The Holy Spirit is a Person

1 John 5:7 

7.For there are three that bear record in heaven, the FATHER, the WORD and the HOLY GHOST:and these three are one.
       

John 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that (HE) may abide with you for ever; John 14:16 

 John 15:26   But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: 

  John 14:26   But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

Romans 8 :11  But if the Spirit of (HIM) that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by( HIS) Spirit that dwelleth in you. 

Ephesians 3:7 

7.Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of (HIS) power.

Ephesians 3:16 

16.That he would grant you, according to the riches of (HIS) glory, to be strengthened with might by (HIS) Spirit in the inner man;

Romans 8:26 

26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit (HIMSELF) intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. 

Ephesians 4:30 

30. And do not GRIEVE the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

John 14:16 

16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever;

1 Corinthians 12:5

5.And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 

1 Corinthians 12:11.But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as (HE) will.

1 Corinthians 12:28–29 

28.And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues. 29. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? ... 

Ephesians 1:13 

13 In (HIM) you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in (HIM), were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 

John 10:30 

30.I and my Father are one

Is the Holy Spirit a "He," "She," or “It,” male, female? 

Answer:  Sometimes the Holy Spirit is referred to  as "it," something the Bible never does.

The Holy Spirit is a person. He has the attributes of personhood, performs the actions of persons, and has personal relationships. He has insight (1 Corinthians 2:10-11). He knows things, which requires an intellect (Romans 8:27). He has a will (1 Corinthians 12:11).

He convicts of sin (John 16:8). He performs miracles (Acts 8:39). He guides (John 16:13). He intercedes between persons (Romans 8:26). He is to be obeyed (Acts 10:19-20). He can be lied to (Acts 5:3), resisted (Acts 7:51), grieved (Ephesians 4:30), blasphemed (Matthew 12:31), even insulted (Hebrews 10:29). 



If you want more of the Spirit’s presence in your life, to be more in touch with His leading,

James 4:7 Therefore, submit yourselves to God,
Resist the devil, and he will run away from you.

 1 Peter 5:8   Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 

 James 1:22  But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 

It is not about us getting more of the Holy Spirit,
it is about the Holy Spirit getting more of us.


He relates to the apostles (Acts 15:28) and to each member of the Trinity (John 16:14; Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14). The personhood of the Holy Spirit is presented without question in the Bible, but what about gender? 

It is clear that masculine  terminology dominates the Scriptures. Throughout both testaments, references to God use masculine pronouns. Specific names for God / Yahweh, Elohim, Adonai, Kurios, Theos, etc.) are all in the masculine gender.

 God is never given a feminine name, or referred to using feminine pronouns. The Holy Spirit is referred to in the masculine throughout the New Testament, although the word for "spirit" by itself (pneuma) is actually gender-neutral.

Theologically speaking, since the Holy Spirit is God, we can make some statements about Him from general statements about God. God is spirit as opposed to physical or material. 

 “The person who has seen me has seen the Father!" Paul makes it clear that Jesus was the exact image of God in Colossians 1:15 calling Jesus "the image of the invisible God." This verse is couched in a section that demonstrates Christ's superiority over all creation. 

1 John 5:7 

7.For there are three that bear record in heaven, the FATHER, the WORD and the HOLY GHOST:and these three are one.

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