Question 53

What dost thou believe concerning the Holy Ghost?

First, that he is true and coeternal God with the Father and the Son;¹⁶¹¹⁶¹    1 John 5:7; Gen. 1:2; Isa. 48:16; 1 Cor. 3:16; 1 Cor. 6:19; Acts 5:3, 4. secondly, that he is also given me,¹⁶²¹⁶²    Gal. 4:6; Matt. 28:19, 20; 2 Cor. 1:21, 22; Eph. 1:13. to make me by a true faith, partaker of Christ and all his benefits,¹⁶³¹⁶³    Gal. 3:14; 1 Pet. 1:2; 1 Cor. 6:17 . that he may comfort me¹⁶⁴¹⁶⁴    Acts 9:31; John 15:26. and abide with me for ever.¹⁶⁵¹⁶⁵    John 14:16; 1 Pet. 4:14.