Direct on sinner? Direct on saint? Indirect through medium?
Conversion is a turning: sin to God 1 Thes. 1:9 Born of water & Spirit Jn. 3:5 Washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit Titus 3:5 Made alive in Christ Eph. 2:5 Added to the Lord Acts 5:14 Obedient to the faith Acts 6:7
Conversion involves three changes Heart by faith Acts 15:9 Life by repentance Acts 3:19 State by baptism Rom. 6:3
How is the Holy Spirit involved? Direct, immediate, separate from word? Through the word Rom. 1:16; Jas. 1:18
Sword is the word Eph. 6:17 SoldierSword SpiritWord
Holy Spirit Convict of sin Born Again Build up Walk in Resist The Word Jn. 16:8 Jn. 3:3-5 Eph. 3:16 Gal. 5:16 Acts 7:51 Acts 2: Pt. 1:22-25 Acts 20:32 2 Jn. 4 Acts 7:52; Neh. 9:20, 30
Holy Spirit Made free Washed Sanctified Justified Called The Word 2 Cor. 3:17 1 Cor. 6:11 Rev. 22:17 Jn. 8:32 Eph. 5:26 Jn. 17:17 Rom. 5:1; 10:17 2 Thes. 2:13, 14
Witness of the Holy Spirit Written Jn. 6:44-45 Witness of the Prophets Acts 10:43
Witness of the Holy Spirit Witness of the Apostles Jn. 15:27; Acts 1:8; 26:16 Saying Acts 10:39-42; 26:22
Witness of the Holy Spirit Written Heb. 10:16-17; Jer. 31:31-34 Witness of the Holy Spirit Heb. 10:15
Indwelling of deity in a Christian God the Father 1 Jn. 4:12-16; 1 Jn. 3:24; 2:3-6; 2 Jn. 9; 2 Cor. 6:16-18 God the Son Jn. 15:1-10; 6:56; Eph. 3:17 God the Spirit Rom. 8:9-11; 8:1-5, 12-14
Receiving the Spirit Receiving the apostles 3 Jn. 9 Receiving the Father & Son Col. 2:6; Jn. 13:20 Receiving the Spirit Gal. 3:2; 5:16; cf. Col. 2:6; Jn. 1:12
Direct on sinner? Direct on saint? Indirect through medium? The Word of God!