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One of the most controversial and misunderstood doctrines of the church.
We’re pretty clear on our understanding of the Father & the Son but when it gets to the Holy Spirit, we kind of treat Him like the weird uncle.
One of the early church fathers, Athanasius of Alexandria, said this...
“The Spirit is homoousious with the Father and the Son because if the Spirit is not God, he cannot conform us to the Son and unite us to the Father.”
The Holy Spirit is not an “it.”
He is not a weird vapor or some mysterious being.
Malcom Yarnell wrote on the Holy Spirit in “A Theology for the Church.”
He lists 7 biblical reasons we can affirm that the Holy Spirit is God.
He is equally included with the Father and the Son in the baptismal commission.
He is equally offered prayer with the Father and Son in the benediction.
The temple of God is the temple of the Holy Spirit.
Sin against the Holy Spirit is sin against God.
Old Testament passages concerning Yahweh are applied to the Holy Spirit in the New Testament.
The divine attributes of eternity, omnipresence, and omnipotence are applied to Him.
The divine works of creation, providence, miracles, and resurrection are ascribed to the Spirit.
So, although the Holy Spirit is equated with God in Scripture, He is a “distinct Person, both from the Father and the Son.”
THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (IN THE OLD TESTAMENT):::
The term, “Holy Spirit,” is rarely used in the OT.
Rather, the commonly used term is “Spirit of God.”
There are several major areas of the HS’s working in OT times.
The Spirit is Creator
Breath = ruah = Spirit
“The Spirit’s creative activity concerns both creation in general and man in particular.
Generally, without the divine breath, the beauty of the skies would not exist.”
Particularly, the breath of mankind is entirely dependent on the breath of God.
The human spirit - or soul - is dependent upon the Holy Spirit, also.
The spirit of man is what enables us to relate to God…the divine Spirit must graciously restore the human spirit for relationship with a holy God.
The Spirit thus both creates and re-creates.
The Spirit gives prophecy and Scripture.
The HS not only creates but also sustains and governs his creation.
“His government reflects his sovereignty and is displayed in providence.”
The biblical evidence for the Spirit’s sovereignty is strong.
First, there is the imagery of the HS as the “finger of God,” which signifies the unity of power in the Trinity.
Second, there is the picture of the Spirit as “wind.”
Jesus said the Spirit “blows where He wishes,” signifying not only that he is invisible but also that he is beyond human control.
The prophet’s writings were the result of the Spirit’s coming upon them.
The Spirit equips for tasks.
Administration also seems to have been a gift of the Spirit…as seen in the life of Joseph.
The Spirit also endowed the early kings of Israel with special capabilities.
The Spirit is not only seen in these special instances.
He was present in Israel’s spiritual life - leading and guiding them.
David also cried out to the HS to cleanse him from his sin!
There is also a foreshadowing of a greater ministry of the HS...
Joel
THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE LIFE OF JESUS.
Even the very beginning of Jesus’s incarnate existence was a work of the HS.
Jesus was dependent upon the Spirit’s anointing.
Jesus was submissive to the Spirit’s leading.
Jesus was dependent upon the Spirit’s power.
Even Jesus’s emotions were submitted to the Holy Spirit.
THE WORK OF THE SPIRIT IN THE LIFE OF THE CHRISTIAN:
We are dependent upon the Holy Spirit for conversion.
Conversion is the individual’s turning to God.
We are dependent upon the Holy Spirit for regeneration.
Regeneration is the miraculous transformation of the individual and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
Is that all there is to the work of the Spirit, though?
NO!
The Spirit empowers.
Look, if Jesus was dependent upon the power of the HS, don’t you thin we should be, too?
The Spirit indwells.
The Spirit’s work in the life of the believer is internal.
Jesus had been the teacher and leader of the disciples but his influence was external.
The Spirit, however, is able to affect us more intensely because, dwelling within, he can get to the very center of our thinking and emotions.
The Spirit illuminates.
The Spirit intercedes.
Romans 8:26-2
The Spirit sanctifies.
What is sanctification?
Becoming in practice what God has already declared to be true.
Not just the negative work of ridding us of sin but the positive work of producing Christlikeness.
How does this work?
It works because of
Filled with the Spirit.
“Being filled with the Spirit is not so much a matter of our getting more of the Spirit as it is a matter of his possessing more of our lives.”
The Spirit gives gifts.
He empowers the church!
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