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INTRODUCTION
The Deity Of The Holy Spirit
INTRODUCTION
1.
At this point in our study, we are simply trying to understand who or what the Holy Spirit is...
what the Holy Spirit is...
a.
Our last study concluded that the Holy Spirit is a personal being, and not some impersonal force or power
and not some impersonal force or power
b.
We noted that His personality is manifested by:
1) His works
2) His characteristics
3) His slights and injuries which He can suffer
2. But what else can we learn from the Scriptures concerning His nature?
In this lesson...
a.
We shall present evidence that illustrates His deity
b.
We shall try to reconcile the concept of the Holy Spirit as deity with the Biblical teaching that there is only one God
with the Biblical teaching that there is only one God
[Let's begin by noting the evidence that...]
I. THE HOLY SPIRIT IS A DIVINE BEING
A. HIS "ATTRIBUTES" REVEAL HIS DIVINE NATURE...
1.
He is "omniscient" (knows all things) -
2. He is "omnipresent" (everywhere) -
3.
He is called the "eternal" Spirit -
B. HIS "WORKS" REVEAL HIS DIVINE NATURE...
1.
He was involved in the "creation" of the world - ; cf.
also
2. He was involved in the "working of miracles" - ; :
19
3.
He was involved in the "redemption" of man -
4. He is involved in the "regeneration" of man - ;
[All this supports thinking of the Holy Spirit as deity.
In fact, Peter
spoke of the Holy Spirit and God interchangeably in ,.
This
makes sense only if the Holy Spirit is indeed God!
But if the Holy
Spirit is a personal, divine being...
- Does this mean the Bible teaches a polytheism?
- Are there three Gods, or only one God?
- What relationship does the Holy Spirit maintain with the Father and
with Jesus Christ?
These questions that have challenged the minds of men throughout the ages.
I don't pretend to set the issue at rest in one simple lesson.
ages.
I don't pretend to set the issue at rest in one simple lesson.
But here are some thoughts on the subject...]
II.
FOUR DIFFERENT CONCEPTS OF GOD
A. TRITHEISM...
1.
This view holds that there are three gods
2. That is, that the "Father" is a god, the "Son" (Jesus) is a
god, and the "Holy Spirit" is a god - three separate and
distinct gods
3.
This is truly polytheism (a belief in more than one god)
4. Mormons hold to a slight variation of this view, in that they
do not limit it to just three gods, but believe there many more
gods
B. ARIANISM...
1. Named after Arius, who lived in Alexandria in the fourth century A.D. and taught this view
century A.D. and taught this view
2. According to Arius...
a. God the Father existed from eternity
b.
Jesus (God the Son) was created in time by the Father
c.
The Holy Spirit is a creation of the Son (therefore, a creature of a creature)
creature of a creature)
3. Members of The Watchtower Society (who call themselves "Jehovah's Witnesses") hold similar views, believing that...
"Jehovah's Witnesses") hold similar views, believing that...
a. Jesus is a created being
b.
The Holy Spirit is just an impersonal force sent by God to accomplish His purpose
accomplish His purpose
C. SABELLIANISM...
1. Named after Sabellius, who lived in the third century A.D.
2. This view holds that God is one person...
a.
Who has manifested Himself in three different ways or three
different modes
b.
Not simultaneously, but successively; for example...
1) At one moment God presents Himself as Creator (or Father)
2) At another moment, as Redeemer (or Son)
3) Then again, as Revealer (or Holy Spirit)
3.
This view is held by many modern theologians, and by those who
emphasize baptism in the name of Jesus "only" (United Pentecostal Church)
Pentecostal Church)
D. TRINITARIANISM...
1.
This is the doctrine of the trinity
a.
The word trinity comes from the Latin "trinitas"
b.
From another Latin word, trinus, which means "threefold"
c.
Meaning a triad, or "group of three", suggesting both unity and diversity
and diversity
2. This view holds that God is one God...
a.
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