MODULE 8 - THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE SCRIPTURES

Introduction:

INSPIRATION ACCOUNTS for INERRANCY, and INERRANCY PROVES INSPIRATION.

This miracle of infallible inspiration is said to be the ministry of the HOLY SPIRIT. This
might well be the greatest ministry in which the Spirit is engaged. All Spirit-filled
believers have known, to some degree, the Miracle of Divine inspiration by the Holy
Spirit, but never to the extent experienced by the writers of Scriptures.

Objectives:
At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

1. Understand the works of the Holy Spirit in Scriptures.

2. Cite proofs that the Bible is inspired by the Holy Spirit.
3. Recognize the importance of the Holy Spirit in the Scriptures.

Definition of Key Terms: (Meriam Webster Dictionary)

TERM: DEFINITION:
HOLY SPIRIT a. Holy Spirit is GOD. The third person in
TRINITY.
b. Holy Spirit is a “Person” not some force
or INFLUENCE from God.
c. Another name is HOLY GHOST
SCRIPTURES a. The books of the Bible
b. A body of Writings considered sacred
or authoritative

Discussion:

DISCUSSION:
It is beautiful to see how the Holy Spirit and the Scriptures are
always in perfect agreement. This must be so, because the Word is the
result of the inspiration of the Spirit.
For the majority of Christian denominations, the Holy Spirit, or Holy
Ghost, is the third person of the Trinity, the Triune God manifested as
God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, each entity itself
being God.
It is not enough to exist with the belief that the Father and the Son
are first and the Holy Spirit is secondary. They are equal and work in
harmony with each other. The uniqueness of the Holy Spirit is HIS

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 presence within us. Jesus said before He ascended to heaven that the
HOLY SPIRIT would come and dwell within us as a believer.
THE BOOKS A

# 01 : THE HOLY SPIRIT inspired the BIBLE

Bible verses concerning Holy Spirit’s inspiration.

1. 2 Peter 1:20-21 – The Holy Spirit led men to speak for God.
2. 3 Timothy 3:16 – All Scripture is “God-Breathed”
3. Revelation 2:7,11,17,20 - SPIRIT speaks through the
SCRIPTURES.

SAQ # 1a : Who is the HOLY SPIRIT?

SAQ # 1b : Cite proofs that the BIBLE is really inspired by the HOLY SPIRIT

The following list of references, where the Holy Spirit and the Word are
mentioned together, illustrates the importance of recognizing the ministry of
both the Spirit and the Word, and demonstrate the harmony between the Word
and the Spirit.
1. 2 Samuel 23:2 – The SPIRIT of the Lord spoke by me and His WORD was in
my tongue.
2. Proverbs 1:23 -I will pour out my SPIRIT unto you, I will make known my
WORDS unto you.
3. Isaiah 40:7,8 – The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the SPIRIT of
the Lord bloweth upon it… The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the
WORD of our God shall stand forever.
4. Isaiah 59:21 – My SPIRIT that is upon thee, and my WORDS which I have put
in the mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth.
5. Zechariah 4:6 – This is the WORD of the Lord… not by might, nor by power,
but by My SPIRIT saith the Lord.

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 6. Matthew 22:29 – Ye do err, not knowing the SCRIPTURES, nor the POWER of
God.
7. Mark 16:20 – Confirming the WORD with SIGNS following.
8. Luke 12:12 – The HOLY GHOST shall teach you in the same hour what ye
ought to SAY.
9. Acts 6:10 – They were not able to resist the wisdom and the SPIRIT by which
he SPAKE.
10. Acts 10:44 – While Peter yet spake these WORDS, the HOLY GHOST fell on
them.
11. Acts 11:15 – As I began to SPEAK, the HOLY GHOST fell on them.
12. John 6:63 – It is the SPIRIT that quickeneth;the flesh profiteth nothing: the
WORDS that I speak,they are SPIRIT, and they are life.

SAQ # 2 : From the list of the bible reference you have read, What is the
importance of having harmony between the Word and the Spirit?

Summary:
The Holy Spirit inspired the Bible. The Holy Spirit led men to
speak for God. All scripture is “God-breathed and Spirit
speaks through the Scriptures.

References:
• The Holy Bible
• The Shepherd Staff by: Ralp Manoney
• Pentecostal Foundation of Christian Theology

Evaluation:

I. IDENTIFICATION. Fill in the blank: (5 points)

___________1. Who inspired the Bible?
___________2. All Scripture is _________ according to 2 Timothy 3:16.
___________3. The Holy Spirit led men to speak for ________ according to 2 Peter
1:20, 21.
___________4. According to Revelation 2:7,11,17,29. Who speaks through Scriptures?
___________5. The Holy Spirit and the Scripture should always in perfect __________?

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II. ENUMERATION: (5 points)
II. Give at least five bible reference where the Holy Spirit and the Word of God are
mentioned together.