1. Acts 5:1-5

2. The Holy Spirit is a member of the Godhead The Holy Spirit bears the marks and characteristics of deity. The Holy Spirit also bears the marks and characteristics of an individual.

3. The Holy Spirit plays a role in our sanctification. 1.Reveals gospel to man - 1 Cor. 2:10-12 2.Causes us to be born again - Titus 3:5 3.Dwells within us - Rom. 8:9 4.Bears witness that we are children of God - Rom. 8:16 5.Leads us - Matt. Rom. 8:1, 14 6.Makes intercession for us - Rom. 8:26-27

4. Sins Against the Holy Spirit 1.Resisting the Holy Spirit - Acts 7:51-53 2.Quenching the Holy Spirit - 1 Thess. 5:19-20 3.Grieving the Holy Spirit - Eph. 4:30 4.Insulting the Holy Spirit - Heb. 10:26-29 5.Blaspheming the Holy Spirit - Matt. 12:31-32

5. How does one blaspheme the Holy Spirit? Matthew 12:22-32

6. How does one blaspheme the Holy Spirit? Matthew 12:22-32 vs. 22-24 – the enemies of Jesus could not deny His miracle, so they credited it as the working of Satan.

7. How does one blaspheme the Holy Spirit? Matthew 12:22-32 vs. 25-27 – Jesus showed the absurdity of the charge. No man can work against himself and expect his work to stand. Their own people cast out demons and know that they are not cast out by Satan.

8. How does one blaspheme the Holy Spirit? Matthew 12:22-32 vs. 28-30 – Jesus showed that His ability to cast out demons was evidence that the kingdom had come upon them and that His kingdom was more powerful than the kingdom of Satan.

9. How does one blaspheme the Holy Spirit? Matthew 12:22-32 vs. 31-32 – the warning against blaspheming the Holy Spirit. They were speaking evil of Jesus by dismissing His claims. This could be forgiven. But if they did the same thing to the Holy Spirit, who was to come, they could not be forgiven.

10. How does one blaspheme the Holy Spirit? The sin of blaspheming the Holy Spirit is not confined to a single word that is spoken. It is the action of rejecting God’s final means of offering salvation to the world.

11. Sins Against the Holy Spirit 1.Resisting the Holy Spirit - Acts 7:51-53 2.Quenching the Holy Spirit - 1 Thess. 5:19-20 3.Grieving the Holy Spirit - Eph. 4:30 4.Insulting the Holy Spirit - Heb. 10:26-29 5.Blaspheming the Holy Spirit - Matt. 12:31-32