Notes on Panel Related to the Holy Spirit 5/19/24
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My approach to the subject of the Holy Spirit is a theological one. What I mean is just as we must come to know Jesus by who He is and what He came to do (referred to as the “Person and Work of Jesus Christ”),
THE SPIRIT’S PERSONAL NATURE
The fact that the Holy Spirit is a person is seen in a multitude of ways in Scripture. One of the primary evidences is that the Bible repeatedly and consistently uses personal pronouns to refer to Him. He is called “He,” “Him,” and so on, not “it.” Also, He does things that we associate with personality. He teaches, He inspires, He guides, He leads, He grieves, He convicts us of sin, and more. Impersonal objects do not behave in this manner. Only a person can do these things.
But the Holy Spirit is seen in Scripture not merely as personal but also as fully divine. We see this in a curious story from the book of Acts 5:1-4. Notice the words of Peter’s rebuke to Ananias and Sapphira. He began by asking, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit?” But he concluded by saying, “You have not lied to man but to God.” The clear implication is that the Holy Spirit is God.
In the OT, we had God’s anointing, His power and presence upon us; when Emmanuel came, we had God with us; with the Holy Spirit, we have God in us,
He is:
The Third Person of the Trinity- see texts for divine attributes of GodThe Life Giver- John 3:5-8The Advocate- John 14:16The Sacrifier-The AnointerThe Illuminator- John 14:17; John 15:26; John 16:23
Divine Attributes
the Holy Spirit as having “incommunicable attributes” (belonging to God and cannot be shared by man), qualities that are clearly divine. The Holy Spirit is:
Eternal (Heb. 9:14) Omniscient (1 Cor. 2:10–11)
Creator- the Spirit also was involved in creation: (Gen. 1:2). Out of this energizing work of the Spirit, life was brought forth.
Redeemer- the Father and the Son send the Holy Spirit into the world to apply salvation to us (John 15:26; Gal. 4:6). The role of the Holy Spirit chiefly and principally in the New Testament is to apply the work of Christ to believers.