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This is Episode One-Hundred Eighty-Two for my channel, and is #63 in my "Dispelling the Accusatory Fog" video series! In my last video “Which is it?”, I covered the Godhead, and in particular the Doctrine of the Trinity that Christians use to define God, in great detail, versus the doctrine of the Godhead that latter-Day Saints like myself, use to define God and his nature. In that video I didn’t talk much about the Holy Ghost. So, I decided to do a video on that member of the Godhead. When speaking of this member of the Godhead, the Holy Ghost or the Holy Spirit, I of course, have to include “The Light of Christ”, which I will dive into here shortly. But I want to first set the table for this discussion, by giving you a list of some of the more frequently used titles and or descriptions used to describe the Holy Ghost. Titles and or Names for the Holy Ghghost: The Holy Ghost; The Holy Spirit; The Spirit; The Spirit of God; The Baptism of Fire; Born Again by the Spirit; The Comforter; The Holy Spirit of Promise; The Testimony of Jesus; The Baptism of Fire; ‘Born Again’ by the Spirit; The Gift of the Holy Ghost; The Testator; The Revelator; The Sign of the Dove; the Sanctifier, and The Spirit of Truth. Scripture and Source References: See D&C 130:22-23. You can also read “Teachings, PP. 190, & 275-276; and in “Gospel Doctrine”, the 5th Edition, PP. 59-62. “Mormon Doctrine” by Elder Bruce R. McConkie See Acts 8:12-17 See Acts 19:1-7 See 1st Nephi 10:17 See John 3:3-5 See Matt. 3:11; Luke 3:16; 2nd Nephi 31:13-14; 3rd Nephi 11:35; 12:1-2; Mormon 7:10; D&C 20:41; 33:11; and 39:6) See 3rd Nephi 27:19-21 See Mosiah 27:24-26 See D&C 19:31; and 2nd Nephi 31:17 See Helaman 5:46 3rd Nephi 19:13-140 See Acts 2:1-4 See Helaman 5; 3rd Nephi 9:20 See D&C 93:2; John 1:9 See also Doctrine of Salvation, vol. 11, pp. 38-39 See D&C 84:44-46 See D&C 20:37; 84:47-48; Alma 19:6; 26:3; 28:1`4 See Mosiah 27:24-31; Alma 36 See Moroni 7:12-19 See D&C 88:6-13 See Genesis 2:7 See D&C 88:50 See John 1:4 See John 8:12 See John 1:7-9; 12:35-36, 46 D&C 6:21; 10:58; 11:11; 34:2; 39:2; 45:7; John 1:5 D&C 14:9 2nd Nephi 10:14; Ps. 27:1 John 8:12; 9:5 See Ether4:12 See 3rd Nephi 15:9 See 3rd Nephi 18:16 See Isaiah 60:19-20; Revelations 21:23; 22:5) See Acts 5:1-11 See Acts 2 & 10 See D&C 130:22 See Gospel Principles, 2009, 32 See D&C 20:27; 3rd Nephi 28:11 See D&C 130:22; 1 Nephi 11:11) See D&C 130:22 See Gospel Principles, 2009, 32 See Conference Reports, April 1921, 12 See Answers to Gospel Questions 2:145 See A Legacy of Testimony Ensign—Conference Edition, May 1996, 62 See Acts. 2:4-5 See Luke 9:1-12 The Spirit of God—Gen. 1:2; See also Gen. 41:38; 1st Sam. 10:10; 1st Sam. 19:20,23; Romans 8:9; 1st Col. 6:11; 2nd Col. 3:3; Eph. 4:30; Phil. 3:3. The Spirit of the Lord—The Spirit empowered the judges to deliver the people: Judges 3:10; Judges 6:34; Judges 11:29; Judges 13:25; Judges 14:6,19; Judges 15:14; 1st Sam. 10:6; 1st Sam. 16:13; 2nd Sam. 23:2. The Messiah will be empowered by the Spirit: Isa. 11:2; Isa. 61:1 2nd Cor. 3:17. Forms of reference to the Spirit of God, such as “My Spirit”—Gen. 6:3; Isa. 30:1; Isa. 59:21; Joel 2:28-29; Haggai 2:5; Zec. 4:6; Zec. 6:8; Matt. 12:18. His Spirit—Isa. 34:16; Isa. 63:10-11; Zec. 7:12; Romans 8:11; Eph. 2:22. Your Spirit—Ne 9:20,30; Ps. 51:11; Ps. 139:7; Ps 143:10. The Spirit of your Father—Matt 10:20. The promised Holy Spirit—Acts 2:33; Eph. 1:13. The Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead—Romans 8:11. The spirit of the ‘holy gods’ seen from a pagan viewpoint: Dan. 4:8-9,18; Dan. 5:11,14. Titles relating the Holy Spirit to God the Son—Gal 4:6 See also Acts 16:7; Romans 8:9; Philip. 1:19; 1st Pe 1:11; Titles revealing the Holy Spirit’s essential nature—Such as: The Spirit of truth Jonn 16:13; See also John 14:17; John 15:26; 1st John 4:6. The Spirit of holiness Romans 1:4; The Spirit of life Romans 8:2; The Spirit of glory 1st Pe 4:14; The eternal Spirit Heb. 9:14; Titles showing the nature of the Holy Spirit’s activity— The Counsellor-John 14:26; John 15:26; The Spirit of wisdom and understanding-Isa. 11:2; See also Deut. 34:9 footnotes; Eph, 1:17; The Spirit of grace and supplication Zec. 12:10 footnotes; The Spirit of sonship Romans 8:15; The Spirit of judgment and fire Isa. 4:4 footnotes.
This is Episode One-Hundred Eighty-Two for my channel, and is #63 in my "Dispelling the Accusatory Fog" video series! In my last video “Which is it?”, I covered the Godhead, and in particular the Doctrine of the Trinity that Christians use to define God, in great detail, versus the doctrine of the Godhead that latter-Day Saints like myself, use to define God and his nature. In that video I didn’t talk much about the Holy Ghost. So, I decided to do a video on that member of the Godhead. When speaking of this member of the Godhead, the Holy Ghost or the Holy Spirit, I of course, have to include “The Light of Christ”, which I will dive into here shortly. But I want to first set the table for this discussion, by giving you a list of some of the more frequently used titles and or descriptions used to describe the Holy Ghost. Titles and or Names for the Holy Ghghost: The Holy Ghost; The Holy Spirit; The Spirit; The Spirit of God; The Baptism of Fire; Born Again by the Spirit; The Comforter; The Holy Spirit of Promise; The Testimony of Jesus; The Baptism of Fire; ‘Born Again’ by the Spirit; The Gift of the Holy Ghost; The Testator; The Revelator; The Sign of the Dove; the Sanctifier, and The Spirit of Truth. Scripture and Source References: See D&C 130:22-23. You can also read “Teachings, PP. 190, & 275-276; and in “Gospel Doctrine”, the 5th Edition, PP. 59-62. “Mormon Doctrine” by Elder Bruce R. McConkie See Acts 8:12-17 See Acts 19:1-7 See 1st Nephi 10:17 See John 3:3-5 See Matt. 3:11; Luke 3:16; 2nd Nephi 31:13-14; 3rd Nephi 11:35; 12:1-2; Mormon 7:10; D&C 20:41; 33:11; and 39:6) See 3rd Nephi 27:19-21 See Mosiah 27:24-26 See D&C 19:31; and 2nd Nephi 31:17 See Helaman 5:46 3rd Nephi 19:13-140 See Acts 2:1-4 See Helaman 5; 3rd Nephi 9:20 See D&C 93:2; John 1:9 See also Doctrine of Salvation, vol. 11, pp. 38-39 See D&C 84:44-46 See D&C 20:37; 84:47-48; Alma 19:6; 26:3; 28:1`4 See Mosiah 27:24-31; Alma 36 See Moroni 7:12-19 See D&C 88:6-13 See Genesis 2:7 See D&C 88:50 See John 1:4 See John 8:12 See John 1:7-9; 12:35-36, 46 D&C 6:21; 10:58; 11:11; 34:2; 39:2; 45:7; John 1:5 D&C 14:9 2nd Nephi 10:14; Ps. 27:1 John 8:12; 9:5 See Ether4:12 See 3rd Nephi 15:9 See 3rd Nephi 18:16 See Isaiah 60:19-20; Revelations 21:23; 22:5) See Acts 5:1-11 See Acts 2 & 10 See D&C 130:22 See Gospel Principles, 2009, 32 See D&C 20:27; 3rd Nephi 28:11 See D&C 130:22; 1 Nephi 11:11) See D&C 130:22 See Gospel Principles, 2009, 32 See Conference Reports, April 1921, 12 See Answers to Gospel Questions 2:145 See A Legacy of Testimony Ensign—Conference Edition, May 1996, 62 See Acts. 2:4-5 See Luke 9:1-12 The Spirit of God—Gen. 1:2; See also Gen. 41:38; 1st Sam. 10:10; 1st Sam. 19:20,23; Romans 8:9; 1st Col. 6:11; 2nd Col. 3:3; Eph. 4:30; Phil. 3:3. The Spirit of the Lord—The Spirit empowered the judges to deliver the people: Judges 3:10; Judges 6:34; Judges 11:29; Judges 13:25; Judges 14:6,19; Judges 15:14; 1st Sam. 10:6; 1st Sam. 16:13; 2nd Sam. 23:2. The Messiah will be empowered by the Spirit: Isa. 11:2; Isa. 61:1 2nd Cor. 3:17. Forms of reference to the Spirit of God, such as “My Spirit”—Gen. 6:3; Isa. 30:1; Isa. 59:21; Joel 2:28-29; Haggai 2:5; Zec. 4:6; Zec. 6:8; Matt. 12:18. His Spirit—Isa. 34:16; Isa. 63:10-11; Zec. 7:12; Romans 8:11; Eph. 2:22. Your Spirit—Ne 9:20,30; Ps. 51:11; Ps. 139:7; Ps 143:10. The Spirit of your Father—Matt 10:20. The promised Holy Spirit—Acts 2:33; Eph. 1:13. The Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead—Romans 8:11. The spirit of the ‘holy gods’ seen from a pagan viewpoint: Dan. 4:8-9,18; Dan. 5:11,14. Titles relating the Holy Spirit to God the Son—Gal 4:6 See also Acts 16:7; Romans 8:9; Philip. 1:19; 1st Pe 1:11; Titles revealing the Holy Spirit’s essential nature—Such as: The Spirit of truth Jonn 16:13; See also John 14:17; John 15:26; 1st John 4:6. The Spirit of holiness Romans 1:4; The Spirit of life Romans 8:2; The Spirit of glory 1st Pe 4:14; The eternal Spirit Heb. 9:14; Titles showing the nature of the Holy Spirit’s activity— The Counsellor-John 14:26; John 15:26; The Spirit of wisdom and understanding-Isa. 11:2; See also Deut. 34:9 footnotes; Eph, 1:17; The Spirit of grace and supplication Zec. 12:10 footnotes; The Spirit of sonship Romans 8:15; The Spirit of judgment and fire Isa. 4:4 footnotes.
