I. The four distinctively divine attributes ascribed to the Holy Spirit:

ETERNITY

Hebrews 9:14 "...how much more will the blood of Christ, Who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?"

OMNIPRESENCE

Psalm 139:7-10 "Where can I go from Thy Spirit? Or where can I flee from Thy presence? If I ascend to heaven, Thou art there; if I make my bed in Sheol, behold, Thou art there. If I take the wings of the dawn, if I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, even there Thy hand will lead me, and Thy right hand will lay hold of me......"

OMNISCIENCE

1 Corinthians 2:10,11 "For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man, which is in him? Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit of God.

John 14:26 "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you."

John 16:12,13 "I have more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come."

OMNIPOTENCE

Luke 1:35 "And the angel answered and said to her, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the Holy offspring shall be called the Son of God.'"

II. The three distinctively divine works ascribed to the Holy Spirit:

CREATION

Job 33:4 "The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath (Spirit) of the Almighty gives me life.

Psalm 104:30 "Thou dost send forth Thy Spirit, they are created; and Thou dost renew the face of the ground."

Genesis 1:1-3 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. Then God said, 'Let there be light'; and there was light."

IMPARTATION OF LIFE

John 6:63 "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life."

Romans 8:11 "But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who indwells you."

Genesis 2:7 "Then the Lord formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath (Spirit) of life; and man became a living being."

AUTHORSHIP OF DIVINE PROPHECIES

2 Peter 1:21 "...for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God."

2 Samuel 23:2,3 "The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me, and His word was on my tongue. The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, He who rules over men righteously, Who rules in the fear of God, ......."

III. Old Testament statements which distinctly name the Lord or Jehovah as their subject are applied to the Holy Spirit in the New Testament.

Isaiah 6:8-10 "Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, 'Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?' Then I said, 'Here am I, send me!' And He said, 'Go, and tell this people: keep on listening, but do not perceive; Render the hearts of this people insensitive, their ears dull, and their eyes dim, lest they see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and return and be healed."

Acts 28:25-27 "And when they did not agree with one another, they began leaving after Paul had spoken one parting word, 'The Holy Spirit rightly spoke through Isaiah the prophet to your fathers, saying, "Go to this people and say, 'You will keep on hearing, but will not understand; and you will keep on seeing, but will not perceive; for the heart of this people has become dull, and with their ears they scarcely hear, and they have closed their eyes; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart and return, and I should heal them.'"'"

John 12:39-41 "For this cause they could not believe, for Isaiah said again, 'He has blinded their eyes, and He hardened their heart; lest they see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, and be converted, and I heal them.' These things Isaiah said, because he saw His glory, and he spoke of Him."

Isaiah 6:3 "And one called out to another and said, 'Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, the whole earth is full of His glory.'"

The Trinity is inferred by the triple "Holy" in this verse. Each "Holy" is for one of the three persons of the Godhead.

Exodus 16:7 "......and in the morning you will see the glory of the Lord, for He hears your grumblings against the Lord; and what are we, that you grumble against us?"

Psalm 95:8-11 "Do hot harden your hearts, as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah in the wilderness; when your fathers tested Me, they tried Me, though they had seen My work. For forty years I loathed that generation, and said they are a people who err in their heart, and they do not know My ways. Therefore I swore in My anger, truly they shall not enter into My rest."

Hebrews 3:7-9 "Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says, 'Today if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as when they provoked Me, as in the day of trial in the wilderness.'"

IV. The name of the Holy Spirit is coupled with that of God in a manner that could only indicate deity:

1 Corinthians 12:4-6 "Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. And there are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons."

2 Corinthians 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."

The Holy Spirit is called God:

Acts 5:3,4 "But Peter said, 'Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back some of the price of the land? While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God.'"

The Holy Spirit's individual personhood as seen in distinction from the Father and the Son:

Luke 3:21,22 "Now it came about when all the people were baptized, that Jesus also was baptized, and while He was praying, heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came out of heaven, 'Thou art My beloved Son, in Thee I am well-pleased.'"

Matthew 28:19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit."

John 14:16 "And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever;...."

John 16:7 "But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper shall not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you."

Acts 2:33 "Therefore (Jesus) having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured forth this which you both see and hear."

The Bible clearly draws a distinction between the three Persons, the Holy Spirit, the Father, and the Son.