A. Introduction
1. How is Spirit used in God's Word? (At the bottom of this study)
2. God's presence throughout time.
2. God's presence throughout time.
3. A look at the
involvement of the Holy Spirit throughout time and now.
B. Who is the Holy
Spirit?
1. A power? A force? A
"It"?
2. Scripture reveals the
Holy Spirit to be a person in the same sense as God the Father and God the Son
are persons. All three make up the Godhead the Tri-Unity-God.
3. The Holy Spirit acts
like a person.
(a.) John 14:26, 1 Corinthians 2:13 - He
teaches.
(b.) John 15:26 - He testifies
(c.) John 16:13 - He guides into all truth,
hears and speaks.
(d.) Romans 8:26 - He intercedes for us in
prayer.
4. The Holy Spirit has
the attributes of a person.
(a.) 1 Corinthians 2:10-11 - Intelligence - He
knows things of God.
(b.) Emotions
1. He can be grieved - Ephesians 4:30
2. He loves Christians - Romans 15:30
(c.) 1 Corinthians 12:11 - He has a will or
makes determinations
5. The Holy Spirit can
be treated as a person since He can be:
(a.) Lied to-Acts 5:3
(b.) Tested-Acts 5:9
(c.) Resisted-Acts 7:51
(d.) Grieved - Ephesians 4:30
(e.) Insulted - Hebrews 10:29
(f.) Blasphemed against - Matthew 12:31
C. Who is the Holy
Spirit - The Holy Spirit is God.
1. Attributes of the
Holy Spirit that show Him to be God.
(a.) Hebrews 9:14 - He is the Eternal Spirit-God
is eternal.
(b.) 1 Corinthians 2:10-12, He is all knowing –
Omniscient - God is Omniscient.
(c.) Genesis 1:2, Job 26:13 (ASV), Job 33:4,
Romans 8:11 He is all powerful –Omnipotent - God is Omnipotent.
(d.) Psalm 139:7ff, 1 Corinthians 6:19 - He is
everywhere at once – Omnipresent - God is Omnipresent.
(e.) Other Attributes - Life, Truth, Love
2. Matthew 28:19 The
Holy Spirit is included in the "Name" into which believers are
baptized along with the Father and the Son.
3. Acts 5:3, 4 - Peter
declared that when the Holy Spirit is lied to, that God is lied to, affirming
the Holy Spirit is God.
D. God the Spirit in the
Old Testament.
1. The Holy Spirit,
Spirit or Spirit of God (Lord) is mentioned 88 times in the OLD Testament in 20
of the 39 books.
2. The Holy Spirit is
seen in the creation.
(a.) Creation of the World Genesis 1:1, 2,
Psalms 104:30, Job 26:13 (ASV)
(b.) Creation of Man Genesis 1:26, Job 33:4
3. The Holy Spirit is
seen working in both the Patriarchal and Mosaic Ages of the Old Testament.
(a.) Joseph - Genesis 41:16:38
(b.) Bezaleel - Exodus 31:3
(c.) Moses and the Seventy elders - Numbers
11:17, 25
(d.) Balaam - Numbers 24:2
(e.) Judges – The Spirit of the Lord came on
many of the Judges.
4. By the Holy Spirit,
the prophets spoke the inspired Word.
(a.) 2 Peter 1:20-21
(b.) 1 Samuel 10:10-Saul
(c.) Psalm 51:11-David
(d.) Isaiah 59:21 -Isaiah
(e.) Ezekiel 11:5- Ezekiel
5. The Holy Spirit was
also withdrawn from men in the Old Testament.
(a.) Samson - Judges 13:25; 16:20
(b.) Saul -1 Samuel 10:10, 16:14
6. In the Old Testament,
the Holy Spirit revealed much of His work to come in the Christian Age.
(a.) Prophecies concerning the Messiah
(b.) Joel 2:28-29, Acts 2:14-21
E. The Holy Spirit in
the New Testament.
1. There are 248
references to the Holy Spirit in the New Testament.
(a.) Matthew-12
(b.) Mark-6
(c.) Luke-17
(d.) John-24
(e.) Acts-57
(f.) Letters-132 - All except Philemon, 2nd
& 3rd John, 21 times in Romans alone
(g.) All eight writers of the New Testament
write of Him.
2. The Holy Spirit at
work with Jesus.
(a.) Matthew 1:18, 20; Luke 1:35- Jesus was
conceived through the Holy Spirit.
(b.) Luke 4:18, Acts 10:38 - Jesus was anointed with
the Spirit
(c.) John 15:26 - Jesus was bore witness of by
the Spirit.
(d.) Luke 4:14- Jesus had the power of the
Spirit.
3. The Holy Spirit at
work with the Apostles. (Not included in this study.)
F. The Holy Spirit at
work in our Salvation.
1. What is the Holy
Spirit's role in pre-conversion?
(a.) John 14:16, John 14:26, John 15:26 - Sent
by the Father at the request of the Son.
(b.) John 16:7-11 - His Assignment
1. Convict the world of guilt in regard to sin.
2. Convict the world in regard to righteousness.
3. Convict the world in regard to judgment.
(c.) What does the Holy Spirit use to accomplish
His role?
1. The Word of God
2. John 14:26 - Apostles told "He will
teach you what to say"
3. In all of the conversions in Act, the use of
the Word was made by the Holy Spirit working through men.
4. Ephesians 6:17 - The word is the sword
(weapon) of the Spirit
5. Romans 1:16- The gospel (word) is God's power
for salvation of everyone who believes.
2. What is the Holy
Spirit's role at conversion?
(a.) He affects renewal - Renewal by the Holy
Spirit. John 3:5; Titus 3:4-7
(b.) He indwells us - Acts 2:38, Acts 5:32, 1
Corinthians 6:19, Romans 8:11
(c.) He becomes our "seal" and
"deposit" guaranteeing our inheritance. Ephesians 1:13-14, Ephesians
4:30
3. What is the Holy
Spirit role after our Conversion?
(a.) 1 Corinthians 6:19 - Continues to indwell
(live in us).
(b.) Romans 8:9-11 - Leads us into a deeper,
spiritual life, holy before God.
(c.) 2 Thessalonians 2:13 - Sanctifies us (set
aside for a Holy purpose).
(d.) Romans 8:26-27 – Intercedes for us before
God.
(e.) Romans 8:14-16 - Proves our sonship.
(f.) Ephesians 3:14-19 - Empowers us for a
faithful and full life.
(g.) John 14:26, Galatians 4:6, Acts 9:31 -
comforts us in hope through the Word and in the promises God has given us.
(h.) John 4:24, Philippians 3:3 - Directs us to
worship through the Word.
(i.) Galatians 5:22-23 - Develops within us the
Fruit of the Spirit to be pleasing to God.
(j.) Romans 8:11, Galatians 6:8 – Will raise us
up on the Last Day.
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