Holy Spirit, work in the world
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· 3 viewsThe Holy Spirit, active in the created world, works to show the futility and sinfulness of life without God, and brings a conviction of the presence of God, his righteousness and coming judgment.
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The Holy Spirit is active in the created world
The Holy Spirit is active in the created world
In creation itself
In creation itself
Job 33:4; Ps 33:6
See also Ge 1:2; Job 26:13; Ps 104:30
In ordering the natural world
In ordering the natural world
But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it;
The owl also and the raven shall dwell in it:
And he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.
They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there,
And all her princes shall be nothing.
And thorns shall come up in her palaces,
Nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof:
And it shall be an habitation of dragons,
And a court for owls.
The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island,
And the satyr shall cry to his fellow;
The screech owl also shall rest there,
And find for herself a place of rest.
There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay,
And hatch, and gather under her shadow:
There shall the vultures also be gathered,
Every one with her mate.
Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read:
No one of these shall fail,
None shall want her mate:
For my mouth it hath commanded,
And his spirit it hath gathered them.
And he hath cast the lot for them,
And his hand hath divided it unto them by line:
They shall possess it for ever,
From generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
The Holy Spirit is present everywhere in the world
The Holy Spirit is present everywhere in the world
Whither shall I go from thy spirit?
Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
The unbelieving world will not recognise the Holy Spirit
The unbelieving world will not recognise the Holy Spirit
Jn 14:17 John uses “the world” to describe those who live apart from God.
See also 1 Co 2:14
The Holy Spirit testifies to the truth
The Holy Spirit testifies to the truth
But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
See also Ro 8:16; 1 Co 2:11–14
The Holy Spirit convicts the world
The Holy Spirit convicts the world
Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: Of sin, because they believe not on me; Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
See also 1 Co 14:24–25
The Holy Spirit empowers the church to serve the world in mission
The Holy Spirit empowers the church to serve the world in mission
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
See also Jn 15:26–27
