Many local false religion, claimed that the Holy Spirit is only a mere 'force'. In a broader sense they not only denied the deity of the Holy Spirit but also the deity of Christ. If I will base on the book written by two well-known Christian leaders and Pastors, Dr. Isabelo F. Magalit (The First Filipino, and Asian President of Asian Theological Seminary in Manila), and Dr. Tino C. Ruvivar, I can say that I can trace the root of Iglesia ni Cristo and Jehovah's Witness, to Arianism, because they deny the Trinity, the deity of Christ and reduce the Holy Spirit as just a 'force'. Base on the explanation of Dr. Tino C. Ruvivar on his book revealing the heresy behind Iglesia ni Cristo and Ang Dating Daan of Eli Soriano. Though on the side of Eli Soriano, he claimed that Jesus was God, but they did not believe in the Person of the Holy Spirit and also denied the Trinity, which is one of the core doctrine and essential of Christian's faith. So on a Biblical basis, is the Holy Spirit just a mere 'force' only or a Person? And as Frank D. Macchia, a professor of systematic theology at Vanguard University of Southern California stated, "It is important to [at this point] to defend the personhood of the Spirit.... The reason is that the personhood of the Father and the Son is not generally in dispute. The fact that they have a personal relationship and act as persons is usually not denied. But the Holy Spirit has tended in some quarters to be regarded as the impersonal presence or power of God. Likened in the Scripture to the breath or power of God, it seems to SOME that the Holy Spirit is NOT a person." On a biblical reference let's see the personhood of the Holy Spirit.

"Yet the Holy Spirit can be grieved (Isaiah 63:10;Ephesians 4:30), lied to (Acts 5:3), and blasphemed (Matthew 12:31), which only make sense if the Spirit is a person. The Spirit also speaks (Acts 1:16;28;25, 1 Timothy 4:1; Revelation 2:7), speaking only "what He hears" (John 16:13); testifies (Romans 8:16; Hebrews 10:15; 1 John 5:6); wills or determines (1 Corinthians 12:11); contends (Genesis 6:3); reveals (Luke 2:26; 1 Corinthians 2:10; Ephesians 3:5); intercedes (Romans 8:27); convicts (John 16:8); and even searches out the deep things of God for us (1 Corinthians 2:10)." *

As Macchia, the author of Trinity, Practically Speaking says, the actions done by the Holy Spirit "only make sense [that] the Spirit is a person", Biblically speaking. A 'force' cannot be grieved, lied to or blasphemed. A 'force' cannot speak, determines, contends, reveals, intercedes and convicts. And as Macchia continued, "These activities are certainly done by a personal agent. [This] implies that the Spirit is a personal agent distinct from the heavenly Father."