The Person and Work of The Holy Spirit

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The Person and Work

of the Holy Spirit
Exercise Workbook
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Note: It is better to record just one biblical life application and fully apply that
truth to your life than to write down several applications and then fail to implement any of them.
Step Six Write Down Some Concluding Thoughts
Go back over the results of the first five steps, review them carefully, and write
down some concluding thoughts on the chapter. These can include additional
observations, some of your interpretations, themes you have discovered, possible topics about the Holy Spirit you want to study in the future, scripture or
words you may want to do a study on, and any number of other thoughts that
come to mind.
Step Seven Write Out One Life Application
Now go back to the possible life applications you listed in Step Five and choose
one of these to work on this coming week. By now you should have had plenty
of practice at writing out applications that are personal, practical, possible, and
measurable. Dont forget to put your application in the present, not future,
tense. Ask yourself, What am I going to do about developing a more personal
and intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit, starting now?
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Interpretive questions include asking what or why. Some examples:

Why did the writer say this?
What is the meaning of ____________?
What is the significance of ____________?
What is the implication of ____________?
Why is this important?
Step Four Correlate Your Chapter with Other Scriptures
This step involves finding cross-references for the verses of your chapter in
order
to further explain and understand the meaning and application of the text. It is
based on the principle of interpretation that says, The Bible interprets itself;
Scripture best explains Scripture. You can often interpret passages that are not
clear by passages that are. Ask yourself, How do other Scriptures relate to and
explain this one?
Step Five List Some Possible Applications
The last part of the scripture-by-scripture analysis is to write down some possible life applications. Remember that your goal in this course study is not just
interpretation but life application. Because of the many applications a chapter or
scripture may have, you will only be listing them here. Later on, in Step Seven,
you will choose one of these to write out and to work on for a week.
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Table of Contents
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Personality of the Holy Spirit
4 - 17
The Deity of the Holy Spirit
18 - 30
Emblems of the Holy Spirit
31 - 57
Titles of the Holy Spirit
58 - 77
Special works of the Holy Spirit
78 - 96
The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament
97 - 104
The Promise of the Holy Spirit
105 - 107
The Holy Spirit in the New Testament
108 - 125
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
126 - 132
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Personality of the Holy Spirit

He is a Person
A common source of inaccuracy and
extremism about the Holy Spirit and
His work is the attempt to study
and understand Him without first
coming to know Him as a Person.
It is imperative from the perspective
of true worship that we decide
whether the Holy Spirit is a
Divine Person, worthy to receive our unconditional adoration, faith, love,
along with our total surrender to Him. Otherwise we might just think of the Holy
Spirit is simply an influential power deriving from God or worst yet an illumination that God imparts to us.
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Chapter Analysis
Chapter XVI The Holy Spirit as a Teacher
Chapter XVII Praying Returning Thanks, Worshipping min the Holy
Spirit
Provide Chapter Analysis
The Chapter analysis assignment involves gaining a thorough understanding of
the material of each chapter of the assigned text book The Person and Work
of the Holy Spirit by, R. A. Torrey. Looking carefully at each paragraph, sentence, and scripture in an intensely detailed and systematic manner.
The Chapter analysis will consist of the following three part seven step method:
a Chapter Summary, a Scripture-by-Scripture Analysis, and a Chapter Conclusion.
In this method you begin with an introduction (chapter summary), which is Step
One, then do a scripture-by-scripture analysis (Steps Two through Five), and
finish with a chapter conclusion (Steps Six and Seven).
Step One Write Out a Chapter Summary
Bear in mind that the Holy Spirit is a person, a Divine Person, and we/you do not
know Him as such. Then we/you are robbing this Divine Being of the unconditional
worship, faith, love and total yielding to Him which is due Him and even more for
our benefit. If we think of the Holy Spirit as so many do as merely a power or
influence, our constant thought will be, How can I get more of the Holy Spirit,
but if we think of Him in the true Biblical sense as a Divine Person, our thought
will be, How can the Holy Spirit have more of me?
Once we take hold of the knowledge and truth that the Holy Spirit is a Divine Person of immeasurable majesty, glory, holiness and power, who has come into our
hearts to make His dwelling place and take ownership of our lives and utilize us for
heavens glory. I cannot think of a more humbling and overwhelming thought than
to know that the person of the Holy Spirit, this Divine Being of majesty and glory
dwells in my heart and is ready to use even me for the kingdom of God.
Paraphrase it. The simplest way is just to rephrase the chapter in your own
words. Summarize it in such a way that you could read your paraphrase to another person.
Step Two List Your Observations
This step begins the scripture-by-scripture analysis within the chapter. You start
with the activity of observation. In this step you are looking in detail at every
paragraph and scripture and then writing down in your own words everything
you see. You are trying to answer the question, What does it say about the
Person and Work of Holy Spirit?
Step Three Ask Interpretation Questions
After observing all you can in the chapter paragraphs under study, you are ready
to move on to interpretation. This step involves asking questions about scripture meaning, then trying to find biblical answers to them. In this exercise you
discover the biblical writers purpose and message by uncovering what he means
by his idea relating to the Holy Spirit.
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*There are nine gifts of the Holy Spirit; these can be classified into three categories.
A. Gifts that say something - gifts of utterance Prophecy- Tongues- Interpretation of Tongues
B. Gifts that do something- gifts of power Faith- Gifts of Healing- Miracles
C. Gifts that reveal something - gifts of revelation Word of Wisdom - Word of
Knowledge- Discerning of Spirits
* Note These gifts are as He wills. The Holy Spirit manifests them according to
the will of God.
To be used we must:
Exercise faith
The Holy Spirit is a Person and consequently we must come to know Him as
such. There are several Scriptures in the Bible that distinctly provides proof that the
Holy Spirit is a person.
What are the distinctive characteristics, of a person? A person has a Will, a
person has a Mind, a person Speaks, a person has Emotions, and a person
Teaches. Let me be clear When we say that the Holy Spirit is a person. We are
not suggesting or saying that He has hands, feet, eyes, ears, a mouth, and so on.
Because these are not the characteristics of personality but of physicality.
The Holy Spirit, the 3rd person of the trinity, has a personality as much as the Father and Son does; therefore has the elements, that are involved within a personality.
Be willing and obedient

Our motive must be love
Class Exercise:
Personality Test
Taken from Florence Littauer Personality Plus: How to Understand Others by
Understanding Yourself
Note: As Christians, and especially as Christian leaders, we should use personality tests to better understand ourselves and others. They are not intended to
lock us in to one particular personality. i.e. We are not allowed to blame our sin
on our personality type. We are not slaves to our personality. If we are being
changed into the likeness of Christ day by day, The Holy Spirit will sand away
our rough edges so that we will become more like Christ.
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He has a Will
Supporting Scripture
1 CORINTHIANS 12:11
Review the above supporting scripture and write it out here:
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The gifts are manifested for the good of the church members to profit withal
for the good of all.
Question:
Do people still need healing today?
Do people still need a miracle?
Do people still need prophecy?
( prophecy is for edification, exhortation, comfort.)
*The gifts of the Holy Spirit are for the good of all Christians, of every era.
Here Scripture ascribed a will to the Holy Spirit and we are taught that the Holy
Spirit is not a power that we get hold of and use according to our will but He is a
Person of sovereign majesty, who uses us according to His will.
This distinction is of fundamental importance in our getting into right relations
with the Holy Spirit. It is at this very point that many seeking after power and
efficiency in service go astray. They are reaching out and struggling to get possession of some mysterious and mighty power that they can make use of in their work
according to their own will. They will never get possession of the power they seek
until they come to recognize that there is not some Divine power for them to get
hold of and use in their blindness and ignorance but that there is a Person, infinitely wise, as well as infinitely mighty, who is willing to take possession of them and
use them according to His own perfect will.
When we stop to think about how ignorant we are at times, we must rejoice
that theres no Devine power to get hold of and use in that manner. On the flip
side, holy joy must come into our hearts when we grasp the thought that there is
a Divine Person, One who never errs, who is willing to take possession of us and
impart to us such gifts as He sees best and to use us according to His wise and
loving will.
Question: When will Christians no longer need the gifts of the Spirit? Healing
etc.
Answer: When the Lord Jesus comes and we are caught up to meet him in the
air. ( 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18 )
1 JOHN 3: 2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear
what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him;
for we shall see him as he is.
PHILIPPIANS 3:20-21 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we
look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: 21. Who shall change our vile body,
that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working
whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
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The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

* As to if the gifts of the Holy Spirit went out with the early church or
not:
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He has a Mind
ROMANS 8:27
Some use the scripture 1 Corinthians 13:10-13 to prove that the gifts of the
Holy Spirit are no longer in operation, but went out with the early church. Let
us look at the scriptures.
1 CORINTHIANS 13:10-13 But when that which is perfect is come, then that
which is in part shall be done away. 11. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I
understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away
childish things. 12. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face:
now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 13. And
now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
* They use the part that says that which is perfect is come and say that it
means when the Bible was completed, or the church was formed.
My answer to this is: why were the gifts given? Vs.7 below
1 CORINTHIANS 12:4-11 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same
Spirit. 5. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 6.
And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh
all in all. 7. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit
withal. 8. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the
word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9. To another faith by the same Spirit; to
another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10. To another the working of
miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: 11. But all these
worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he
will.

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We read in n this passage mind is ascribed to the Holy Spirit. The Greek word
Phronema translated mind is a comprehensive word, including the ideas of inclination, feeling and purpose.
Fill in the blanks:
ROMANS 8:7 the _______ is ________against God: for it is not ________to
the law of God, neither indeed can be.
Note: So then in this passage we have the distinctiveness of personality ascribed to the Holy
Spirit.
Also the characteristic of knowledge is ascribed to the Holy Spirit in Scripture.
Please read and write out 1 CORINTHIANS 2:10-11
Here we are clearly taught that the Holy Spirit is not merely an influence that illuminates our minds to comprehend the truth but He Himself knows all truth.
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He Speaks
ACTS 8:29
Who is the Holy Spirit

In your own words utilize the Scripture Review
information provided on pages 123 and 124 provide
a detailed description of the Holy Spirit . Then outline His role in and on the Church today.

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Additionally in the book of ACTS the Holy Spirit spoke to Peter. Read Acts 10:1920, and answer the following three questions:
1. What was Peter reflecting on at the time? _______________
2. What were the exact four things the Holy Spirit told Peter to do?
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3. How Many men did the Holy Spirit send to Peter? _______.
Further read in write out ACTS 13:2-4
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Read REVELATION 2:7 and comment on what precious truth is communicated in
the Letter to the Church in Ephesus.
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The Holy Spirit and Deacons - ACTS 6:3-5

The Holy Spirit calls and sets in the church - ACTS 20:28
Holy Spirit anointed servants - 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4-5
The Holy Spirit warns the church - 1 TIMOTHY 4:1-3
The Holy Spirit and Prophets - ACTS 11:27-28
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He Forbids
ACTS 16:6-7
The Holy Spirit in decision-making - ACTS 15:28-29

The unity of the church by the Holy Spirit - 1 CORINTHIANS 12:13
A Christian is one who has been born again by the Holy Spirit - JOHN 3:3-6
A Christians body is a Temple of the Holy Spirit - 1 CORINTHIANS 6:19-20
The Holy Spirit will conform, to the image of Christ - 2 CORINTHIANS 3:17-18
The Holy Spirit will teach - JOHN 14:26
The Holy Spirit will guide - ROMANS 8:14
The Holy Spirit will confirm son ship - ROMANS 8:15-17
The Holy Spirit will empower - ACTS 1:8
The Holy Spirit reveals truth - 1 CORINTHIANS 2:9-12
The Holy Spirit imparts Gods love - ROMANS 5:5
The Holy Spirit manifests gifts - 1 CORINTHIANS 12:7-11
The Holy Spirit sanctifies - ROMANS 15:16
The Holy Spirit produces fruit - GALATIANS 5:22-25

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The Holy Spirit is also represented as a Person who has authority to command men in their service of Jesus Christ.
We read in Acts 16:6-7 that the Apostle Paul and his companions were forbidden
by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia and certain providence of Roman
such as Bithynia.
Here we see the Person of the Holy Spirit forbid the direction and conduct of
Paul and his companions and they instantly recognized and submitted to the authority of the Holy Spirit.
Has there ever been a time in your life or ministry when you did not recognize
and submit to the authority of the Holy Spirit?
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The Holy Spirit is represented as the One who is the supreme authority in the
church, who calls men to work and appoints them to office.
Read in ACTS 13: 2, and ACTS 20:28
Who were called? And to what work were they called?
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He Grieves
EPHESIANS 4:30
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Scripture Review
Cross Reference each scripture with a minimum of two supporting scripture from
the Old Testament or New Testament. Purpose to memorize one new scripture
each day from this list.
Conceived by the Holy Spirit - MATTHEW 1:18
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Anointed by the Holy Spirit - LUKE 3:21-22

Led by the Holy Spirit - LUKE 4:1
Empowered by the Holy Spirit - LUKE 4:18-19
There is perhaps no passage in the entire Bible in which the personality of the
Holy Spirit comes out more tenderly and touchingly than in EPHESIANS 4:30.
Offered Himself by the Holy Spirit - HEBREWS 9:14
Here grief is ascribed to the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is not a blind, impersonal influence or power that comes into our lives to illuminate, and empower us.
John Baptist - LUKE 1:13-17
He is immeasurably more than that, He is a Holy Person who comes to dwell in

our hearts, One who sees clearly every act we perform, every word we speak,
every thought we entertain, even the most fleeting fancy that is allowed to pass
through our minds; and if there is anything in act, word or deed that is impure,
unholy, unkind, selfish, mean, petty or untrue, it grieves the Holy Spirit.
Raised by the Holy Spirit - ROMANS 8:11

Elisabeth - LUKE 1:41
Zacharias - LUKE 1:67
Simeon - LUKE 2:25-26
Disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit - ACTS 2:1-4
Disciples Ministered by the Holy Spirit (the miraculous) - ACTS 3
Directs missionary endeavors - ACTS 8:29-31
Now read ISAIAH 63:10 and write the scripture

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Fill in the blank:
In these Scriptures we are told that the Holy Spirit is _________________and
_________. Only a person of authority can be _______________, and only
a person can be ___________. You cannot grieve a mere influence or power.
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He Teaches Christians

come to mind.
JOHN 16:26
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The Holy Spirit is also spoken of as a teacher. We read in JOHN 16:26, But the
Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in My name, He
shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I
have said unto you.
And similarly we read in JOHN 16:12-14 I have yet many things to say unto you,
but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come,
He will guide you into all truth: for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever
He shall hear, that shall He speak: and He will show you things to come. He shall
glorify Me: for He shall receive of Mine, and shall show it unto you.
We can see this also stated in The Old Testament, book of NEHEMIAH 9:20
Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy
manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst It is a privilege
and humbling for a believer in Jesus Christ to have their mind enlightened to comprehend the truth of God, and to have the Holy Spirit daily teaching them the
truth they need to know.
Name three advantages to having the Holy Spirit as your primary teacher in life?
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He Loves
ROMANS 15:30

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We find the Love of the Holy Spirit brought out in a touching and suggestive
way in ROMANS 15:30, Here we have Love ascribed to the Holy Spirit. Each
of us would do well to stop and ponder those five words, The Love of the
Spirit. We dwell often upon the love of God the Father. It is the subject of our
daily thought. We dwell often upon the love of Jesus Christ the Son. You cannot
think of calling yourself a Christian without meditating on the love of his Saviour,
But how often have we meditated upon The Love of the Spirit? if it had not
been for the love of God the Father looking down upon us in our utter ruin and
providing a perfect atonement for us in the death of His own Son on the cross,
we would be hell bound. If it had not been for the love of Jesus Christ, the
eternal Living Word of God, looking upon us in our utter ruin and in obedience to
the Father, putting aside all the glory of heaven for all the shame of humanity and
taking our place, upon the cross of Calvary and pouring out His life for us, We
would be hell bound. But if it had not been for the love of the Holy Spirit, sent by
the Father in answer to the prayer of the Son, leading Him to seek us out in our
utter blindness and ruin and to follow us day after day, week after week, and year
after year, when we persistently turned a deaf ear to His pleadings. Following us
through paths of sin where it must have been agony for the Holy One to go, until
at last we listened and He opened our eyes to see our utter ruin and then revealed Jesus to us as just the Saviour that would meet our every need and then
enabled us to receive Jesus as my own Saviour; if it had not been for this patient,
long-suffering, never-tiring, infinitely-tender love of the Holy Spirit, we would be hell
bound today.
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by his idea relating to the Holy Spirit.
order
explain this one?
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Chapter Analysis
Chapter XIV The Holy Spirit Guiding the Believer Into a Life as a Son
Chapter XV The Holy Spirit Bearing Witness to Our Sonship
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He Prays
ROMANS 8: 26-27

parapraph and scripture and then writing down in your own words everything

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The Holy Spirit is also represented in the Scripture as one who prays. We read
in ROMANS 8: 26-27 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we
know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth
the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession
for the saints according to the will of God.
It is plain from this passage that the Holy Spirit is not merely an influence that moves
us to pray, not merely an illumination that teaches us how to pray, but a Person
who Himself prays through and for us. The Holy Spirit walks by our side each day,
and dwells in the innermost depths of our being and knows our needs, even as
we do not know them ourselves, and from these depths makes intercession to
the Father for us.
There can be no doubt to anyone seeking after truth that the Holy Spirit is a
Person of Divine majesty and sovereignty. From all the passages quoted throughout this Personality section, it is evident that many acts that only a person can perform are ascribed to the Holy Spirit.
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Chapter Analysis
Chapter I. The Personality of the Holy Spirit
Chapter II. The Deity of the Holy Spirit
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i. The Holy Spirit imparts Gods love

ROMANS 5:5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed
abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
j. The Holy Spirit manifests gifts
1 CORINTHIANS 12:7-11 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every
man to profit withal. 8. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to
another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9. To another faith by the
same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10. To another
the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits;
to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: 11.
But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man
severally as he will.
1 CORINTHIANS 12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles,
secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings,
helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
k. The Holy Spirit sanctifies
ROMANS 15:16 That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles,
ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
2 THESSALONIANS 2:13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for
you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen
you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
L. The Holy Spirit produces fruit
GALATIANS 5:22-25 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith, 23. Meekness, temperance: against such there is no
law. 24. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections
and lusts. 25. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
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e. The Holy Spirit will guide
ROMANS 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons
of God.
by his idea in relations to the Holy Spirit. Interpretive questions include asking
what or why. Some examples:
JOHN 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you
into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that
shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

f. The Holy Spirit will confirm son ship
ROMANS 8:15-17 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear;
but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 16.
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
17. And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be
that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
g. The Holy Spirit will empower

ACTS 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon
you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and
in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

order to further explain and understand the meaning and application of the text.
It is based on the principle of interpretation that says, The Bible interprets
itself; Scripture best explains Scripture. You can often interpret passages that
are not clear by passages that are. Ask yourself, How do other Scriptures relate to and explain this one?
h. The Holy Spirit reveals truth

1 CORINTHIANS 2:9-12 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard,
neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared
for them that love him. 10. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit:
for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. 11. For what
man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so
the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. 12. Now we have
received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we
might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

Note: It is better to record just one biblical life application and fully apply that truth to
your life than to write down several applications and then fail to implement any of them.
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4. The Holy Spirit in a Christians life

a. A Christian is one who has been born again by the Holy Spirit
JOHN 3:3-6 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4. Nicodemus
saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second
time into his mother's womb, and be born? 5. Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I
say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter
into the kingdom of God. 6. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that
which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
b. A Christians body is a Temple of the Holy Spirit
1 CORINTHIANS 6:19-20 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of
the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your
own? 20. For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body,
and in your spirit, which are God's.
ROMANS 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that
ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is
your reasonable service.
c. The Holy Spirit will conform, to the image of Christ
2 CORINTHIANS 3:17-18 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of
the Lord is, there is liberty. 18. But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass
the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even
as by the Spirit of the Lord.
d. The Holy Spirit will teach
JOHN 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father
will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your
remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
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f. The Holy Spirit and Prophets

ACTS 11:27-28 And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch. 28. And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the
spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to
pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
ACTS 21:10-11 And as we tarried there many days, there came down from
Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus. 11. And when he was come unto us,
he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the
Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle,
and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
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Scripture Review
He has a Will
1 CORINTHIANS 12:11
He has a Mind
ROMANS 8:27
g. The Holy Spirit in decision-making

ACTS 15:28-29 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon
you no greater burden than these necessary things; 29. That ye abstain from
meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from
fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.
h. The unity of the church by the Holy Spirit
1 CORINTHIANS 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body,
whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all
made to drink into one Spirit.
He Speaks
ACTS 8:29
He Forbids
ACTS 16:6-7
He Grieves
EPHESIANS 4:30
He Teaches Christians
JOHN 14:26
He Loves
ROMANS 15:30
He Prays
ROMANS 8:26-27
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The Deity of the Holy Spirit

Before one can correctly understand the work of the Holy Spirit, one must
first come to know His Deity. So we begin with the question of Is the
Holy Spirit God? This question is plainly answered in the Bible. There are
Scriptures both in the Old Testament and New Testaments which provides
definite and decisive evidence of the Deity of the Holy Spirit.
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b. The Holy Spirit and Deacons

ACTS 6:3-5 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of theHoly Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this
business. 4. But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry
of the word. 5. And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose
Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus,
and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch: c.
The Holy Spirit calls and sets in the church
The foundation of our study will be built upon eight distinctively Divine
attributes ascribed to the Holy Spirit in throughout the Scriptures. What
are these distinctively Divine attributes?
ACTS 20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over
the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God,
which he hath purchased with his own blood.
He is called God, He is Omnipresent, He is Omniscient, He is Omnipotent, His part in Creation, His Works Miracles, He is equal with the Father and Son, and He is Eternal. All of these are ascribed to the divine attributes of the Holy Spirit in the Bible.
EPHESIANS 4:11-12 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and
some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12. For theperfecting of the
saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: d.
Holy Spirit anointed servants
1 CORINTHIANS 2:4-5 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the spirit and of power: 5.
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of
God.
e. The Holy Spirit warns the church
1 TIMOTHY 4:1-3 Nowthe Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times
some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of
devils; 2. Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot
iron; 3. Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which
God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and
know the truth.
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ACTS 28:8 And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever
and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on
him, and healed him.
He is called God
From these scriptures, we can see the fulfilling of the Lords word in
Mark 16:20 and John 14:12.
ACTS 5:3-4
MARK 16:17-18 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name
shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18. They shall take
up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall
lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
JOHN 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works
that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go
unto my Father.
3. The Holy Spirit in Ministry
a. Directs missionary endeavors
ACTS 8:29-31 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this
chariot. 30. And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet
Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? 31. And he said, How
can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would
come up and sit with him.
ACTS 13:2-3 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said,
Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. 3.
And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent
them away.
ACTS 16:6-7 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of
Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia, 7.
After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit
suffered them not.
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In ACTS 5:3-4 , we see the disciples clearly understood the deity of the Holy Spirit
and related to Him as God. The disciples were very holy, and heavenly, and
seemed to be all exceedingly good; but there were hypocrites among them,
whose hearts were not right in the sight of the Holy Spirit, who, when they
were baptized, and took upon them the form of godliness, denied the power of
godliness. There is a mixture of bad with good in the best societies on this side
of heaven; the scripture informs us that tares will grow among the wheat until
the harvest. Nevertheless, we must ask ourselves have we denied the power of
godliness in our personal relationship with the deity of the Holy Spirit.
Read here in HEBREWS 3:7-11 Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye
will hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of
temptation in the wilderness: When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw
my works forty years. Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They
do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways. So I sware in my
wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)
Compare: EXODUS 17:7 and PSALMS 95:6-1, and communicate below your
takeaway from these scriptures:
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He is Omnipresence
PSALMS 139:7-10
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Omnipresence is ascribed to the Holy Spirit in PSALMS 139:7-10.
It is of great use to us to know the certainty of the things wherein we have been
instructed, that we may not only believe them, but be able to tell why we believe them, and to give a reason of the hope that is in us. David is sure that God
perfectly knows him and all his ways, The Holy Spirit of God is all present everywhere at the same time.
Because we are always under the eye person of the Holy Spirit. If the Holy Spirit
is omnipresent, He must needs be omniscient; but He is omnipresent; this supposes the infinite and immensity of His being, from which follows the ubiquity of
his presence; heaven and earth include the whole creation, and the Creator fills
both; read the following scripture and write it out below (JER. 23:24); The Holy
Spirit not only knows both, and governs both, but he fills both. Every part of the
creation is under Gods intuition and influence. David here acknowledges and so
must we also with application and sees ourselves thus open before the Holy
Spirit.
JEREMIAH. 23:24
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1 CORINTHIANS 12:13 For by __________are we all baptized into _______,
whether we be _________ or _________, whether we be bond or free; and have
been all made to drink into ________.
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ACTS 9:32-34 And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he
came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda. 33. And there he found a
certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of
the palsy. 34. And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole:
arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.
ACTS 9:36-37, 40 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha,
which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and
almsdeeds which she did. 37. And it came to pass in those days, that she was
sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.
Vs.40 But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning
him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she
saw Peter, she sat up.
ACTS 14:8-10 And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being
a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked: 9. The same heard
Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be
healed, 10. Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and
walked.
ACTS 16:16-18 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel
possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much
gain by soothsaying: 17. The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These
men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of
salvation. 18. And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and
said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of
her. And he came out the same hour.
ACTS 19:11-12 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: 12.
So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and
the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
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ACTS 19:1-6 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul
having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain
disciples, 2. He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there
be any Holy Ghost. 3. And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism. 4. Then said Paul, John verily baptized
with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe
on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. 5. When they
heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6. And when Paul
had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake
with tongues, and prophesied.
Note: Gods plan in the Old Test. as well as the New Test. has been to empower his people by the Holy Spirit, for his purposes and glory.
Note: Jesus told his disciples to wait at Jerusalem until they were endued with
power by the Holy Spirit, which was the Spirit of promise.
2. Disciples Ministered by the Holy Spirit (the miraculous)
ACTS 3:6-8 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have
give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. 7. And he
took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle
bones received strength. 8. And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered
with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
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He is Omniscience
1CORINTHIANS 2:10-11

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Omniscience is ascribed to the Holy Spirit in several passages. For example;
We see by whom all wisdom is uncovered to us: God hath revealed them to us
by his Spirit, 1 Cor. 2:10. The scripture is given by inspiration of God. Holy men
spoke of old as they were moved by the Holy Ghost, and in 2 Pet. 1:21. And the
apostles spoke by inspiration of the same Spirit, as he taught them, and gave
them utterance.
Here is a proof of the divine authority of the holy scriptures. Paul wrote what
he taught: and what he taught was revealed of God by his Holy Spirit, that Spirit
that searches all things, yea, the deep things of God, and knows the things of
God, as the spirit of a man that is in him knows the things of a man, 1 Cor. 2:11.
A double argument is drawn from these words in proof of the divine nature of
the Holy Ghost
Read JOHN 14:26 what are the promises indicated in this verse?
ACTS 8:5-7 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ
unto them. 6. And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things
which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. 7. For unclean
spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with
them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.
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He is Omnipotence
LUKE 1:35-37
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We find omnipotence ascribed to the Holy Spirit in LUKE 1:35-37. Here in the
scripture Mary shall conceive by the power of the Holy Spirit, whose proper
work and office is to sanctify, and therefore here we see Him sanctify Mary the
virgin for this purpose. The Holy Spirit is called the power of the Highest. Mary
does not ask how this shall be? Mary submits to the faith and fact that a divine
power will undertake this action, not the power of an angel employed in it, as in
other works of wonder, but the power of the Holy Spirit himself.
Mary must ask no questions concerning the way and manner how it shall be
created; for the Holy Ghost, as the power of the Highest, shall overshadow her,
as in the Old Testament when the cloud covered the tabernacle when the glory
of God took possession of it, to conceal it from those that would be curious,
and want to observe the motions of it, and pry into the mystery of it. The formation of every babe in the womb, and the entrance of the spirit of life into it, is
a mystery in nature.
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C. In the Church
1.Disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit
ACTS 2:1-4 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with
one accord in one place. 2. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of
a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3. And
there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of
them. 4. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with
other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
ACTS 8:14-17 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that
Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: 15.
Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the
Holy Ghost: 16. (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were
baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) 17. Then laid they their hands on them,
and they received the Holy Ghost.
ACTS 10:44-47 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all
them which heard the word. 45. And they of the circumcision which believed
were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also
was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. 46. For they heard them speak with
tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter, 47. Can any man forbid water,
that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well
as we?
Read ECCLESIASTES 11:5., and ROMANS 8:11, Compare the two, What are
the contrasting similarities?
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B.
In Various People (in Jesus time)
1.John Baptist
LUKE 1:13-17 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer
is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name
John. 14. And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his
birth. 15. For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither
wine nor strong drink; andhe shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his
mother's womb. 16. And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord
their God. 17. And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to
turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom
of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
2. Elisabeth
LUKE 1:41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of
Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy
Ghost:
3. Zacharias
LUKE 1:67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and
prophesied, saying,
4. Simeon
LUKE 2:25-26 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was
Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of
Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. 26. And it was revealed unto him by
the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's
Christ.
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His Part in Creation

GENESIS 1:1-2
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The Spirit of God was the first mover: He moved upon the face of the waters. In
GEN 1:1-2 The author and cause of this great work is GOD. The Hebrew word
is Elohim. The power of God the Creator. El signifies the strong God; and what
less than almighty strength could bring all things out of nothing?
The plurality of persons in the Godhead, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. This plural name of God, in Hebrew, which speaks of him as many though he is one, too
us a savior of life unto life, confirming our faith in the doctrine of the Trinity,
though darkly intimated in the Old Testament, is clearly revealed in the New
Testament.
One of the Hebrew Name for God is Ruach Elohim which means The Spirit of
God. How is Ruach Elohim role in creation reviled in the scriptures below?
GENESIS 2:7
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He Works Miracles
MATTHEW 12:28
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Miracles is also a Divine work and this is ascribed in the Scriptures to the Holy
Spirit, The destruction of the devils power is created by the Spirit of God; that
Spirit who works to the obedience of faith, overthrows the interest of that spirit
who works in the children of unbelief and disobedience. The casting out of
devils is a certain introduction to the kingdom of God. If the devils interest in a
soul cannot be only checked by custom or external restraints, but ruined and
broken by the Spirit of God.
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4. Empowered by the Holy Spirit

LUKE 4:14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and
there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.
LUKE 4:18-19 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me
to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to
preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at
liberty them that arebruised, 19. To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
ACTS 10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and
with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of
the devil; for God was with him.
MATTHEW 12:28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom
of God is come unto you.
What are the practical applications in Acts 10:38?
JOHN 11:20 But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
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Read Romans 15:19, specify another instance where something similar took place.
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How would you assess your relationship with the Holy Spirit in this area?
HEBREWS 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the
eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from
dead works to serve the living God?
6. Raised by the Holy Spirit
ROMANS 8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell
in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal
bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
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The Holy Spirit in the New Testament
Equal with the Father and the Son
A. In the Life and Ministry of Jesus
1. Conceived by the Holy Spirit
MATTHEW 28:19-20
MATTHEW 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his
mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was
found with child of the Holy Ghost.
LUKE 1:30-35 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found
favour with God. 31. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring
forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. 32. He shall be great, and shall be
called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne
of his father David: 33. And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and
of his kingdom there shall be no end. 34. Then said Mary unto the angel, How
shall this be, seeing I know not a man? 35. And the angel answered and said
unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest
shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee
shall be called the Son of God.
This baptism must be administered in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost. That is by authority from heaven, and not of man; for
His ministers act by authority from the three persons in the Godhead, who all
concur, as to our creation, and to our redemption.
2. Anointed by the Holy Spirit

LUKE 3:21-22 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that
Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, 22. And the
Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came
from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
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Our agreement to the revelation of scripture, concerning God the Father, God
the Son, and The Holy Spirit is vital. We confess our belief that there is a God,
that there is but one God, that in the Godhead there is a Father that begets,
a Son that is begotten, and a Holy Spirit of both.
Read MATTHEW 3:16-17, write the factors you see, relate how they can be principally applied in your life?
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3. Led by the Holy Spirit

LUKE 4:1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and
was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
In 2 CORINTHIANS 13:14 what is the communion of the Holy Spirit, and what is
most important about this scripture?
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He is Eternal
HEBREWS 9:14
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We find eternity ascribed to the Holy Spirit in HEBREWS 9:14 How much
more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
From Joel
JOEL 2:28-29
From Jesus
JOHN 7:37-39
From Peter
It was Christs offering up himself to God through the eternal Spirit, not only as
the divine nature supported the human, but the Holy Spirit, which he had without measure, helping him in all, and in this great act of obedience offering himself
ACTS 2:38-39
The Holy Spirit further signified and showed what was the efficacy of the blood
of the Old-Testament sacrifices, and now is inadequately inferior to the much
greater efficacy of the blood of Christ.
Why is a relationship with the eternal Person and Work of the Holy Spirit important to you?
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How would you go about developing a relationship with the Holy Spirit if you
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ACTS 1:5, 8 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with
the Holy Ghost not many days hence. 8. But ye shall receive power, after that
the Holy Ghost is come upon you:
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Chapter III. The Holy Spirit, the Father and, His Son, Jesus Christ
C. From Peter
ACTS 2:38-39 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one
of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive
the gift of the Holy Ghost. 39. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Chapter IV. Subordination of the Spirit to the Father and to the Son
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by his idea in relations to the Holy Spirit. Interpretive questions include asking
what or why. Some examples:
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Promise of the Holy Spirt

A. From Joel
JOEL 2:28-29 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit
upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men
shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: 29. And also upon the
servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

B. From Jesus
LUKE 11:13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them
that ask him?

your life than to write down several applications and then fail to implement any of them.
JOHN 7:37-39 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried,
saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 38. He that believeth
on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
39. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet
glorified.)
JOHN 14:16-17 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 17. Even the Spirit of truth; whom
the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye
know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
JOHN 16:13-14 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you
shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. 14. He shall glorify me: for
he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
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Fills the Tabernacle
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come to mind.
EXODUS 40:34-38
Fills the Temple
1 KINGS 8:10-11
Upon Old Test. Leaders

NUMBERS 11:16-17
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He is called God
ACTS 5:3-4
He is Omnipresent
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come to mind.
PSALMS 139:7
He is Omniscient
1 CORINTHIANS 2:10-11
He is Omnipotent
LUKE 1:35-37
His part in Creation

GENESIS 1:1-2
Works Miracles
MATTHEW 12:28
Equal with the Father and Son
MATTHEW 3:16-17
He is Eternal
HEBREWS 9:14
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After observing all you can in the chapter parapraphs under study, you are ready
by his idea relationg to the Holy Spirit.
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Emblems of the Holy Spirit

What is an Emblem? An emblem is an abstract or representational pictorial image that represents aconcept, like a moral truth, or an allegory, or a person, like a king or saint. Although the words emblem and symbol are often used
interchangeably, an emblem is a pattern that is used to represent an idea or an
individual. An emblem crystallizes in concrete, visual terms some construct: a
deity, a tribe or nation, or a virtue or vice

We will utilize the words emblem and symbol intherchangeably throughout this
body of information on Emblems of the Holy Spirit. In order to clearly defined objects or its representation, symbolizing aquality of the Holy Spirit.

order
explain this one?
Keep in mind that great care must be used where Emblems and Symbols are
involved. Scriptural context will determine whether a tree is representative of
something else.or just a tree. It is also said by some that when multiple symbols are used to represent one thing/person, the differing symbols each relay a
different quality.
Biblical Example:
Emblems expressing of God the Fathers nature and character
Gods face: a symbol of his presence Nu 6:25-26; Ps 34:16
Gods arm or hand: a symbol of his power Ps 21:8; Ps 89:13
Gods eyes: a symbol of his awareness Pr 15:3; 1Pe 3:12
Gods ear: a symbol of God listening Ps 31:2; Isa 59:1

Emblems connecting to God the Son
A lamb: a emblem of Jesus Christs sacrifice Rev 5:6
Baptism: a emblem of salvation in Jesus Christ Ac 22:16; Ro 6:3-4; 1Pe 3:21
The Lords Supper: a symbol of union with Christ Mt 26:26-29; Mk 14:22-24
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Dove denote Gentleness, Devotion, Peace and Purity
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Chapter XI. The Holy Spirit Setting the Believer Free From the Power
of Indwelling Sin
MATTHEW 3:16
Chapter XII. The Holy Spirit Forming Christ Within Us

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The Dove is one of the most quickly identified symbols of the Holy Spirit because of its specific tie to Jesus baptism, there may be additional reasons why
this symbol is used to represent the Spirit. Doves are known as the sheep of
the bird world because of their caring and soft disposition. Doves are devoted
to their mates, and when domesticated, devotedly return to their owners. It
could be said that the doves demonstration of genteel manner and behavior of
devotion is similar to the Spirits attitude toward us
the believer.
Interestingly, doves were also used for sacrifice in
the tabernacle, often named first before other birds.
When the dove is listed as an option for sacrifice, it is
usually for those who cannot provide the required
larger sacrifice. As Jesus is the Lamb of God to
symbolize His perfect, ultimate and atoning sacrifice,
so the Holy Spirit is the Dove of God as a reminder
that everyone, rich, middle class, or poor may approach the Almighty God to sacrifice praise, thanksgiving
or receive forgiveness of sin.
Chapter XIII. The Holy Spirit Bringing Forth in the Believer Christ like
Graces of Character
Read the following scriptures:

MATTHEW 3:16, MARK 1:10, LUKE 3:22 , JOHN 1:32-33
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Ezekiel
EZEKIEL 2:1-2 And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will
speak unto thee. 2. And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and
set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me.
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Oil
denote Anointing and Healing
1 JOHN 2:27
Daniel
DANIEL 6:3 Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes,
because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the
whole realm.
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Oil had multiple purposes in Biblical times, just as it does today. Oil was the fuel
for lanterns, thus the source of light. Wounds were healed through the application of oil. In Old Testament times anointing was important as it set a person
apart. Certain people like priests, kings, and prophets were consecrated with oil.
It was a sign of having received special strength from God. It was a sign of being
specially chosen for a mission by God. In fact the name Christ means The
Anointed One.
MICAH 3:8 But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the Lord, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
Zechariah the high priest
2 Chronicles 24:20 And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of
Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus
saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord, that ye cannot
prosper? because ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also forsaken you.
Future outpouring upon Israel, (when Christ Jesus returns)
ZECHARIAH 12:10-14 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the
inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall
look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one
mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in
bitterness for his firstborn. 11. In that day shall there be a great mourning in
Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon. 12. And
the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart,
and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives
apart; 13. The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family
of Shimei apart, and their wives apart; 14. All the families that remain, every
family apart, and their wives apart.
Likewise a discription of the Holy Spirit is "The Anointing" as seen in 1 JOHN

2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye
need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all
things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in
him. Some view this exclusively as a saving name of the Holy Spirit because
they feel the anointing causes people to understand spiritual truth. As such, the
term refers to the illumination of the Holy Spirit.
However the Anointing can also be considered as a restoration or renewal
name. The anointing of the Holy Spirit is also a post-conversion experience suggested by the contrast of the nature and effects of the anointing and regeneration. Because the Holy Spirit is the agent of regeneration, it is to be expected
that similarities are found between regeneration and other ministries of the
same Spirit.
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Under the Levitical law two anointings were practiced: the anointing of blood
and the anointing of oil. This was practiced at the cleansing of a leper (see Lev.
14) and the consecration of a priest (see Lev. 8). Both have distinctive application for the Christian life. The cleansed leper is a type of one who is cleansed
from sin. And the New Testament identifies the believer as part of "a royal
priesthood" as indicated in 1 PETER 2:9. But ye are a chosen generation, a royal
priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the
praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light
This dual anointing represents the twofold experience of believers. They are
first anointed with the blood of Christ (in regeneration), and then with the
"Oil" of the Holy Spirit (in revival). David's desire to be "anointed with fresh oil"
PSALM 92:10 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall
be anointed with fresh oil. Suggests that the anointing is a repeatable experience with the Holy Spirit.
Why did David in Psalm 92:10 desire to anointed with fresh oil? What is the significance of his request at this time?
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Samson
JUDGES 14:5-6 Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to
Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion
roared against him. 6. And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and
he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he
told not his father or his mother what he had done.
Saul
1 SAMUEL 10:10 And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of
prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied
among them.
David
1 SAMUEL 16:13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the
midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day
forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
Elijah
1 KINGS 18:12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that
the Spirit of the Lord shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come
and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the
Lord from my youth.
Elisha
2 KINGS 2:15 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to
meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
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Anointing
Joseph
GENESIS 41:38 And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as
this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?
ACTS 10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with
power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil;
for God was with him.
Moses and 70 elders

NUMBERS 11:16-17 And the Lord said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy
men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people,
and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation,
that they may stand there with thee. 17. And I will come down and talk with
thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon
them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it
not thyself alone.
1 SAMUEL 16:13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the
midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day
forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
PSALM 23:5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Fill in the banks:
Joshua
NUMBERS 27:18 And the Lord said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of
Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;
Gideon
JUDGES 6:34 But the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon, and he blew a
trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him.
Jepthah
JUDGES 11:29 Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed
over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh
of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.
LUKE 4:18-19 The _______________is upon me, because he hath

___________ me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the
brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and _______________of
sight to the blind, to set at ___________ them that are bruised, To preach the
________________ year of the Lord.
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4:18-19 as reference point, write what the Gods anointed one has done in your life?
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Healing
The Holy Spirit in the Old Test
MARK 6:13 And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that
were sick, and healed them.
Fills the Tabernacle
JAMES5:14-15 Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church;
and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the
prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have
committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
EZEKIEL 16:8-9 Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy
time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy
nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith
the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine. Then washed I thee with water; yea, I
throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.
In the above scripture Ezekiel 16:8-9 healing is being applied. Who is being
healed and what are they being heal from?
EXODUS 40:34-38 Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the
glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 35. And Moses was not able to enter
into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the
glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 36. And when the cloud was taken up
from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys: 37. But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the
day that it was taken up. 38. For the cloud of the Lord was upon the tabernacle
by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.
Fills the Temple
1 KINGS 8:10-11 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the
holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord, 11. So that the priests
could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had
filled the house of the Lord.
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Can you recall a time when God healed your sick? How has your relationship
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Scriptures That Has Inspired My Life
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List the Emblems of the Holy Spirit from

Memory
Write down three scripture that have in some way inspired your life in a real and
profound way. How was your life impacted?
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Wind Denote Invisible Presence, Breath of Life
Scripture Review
Supporting Scripture:
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Creation
PSALMS 104:30
Scriptures inspired by the Holy Spirit
Wind is very powerful. It can drive sailing ships and turn wind turbines. The
wind can also be refreshing and gentle. The gentle breeze rustles through the
grass and through the leaves in the trees. The Holy Spirit is likewise, the Holy
Spirit refreshes us with the new life of Gods love in our hearts. The Holy Spirit
brings peace, calm and gentleness into our lives.
This symbol is fitting because the ancient Hebrew word for spirit is
rauch (Hebrew) and pneuma (Greek) both mean wind or breath. Both
words are used for the Spirit throughout the Bible. When we think about our
breath, the breath that keeps us alive, we are reminded of Gods Holy Spirit
within each one of us.
2 SAMUEL 23:2
Conviction of Sin
JOHN 16:7-11
Born Again by the Holy Spirit
JOHN 3:3-6
Inhabits the universal Church
EPHESIANS 2:19-22
On the day of Pentecost, it was the sound of a mighty rushing wind as the Spirit
filled the upper room and some believe that the Spirit moving upon the face of
the waters was akin to wind. Also, it was the breath of God that brought Adam
to life and Jesus breathing upon the disciples that allowed them to receive the
Holy Spirit.
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GENESIS 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and
breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
EZEKIEL 37:9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of
man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds,
O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live
JOHN 20:22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto
them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost
2 TIMOTHY 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable
for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness

JOHN 3:7-8 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind
bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not
tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the
Spirit.
ACTS 2:1-3 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with
one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a
rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there
appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of
them.
The common ideal in all six scripture above is what? What denoting attributes
are being displayed?
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Chapter Analysis
Chapter IX. The Regenerating Work of the Holy Spirit
Chapter X. The Indwelling Spirit Fully and Forever Satisfying
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Scripture Review
Dove

JOHN 1:32-33
Oil
LUKE 4:18-19
Wind
JOHN 3:7-8
Fire
GENESIS 19:24-25

Cloud
EXODUS 13:21

Water
JOHN 7:37-39
Seal
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Fire denote Refining, Purifying, Protection, Gods Presence
Inhabits the Universal Church
EPHESIANS 2:19-22 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but
fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; And are built upon the
foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner
stone; In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in
the Lord: In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through
the Spirit.
ISAIAH 4:4-5
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On the day of Pentecost the disciples were gathered in one room and the Holy
Spirit came in the form of tongues of fire. Fire leads to two things: destruction
and/or purification. As we know Fire burns and destroys. Fire can melt and
mould metals. However Fire warms us as we gather round it. Youll see in
Scripture that the same is true of the Holy Spirit, for He brings both destruction
and purification in the believers life.
Lets consider destruction of worldly flesh and purification of the soul of the
believer. Think about how the of the Holy Spirit melts away sin (refining us) and
moulds us into the type of people God wants us to be. The Holy Spirit destroys
evil (Purifying us). We can say that the Holy Spirit enkindles the fire of Gods
love in our hearts.
*Note
ZECHARIAH 4:6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word
of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit,
saith the Lord of hosts.
* All through scriptures we see the supernatural power of God manifesting to accomplish his purposes and to establish his plans. God does this by way of his Holy
Spirit.
In the Old Testament and the New Testament we find the Holy Spirit at work, upon
and through people. Special works of the Holy Spirit will continue in the next portions of this study.
In the Bible, fire is often used to describe the power and presence of God. So it
may be easy to state that fire is just representative of God, but the Bible also has
direct connections between fire and the Holy Spirit.
ISAIAH 4:4-5 When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters
of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by
the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning. And the LORD will create
upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and
smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory
shall be a defence.
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I John 2:29: If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him And Paul teaches this through the book of Romans.
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Romans 7:6 But now we have been delivered from the law, having died to what we
were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not in the
oldness of the letter.
ISAIAH 6:6-7 Then flew one of the ____________ unto me, having a live coal
in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: And he laid it
upon my __________, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and
_____________ is taken _____, and thy ____ purged.
The Holy Spirit gives us new birth as children of God (John 1:12-13; 3:3-8) and then
assures us of our new status as adopted children and heirs of God, which is our
hope of eternal glory (Romans 5:1-5; 8:14-17; Galatians 4:4-7). The Spirit is the One
who enables us as newborn Christians to call the Creator of the universe Abba
(Daddy, Papa) and to know that, as his children and heirs, we are no longer slaves
to sin.
1 KINGS 18:37-39 Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that
thou art the _____ _______, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.
Then the fire of the LORD fell, and _____________ the _____ ________, and
the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the
trench. And when all the ________ ________ it, they fell on their faces: and
they said, _____ ______, he is the God; the LORD, he is the ______.
MATTHEW 3:11 I indeed ________ you with ________ unto ___________.
but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose __________ I am not
worthy to ________: he shall ____________you with the ________
_________, and with _______.
ACTS 2:3-4 And there appeared unto them ________ ________ like as of
fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the _______
_______, and began to speak with _______ _______, as the ______ _____
them utterance.
HEBREWS 1:7 And of the _________ he saith, Who maketh his _______ spirits,
and his ________ a _____ of _____.
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The new birth is invisible, he likens it to the wind. It is not from the water beneath
(the flesh) but of the Spirit (literally, in the Greek, from above). He is contrasting
the natural (flesh) to the spiritual (Spirit).
EXODUS 13:21-22
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This symbol the cloud could easily be argued as representing God Himself
rather than the Holy Spirit. However because the presence of God is often displayed through workings of the Holy Spirit, and the customary references to fire
and cloud together in the Old Testament, I believe the presence of the Holy
Spirit is also represented (symbolized). The New Testament uses the word
glory more to describe a tangible presence of God, explaining why Ive combined the two here.
EXODUS 13:21-22: And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a
cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to
go by day and night: He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the
pillar of fire by night, from before the people.
EXODUS 16:10 And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.
NUMBERS 9:15 And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud
covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was
upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning.
There is always a distinction between water and Spirit baptism. Scripture tells us
that John came baptizing in water but that, There is one who will come after me. . .
He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit (Mk. 1:7-8; Mt. 3:11; Jn. 1:33). The flesh
and the spirit are two different properties, two different things. So there are two
births- one of the flesh and the other of the spirit that comes from God. John 3:6-7
"That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
"Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'
The term born of water is used only once by John but the term born
of God (the Spirit) he uses numerous times.
I John 4:7: Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who
loves is born of God and knows God This is the love of God shed in a believers
heart by believing the gospel.
I John 5:1: Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. This of
course has to do with the gospel.
I John 5:4: For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the
victory that has overcome the world-- our faith The new nature of the spirit of
God has our affections change toward God and not toward the fallen world.
I John 3:9 Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in
him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.
I John 5:18: We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has
been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him. There is
life change where one lives more in righteousness than they do in the old way of life
in sin.
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Born Again by the Holy Spirit

JOHN 3:3-6 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith
unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time
into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom
of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit
is spirit.
Jesus is having a conversation with Nicodemus, who was a Pharisee. Jesus spoke to
Nicodemus in accordance to the Pharisees teaching; to be born of water meant to
be born physically. This is proved by Nicodemus remark who thought to be born
again meant a physical birth How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a
second time into his mother's womb and be born?
In verse 5, Jesus proceeds to say, Unless one is born of water and the Spirit, you
cannot enter the kingdom of God. Nicodemus, who was a Pharisee, believed like
the other Jews that because he was born a Jew and kept Gods ordinances that he
should automatically enter into the kingdom of God.
However, Jesus explains this is not enough. In verse 6, Jesus Himself interprets the
water as flesh (a physical birth) "That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is
born of the Spirit is spirit." Jesus says of being born of water is to be born of the flesh.
Jesus explains the difference, telling Nicodemus you have already had a physical
birth, you are in need of another birth Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be
born again.' Literally from the Spirit above to enter the kingdom. You must be born
again that which is born of the Spirit is spirit." The new birth from above is a second
birth which gives us eternal life.
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1 KINGS 8:10-11 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the
holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD, So that the priests could
not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled
the house of the LORD.
EZEKIEL 10:4 Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, and stood
over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and
the court was full of the brightness of the LORD's glory.
MARK 13:26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with
great power and glory.
JOHN 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and
truth.
2 CORINTHIANS 3:7-8 But if the ministration of death, written and engraven
in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold
the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done
away: How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?
1 PETER 4:14 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the
spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of,
but on your part he is glorified.
MARK 9:7 And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out
of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
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The Holy Spirit is often described in the form of: rain, dew, rivers and
springs. Possibly the most descriptive of Holy Spirits cleansing and renewing work in us. In like manner to water the Holy Spirit within ever
believer should be allowed to overflow to the world around them. Likewise, the work of the Holy Spirit is often compared to taking what was
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Some instances of
ACTS 2:22-23, 37 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man
approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by
him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: Him, being delivered by the
determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked
hands have crucified and slain: Now when they heard this, they were pricked in
their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren,
what shall we do?
ACTS 8:35-37 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same Scripture, and
preached unto him Jesus. And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain
water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered
and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
ACTS 10:44 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them
which heard the word.
ground. Water being the vital key for that conversion.
Life
ACTS 16:29-30 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and
fell down before Paul and Silas, And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do
to be saved?
JOHN 4:14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him
shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well
of water springing up into everlasting life.
The water spoken of in the above scripture is what? How can a person never
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Conviction of sin is no slight natural work upon the heart. It is all in vain that
you read your Bibles and hear us preach, unless the Spirit uses the words to give
feeling to your dead hearts. If we could prove to you with the plainness of arithmetic, that the wrath of God is abiding on you, still you would sit unmoved.
ISAIAH 44:3-4 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon
the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine
offspring: And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water
courses.
The Spirit alone can impress your heart. The Holy Spirit convicts us of sin and
enables us to repent (John 16:7-11). Actually, it is the Holy Spirits convincing us
of the holiness, love, and goodness of God in Jesus Christ that causes us to see
our own actions as sin; the Holy Spirit then moves us from mere regret into the
decision to turn toward the new life he enables in us.
JOHN 7:37-39 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried,
saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me,
as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this
spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy
Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
JOHN 16:7-11 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go
away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I
will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and
of righteousness, and of judgment: Of sin, because they believe not on me; Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; Of judgment, because
the prince of this world is judged.
ISAIAH 32:15 Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
2 CORINTHIANS 3:8-9 will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious? If the ministry that condemns men is glorious, how much more glorious is
the ministry that brings righteousness?
JOEL 2:23, 28-29 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in

the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he
will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in
the first month.
1 CORINTHIANS 10:1-4 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be
ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through
the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; And did
all eat the same spiritual meat; And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for
they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
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Cleansing
EZEKIEL 36:25-27 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be
clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. A new
heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take
away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I
will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall
keep my judgments, and do them.
EPHESIANS 5:26-27 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of
water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having
spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
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Conviction of Sin
Conviction of sin, by the Holy Spirit, issuing in conversion is not a mere head
knowledge of what the Bible says against sin. Many unconverted men read their
Bibles, and have a clear knowledge that their case is laid down there. They know
very well that they are in sin, and they know just as well that the wages of sin is
death. One man lives a swearer, and he reads the words, and understands them
perfectly: "The Lord will not hold him guiltlesswho takes his name in
vain" (Exodus 20:7; Deu 5:11). Another man lives in the lusts of the flesh, and he
reads the Bible and understands those words perfectly: "No immoral person has
any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God" (Ephesians 5:5). Another
man lives in habitual forgetfulness of Godnever thinks of Him, and yet he
reads: "The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget
God" (Psalm 9:17). Now in this way, most men have a head knowledge of their
sin and of its wagesyet this is far from true conviction of sin.
It is to feel the loathsomeness of sin. A child of God has seen the beauty and
excellent love of God; and therefore, sin is loathsome in his eyes. But no unconverted person has seen the beauty and excellent love of God; and therefore, sin
cannot appear dark and loathsome in his eyes.
It is a just sense of the dreadfulness of sin. It is not mere knowledge that we
have many sins and that God's anger is revealed against them all; but it is a heart
-feeling that we are under sin. It is a sense of the dishonor it does to God, and
of the wrath to which it exposes the soul.
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WHAT S THE EMBLEM?
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
Read the Scriptures below and write the Emblem assigned to

the Holy Spirit in each verse.
Provide five personal experiences of the Special Work of the Holy

Spirit in your life.
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LUKE 3:22
1 KINGS 18:37-39
GENESIS 2:7
1 SAMUEL 16:13
EZEKIEL 16:8-9
MARK 13:26
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Wine Uninhibited, Celebration, Abundant Blessings

PROVERBS 20:1
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In the ancient Near East, with its scarcity of water, wine was a necessity rather
than a luxury, so it came to symbolize sustenance and life. Due to its close relationship to the ongoing life of the community, in association with grain and oil,
wine is also representative of the covenant blessings God promised to Israel for
obedience, and which He would withhold for disobedience. Finally, wine also
represents joy, celebration, and , uninhibitedness, expressing the abundant blessings of God.
In todays culture man made wine can generate very negative results. Negatively,
wine can be abused, causing a person to lose self-control. Scripture teaches us
in PROVERBS 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is
deceived thereby is not wise. However Paul instructs us in EPHESIANS 5:18 to
cease being drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but rather be filled with the
Spirit."
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JEREMIAH 1:9 Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the
Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
2 PETER 1:20-21 Knowing this first; that no prophecy of the scripture is of any
private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man:
but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
2 TIMOTHY 3:15-16 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures,
which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ
Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for
reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.
Acts 1:16 Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled,
which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas,
which was guide to them that took Jesus.
Some say, But Jesus made the water into wine. However, Jesus did not intend
for the wedding guests to get drunk. He provided the right amount for the number of people in attendance to enjoy themselves but not lose control.
While the world seeks stimulation and merriment from alcohol, it is the Holy
Spirit who brings the Christian true joyfulness from the Spirit of God and enhancement of their natural abilities. Where alcohol provides a temporary lift
followed by a let-down, the Christians life through the Holy Spirit can be inspired without dissipation.
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2 SAMUEL 23:2 The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my
tongue.
ISAIAH 59:21 As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord; My spirit
that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out
of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's
seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and forever.
1 Peter 1:11 Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which
was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and
the glory that should follow.
Luke 1:70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been
since the world began.
Acts 3:18 But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all
his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
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Abundant Blessings
JOEL 2:19 Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send
you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no
more make you a reproach among the heathen.
Uninhibitedness
MATTHEW 9:17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles
break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine
into new bottles, and both are preserved.
MARK 2:22 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine
doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred:
but new wine must be put into new bottles
LUKE 5:37-38 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine
will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. But new wine
must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved
Celebration
ACTS 2:12-13 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? Others mocking said, These men are full of new
wine.
Joy
EPHESIANS 5:18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled
with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all
things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; Submitting
yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
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Seal and Guarantee denote Ownership, Deposit
Scriptures Inspired by the Holy Spirit
One of the amazing facts about the Bible being inspired by the Holy Spirit is that
though it was written by a wide diversity of authors (as many as 40) over a period of 1600 years, from many different locations and under a wide variety of
conditions, the Bible is uniquely one book, not merely a collection of sixty-six
books. Its authors came from all walks of life. Some were kings, some peasants,
still others were philosophers, fishermen, physicians, statesmen, scholars, poets,
and farmers. They lived in a variety of cultures, in different experiences and
often were quite different in their makeup. Regardless of this diversity, as one
book, it is bound together by historical sequence, type, and prophetic fulfillment.
2 TIMOTHY 2:19
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The Holy Spirit seals those who trust in Christ. The Holy Spirit's presence in
our life is God's guarantee that believers are owned by Him and secure in Him.
Since the Holy Spirit's task is to apply Christ's work to God's people, he anoints
believers "in Christ" the moment they believe. A believer is a secure member of
God's family, only because the Spirit is applying the promises concerning Christ
in their life. His sealing merely encompass the initial down payment that anticipates the future, full redemption of God's marked possession.
It was customary in the first century and continued practice today to offer a
deposit as a guarantee of the person's commitment to honor a contractual
agreement. Additionally official documents in the past and some documents
today, were sealed with hot wax. Then an imprint was made on the wax with
the official seal of the person sending the document. In a similar way, we are
sealed by the Holy Spirit to show that we are forever part of God's family.
The Spirit of God not only once inspired those who wrote scriptures, but continually inspires, and supernaturally assists those that read it with earnest prayer.
Hence it is so profitable for doctrine, for reproof or conviction of them that are
in error or sin, for the correction or amendment of whatever is amiss, and for
instructing or training up the children of God in all righteousness. John
Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the New Testament (London: Epworth Press,
1966), 794.
Seal
2 TIMOTHY 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having
this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, let every one that nameth
the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
EPHESIANS 1:13-14 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of
truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were
sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, Which is the earnest of our inheritance
until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
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JOB 26:13 By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the
crooked serpent.
JOB 33:4 The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath
given me life.
JOB 34:14-15 "If He should determine to do so, If He should gather to Himself
His spirit and His breath, All flesh would perish together, And man would return
to dust.
Psalms 19:1 The Father created
John 1:3-4, 10 The Son created
Psalms 104:30 The Holy Spirit created
Conclusion: Each distinct person of the Trinity had a part in creation.
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REVELATION 7:2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the
seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to
whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea
JOHN 6:27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which
endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him
hath God the Father sealed
Guarantee
ROMANS 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the
Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is
none of His.
2 CORINTHIANS 1:21-22 Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and
hath anointed us, is God; Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the
Spirit in our hearts.
1 CORINTHIANS 5:5 Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is
God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
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Creation
Chapter V. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit as Revealed in
God sends His Spirit forth and creation takes place. If whatever He sends His
Spirit into has already been created, then transformation takes place. Transformation takes place from a state of destruction to a state of purity, cleanness,
construction, and order is created from confusion. This was what happened in
Genesis. The Spirit of God brooded over the face of the deep, looking down on
the earth's state of confusion, and then the Holy Spirit came forth. Out of that
confusion came order, beauty, and life.
His Names
Chapter VI. The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Material Universe
words. Summarize it in such a way that you could read your paraphrase to another
GENESIS 1:1-2 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the
earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And
the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
GENESIS 2:7 Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and
breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.
PSALMS 104:30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest
the face of the earth.
PSALMS 33:6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, And by the
breath of His mouth all their host.
person.
with the
activity of observation. In this step you are looking in detail at every parapraph
and
scripture and then writing down in your own words everything you see. You are
trying to answer the question,What does it say about the Person and Work of
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Special Works of the Holy Spirit

The Bible notes several roles the Holy Spirit plays in the lives of people today.
First, the Holy Spirit provides conviction of sin to all people. JOHN 16:8, "And
when he the Holy Spirit comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and
righteousness and judgment."
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to move on
to interpretation. This step involves asking questions about scripture meaning,
then trying to
find biblical answers to them. In this exercise you discover the biblical writers
purpose and
The Holy Spirit has Special Works that He perform. For the unbeliever the
Holy Spirit has a ministry of leading them to the Son. He has been sent to convict unbelievers of sin, righteousness and judgment. Sin-To show they are sinful,
having fallen short of Gods standard. Righteousness- To convict them of not
having a righteousness of their own to be accepted by God, but in need of Gods
righteousness that he freely gives through accepting the gospel. This righteousness is found only in Christ. And judgment- in that there is more than meets the
eye, that there is a time they will have to answer for how they lived their life.
There is a heaven and hell, we know that there is more than just a physical life
message by uncovering what he means by his idea relationg to the Holy Spirit.
For believers in Christ, the Holy Spirit works in additional ways. One of these
roles is to serve as a helper or comforter.JOHN 14:16-17records Jesus saying,
"And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you
forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it
neither sees him nor knows him." The Greek word translated as "Helper" or
"Comforter" (KJV) refers to one who is called alongside another, providing the
idea of a guide or encourager during times of need. This takes place as God's
Spirit indwells the believer from the point of salvation (ROMANS 8:9;1 CORINTHIANS 6:19-20).

order
explain this one?
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your life than to write down several applications and then fail to implement any of
them.
Go back over the results of the first five steps, review them carefully, and write down
some concluding thoughts on the chapter. These can include additional observations,
some of your interpretations, themes you have discovered, possible topics about the
Holy Spirit you want to study in the future, scripture or words you may want to do a
study on, and any number of other thoughts that come to mind.
Now go back to the possible life applications you listed in Step Five and choose one of
these to work on this coming week. By now you should have had plenty of practice at
writing out applications that are personal, practical, possible, and measurable. Dont
forget to put your application in the present, not future, tense. Ask yourself, What am
I going to do about developing a more personal and intimate relationship with the Holy
Spirit, starting now?
WHATS THE TITLE

Read the Scriptures below and write the Title assigned to
the Holy Spirit in each verse. Utilize the list of titles from at the bottom
of this page.
GENESIS 1:1-2
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EPHESIANS 4:30
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JEREMIAH 3:19
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HEBREWS 9:14
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JOHN 15:26
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JOHN 16:13-14
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MATTHEW 12:28
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The Spirit of God
The Comforter
Holy Spirit of God
Spirit of God
Spirit of Adoption
Eternal Spirit
Spirit of Truth
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Scripture Reference
Cross Reference each scripture with a minimum of two supporting scripture from the
Old Testament or New Testament. Purpose to memorize one new scripture each
day from this list.
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Spirit of God
Dove
1 CORINTHIANS 3:16
JOHN 1:32-33
Spirit of Truth
Oil
JOHN 16:13-14
LUKE 4:18-19
The Comforter
Wind
JOHN 14:26
JOHN 3:7-8
Eternal Spirit/Spirit of Holiness
Fire
ROMANS 1:4
GENESIS 19:24-25
Spirit of Adoption
Cloud
ROMANS 8:14-16
EXODUS 13:21
Holy Spirit
Water
PSALMS 51:11
JOHN 7:37-39
Seal
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Titles of the Holy Spirit

In the beginning God created
the heaven and the earth. And
the earth was without form, and
void; and darkness was upon the
face of the deep. And the Spirit
of God moved upon the face of
the waters. GENESIS 1:1-2.
What a profound and intimate
knowledge by the Spirit of
God, that he must be equal with God; and such an intimate union, that He is
called the Spirit of God, and be one with God, as the human soul can be called
the spirit of the man, and be one with him.
In the New Testament, this name indicates that the Holy Spirit is of God, yet
not the Father or the Son as seen in the baptism of Jesus when all three persons
are present. After Jesus was baptized, immediately He went up from the water.
The heavens opened suddenly for Him, and He along with everyone present saw
the Spirit of God descending like a dove, upon Him. And there came a voice
from heaven saying This is My beloved Son. In whom I am well pleased. It
appears that the Person of the Holy Spirit did not indwell Jesus but was upon
Him as with Old Testament saints.
come to mind.
Matthew used the Greek word (epi) meaning on or upon when he quoted
Isaiah, ascribing Christs healing of the sick and His preaching to the work of the
Holy Spirit. As see here in MATTHEW 12:18 Behold my servant, whom I have
chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon
him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
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to move on to interpretation. This step involves asking questions about scripture
meaning, then trying to find biblical answers to them. In this exercise you discover the biblical writers purpose and message by uncovering what he means by
his idea relationg to the Holy Spirit. Interpretive questions include asking what or
why. Some examples:
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Spirit of God
Throughout His earthly ministry, Jesus attributed His miracles to the Spirit of
God. As indicated in MATTHEW 12:28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of
God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
The Spirit of God has an exact and thorough knowledge of the things of God,
and only God knows Himself. Scripture attest to this fact in 1 Corinthians 2:11
For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in
him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the
temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. (1 CORINTHIANS 3:16-17) Paul
identified the church and saints at Corinth as the Temple of God.
This step involves finding cross-references for the verses of your chapter in order
explain this one?
The last part of the scripture-by-scripture analysis is to write down some possible
life applications. Remember that your goal in this course study is not just interpretation but life application. Because of the many applications a chapter or scripture may have, you will only be listing them here. Later on, in Step Seven, you will
choose one of these to write out and to work on for a week.
Paul was citing LEVITICUS 26:11-12 And I set my tabernacle among you: and
my soul shall not abhor you. And I will walk among you, and will be your God,
and ye shall be my people.
We see in Leviticus 26:11-12 God predicted dwelling among His people. Now
read 2 CORINITHIANS 6:16. What are the promises of God in this passage of
scripture?
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Spirit of Truth
There are two levels of understanding contained when reading and studying
scripture and thus the precious truths of the Bible. One level involves what the
words of scripture actually mean in whichever language those words were written. However the Bible says there is a second level of understanding that involves the spiritual truths contained in those God-inspired words. Jesus taught
that only those to whom God grants His Spirit can clearly understand His words
at this level.
This truth is illustrated well by Jesus Christs explanation to His disciples in
MATTHEW13:11, 13 when they asked Him why He spoke to the people in
parables.
Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of
heaven, but to them it has not been given. Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they
understand
The disciples themselves often did not understand the spiritual intent of Jesus
words. But He did not leave them without hope of understanding. Jesus told
them, I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them
now. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all
truth (John 16:12-13)
Why did Jesus knew they would not be able to understand the spiritual meaning
of His words yet. ?
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Chapter Analysis
Chapter VII. The Holy Spirit Convicting the World of Sin, of Righteousness and of Judgment
Chapter VIII. The Holy Spirit Bearing Witness to Jesus Christ
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PSALMS 51:11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit
from
me.
ISAIAH 63:10 But they rebelled, and vexed his Holy Spirit: therefore he was
turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.
ISAIAH 63:11 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his
flock? where is he that put his Holy Spirit within him?
that ask him?
JOHN 7:39 But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should
receive: for the Holy Spirit was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet
glorified.
ACTS 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with
other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
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2 PETER 1:20-21 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any
private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man:
but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost
2 TIMOTHY 3:16-17 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
PSALM 25:5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my
salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
JAMES 1:18 of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should
be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
JOHN 16:13-14 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you
shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall
receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
EPHESIANS 4:30 And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed
unto the day of redemption.
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The Comforter
It was prophesied in the Old Testament that the Comforter would be sent.
Joel 2:28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit
upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men
shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
What did God declare in Acts 2:17 about His Spirit?
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The Comforter would come after Christ Jesus came and would teach spiritual
things, and help believers remember spiritual things. JOHN 14:26 But the
Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he
shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I
have said unto you.
JOHN 16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I go
away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart,
I will send him unto you.
EPHESIANS 4:8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led
captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. Also: Acts 2:33
It is the Comforter who helps us understand the things of God, including His
Word. It is He that helps us understand prophecy. JOHN 16:13 Howbeit when
he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not
speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will
shew you things to come.
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In this commandment communicated in Matthew from Jesus to His disciples; the

singular use of name here concludes that all three Persons of the Trinity are
equally related to one another. This threefold distinction within the Trinity is
apparent in Pauls benediction to the church at Corinth.
2 CORINTHIANS 13:14
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The Apostle Peter identified the Holy Spirit as God.
ACTS 5:3-4 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to
the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own
power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied
unto men, but unto God.
Paul identified the Holy Spirit as the voice of the Lord Paul said, The Holy
Spirit spoke the truth to our forefather when he said through Isaiah the
prophet and then quoted (Isaiah 6:9-10) Reade this passage:
ACTS 28:25-27 And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed,
after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the
prophet unto our fathers, Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall
hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: For the
heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their
eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their
ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should
heal them.
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Holy Spirit
With the first occurrence of the Holy Spirit in the New Testament, we encounter the unfathomable, the Spirits role in the incarnation of the Son of God,
Jesus Christ.
The birth of Jesus Christ came about this way: After His mother Mary had been
engaged to Joseph, it was discovered before they came together that she was
pregnant by the Holy Spirit. Matthew and Luke, which give the earthly genealogy account of Jesus, are each careful to mention His miraculous conception
through the Holy Spirit:
MATTHEW 1:18 Now the _____ of ____________ was on this wise: When
as his mother _______ was espoused to _________, before they came together, she was found with child of the ____________.
LUKE 1:35 And the ______ answered and said unto her, The _________ shall
come upon thee, and the ______ of the ________ shall overshadow thee:
therefore also that ____ _____ which shall be born of thee shall be called the
____ __ _____.
All New Testament writers recognize Jesus as at once both human and divine,
but what about the Holy Spirit. Immediately, we learn two things about the Holy
Spirit. First, the Spirit possess the power of the Most High. Secondly, the
Spirit is distinct from the Son. And from the last occurrence of the Holy Spirit in
Matthew, we learn the Spirit is distinct from the Father.
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The Comforter points to and glorifies Christ.

JOHN 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto
you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from
the Father, he shall testify of me:
I CORINTHIANS 12:3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no
man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no
man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
The Comforter lives inside a believer. Only the saved can receive
Him. I
JOHN 7:39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe
on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because
that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
JOHN 14:17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know
him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
ACTS 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized
every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins,
and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
MATTHEW 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the
name of ___ ______, and of ____ _____, and of the _____ ______:
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ACTS 10:45 And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as
many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the
gift of the Holy Ghost.
The Jews were surprised the Gentiles could also receive the Spirit.
that ask him?
EPHESIANS 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of
truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were
sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise,
Note: Some teach that the Holy Spirit goes from our lives when we sin and
comes back when we are good. The Bible does not teach this. The Comforter
never leaves a person, but He can be saddened when we choose sin in our lives.
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ROMANS 8:14-16 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons
of
God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth
witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.
EPHESIANS 1:5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus
Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will.
GALATIANS 4:5-7 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might
receive the adoption of sons. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the
Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no
more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
JOHN 14:16 and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with
you forever;
JEREMIAH 3:19 But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee
a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt
call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.
EPHESIANS 4:30 And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed
unto the day of redemption.
GALATIANS 3:26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Why are we being told this in I THESSALONIANST 5:19 Quench not the
Spirit.
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2 CORINTHIANS 6:18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons
and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
REVELATION 21:7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his
God, and he shall be my son.
JOHN 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will
send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
What are some of the things you need to remember?
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Spirit of Adoption
The Spirit of Adoption refers to taking a sinner and making him or her a child
of God. The feeling of affection, love, and confidence which pertains to children;
not the subservient, trembling spirit of slaves, but the temper and affectionate
regard of son and daughters. Adoption is the taking and treating a stranger as
ones own child. It is applied to Christians because God treats us as His children;
God receives us into this relationship, though we were by nature strangers and
enemies.
We by nature had no claim on God; therefore the act of providing the Spirit of
Adoption is one of mere kindness, an act of pure sovereign love. We are now
under Gods protection and care. That we are bound to manifest toward God
the spirit of children, and yield to him obedience. It is for this that Christians are
called the sons of God. JOHN 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them gave
He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name.
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Eternal Spirit/ Spirit of Holiness

The Eternal Spirit and Spirit of Holiness refer to the Third Person of the Trinity
which raised Christ from the dead, and to the divine nature of Jesus Christ, as
He is Holy.
These titles are of the more difficult in Scripture. They are used in unity with
Christs sacrifice. HEBREWS 9:14 How much more will the blood of the Messiah, who through the Eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God,
cleanse our consciences from dead works to serve the living God?
Concerning His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who was a descendant of David
according to the flesh and was established as the powerful Son of God by the
resurrection from the dead according to the Spirit of holiness. ROMANS 1:4
and declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness,
by the resurrection from the dead
It is the role of the Holy Spirit not only to make us a part of Gods family, but
also to make our adoption a reality as He helps us to cry out, Abba, Father If
the Spirit is not divine, He cannot take us into Gods family.
What makes the statement above a relevant to your life and the relationship you
currently have with the Holy Spirit?
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There are five possible understandings conjectured for the words the
Eternal Spirit.
1. It refers to the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Trinity.

2. It refers to the divine nature of Christ.
3. It refers to endless or immortal life.
4. It refers to the glorified Savior.
5. It refers to divine influence.
ROMANS 8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell
in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal
bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you
Since we know the Holy Spirit is represented here, the title Eternal Spirit
speaks of His deity for only God has existed eternally. Scripture teaches us that
Jesus Christ made His great sacrifice under the influence of the Eternal Spirit. He
was driven by the Spirit to go into the desert to be tempted by Satan. Moreover, He was led to be a sacrifice, like a lamb to the slaughter. (Mark 1:12; and
Isaiah 53:7).
Eternal, Everlasting without end
Applied to Trinity:
PSALMS 90:2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst
formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art
God.
PROVERBS 8:23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the
earth was.
HEBREWS 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the
eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead
works to serve the living God?
ROMANS 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free
from the law of sin and death.
ROMANS 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the
Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is
none of his.
ROMANS 4:24-25 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on
him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; Who was delivered for our
offences, and was raised again for our justification.
ACTS 13:29-30 and when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they
took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre. But God raised him
from the dead.
ACTS 2:23-24 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and
slain: Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it
was not possible that he should be holden of it.
1 CORINTHIANS 15:3-4 For I passed on to you as most important what I also
received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was
buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.
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The Person and Work

Grace Teaching System

Interpretive questions include asking what or why. Some examples:

The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit

Personality of the Holy Spirit

The Deity of the Holy Spirit

Emblems of the Holy Spirit

Titles of the Holy Spirit

Special works of the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament

The Promise of the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit in the New Testament

The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Personality of the Holy Spirit

The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit

Be willing and obedient

The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit

The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit

The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit

Review the above supporting scripture and write it out here:

Who is the Holy Spirit

Review the above supporting scripture and write it out here:

The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit and Deacons - ACTS 6:3-5

The Holy Spirit in decision-making - ACTS 15:28-29

Review the above supporting scripture and write it out here:

The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit

Review the above supporting scripture and write it out here:

Conceived by the Holy Spirit - MATTHEW 1:18

Anointed by the Holy Spirit - LUKE 3:21-22

Offered Himself by the Holy Spirit - HEBREWS 9:14

John Baptist - LUKE 1:13-17

He is immeasurably more than that, He is a Holy Person who comes to dwell in

Raised by the Holy Spirit - ROMANS 8:11

Now read ISAIAH 63:10 and write the scripture

The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit

Step Six Write Down Some Concluding Thoughts

The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit

Review the above supporting scripture and write it out here:

The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit

Step Three Ask Interpretation Questions

Provide Chapter Analysis

The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit

Review the above supporting scripture and write it out here:

The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit

i. The Holy Spirit imparts Gods love

e. The Holy Spirit will guide

Step Three Ask Interpretation Questions

Why did the writer say this?

What is the meaning of ____________?

What is the significance of ____________?

g. The Holy Spirit will empower

What is the implication of ____________?

h. The Holy Spirit reveals truth

The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit

Step Five List Some Possible Applications

Step Six Write Down Some Concluding Thoughts

4. The Holy Spirit in a Christians life

The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit

f. The Holy Spirit and Prophets