THE HOLY SPIRT Who or What is the Spirit? Part 2

Who or What is the Spirit? The Holy Spirit is a PERSON Like the Father and Son are Individual PERSONS The Spirit is referred to as “HE”

The Spirit is a Person Because He Has the Characteristics of a Person….. He has the mind of a person Romans 8:27 A will – 1 Corinthians 12:11 Knowledge – 1 Corinthians 2:11

The Spirit is a Person Because He Has the Characteristics of a Person….. He has the mind of a person He has the actions of a person

How Does the Spirit “Act”? The Spirit says/speaks, 1 Tim.4:1 He testifies/witnesses, John 15:26 He intercedes, Romans 8:26 He predicts, 1 Peter 1:11 He helps, Romans 8:26 He strengthens, Ephesians 3:16

How Does the Spirit “Act”? The Spirit reminds, John 14:26 He teaches, John 14:26 He hears, John 16:13 He transports, Acts 8:39 He forbids, Acts 16:6 He guides, John 16:12-13

The Spirit is a Person Because He Has the Characteristics of a Person….. He has the mind of a person He has the actions of a person He has the treatment of a person

How Can the Spirit be “Treated?” The Spirit can be… received, Acts 19:2 resisted, Acts 7:51 blasphemed, Matthew 12:31 lied to, Acts 5:3 grieved, Ephesians 4:30

No question about it…. The Holy Spirit is a Person …that speaks, …….and can be received, resisted, and grieved.

No question about it…. The Holy Spirit is a Person ….with a DIVINE NATURE

What is a ‘divine nature’? Acts 17:29 gives a clue… Being then the children of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and thought of man.

What is a ‘divine nature’? Acts 17:29 gives a clue… “Divine Nature” in the NASV is “Godhead” in the KJV “head/hood” was originally a distinct substantive, meaning ‘person, personality, sex, condition, quality, rank (Bradley, in A New English Dict. on a Historical Basis)

As in childhood As in womanhood As in manhood -Or Godhood/Godhead/ Divine Nature/Deity/God “head/hood” was originally a distinct substantive, meaning ‘person, personality, sex, condition, quality, rank (Bradley, in A New English Dict. on a Historical Basis)

Eternal Omnipresence Omniscience Omnipotence Etc, etc Some Attributes of Godhood?

Hebrews 9:14 How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

Eternal – Hebrews 9:14 Immortal – without end (man) Eternal – without beginning or end (God) Some Attributes of the Spirit?

Psalms 139:7-8 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there.

Eternal – Hebrews 9:14 Omnipresence- Ps.139:7-10 Not “pantheism”, but His “presence” is everywhere. Some Attributes of the Spirit?

1 Corinthians 2:10-11 For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit of God.

Eternal – Hebrews 9:14 Omnipresence- Ps.139:7-10 Omniscience- 1 Cor.2:10-11 Access to all knowledge Some Attributes of the Spirit?

Luke 1:35 And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God

Eternal - Hebrews 9:14 Omnipresence - Ps.139:7-10 Omniscience - 1 Cor.2:10-11 Omnipotence - Luke 1:35 Etc., etc., etc. Some Attributes of the Spirit?

He is associated with God Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, (Matthew 28:19 ESV) He is called “God” But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land? [4] … You have not lied to men but to God.” (Acts 5:3-4)

Jesus Christ Possesses Deity …Christ. [9] For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, (Colossians 2:9 ESV) The Spirit Shares those Traits Acts 5:3-4 So Can You

2 Peter 1:3-4 …seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature…

Are You Allowing the Holy Spirit, who is God, to lead and direct you? Titus 3:5 ? Acts 8:21-22 ?