The Saviour is our Comforter.

This I have proved Him to be. {EGW, 8MR 49}
As by faith we look to Jesus, our faith pierces the shadow, and we adore God for His wondrous love in giving Jesus the Comforter.{EGW, 19MR 297, 298}
The reason why the churches are weak and sickly and ready to die, is that the enemy has brought influences of a discouraging nature to bear upon trembling souls. He has sought to shut Jesus from their view as the Comforter, as one who reproves, who warns, who admonishes them, saying, "This is the way, walk ye in it" {EGW, RH, August 26, 1890 par. 10} (compare with John 16:8)
Let them study the seventeenth of John, and learn how to pray and how to live the prayer of Christ. He is the Comforter. {EGW, RH, January 27, 1903}
Christ tells us that the Holy Spirit is the Comforter, and the Comforter is the Holy Ghost, "the Spirit of truth, which the Father shall send in My name." This refers to the omnipresence of the Spirit of Christ, called the Comforter. {EGW, 14MR 179}
Let them be thankful to God for His manifold mercies and be kind to one another. They have one God and one Saviour; and one Spirit-the Spirit of Christ-is to bring unity into their ranks. {EGW, 9T 189}
Jesus is seeking to impress upon them the thought that in giving His Holy Spirit He is giving to them the glory which the Father hath given Him, that He and His people may be one in God. {EGW, 2MR 36, 37}
The impartation of the Spirit is the impartation of the life of Christ. {EGW, DA 805.3}
He (Christ) would represent Himself as present in all places by His Holy Spirit, as the Omnipresent." {EGW, 14MR 23}
They have one God and one Saviour; and one Spirit - the Spirit of Christ - is to bring unity into their ranks. 9T 189. {PM 156.3}
Does the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit, have an independent personality?
And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Ephesians 4: 30

Conclusion:

The Holy Spirit, who is the Spirit of Christ, has an independent personality that can be grieved when we obstinately keep resisting his influences. The Holy Spirit is the Third person of the Godhead, but is at the same time the very spirit of Christ. This is the mystery of this sacred agency. How can the Spirit of Christ be an independent person? Here is what the Spirit of Prophecy says:
The Holy Spirit is a free, working, independent agency. The God of heaven uses His Spirit as it pleases Him, and human minds, human judgment, and human methods can no more set boundaries to its working, or prescribe the channel through which it shall operate, than they can say to the wind, I bid you to blow in a certain direction, and to conduct yourself in such and such a manner. {FLB 52. 4}
But more than that, it has not been revealed, nor is it left up to us to conjecture. The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children forever. Deuteronomy 29:29. About the mysterious nature of the Holy Spirit we are admonished the following:
The nature of the Holy Spirit is a mystery. Men cannot explain it, because the Lord has not revealed it to them. Men having fanciful views may bring together passages of Scripture and put a human construction on them, but the acceptance of these views will not strengthen the church. Regarding such mysteries, which are too deep for human understanding, silence is golden. {AA 52.1}
What is the thing that saddened William Clarence White regarding the teaching of the some of the SDA ministers about the Holy Spirit?
The statements and the arguments of some of our ministers, in their effort to prove that the Holy Spirit is an individual as are God the Father and Christ, the eternal Son, have perplexed me, and sometimes they have made me sad. One popular teacher said We may regard Him, as the fellow who is down here running things. My perplexities were lessened a little when I learned from the dictionary that one of the meanings of personality was characteristics. It is stated in such a way that I concluded that there might be personality without bodily form which is possessed by the Father and the Son. There are many Scriptures which speak of the Father and the Son and the absence of Scripture making similar reference to the united work of the Father and the Holy Spirit or of Christ and the Holy Spirit, has led me to believe that the spirit without individuality was the representative of the Father and the Son throughout the universe, and it was through the Holy Spirit that they dwell in our hearts and make us one with the Father and with the Son. {Letter, W. C. White to H. W. Carr, April 30, 1935}
I refuse, therefore, to solve away the mystery of the Holy Spirit, beyond what has been revealed. Some have attempted to tamper with Gods divine council and promote the Spirit of Christ to a god. This I believe is a blatant error for the following 8 reasons:
1. The Holy Spirit is never referred to as god in the Bible or the SOP.
2. It will contradict the Bible teaching of the One God.
3. No one else besides the Son participates in the counsels of the Father. " Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both." Zachariah 6: 13.It would be uncharacteristic of God the Father to exclude an entitled god from His counsels.
4. There is no mention at all of a throne dedicated to the Holy Spirit, as is the case with the Father and His Son.
5. There is not mention in the New Jerusalem of the Holy Spirit.
6. Elevating the Holy Spirit to a god is an invitation to worship a non-existent god. In such a vacuum it is Satan who creeps in, so those who worship the Holy Spirit end up worshipping Satan. See EW 56.
7. We are commanded of Christ to pray only to the Father in His name. There is no injunction to pray to the Holy Spirit. See EW 56.
8. There are only two beings that we are to worship: God and His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Holy and reverend is his name. We dishonour God when we use this word (Reverend) where it does not belong. . .The Father and the Son alone are to be exalted. {SD 58.5} If God is dishonoured when we use the word \"reverend"\ on people, how is it viewed in the eyes of God when we elevate the Spirit of His Son to His equal?
It is time to worship the one God in truth and spirit, and to repent of our past ignorance and blasphemies.
This is our prayer to our Father, the one God, who is above all, and we lift it in the name of His only begotten son, Jesus Christ.