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John 20:22

When God, in Jesus Christ, wanted His disciples to understand what was going to happen on the day of Pentecost, He did not blow a dove out of His mouth—He breathed! This illustrates a great deal about whether the Holy Spirit is a personality or an inanimate thing. Wind is inanimate; it has no personality.

John W. Ritenbaugh
The Holy Spirit

Related Topics: Breath | Breath as Symbol of Spirit | Holy Spirit | Holy Spirit as Force | Holy Spirit as God's Creative Power | Holy Spirit as Power | Holy Spirit, Symbolized as Wind | Pentecost | Wind | Wind as Analogy | Wind as Metaphor | Wind as Symbol | Wind Imagery

Other commentary entries containing this verse:

Genesis 1:2
Psalms 104:30
Isaiah 32:15
John 7:37-39
John 14:16-17
John 20:17
Romans 8:9-14
1 Corinthians 2:9-16
1 Corinthians 12:4-11
2 Timothy 1:6-7
2 Peter 1:2-4

Library resources that contain this verse:

Bible Studies
Holy Days: Pentecost
The Holy Spirit
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The Tongues Question
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The Holy Spirit

 

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