#1 Pneumatology-Personality of the Spirit

Foundations in Christian Doctrine 1-Pneumatology (“Holy Spirit”) Introduction & Personality of the Spirit DISCUSS: What are key issues, questions, and texts that you think we need to deal with in Pneumatology? PNEUMATOLOGY QUIZ 1. The Holy Spirit is a… A. Person B. Force 2. The Holy Spirit should receive which pronoun? A. “He” B. “It” 3. True or False: The Holy Spirit has always existed. 4. True or False: The doctrine of the Holy Spirit is as clear in the Old Testament as it is in the New Testament. 5. True or False: The Holy Spirit lacks some attributes of Deity (e.g. Omnipresence, Omniscience, Omnipotence, etc.). ORIGINAL LANGUAGES Hebrew: Ruach ‫רוַּח‬ Greek: pneuma πνεύμα PERSONALITY OF THE SPIRIT DEFINITION OF PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSONALITY INTELLECT Rom 8:27 1 Cor 2:10-11 1 Cor 2:13 EMOTION Eph 4:30 WILL 1 Cor 12:11 Acts 16:6-11 Foundations in Christian Doctrine SELF-AWARENESS Acts 13:2 ASSUMPTION OF PERSONALITY Mt 12:31 Acts 5:3-4 Acts 7:51 Acts 10:19-21 GRAMMAR OF PERSONALITY Jn 16:13-14 See also Jn 15:26; 16:7-8; Eph 1:14-15.