God the Holy Spirit, Mentor's Guide, MG14

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(4) Phil. 1.19

(5) Rom. 8.9

b. The Holy Spirit is not of the Father only, or the Spirit of the Son only, but he is the Spirit of the Father and the Son. For it is written, “If anyone loves the world, the Spirit of the Father is not in him (1 John 2.15)”; and again it is written: “If anyone, however does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his (Rom. 8.9).” When the Father and the Son are named in this way, the Holy Spirit is understood, of whom the Son himself says in the Gospel, that the Holy Spirit “proceeds from the Father (John 15.26),” and that “He shall receive of mine and shall announce it to you” (John 16.14) (St. Damascus I, 382 A.D.).

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c. The Spirit’s mission and work proceed from the Father and the Son together. He is a Gift that is given to us jointly by the Father and the Son.

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(1) Jesus baptizes believers with the Holy Spirit, Luke 3.16.

(2) Jesus pours out the Holy Spirit promised by the Father, Acts 2.33. (3) Jesus invites those who are thirsty for the Spirit to come to him and drink, John 7.37-39. (4) Jesus “breathed out” the Holy Spirit on his disciples, John 20.21-22.

d. Each person in the Trinity must be distinguished theologically. (The Father is not the Son is not the Spirit.)

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(1) The Father is of none, neither made, nor created, nor begotten.

(2) The Son is of the Father alone, neither made nor created, but begotten.