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I’m having trouble understanding the nature of the Holy Spirit…the Third Person of the Trinity in relation to the spirit and soul. Can we agree that we are comprised of a soul and a spirit? The spirit is the life in man and the soul being will or consciousness. Then, what is the difference between this spirit in man and the Holy Spirit? Do we always have the Holy Spirit and does it exist in all things? Is the spirit with in us the same as the Holy Spirit? It would be God’s Spirit that exists in all things, but is this the Holy Spirit? Does the Holy Spirit exist in us, even before we were baptized? How does this correspond with the nature of Baptism?
The confusion that often occurs about the Holy Spirit may be from our tendency to make the Spirit into a separate person. The Spirit is the Spirit of God that remains with God's creation, especially humans. Humans are body soul and spirit, not as three independent parts but as pieces of the whole. Without either, the person is no longer fully human. This spirit within us is the spark of the Divine placed there by our creator God, thus we are made in God's image. The Holy Spirit, on the other hand, is God at work in the world. Scripture says that God would not abandon us or leave us orphaned. God is always at work in the world. God's Holy Spirit is not separate from the Trinity in any way. The three "persons" of the Trinity are one at all times, so in reality God, Father, Son & Holy Spirit, is at work in the world. This is a very complex theological concept that I tried to touch on briefly here. As such, my efforts are severely limited. I do hope this helped clarify some aspects of your question

I’m having trouble understanding the nature of the Holy Spirit…the Third Person of the Trinity in relation to the spirit and soul. Can we agree that we are comprised of a soul and a spirit? The spirit is the life in man and the soul being will or consciousness. Then, what is the difference between this spirit in man and the Holy Spirit? Do we always have the Holy Spirit and does it exist in all things?
Is the spirit with in us the same as the Holy Spirit? It would be God’s Spirit that exists in all things, but is this the Holy Spirit? Does the Holy Spirit exist in us, even before we were baptized? How does this correspond with the nature of Baptism?

The confusion that often occurs about the Holy Spirit may be from our tendency to make the Spirit into a separate person. The Spirit is the Spirit of God that remains with God's creation, especially humans.

Humans are body soul and spirit, not as three independent parts but as pieces of the whole. Without either, the person is no longer fully human. This spirit within us is the spark of the Divine placed there by our creator God, thus we are made in God's image. The Holy Spirit, on the other hand, is God at work in the world. Scripture says that God would not abandon us or leave us orphaned. God is always at work in the world. God's Holy Spirit is not separate from the Trinity in any way. The three "persons" of the Trinity are one at all times, so in reality God, Father, Son & Holy Spirit, is at work in the world.

This is a very complex theological concept that I tried to touch on briefly here. As such, my efforts are severely limited. I do hope this helped clarify some aspects of your question