One of the reasons people tend to think of the Holy Spirit as “it” instead of “He” is because they are thinking of the Holy Spirit as a force or type of power, rather than the Spirit of God. I hear people all the time say about the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit, “When did you get it?” The emphasis is usually placed upon a particular manifestation of the Holy Spirit—a “sign” of His indwelling presence. That sign might be speaking in other tongues, falling under the power of the Holy Spirit,
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