THE HOLY SPIRIT

 

Welcome to this millennium3 course.   We hope and pray that it will be a blessing to you personally, and that as you apply, share, and teach what you will learn in this course, you will be an even greater blessing to others.  Please read carefully all of the information given below.  Then, as you begin your course, expect new insights and answers from God's Word that you have never before known!

|Instructions|   |The Course| 

Instructions to Guide You in This Study
 

1.   Begin your study by having prayer.  You need to understand what the Bible teaches.  God has promised to help you, and God keeps his promises.  As you pray, you can thank God that He will help you understand.  Pray with faith.   Put John 16:13 to the test!

2.  First, read all the Underlined Statements but not the Scripture. This is helps you to initially focus on the various aspects of the Subject you are studying.

3.  Now, read all the Bible verses after the Underlined Statements.  As you read, key into your notepad or word-doc any thoughts that you want to add. 

4. Next, write a very concise summary statement of each of the underlined sections.  Use not more than 150 words for each summary (50 to 100 is probably sufficient providing you understand the salient core of each section).

5.  Meditate!  Continue to think about what the Bible teaches. Memorizing some of the key verses, while not required for this course, will produce valuable results.

6.  Never give up. With God's help you can be a faithful and effective Christian witness and worker.

Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth
not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth 2 Timothy 2:15. 2 Timothy 2:15.

Course Name:  The Holy Spirit


DEFINITION: The Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity. He is God IN the Christian.

The Holy Spirit has names that reveal oneness with the Father and the
Son.
1.  Spirit of God, Romans 8:9; 1Corinthians 2:10,11; 3:16;
2.  Spirit of Christ, Romans 8:9 1Peter 1:11;
3.  Spirit of His Son, Galatians 4:6;
4.  Spirit of Jesus Christ, Philippians 1:19.

The Holy Spirit manifests His Person to be distinct from the Father and the Son.
At Jesus' baptism, Matthew 3:16,17; Luke 3:21,22;
By anointing Jesus, Acts 10:38;
By raising Jesus from the tomb, Romans 8:11.

The Holy Spirit has the attributes of deity.
Spirit of life, Romans 8:2;
Spirit of truth, John 16:13;
Spirit of holiness, Ephesians 4:30;
Eternal Spirit, Hebrews 9:14;
Omnipresence, Psalm 139:7;
Omniscience, 1Corinthians 12:11.

The Holy Spirit does the work of deity.
In creation, Genesis 1:2;
In casting out demons, Matthew 12:28;
In conviction of the world, John 16:8;
In regeneration, John 3:8;
In resurrection, Romans 8:11;
In resisting anti-Christ, 2Thessalonians 2:6,7.

The Holy Spirit is linked with deity by the Bible.
Baptismal statement, Matthew 28:19;
Benedictions, 2Cor 13:14; 1Peter 1:2.

The Holy Spirit has the attributes of personality.
He has knowledge, 1Corinthians 2:10,11; 2Peter 1:21;
He has emotion, Ephesians 4:30;
He has power of will, Acts 2:4; 10:19,20; 13:2; 16:6,7.

The Holy Spirit works upon the unsaved.
He brings conviction, John 16:8-11.

The Holy Spirit works with the Christian.
To give eternal life, John 3:3-8; 6:63;
To teach, Luke 12:12; 1Corinthians 2:12;
To guide into truth, John 16:13;
To control ministry, Acts 10:19,20; 16:6;
To give power to witness, Acts 1:8;
To lead, Romans 8:14;
To comfort, John 14:16,18,26; 16:7;
To seal, Ephesians 1:13;
To testify of Christ, John 15:26;16:14;
To abide forever, John 14:16;
To assist in prayer, Romans 8:26,27.

The Holy Spirit abides IN the Christian.
John 14:17; Romans 8:9; 1Corinthians 3:16; 6:19,20.

The Holy Spirit administers the Church, the Body of Christ.
Baptizes into the church, Body of Christ, 1Corinthians 12:12,13;
Directs in the selection of workers, Acts 13:2;
Gives gifts, 1Corinthians 12:4, 8-11;
Administers, 1Corinthians 12:5-7.

The Holy Spirit inspired the Bible.
By breathing out God's Word, 2Timothy 3:15-17;
By moving upon godly men, 2Peter 1:19-21.

The Holy Spirit can be sinned against.
By rebelling against the Spirit, Isaiah 63 10;
By blaspheming the Holy Spirit, Matthew 12:31; Mark 3:29;
By lying to the Holy Spirit, Acts 5:3;
By resisting the Holy Spirit, Acts 7:51;
By grieving the Holy Spirit, Ephesians 4:30;
By quenching the Holy Spirit, 1Thess 5:19;
By despising the Holy Spirit, Hebrews 10:29.

The Christian is to obey the Holy Spirit.
By being filled with the Spirit, Ephesians 5:18;
By walking in obedience to the Spirit's leadership, Galatians 5: 16,25;
By bearing the fruit of the Spirit, Galatians 5:22,23;
By ministering in the demonstration of the power of the Holy Spirit, 1Corinthians
2:1-5.
By praying in the Spirit, Romans 8:26.

As you read the Bible verses, you will notice other verses that relate to the same subject. It will increase your ministry by discussing your study with others.

Textbook reading assignment:
The online textbook The Enabler, by R.G. Witty, Ph.D. is an interesting and practical approach to gaining valuable insights into the work of the Holy Spirit.  Click HERE to download and read.

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Finished?

Have you finished all of the steps and meditated on what you have learned?  If so, then you are ready to put the final touches on your course.  May God bless you as you return what the Holy Spirit has taught you in this course in the form of an investment in the lives of others.