Dishonoring the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity, is often the most misunderstood and misrepresented member of the Godhead. While Scripture presents Him as the divine Comforter, Teacher, and Advocate who glorifies Christ and sanctifies believers, many churches today have turned Him into a spectacle—associating His work with unbiblical emotionalism, chaotic manifestations, and even outright deception. Rather than honoring the Spirit as the Holy and Sovereign God, many have diminished Him to a force, a feeling, or a means of self-exaltation.

Sadly, much of what is labeled as the “move of the Spirit” today has little to no biblical foundation. Many charismatic circles have redefined spiritual power as physical sensations, ecstatic experiences, and supernatural claims that bear more resemblance to pagan mysticism than to biblical Christianity. This distortion of the Spirit’s role not only misleads countless believers but also dishonors God by attributing to Him actions and experiences that are foreign to His nature.

Below are some of the ways the Spirit’s name is being misused, along with a biblical examination of who He truly is and what His work entails.