Who Is This Holy Spirit?

Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come,

 He will guide you into all truths: for he shall 

not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He 

shall hear, that shall He speak: and He will 

shew you things to come. He shall glorify Me; 

for He shall  receive of Mine, and shall shew 

it unto you. All things that the Father hath 

are Mine: therefore said I, that he shall take

 of Mine, and shall shew it unto you.

John 16:13-15 

     Before I begin I must point out that the Holy Spirit has before the word "Spirit" the Greek word "ἐκεῖνος", is a demonstrative pronoun used to in reference to a thing previously mentioned or implied, that which is already familiar, and we must remember that word in Greek is not the same as in our English so to add "τὸ" a definite or demonstrative article that means "the" and "πνεῦμα" that means "Spirit" then the translation is that He the Spirit and this is to be understood that the "Spirit" is not some etheral force, rather the Spirit has personhood. So the doctrine that the Holy Spirit is God, of the Godhead, the third Person of the Godhead is correct. Therefore when Jesus gives us that the Spirit will show you things it is God through the Person of the Holy Spirit that now lives in all of God's children that is showing you what is of Jesus Christ.
     The pietistic movements that have come to be such as: The Pentecostal, Charasmatic, or Restorastional movements have none of the reality of the New Testament about them for they teach experiential Christianity over the rugged truth of the death of Jesus Christ. For those movements what is required is a pious atmosphere, and prayer and devotion and call this supernatural. This is not supernatural nor miraculous as this does not teach the cost of the passion of God, the stain of the blood of the Lamb and is not marked, not shown by the Holy Spirit. Men are looking unto themselves and to not look with awe and wonder this work of God. This is what is taught in the New Testament. 
     What is taught in the New Testament is this type of Christianity and Christian experience. The experience of the New Testament is that of a personal passionate devotion to the Person of Jesus Christ. Every type of so-called Christian experience that is not found in the New Testament is to an experience detached from the Person of Jesus Christ. Here is a major problem with Liberal or experiential Christianity: there is no regeneration, no being born again into the Kingdom of God, the place where Jesus Christ has gone to be your Savior. Liberal Chrisstianity sees Jesus as a pattern, and example, and that He is but He is more, and not just s some idea of a pattern. Jesus Christ was Savior before time began because Jesus is God, not a separate god, but God. Before creation Jesus, the Word of God existed, and God seeing all things at once, no need of sequential time, set aside His Word to be the Savior and this is the Gospel of the Bible. God is not a Being as we are for He is something entirely different and He knows all, the beginning, the middle, and the end and has given to all who believe upon the One whom He sent to earth, Jesus Christ, who is the Savior before time this free gift of faith. Now after you have received this free gift of faith the Holy Spirit now indwelling in you; will teach you and does in you subjectively all that Jesus Christ has done for you and me objectively.  
     The big question: Will you receive this free gift of faith? Will you put aside all that is not of Scripture, those things that make you feel pious, godly, and see yourself as you really are: a sinner in need of salvation. Will you obey Him, and listen to Him, our teacher, the Holy Spirit and leave all the consequent to God? 

Let the wicked forsake his way,
    and the unrighteous man his
thoughts: and let him return unto
    the LORD, and He will have mercy
upon him; and to our God, for He will
   abundantly pardon.
                      Isaiah 55:7

The gift of God is in your reach

Richard L. Crumb