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WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
(Pneumatology: Doctrine Of The Holy Spirit)
SECTION 1: IN RELATION TO CREATION
1. Holy Spirit Was Involved In The Creation
Genesis 1:1-3 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
2. Holy Spirit Was Involved In The Creation Of Man
Psalms 104:30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
3. The Spirit Of God Was Involved in Creating Us. The Holy Spirit Is That Breath
Job 33:4 The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
4. The Holy Spirit Is Breath And Is Involved In Creation Of The Universe
Psalms 33:6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
* All universe were created by the breath of the Lord
SECTION 2: IN RELATION TO THE PRESERVATION OF UNIVERSE
1. The Grass And Flower And Everything Is Preserved By the Holy Spirit
Isaiah 40:7 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
* He holds it together
2. The Face Of The Earth Is Held Together By The Holy Spirit
Psalms 104:30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
SECTION 3: IN RELATION TO THE UNBELIEVERS
1. Holy Spirit Convicts The Lost Sinner
John 16:8-13 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
9 Of sin, because they believe not on me;
10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
SECTION 4: IN RELATION TO THE SCRIPTURES
1. Prophecy Of The Scriptures Is By Holy Spirit
2 Peter 1:20-21 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
* When the prophet proclaim the word of the God, the Holy Spirit moves inside them
* Old testament was given by Holy Spirit
2. New Testament Apostles Were Given The Spirit To Know What To Write Or Speak
John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
3. All Scripture Was Guided By The The Spirit
2 Timothy 3:16-17 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
SECTION 5: IN RELATION TO JESUS
1. He Was Conceived By The Spirit
Luke 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
2. Jesus Was Led By The Spirit Into The Wilderness To Be Tested
Matthew 4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
3. Jesus Was Anointed By The Holy Spirit For Service
Acts 10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
* Holy spirit came upon Jesus when he was preaching
4. Jesus Was Crucified By The Power Of The Spirit
Hebrews 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
* The holy spirit was the one who offer him as a sacrifice when he died on the cross
5. Jesus Was Ressurected By The Power Of The Spirit
Romans 1:4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
6. Jesus Thought His Disciples And The Church Through The Spirit
Acts 1:2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
7. Jesus Gave The Holy Spirit To Believers
Acts 2:33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
SECTION 6: IN RELATION TO THE BELIEVERS
1. He Assure The Believers Of Sonship
Romans 8:16-17 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
Galatians 4:6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
* He assures we are God's son
2. He Seals The Believers As Security For Our Salvation
Ephesians 1:13-14 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed,ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
2 Corinthians 1:22 Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
3. He Fills The Believers Giving Victory
Acts 1:4-8 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Ephesians 5:18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
4. He Sanctifies The Believers
2 Thessalonians 2:13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
1 Peter 1:2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
5. He Abides Continually With The Believers
John 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
6. He Reminds Us The Things We Learn
John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
7. He Constantly Reveals Jesus
John 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
8. He Guides Us In All Truth
John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
9. He Takes Our Body And Glorifies Jesus In And Through Them
John 16:14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
* Our body is powerful as a testimony
10. He Takes The Spiritual Things Of Christ And Reveals To Us
John 16:14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
11. He Gives Us Power To Obey God In Times Of Weakness And Strengthens Us
Ezekiel 36:27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
12. He Gives The Believer To Obey The Truth Despite Of The Cause
1 Peter 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
13. He Gives The Believer Freedom From The Law Of Sin And Death
Romans 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
* We can have victory over sin and death
14. He Take The Weak Believer And Fulfill The Law Of Righteousness In Him
Romans 8:3-4 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
15. He Give The Believer Power To Please God
Roman 8 - Entire Chapter
16. He Will Quicken Our Mortal Bodies
Romans 8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
* He is going to make alive our body
* At rapture our mortal bodies will be changed
17. He Gives Power To Mortify The Deeds Of The Body
Romans 8:13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
18. He Directs The Believer In Prayer To The Will Of God
Romans 8:26-27 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
19. He Gives The Believer Victory Over The Terrible Desires Of The Flesh
Galatians 5:16-17 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
20. He Leads The Believer Out Of The Law To Liberty In Christ
Galatians 5:18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
* Holy spirit delivered us out of the bondage of the law
21. He Is The One That Causes Us To Bear Fruit
Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
* the Holy Spirit is responsible for us to bring forth fruit (not us)
22. He Gives Us A Holy Walk As We Are Lead By The Spirit
Galatians 5:25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
23. He Helps Us In Putting Away Things That Displease Our Father
Ephesians 4:30-32 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
24. He Puts Satan To Flight
James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Isaiah 59:19 So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.
* Once we are with God, we are already winners
25. He Gives Rest To The Soul Who Is Trusting God
Isaiah 63:14 As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD caused him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name.
26. He Makes Jesus Christ The Lord Of Our Personal Lives
1 Corinthians 12:3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
* Jesus is the top of our life (not money, family etc)
27. He Gives Liberty And Freedom
2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
28. He Gives Divine Love To The Children Of God
Romans 5:5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
Colossians 1:5, 8 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
8 Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
* Divine love = pure love of God
29. He Gives Fullness Of Joy And Satisfaction
Acts 13:52 And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.
30. He Strengthens The Inward Man With Spiritual Power
Ephesians 3:16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
31. He Gives Righteousness, Peace And Joy
Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
Romans 15:30 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;
* All simoultanneously
32. He Empowers Us To Impart Truth To Others
Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
1 Thessalonians 1:5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
33. He Inspires Worship And Adoration Of God
John 4:23-24 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Philippians 3:3 For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
34. He Comforts
Acts 9:31 Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
35. He Calls Men And Directs Them In Their Service
Acts 8:27-29 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
36. He Gives Access To Our Father In Heaven
Ephesians 2:18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
37. He Makes Known Our Redemption Rights And Our Posesions In Christ
1 Corinthians 2:12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
SECTION 7: OTHER WORKS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
1. He Strives With Us
Genesis 6:3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
2. He Gives Us Understanding
Job 32:8 But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
3. He Provides Us With Wisdom, Understanding And Knowledge
Exodus 31:2-5 See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:
3 And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
4 To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
5 And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.
4. He Provides Us Talent
Judges 6:34 But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him.
5. He Provides Us Strenght
Judges 14:6 And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
6. He Provide Us With Diversity Of Gifts
1 Corinthians 12 - Entire Chapter