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A doctrine of the Holy Spirit can be divided into two major categories: the person of the Holy Spirit and the work of the Holy Spirit. These doctrines will usually cover 4 main ideas: 1. The Holy Spirit is a personal being, not an impersonal force. 2. The Holy Spirit is divine, the third person of the trinity. 3.
Jan 4, 2022 · The Holy Spirit’s attributes also point to His personality. The Holy Spirit has life (Romans 8:2), has a will (1 Corinthians 12:11), is omniscient (1 Corinthians 2:10–11), is eternal (Hebrews 9:14), and is omnipresent (Psalm 139:7). A mere force could not possess all of these attributes, but the Holy Spirit does.
- The Holy Spirit is a unique person. First, we need to notice that the Holy Spirit is a unique person and not simply a power or an influence. He is spoken of as “He,” not as “it.”
- The Holy Spirit is one both with the Father and with the Son. Second, the Holy Spirit is one both with the Father and with the Son. In theological terms, we say that He is both co-equal and co-eternal.
- The Holy Spirit was the agent of creation. Third, the Holy Spirit was the agent of creation. In the account of creation at the very beginning of the Bible, we are told: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
- The Holy Spirit is the author of the new birth. Fourth, the Holy Spirit is the agent not only of creation, but also of God’s new creation in Christ. He is the author of the new birth.
- If you know the doctrine of the Trinity, you already know the most important things about the Holy Spirit. Christians confess that the one God eternally exists as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
- The Holy Spirit is God. The most obvious truth that emerges from locating the Holy Spirit in the Trinity is that the Spirit is fully God. He is not a mere impersonal force emanating from God, or a poetic way of talking about God in action, or a creature commissioned by God to do his work for him.
- The Holy Spirit is principally from the Father. God the Father’s plan, announced in the Old Testament, was to pour out his Spirit on all flesh (Joel 2).
- The Holy Spirit is also from the Son. Though the Spirit is principally from the Father, he has never, at any level, been apart from the Son. Just as the Father and Son together send the Spirit into salvation history (John 14:16, 14:26, 15:26, 16:7), so the Spirit in the divine life comes from both the Father and from the Son.
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1. Being a person, the Holy Spirit has feelings. He can become sad or angry, and others can insult Him and blaspheme against Him (Is 63:10; Mt 12:31; Ac 7:51; Eph 4:30; Heb 10:29).
Yet they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he turned and became their enemy and he himself fought against them. - Isaiah 63:10 And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. - Matthew 12:31 You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are ...
The Holy Spirit was present during each stage of Christs life. When the angel appeared to Mary, the mother of Jesus, he declared: The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God (Lk 1:35). Later on, at the baptism of Jesus, which marked the begi...
In Acts 1:7, Jesus points out what the disciples are not to know, but in verse 8, the emphasis is placed on what they are to know. With the adversative word but, Jesus brings the off-track attention of the disciples to the primary concern at hand: they would receive power. However, this depended on the Holy Spirits coming to them. Perhaps they did ...
In order to receive the power of God, one does not need a religious formula, but rather a relationship with a person. When a farmer grows crops, his desire is to receive its fruit, but his relationship is with the plant. It is the plant that the farmer sows, waters, and takes care of, even though he is waiting for the fruit. He knows that, without ...
Reprinted from the CSB Fisher of Men Bible (copyright © 2018 by Luis Ángel Díaz-Pabón) with permission of Holman Bible Publishers.
Luis Ángel Díaz-Pabón serves as president of the Global Missionary Society, Pastor of La Capilla del Rey (The Kings Chapel) in Miami, Florida, and General Editor for The Fisher of Men Bible (Holman Bibles).
May 11, 2023 · What Christians Believe about the Holy Spirit: An Overview. Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen 23 min read May 11, 2023. For a long time considered to be the stepchild—or, daringly, the Cinderella—of theology, the doctrine of the Holy Spirit (pneumatology) has in recent times risen to the center of attention. Never before in the history of Christian ...
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Jan 4, 2022 · The Bible also tells us that the Holy Spirit is a divine person, a being with a mind, emotions, and a will. The fact that the Holy Spirit is God is clearly seen in many Scriptures, including Acts 5:3-4. In these verses Peter confronts Ananias as to why he lied to the Holy Spirit and tells him that he had “not lied to men but to God.”.
