| Part of the series on the| "The Bible clearly represents the
Holy Spirit as possessing divine attributes and exercising
divine authority. Since the fourth century, nearly all who agree
that the Spirit is a person also agree that He is divine." When
viewed together, passages from the Old and New Testaments depict
the Holy Spirit as a divine person equal to the Father and the
Son. Thus, the Holy Spirit is said to be one of the three
personalities of the triune God, also referred to as the
Trinity. In Chapter 5 of the Book of Acts, Luke shows clearly
the divine nature of the Holy Spirit when he writes of a couple
who sold their property and gave the proceeds to the church.
Ananias and his wife, Sapphira, voluntarily sold the land and
presented the money to the apostles. Ananias, with Sapphira's
knowledge, kept back a portion of the money he received from the
sale. The text suggests Ananias presented the portion as the
whole. In v. 3 Peter says, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has so
filled your heart that you h