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SHEEP IN THE WORD MINISTRIES Rev. Robert C. Lewis • Glendale Baptist Church • Houston, Texas

Learn about the negative command to not quench the Spirit and its implications for every Christian. Explore the biblical and extra-biblical uses of quenching, and discover the ministries of the Holy Spirit that can be hindered when we quench Him.

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SHEEP IN THE WORD MINISTRIES Rev. Robert C. Lewis • Glendale Baptist Church • Houston, Texas

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  1. SHEEP IN THE WORD MINISTRIES Rev. Robert C. Lewis • Glendale Baptist Church • Houston, Texas quicknotes.org • 2007

  2. QUENCHING THE HOLY SPIRIT Do not quench the Spirit! (1 Thessalonians 5:19)

  3. NEGATIVE COMMAND • "Do not quench the Spirit!" is a prohibition or negative command

  4. • the imperative mood of the verb "quench" (sbennumi) indicates this verse is a command;the plural number shows it's addressed to every Christian who ever lives in the Church Age

  5. • in effect the Holy Spirit, the author of Scripture, says, "Don't quench me!”It's possible for a human being to quench God!

  6. • this is one of the shortest verses in the Bible, yet one that must be applied every day of your life

  7. • to quench the Spirit is to walk in the flesh (cf. Rom 8:4):quenching the Spirit is disobedience, and since all disobedience is sin, quenching Him results in carnality (cf. 1 Cor 3:3) and an absence of fellowship with God (cf. 1 John 1:6)

  8. USE OF THE WORD • biblical and extra-biblical uses of sbennumi (sbe/nnumi) help us understand what quenching the Spirit is

  9. • sbennumi occurs six times in the NT and often in secular Greek—primarily of quenching fire, emotions, or behavior

  10. • it's used in the Bible of(1) extinguishing a smoldering lamp-wick with your thumb and forefinger (Matt 12:20),

  11. (2) a flame going out from lack of fuel (Matt 25:8),

  12. (3) the fire in Gehenna that will never be quenched (Mark 9:48),

  13. (4) putting out flaming arrows or spears with a shield (Eph 6:16),

  14. (5) quenching the Holy Spirit (1 Thess 5:19), and

  15. (6) quenching the power of fire to burn and kill (Heb 11:34)

  16. • uses outside the NT include(1) putting out a fire with water or dirt (Josephus, Jewish War 7.405),

  17. (2) quenching sorrow with wine (Josephus, Antiquities 11.40),(3) quenching anger with gifts (Homer, Iliad 9. 678),

  18. (4) quenching anger with self-control (Plato, Laws 10.888A),(5) quenching emotions with self-control(4 Maccabees 16:4),

  19. (6) problems quenching love (Song of Solomon 8:7 LXX),(7) disappointments quenching joy (Josephus, Jewish War 6.31), and(8) quenching sexual immorality with hard work (Plato, Laws 8.835D)

  20. • from these examples we may conclude:quenching is putting something completely out so it no longer continues to exist

  21. MINISTRIES OF THE SPIRIT • the Holy Spirit came to usher in a new age of spiritual power

  22. • to discover what quenching the Spirit is we must ask what He does in our lives: only then can we decide what may be quenched–we must understand why He was sent (or what He came to do) before we can understand what it means to quench Him

  23. • the recurring promise of the Spirit in the Gospel of John gives several reasons for His advent:He came (1) to teach us all truth, including prophecy (14:26; 16:13),

  24. (2) to help us recall the truth we've learned (14:26),

  25. (3) to make spiritual blessings flow from our souls to others (7:38–39),

  26. (4) to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment (16:8–11),

  27. (5) to bear witness of Christ (15:26),

  28. (6) to glorify Jesus Christ on earth during His absence (16:14)

  29. • Jesus obviously thought the promised ministries of the Spirit were important—that alone should tell us how serious it is to quench and frustrate the work the Holy Spirit came to do

  30. THE HELPER • the Holy Spirit came to help us live the Christian life

  31. • four times Jesus calls the Holy Spirit the Paraclete—"the Helper" (John 14:16, 26; 15:26; 16:7) because:

  32. in filling He controls us and helps us live a life that pleases God,

  33. (2) in teaching He helps us learn the Bible,

  34. (3) in defending He helps us say the right thing under persecution,

  35. (4) in interceding He helps us pray effectively,

  36. (5) in leading He helps us know where to go and what to do,

  37. (6) in empowering He helps us witness and use our spiritual gifts,

  38. (7) in assuring He helps us relax and be confident we're saved, and

  39. (8) in producing the fruit of the Spirit He helps us become more like Christ

  40. QUENCHING HIS WORK • it's possible to quench some work of the Holy Spirit—but no one can stop Him if He decides to do something

  41. • His pre-salvation and saving ministries are unquenchable:no one can keep Him from convicting the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment (John 16:8–11),or from regenerating (Titus 3:5), indwelling (Rom 8:9), baptizing (1 Cor 12:13), and sealing (Eph 4:30) people who believe in Jesus Christ

  42. • His post-salvation ministries to believers, however, may be quenched:(1) filling (Eph 5:18),(2) teaching (John 14:26; 16:13),

  43. (3) speaking in our defense (Matt 10:19–20; Luke 12:11–12),(4) interceding(Rom 8:26–27),(5) leading (Acts 16:6–8),

  44. (6) empowering (Acts 1:8),(7) assuring (Rom 8:16), and(8) producing the fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:22–23)

  45. NO HELP • quenching the Spirit prevents Him from helping us live the Christian life

  46. • quenching keeps Him from(1) filling and controlling your life,(2) teaching you the truth,(3) recalling the truth when you need it,

  47. (4) speaking in your defense,(5) interceding for you and helping you to pray,(6) leading and guiding you,

  48. (7) empowering you to witness for Christ,(8) helping you exercise your spiritual gift(s),(9) assuring you of your salvation,

  49. (10) producing in your soul His fruit (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control), and from(11) being a blessing to others—that's how serious quenching the Spirit is!

  50. • to quench the Spirit is to keep Him from helping you,from working in your life,from doing with your life what He came to do

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