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Who is the Holy Spirit?

Who is the Holy Spirit?. March Theme The Godhead. Who is the Holy Spirit?. A subject misunderstood and often neglected by brethren He is one of three persons in the Godhead – instrumental in our salvation and the life of Jesus. Mentioned 260+ times in NT. The “Helper” Jn. 14:26.

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Who is the Holy Spirit?

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  1. Who is the Holy Spirit? March ThemeThe Godhead

  2. Who is the Holy Spirit? • A subject misunderstood and often neglected by brethren • He is one of three persons in the Godhead – instrumental in our salvation and the life of Jesus. • Mentioned 260+ times in NT. The “Helper” Jn. 14:26

  3. Holy Spirit is a Person • A person is one who has substance, completeness, is self-existent, individuality and rationality.“A self-conscious or rational being.” • He is NOT an “it”!

  4. Holy Spirit is a Person • Qualities of a person • A mind – Rom. 8:27 • Knowledge – 1 Cor. 2:11 • Will – 1 Cor. 12:11

  5. Holy Spirit is a Person • Referred to as “He” • John 14:26, “He will teach you all things…” • John 15:26, “He will testify of Me…” • John 16:13-15, “He will guide you into all truth…”

  6. Holy Spirit is a Person • His actions: • He speaks – 1 Tim. 4:1, Ac. 8:29, 10:19-20 • He teaches – John 14:26 • He loves – Rom. 15:30 • He intercedes – Rom. 8:26 • He can be lied to – Ac. 5:3-4 • He can be grieved – Eph. 4:30

  7. Holy Spirit is God • He is eternal – Heb. 9:14 • He is omnipresent – Psa. 139:7-10 • He is omniscient – 1 Cor. 2:10-11 • He is Holy – “Holy Spirit”

  8. Holy Spirit is God • Called God – Ac. 5:3-4 • Spirit of the Lord – 2 Cor. 3:18 • Spirit of God – 1 Cor. 3:16 • The “Comforter” – John 14:16-17

  9. The Godhead • Associated with the “divine nature” or that which makes one God. • God in 3 persons • Genesis 1:1-3, 26

  10. The Godhead • 3 Distinct persons (“Trinity”) • At baptism of Jesus – Matt. 3:16,17 • Great commission – Matt. 28:19 • 2 Cor. 13:14 • 1 Pet. 1:1-2

  11. The Godhead • Each person distinct from the other • Father is God – 1 Cor. 1:3 • Jesus is God – John 1:1-3, 14; Phil. 2:5-6 • Holy Spirit is God – Ac. 5:3-4

  12. The Godhead • Each person distinct from the other • Father is NOT Jesus – John 8:16-18 • Father is NOT Holy Spirit – John 14:26 • Jesus is NOT Holy Spirit – Acts 10:38

  13. The Godhead • How can 3 be ONE? • We are clearly taught there is ONE God - Deut. 6:4, Eph. 4:6, 1 Cor. 12:6, 8:6, Jas. 2:19, etc. • Cf. Gen. 2:24 • Yet there is also constant reference to the 3 as God.

  14. The Godhead • How can 3 be ONE? • The Trinity - “there is one God who has revealed Himself in three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and these three persons are the one God.” McDowell, J., & Stewart, D. D. (1993). Answers to tough questions. Nashville: T. Nelson Publishers.

  15. The Godhead • How can 3 be ONE? • Think of the term God as the term “water” (or “matter”) (not that He is water) – it comes in different states (solid, liquid, gas, plasma), yet it is still water (or matter)

  16. The Godhead • How can 3 be ONE? • While God has a plural nature, they are one in essence (true substance, or constitution of anything), purpose, and in total agreement.

  17. The Godhead • How can 3 be ONE? • Jesus one with Father yet subject to Him - John 10:25-30, 37-38 • The prayer of Jesus for us John 17:20-21 • While difficult to understand, it IS what the Bible teaches.

  18. Understanding God is fundamental to our faith! Do YOU Believe in God as He is revealed in the Bible?

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