Why the Divinity of the Holy Spirit Matters (Matt Ayars)

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// ABOUT THIS VIDEO
Is the Holy Spirit divine? What are the proofs for the divinity of the Holy Spirit? In this Seven Minute Seminary video, Dr. Matt Ayars teaches why the early church councils affirmed the divinity of the Holy Spirit. He works through the affirmation that both Jesus and his original apostles considered him to be divine, which stood in continuity with the testimony of the Old Testament. Fundamentally, he argues that the Holy Spirit has attributes that belong to God alone, such as eternality, omnipotence, omniscience (Hebrews 9:14; 1 Corinthians 2:10-11; Psalm 139:7-12; 104:30).
Next, Ayars explains that the Holy Spirit must be a divine person in order to complete and apply the saving work of Jesus in the lives of believers. This is because salvation is more than just a change in our status, or a declaration of forgiveness. It is rather a holistic restoration and completion of our relationship with God and an ongoing renewal of our actual being as we are conformed to the image of God.
"The life of God in the soul of a believer is the continual inspiration of God's Holy Spirit." -John Wesley
// ABOUT MATT AYARS
Matt Ayars (PhD, St. John’s College of Nottingham) is the President of Wesley Biblical Seminary in Ridgeland, MS. Prior to serving at WBS, Matt and his family were career missionaries in Haiti. Matt is the author of numerous books and articles on the topics of the Psalms, Hebrew poetry, Wesleyan theology, and holiness.
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[@intercessorz7479]

Amazing! Thanks for Dr Matt Ayars’ brief and concise message. Thanks for your ending quotation of “The life of God in the soul of a believer is the continual inspiration of God's Holy Spirit.” (By John Wesley)🙏

[@grantbartley483]

The analogy for the Trinity I prefer is speech: The Father speaks the Word who is Christ, and here the speaking is the Spirit (which in both Hebrew and Greek means also 'Breath' or 'Wind'). God eternally defines himself analogously to this way; and is not different from the words (and other means) by which he defines himself... I hope this isn't heresy!