God the Holy Spirit, Mentor's Guide, MG14

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b. Matt. 3.16-17 - And when Jesus was baptized , immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son , with whom I am well pleased.”

3. Threefold Baptismal Formula

Matt. 28.19 - Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit .

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4. Threefold Benedictions

a. Num. 6.24-26 - The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.

b. 1 Pet. 1.2 - according to the foreknowledge of God the Father , in the sanctification of the Spirit , for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you.

c. 2 Cor. 13.14 - The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

II. The Spirit Who is Lord: The Scriptures Portray the Holy Spirit as Fully God

See Ray Pritchard, Names of the Holy Spirit , (Chicago: Moody Press, 1995),

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Life-giver, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who along with the Father and Son is worshiped and glorified , who spoke by the prophets.

pp. 36, 59, 158, 173, 196, 207.