Misconception: Baptism in the name of the holy spirit proves that it is a person...
Fact: The Bible sometimes uses "name" to stand for power or authority. (Deuteronomy 18:5, 19-22; Esther 8:10) This is similar to its use in the English expression "in the name of the law," which does not mean that the law is a person. A person who is baptized "in the name of the holy spirit recognizes the power and the role of the holy spirit in accomplishing God's will. - MATTHEW 28:19.
Misconception: Jesus' apostles and other early disciples believed that the holy spirit was a person.
Fact: The Bible does not say that, nor does history. The Encyclopedia Britannica states: "The definition that the Holy Spirit was distinct divine Person . . . came at the Council of Constantinople in ad 381." This was over 250 years after the last of the apostles died.
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