23:23, 24.

He is immutable. "For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of
Jacob are not consumed." Mal. 3:6.

He is the source of all goodness. "And he said unto him. Why callest thou
me good? there is none good but one, that is, God." He dwells within the
hearts of his saints: "And what agreement hath the temple of God with
idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will
dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall
be my people." 2 Cor. 6:16.

He is capable of being grieved. "And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God
whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption." Eph. 4:30. An influence
can not be grieved. It is only a person that has feeling and affections.

God in olden time spoke audibly to his people. Such an order of things
ended when Jesus came. His mission in that respect was accomplished. He
came in the flesh as the Son, and conquering sin and the grave through
death and resurrection, he ascended to the Father. His mission as a
sacrifice was completed. He now comes in the Spirit. Christ in speaking of
the Holy Spirit's coming, says, "I will come to you." John 14:18. Thus the
Spirit is Christ or God in another personage. It is the Holy Spirit that
now talks to men. He teaches, interprets, guides, comforts and reproves.
The children of God once knew God by his audible voice. They know him now
by the voice of the Holy Spirit. You show me a man that denies the Holy
Spirit, and I will show you a man that does not know God. The terms Holy
Ghost and God are used interchangeably. See Acts 5:3, 4. The attributes of
Deity are ascribed unto him as well as unto the Father and the Son.

He is eternal. "How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the
eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience
from dead works to serve the living God?" Heb. 9:14. He is omnipresent.
"Whither shall I go from thy Spirit?" Psa. 139:7. He is omniscient. "But
God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all
things, yea, the deep things of God." 1 Cor. 2:10. He is omnipotent.
"Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God."
Rom. 15:19.

"And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon
thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee." Luke 1:35. "For
that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost." Mat. 1:20. By this
we understand the Holy Spirit to have the p