A Poll of "Christians" by the Barna Group
"...most Christians do not believe that the Holy Spirit is a living force, either. Overall, 38% strongly agreed and 20% agreed somewhat that the Holy Spirit is “a symbol of God’s power or presence but is not a living entity.” Just one-third of Christians disagreed that the Holy Spirit is not a living force (9% disagreed somewhat, 25% disagreed strongly) while 9% were not sure."
Uhmm...if we are already to be baptized in the names of the Father & Son-then WHY would we need to be in a 3rd name if that name was only a "symbol"? Obviously the Godhead consists of 3 entities.
"...most Christians do not believe that the Holy Spirit is a living force, either. Overall, 38% strongly agreed and 20% agreed somewhat that the Holy Spirit is “a symbol of God’s power or presence but is not a living entity.” Just one-third of Christians disagreed that the Holy Spirit is not a living force (9% disagreed somewhat, 25% disagreed strongly) while 9% were not sure."
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of
#the
Father, and of
#the Son, and of
#the Holy Ghost:
Matthew 28:19
