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  • Rev Dr Amos Akunda

    Pharos Journal of Theology, 01/2019, Letnik: 100
    Journal Article

    In the Old Testament the Prophet Isaiah talked with the Holy Spirit (Isaiah, 6:1-10). This was confirmed when Paul said, “Well spoke the Holy Spirit by Isaiah the Prophet to our Fathers” (Acts, 28:25). Paul, who confirms that “the Holy Spirit” speaks (Hebrews, 10:15-17). There are many other passages in the Old Testament that bear witness that the Holy Spirit is truly a key part of the Godhead. The Orthodox Church relying on the Holy Scriptures and on its Holy Traditions, has faith in the notion that the Holy Spirit is indeed God. He is the Paraclete, the ‘Comforter’ and the third Person of the Holy Trinity. He is equal to the other two Persons of the triune Godhead, the Father and the Son. The Holy Spirit has unceasingly encouraged the faithful members of our church and granted them the spiritual fundamentals for human salvation. More emphasis has been put on the Father and the Son and far less emphasis is put on the Holy Spirit. In many occasions the Holy Spirit is presented as an object, property, or merely unexplained power of the Two. However, if we allow this belief to flourish then the theology of the Trinity will be diminished and will ultimately be replaced by the Binity where we have only two persons, namely God the Father and the Son who produce a property which is the Holy Spirit. Departing from the Trinitarian theology, we understand that One God is worshipped and glorified in the Trinity. The definite article “it” that has been used in many cases when referring to the Holy Spirit deviates and abuses the Theology of the Holy Trinity and instead replaces it with the very heretical creed of “Binity”.