The Personality of the Holy Spirit in Ellen White’s Writings

The Holy Spirit is a distinct and divine person, recognized as the third member of the Godhead who possesses a personality just as real as that of God the FatherEv 616.5+1.

The Holy Spirit is as much a person as God is a person, and He walks through our grounds as a divine presence7MR 299.2+1. He possesses a personality, which is evidenced by the fact that He bears witness with our spirits that we are children of God20MR 68.5+1. Furthermore, He is a divine person who searches out the deep secrets hidden in the mind of God 1 Corinthians 2:10-11Ev 617.1. As the third person of the Godhead, the Holy Spirit is the only power capable of holding the prince of evil in check4MR 329.5+1. There are three living persons in the heavenly trio—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit—and these great powers cooperate with those who are baptized in their name to live a new life in ChristEv 615.1+1. This Comforter is the Spirit in all the fullness of the Godhead, manifesting divine grace to all who believeHLv 450.3+1. While Christ is not with us in person, He is present through the agency of the Holy Spirit to impart power and salvationRH September 16, 1909, par. 7+1. The Holy Spirit is a person who always leads the believer back to the written Word of God20MR 68.5.

Personality of the Holy Spirit—We need to realize that the Holy Spirit, who is as much a person as God is a person, is walking through these grounds.—Manuscript 66, 1899 (From a talk to the students at the Avondale School.). The Holy Spirit is a person, for He beareth witness with our spirits that we are the children of God. When this witness is born...— Ev 616.5 (1946)

The Holy Spirit has a personality, else He could not bear witness to our spirits and with our spirits that we are the children of God. He must also be a divine person, else He could not search out the secrets which lie hidden in the mind of God. “For what man ...— Ev 617.1 (1946)

...the power of divine grace to all who receive and believe in Christ as a personal Saviour. There are three living persons of the heavenly trio; in the name of these three great powers—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit—those who receive Christ by living faith are baptized, and these powers will co-operate with ...— Ev 615.1 (1946)

Evil has been accumulating for centuries and could only be resisted by the mighty power of the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Godhead.... Another spirit must be met; for the essence of evil was working in all ways, and the submissio...— 4MR 329.5 (1990)

...t we are in the right place. We have been brought together as a school, and we need to realize that the Holy Spirit, who is as much a person as God is a person, is walking through these grounds, that the Lord God is our keeper, and helper. He hears every word...— 7MR 299.2 (1990)

The Holy Spirit always leads to the written word. The Holy Spirit is a person; for He beareth witness with our spirits that we are the children of God. When this witness is borne, it carries with it its own evidence. A...— 20MR 68.5 (1993)