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Non-trinitarian views about the Holy Spirit differ significantly from orthodox Christian doctrine and generally fall into one of two categories. Some groups believe that the Holy Spirit is a separate being from God the Father and God the Son, and is 'one' with them in some other sense than of being one substance; Latter Day Saint beliefs fall within this category. Others believe that the Holy Spirit refers to some aspect or action of God (i.e., Modalism); Jehovah's Witness, Christadelphian, Unity Church, and Oneness Pentecostalism beliefs fall within this category.

Latter Day Saints=

In the Latter-day Saint movement, the Holy Ghost (usually synonymous with ''Holy Spirit.'') is considered the third distinct member of the ''Godhead'' (Father, Son and Holy Ghost). The Holy Ghost is considered to be a son of God the Father, and to have a body of "spirit," which makes him unlike the Father and the Son who are said to have bodies "as tangible as man's."

Oneness Pentecostalism

Oneness Pentecostalism, as with other modalist groups, teach that the Holy Spirit is a ''mode'' of God, rather than a distinct or separate person from the Father, but is just another name for the Father, and that there is no personal distinction between God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Jehovah's Witnesses

Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the Holy Spirit is God's active force, and is not an actual person, but is more like God's divine "breath" or "energy", that he uses to accomplish his will and purpose, in creation, redemption, sanctification, and divine guidance, and they do not typically capitalize the term. A Jehovah's Witness brochure quotes Alvan Lamson: "...the Father, Son, and... Holy Spirit [are] not as co-equal, not as one numerical essence, not as Three in One... The very reverse is the fact."

Christadelphians

Christadelphians believe that the phrase ''Holy Spirit'' refers to God's power or mind/character, depending on the context.

Unity Church

The Unity Church interprets the religious terms Father, Son, and Holy Spirit metaphysically, as three aspects of mind action: mind, idea, and expression. They believe this is the process through which all manifestation takes place.


Adapted from the Wikipedia article Holy Spirit, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki