Christians who don't believe in the Holy Spirit as a distinct person of the Trinity typically belong to Non-Trinitarian denominations, such as Jehovah's Witnesses, Latter-day Saints (Mormons), and Christadelphians, who see the Spirit as God's impersonal force or power, while Oneness Pentecostals view the Spirit as a mode or manifestation of the one God, not a separate person. Unitarians also reject the Trinity, viewing God as one, though their views vary.
Oneness Pentecostals are often referred to as "Modalists" or "Sabellians" or "Jesus Only". Denominations within the Sabbatarian tradition (Armstrongism) believe that Christ the Son and God the Father are co-eternal, but do not teach that the Holy Spirit is a being or person.
Like Christians, JWs believe that reconciliation with God comes through Jesus, but unlike Christians, they believe that the Holy Spirit is a power or active force of God within the world. The Holy Spirit is less a person and more a kind of power.
Every Christian Has the Spirit
Romans 8:9: “You . . . are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.” So, no one is a Christian if he does not have the Holy Spirit.
Only half as many (29%) believe in the living presence and power of the Holy Spirit. When put together, a mere one out of every 10 adults (11%) believes in the existence and influence of all three persons of the trinity—whether they call the triumvirate God by that name or not.
Baptists share many basic biblical convictions with other Christians, including the belief in one God, the Trinity, the human and divine nature of Jesus Christ and the significance of his crucifixion and resurrection for salvation.
Oneness Pentecostals view The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit as one God taking different forms, as opposed to the orthodox Trinitarian view that all three are individual, eternal beings united in The Godhead. Oneness believers view the Trinity as being close to polytheism.
Catechism of Saint Pius X
A: The sins against the Holy Ghost are six: (1) Despairing of being saved; (2) Presuming on being saved without merit; (3) Opposing the known truth; (4) Envying another's graces; (5) Obstinately remaining in sin; (6) Final impenitence.
Lack of trust in God also will keep you from being filled with the Holy Spirit. Read John 3:16, Romans 8:32, and 1 John 3:16. Describe how these verses help you trust God fully. Basically, the reason most Christians are not filled with the Holy Spirit is that they are unwilling to surrender their wills to God.
Michael Jackson left the Jehovah's Witnesses in 1987, a decision influenced by growing tensions between his global fame and the sect's strict precepts. His Grammy-winning Thriller album and its accompanying video, which featured occult imagery, caused significant controversy within the organization.
The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Godhead, or the Trinity. He is the One who guides us into a closer walk with Christ. The Holy Spirit is fully God, more than an influence or a force. He has the personhood and mind of God, and performs a special duty to help us connect with God the Father.
Jehovah's Witnesses identify themselves as Christians, but their beliefs are different from other Christians in some ways. For instance, they teach that Jesus is the son of God but is not part of a Trinity. Jesus this for them is not God.
The Bible teaches that the Holy Spirit is all-powerful and present everywhere. The Holy Spirit teaches us and takes us deeper into God's truth as we go along in our Christian life. There is not a person anywhere who can be a Christian without the Holy Spirit.
The unpardonable sin is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. Blasphemy includes ridicule and attributing the works of the Holy Spirit to the devil.
Donald Trump identifies as a nondenominational Christian, having previously been associated with Presbyterianism and influenced by Norman Vincent Peale's "positive thinking," though his faith journey includes shifting affiliations and a strong connection with evangelical Christians, with recent statements emphasizing a stronger faith after a life-threatening event. While raised Presbyterian and attending church as a child, he declared himself nondenominational in 2020, yet his religious identity is complex, drawing from various Christian influences and appealing to a broad base of Christian supporters, including Christian nationalists.
From the moment of spiritual birth, the Christian is indwelt by the Holy Spirit at all times (John 1:12; Colossians 2:9, 10; John 14:16, 17). Though all Christians are indwelt by the Holy Spirit, not all Christians are filled (directed and empowered) by the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit today plays a major role in the application of salvation to the individual. It is the Spirit who brings conviction to the unbeliever and causes him to see the truth of the gospel in a clear light.
If the Spirit is living in us, and we allow the Spirit to work in us, then we become transformed, or as Paul puts it, changed from glory-to-glory or more 'Christlike'. We become more loving, joyful, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful, gentle, and self-controlled.
A Nonbeliever Can Insult the Holy Spirit.
A person insults the love of God by saying that he does not really need God's gift of salvation, or by insisting that Christ's death on the cross was unnecessary or unable to save him. To resist the Spirit's appeal is to insult God and to cut off all hope of salvation.
With this declaration, Alma identified for Corianton the three most abominable sins in the sight of God: (1) denying the Holy Ghost, (2) shedding innocent blood, and (3) committing sexual sin.
The Bible tells us that the Holy Spirit can be “quenched” as well as “grieved” (1 Thess. 5:19; Eph. 4:30). Because He is so holy, our sinful habits and attitudes can cause Him to withdraw.
It would be difficult to find a subject about which believers are more deeply divided. To the question, “Can I lose my salvation?” there are whole denominations that answer yes: The Methodists, the Wesleyans, the Pentecostals, the Church of Christ and (in a different sense) the Roman Catholic Church.
They believe that Jehovah is the only true god, the creator of all things, and the "Universal Sovereign". They believe that all worship should be directed toward him, and that he is not part of a Trinity; consequently, the group places more emphasis on God than on Christ.
Someone can be saved who has never heard of the Trinity. Someone can be saved without knowing the virgin birth. Yet when one gets saved and they hear of the virgin birth or the trinity, they will believe it because the Holy Spirit will lead them to truth.