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- Having completed his one Paschal Sacrifice in everlasting glory in the heavenly sanctuary, Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to help his apostles make disciples of all nations through baptism (Matt. 28:18-20), with the Great Commission being implemented first with the Jewish people to whom Jesus was first sent (Acts 2:37-39; see Matt. 15:24).
Jan 4, 2022 · Jesus promised that He would send the Holy Spirit to “convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment” (John 16:8, ESV). The Spirit testifies of Christ (John 15:26), pointing people to the Lord.
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The proof of the Spirit’s presence is His operations on the...
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The gifts are given by the Spirit of God; thus, the gifts...
- What Was The Role of The Holy Spirit in The Old Testament
Here is where the major difference between the Spirit’s...
- When / How Do We Receive The Holy Spirit
Paul could not say that we all were baptized by one Spirit...
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Will God give me the gift I ask for? What does it mean to...
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For example, neither Roman Catholic nor Lutheran theologians can adequately account for a meaningful role of the Holy Spirit in the life of Christ if they remain faithful to the basic christology of those traditions. Roman Catholic and Lutheran theologians generally do not know what to do with Christ’s gifts and graces (for example, faith and hope)...
Some Christians seem to imagine that Christ’s divine nature takes the place of his soul. This idea, though well–intentioned, is wrong. Christ was a perfect man with a rational soul as the immediate principle of his moral actions. In other words, Christ had a human self-consciousness. Some might say that the person of the Son is Christ’s self-consci...
Given the basic christology above, Hugh Martin (1821–1885) argued that Jesus inevitably placed himself, therefore, in a position of acknowledged weakness and infirmity — of absolute dependence on God — a dependence to be exercised and expressed in the adorations and supplications of prayer. He was born of a woman, under the law — under the law of p...
What does this mean for us? Consider three truths, among others. First, the Spirit’s ministry to us comes from Christ (Acts 2:33). Just as Christ ministered to us on the cross, his heavenly exaltation continues his ministry whereby he pours out the Spirit upon us since he is now the exalted Lord of the Spirit. The Spirit, therefore, comes in his na...
Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit. 15 “If you love me, keep my commands. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him.
- Jesus said the Holy Spirit has personhood. Jesus taught that the Holy Spirit is a person, not a force. On several occasions, Jesus referred to the Holy Spirit as “he” or “him.”
- Jesus said the Holy Spirit has a will. Like the Father and the Son, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit is in an eternal relationship with the other members of the Trinity (e.g.
- Jesus said the Holy Spirit anointed him. Luke records a time when Jesus went into the synagogue in Nazareth and read from Isaiah 61:1-2. “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.
- Jesus said the Holy Spirit is Truth. Jesus called the third member of the Trinity “the Spirit of truth.” In John 14:17, he says, “Even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him.
Apr 8, 2022 · Jesus, the God-man, apparently needed the Spirit. The terms of the incarnation, in honoring the fullness of humanity, were that the second person of the Trinity did not immediately provide divine power and help to the human Christ. Rather, he did so mediately through the Spirit.
Jun 21, 2012 · Jesus exhorts, “How much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!" Acts 1:14 gives evidence that the disciples took this to heart, praying constantly as they awaited the amazing gift.
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Aug 28, 2023 · In John 14:26 Jesus says to His disciples, “But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.”.
