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Understanding the Divine Gift of the Holy Spirit

Explore Acts 2:38 and the promise of the Holy Spirit as the gift of salvation for all believers, fulfilling the hope of Abraham and offering a pledge of future inheritance. Dive into the significance of the Spirit as an indwelling presence, seal of ownership, and source of divine power. Let the scriptures reveal the transformative nature of the Spirit's actions in our lives.

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Understanding the Divine Gift of the Holy Spirit

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  1. The Spirit is a Person ….. • He has the mind of a person • He has the actions of a person. • He has the treatment of a person • He is a person with Divine Nature, “GOD” • He had/has a 7 fold work • The Spirits’ “indwelling” is a statement of relationship

  2. The Holy Spirit Part 5 The “Given” Spirit

  3. What of Acts 2:38?What is“the gift of the Holy Spirit?” Miracles? The indwelling? The Spirit Himself? Gift from the Spirit? And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 2:38 ESV) Best rule of thumb is to let the scriptures speak for themselves. Notice Acts 2:39.

  4. Acts 2:39 For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.

  5. Acts 26:6-7 And now I am standing trial for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers; the promise to which our twelve tribes hope to attain…

  6. What of Acts 2:38?What of “the gift of the Holy Spirit?” Verse 39 says the gift was the promise. • The one Israel was hoping for

  7. Romans 4:13, 16 For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith. …For this reason it is by faith, ….so that the promise will be guaranteed to all the descendants, not only to those who are of the Law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.

  8. What of Acts 2:38?What is“the gift of the Holy Spirit?” Verse 39 says the gift was the promise. • The one Israel was hoping for • The one made to all of faith

  9. Romans 9:6-8 …For they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel; not are they all children because they are Abraham’s descendants… it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are regarded as descendants.

  10. What of Acts 2:38?What is“the gift of the Holy Spirit?” Verse 39 says the gift was the promise. • The one Israel was hoping for • The one made to all of faith • The one for Gentiles, children of promise

  11. Galatians 3:8-9 The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying; All the nations will be blessed in you. So then those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham, the believer.

  12. What of Acts 2:38?What is“the gift of the Holy Spirit?” Verse 39 says the gift was the promise. • The one Israel was hoping for • The one made to all of faith • The one for Gentiles, children of the promise • The one first made to Abraham

  13. The gift of the Spirit, • The blessing of Abraham, • Was/is salvation!

  14. Why is it called the gift of the Spirit? Galatians 3:13-14 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us…in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

  15. What of Eph.1:13-14; 2 Cor.1:22?What of the Spirit given as a “Pledge?”

  16. Ephesians 1:13-14 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation-having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession,…

  17. 2 Corinthians 1:22 (God)…who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge.

  18. What of Eph.1:13-14; 2 Cor.1:22?What of the Spirit given as a “Pledge?” First note…The Spirit is given in the heart Thayer- pledge of future payment, foretaste Wuest- partial payment, earnest, A deposit, assurance

  19. What of Eph.1:13-14; 2 Cor.1:22?What of the Spirit given as a “Pledge?” The Spirit is NOT a “pledge” because He is given personally to each one The Spirit IS a pledge because He was given, i.e., sent…. • to give us power to overcome sin • to assure us of life to come • with proof

  20. What of Eph.1:13-14; 2 Cor.1:22?What of the Spirit given as a “seal?” W.E.Vine- an emblem of ownership, authenticity, security, & destination Thayer- metaphorically, respecting God, who by the Holy Spirit indicates who are His.

  21. What of Eph.1:13-14; 2 Cor.1:22?What of the Spirit given as a “seal?” A mark, impression, stamp of authenticity, ownership, or identity A figurative expression of God’s approval and ownership…. It is manifested by His mark…. i.e. god-likeness

  22. 1 Peter 1:16 …because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

  23. 1 John 3:3 And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

  24. Galatians 5:22-23 But fruit of the Spirit is love, joy peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

  25. The Holy Spirit Has Been Given… • To give eternal life by revelation and instruction • To ‘indwell’ our hearts, minds, & lives • As a ‘pledge’ that what is promised will be paid in full • As a ‘seal’ to put God’s mark in our hearts and lives. Acts 20:32

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