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What Does the Bible Say?

Is the Holy Spirit equal with God?

The Holy Spirit is mentioned on equal level with God. He is co-eternal, co-equal and co-powerful.

While there is equality, there is subordination within the Trinity.

Scripture shows that the Holy Spirit is subordinate to the Father and the Son

And the Son is subordinate to the Father. This is an internal relationship and does not mean they are not equally 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."
  • 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,
  • 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.
  • Ephesians 4:4-6 — {There is} one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling;
    one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
    one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.
  • 2 Corinthians 3:16-18 — but whenever a person turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
    Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, {there} is liberty.
    But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.
  • 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 15:26"When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, {that is} the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify about Me,
  • 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 will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.
  • John 16:13-14~"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.
    ~"He will glorify Me, for He will take of Mine and will disclose {it} to you.
  • Luke 22:4 — And he went away and discussed with the chief priests and officers how he might betray Him to them.
  • John 5:36~"But the testimony which I have is greater than {the testimony of} John; for the works which the Father has given Me to accomplish--the very works that I do--testify about Me, that the Father has sent Me.
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    Bible Answer From: The Holypop Team

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