Listen @ http://www.brendanflannagan.com/what-is-the-holy-spirit/We may understand the Holy Spirit as an emotion, a feeling, or sense. Maybe we perceive the Spirit as a type of built-in moral barometer. Perhaps, we think God’s Spirit exists within all men and allows us, after proper reflection or meditation, to speak on God’s behalf. While all of these perceptions may retain a degree of truth, they largely reveal a flawed understanding of the Holy Spirit and a low working knowledge of the Spirit’s actual mechanics. Instead of asking, “What is the Holy Spirit?” We should ask, “Who is the Holy Spirit?”In our society's march towards ever-greater “personhood", or the ability to define one own's identity despite cultural, societal, gender, or moral norms, we have seemingly gained rights for every people group; yet, despite our unceasing quest for personal autonomy, we continue to misunderstand, misuse, and malign the person of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is not a force, not an emotion, not an ecstatic hyper-spiritual sense. The Holy Spirit is a person of the Godhead (2 Cor So, the Holy Spirit is His own person. And, as God He has His own agenda. He is not our errand boy or mystique force. He is the very person of God. In His divine sovereignty, He serves as the representative or vicar of Christ on earth. In Christ’s absence, the Holy Spirit administers God’s will (John The Holy Spirit administers His unique two-fold ministry on earth, serving both believers and non-believers in different ways. His primary role for the non-believing world depends upon his conjoined and interdependent ministry with the Word of God. Upon the reading and proclamation of God’s word, the Holy Spirit works in the hearts of all mankind to convict them of their sin and prove the righteousness of God (John The Spirit of God works in the believer’s heart in a variety of special ways. First, in conjunction with the word of God....Finish reading and listening @ http://www.brendanflannagan.com/what-is-the-holy-spirit/