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

SHEEP IN THE WORD MINISTRIES Rev. Robert C. Lewis • Glendale Baptist Church • Houston, Texas quicknotes.org • 2007. GRIEVING THE HOLY SPIRIT. Ephesians 4:30. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption (Ephesians 4:30). SIN PRODUCES GRIEF.

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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. GRIEVING THE HOLY SPIRIT Ephesians 4:30

  3. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption (Ephesians 4:30).

  4. SIN PRODUCES GRIEF • sin produces grief in our relationships with others: feelings are hurt and sadness, emotional pain, and anger result

  5. • sin also produces grief in our relationship with God:He is saddened by the sinful things we say and do

  6. • the first half of this verse speaks about grieving the Holy Spirit;And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God…the second half about the sealing ministry of the Spiritby whom you were sealed for the day of redemption (Eph. 4:30).

  7. GRIEF IS AN EMOTION

  8. • the word "grieve" implies the Holy Spirit is a divine person who has feelings and can be hurt emotionally

  9. • the Holy Spirit has a mind (Rom 8:27), emotions (love, in Rom 15:30; grief, in Eph 4:30), and a will (1 Cor 12:11)

  10. • the Holy Spirit teaches (John 14:26),testifies (John 15:26; Rom 8:16),guides (Rom 8:14),

  11. convicts (John 16:7–8),restrains (Gen 6:3),commands (Acts 8:29),

  12. does miracles (Acts 8:39),calls men for special service (Acts 13:2),sends them forth into Christian service (Acts 13:4),and intercedes (Rom 8:26).

  13. The Holy Spirit can be obeyed (Acts 10:19–21a),lied to (Acts 5:3),and blasphemed (Matt 12:31).

  14. • these things can only be said of a person:they're all meaningless if the Holy Spirit is just a force or influence

  15. "DO NOT GRIEVE THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD!" IS A COMMAND

  16. • the imperative mood of lupeo ‘grieve’ is a command;the plural number is addressed to all Christians;

  17. • the iterative present tense envisions a repeated grieving—with the negative, "Don't make a practice of grieving Me!"

  18. GRIEF IS SADNESS, MENTAL SUFFERING, AND ANGER

  19. • the term "grieve the Holy Spirit" occurs only once in the New Testament

  20. • definition:to grieve the Spirit is to make Him sad, sorrowful, unhappy, to cause Him mental and emotional pain,to hurt Him deep down inside, to irritate and make Him mad

  21. • lupeo is common word for mental and physical pain:it may connote sadness, unhappiness, hurt feelings, emotional pain, irritation, and anger

  22. • it may connote sadness and grief:the disciples were very sad when Jesus told them he would soon die (Matt 17:22–23)

  23. • it may connote being hurt and a little irritated:Peter was grieved when Jesus asked him a third time "Do you love Me?" (John 21:17)

  24. • it may connote anger:the king and slaves were sad and angry when a forgiven slave refused to forgive another slave a small debt (Matt 18:31, 34)

  25. Herod the Tetrarch was angry (not sad, Matt 14:5) because he had been set up by his wife to kill John Baptist (Matt 14:9)

  26. • it may connote something irritating, annoying, and painful:of ill-fitting breastplates that chafe the wearer—making him mad (Xenophon, Mem. 3:10.15)

  27. • it's possible to be unhappy, sad, grieved, hurt, irritated, and angry all at the same time

  28. • the opposite of lupeo is euphraino, "to cheer, gladden"—the opposite of grieving the Spirit is making Him happy

  29. • obedience, resisting sin (beforehand), confessing sin (afterward), being filled, and walking in the Spirit makes Him happy

  30. SIN GRIEVES THE HOLY SPIRIT

  31. • disobedience grieves Him:the Spirit would have been grieved had Paul spoken the word of God in Asia (Acts 16:6)

  32. • lying to Him:He was grieved when Ananias and Sapphira lied to Him (Acts 5:3)

  33. • ignoring Bible teaching:He is grieved when people ignore His teaching ministry (John 14:26; cf. 1 Tim 2:4)

  34. • rejecting divine guidance:He is grieved when Christians refuse to let Him lead and guide them (Rom 8:14)

  35. • He is grieved when unbelievers insult, blaspheme, or resist His convicting ministry (Matt 12:31; Heb 10:29; John 16:8–11)

  36. • both believers and unbelievers may grieve the Holy Spirit (cf. hithpael of bAxDo "was grieved" in Gen 6:6—punishment follows grief)

  37. • since disobedience, lying, and blasphemy are clearly sins, we may conclude that personal sins grieve the Holy Spirit

  38. LIST OF SINS IN THE IMMEDIATE CONTEXT OF EPHESIANS 4:30

  39. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption (Ephesians 4:30).

  40. • the command not to grieve the Spirit occurs near the end of a list of sins that may be committed against one another

  41. • nine virtues are listed that make the Holy Spirit happy and eleven sins are listed that grieve Him (Eph 4:25–32)

  42. • these eleven sins are, for the most part, balanced with alternatives or opposites—things we should do for each other

  43. • the following eleven sins are prohibited and grieve Him:(1) lying to each other (4:25; cf. Prov 6:17; 12:22),

  44. (2) letting your anger cause you to sin (4:26),

  45. (3) giving the Devil an opportunity to cause you to sin (4:27; cf. 1 Cor 7:5),

  46. (4) stealing from one another (4:28),

  47. (5) speaking rotten words to each other (4:29),

  48. (6) expressing bitterness—makes you wince emotionally (pikria 4:31; cf. Acts 8:23; Heb 12:15),

  49. (7) wrath (4:31),

  50. (8) anger (4:31), and

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