The Gender of the Holy Spirit, Part 2
For Part 1, see here.
Is the divine Spirit male, or female, or neither? People have thought of the Spirit in all these ways. Most churchgoers in America probably instinctively refer to the Spirit as an “it” and think of the Spirit as some sort of “force,” even though the more experienced Christians in their more thoughtful moments will insist that actually the Spirit is a “he” and is personal, not impersonal. Max Lucado has insisted on this view: “Can you join me in a pledge? I hereby resolve never to call the Holy Spirit an it. The Spirit is a person.” Indeed, Christian theologians have…
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