INDUCTIVE
BIBLE TOPIC STUDY
GOD
THE HOLY SPIRIT / GHOST SCRIPTURES & NOTES
By Dennis
Schmidt 2/2007
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This paper discusses the Holy Spirit God Himself. God
manifests Himself equally as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit at all
times in all places. The Holy Spirit guides the Christian Church on earth
supplying all the gifts, blessing, and grace from God. All scriptures are from
the King James' version Bible.
INDUCTIVE COMMENTS:
THEME:
God is a Spirit, and we
should worship Him in spirit and in truth.
John 4:22-24 "Ye worship ye know
not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
{23} But the hour cometh, and now is, when
the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for
the Father seeketh such to worship him. {24} God
is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in
spirit and in truth." True worship of God is by the Spirit & truth
which is given to those that worship the Jewish Messiah Jesus whose name is
salvation.
1 John 5:5-8 "Who is he that overcometh
the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? {6} This is he that came by water and blood, even
Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit
that beareth witness, because the Spirit is
truth. {7} For there are three that bear
record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost:
and these three are one. {8} And there are
three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water,
and the blood: and these three agree in one." The Triunity
Godhead is shown by the three: Father, Word, & Holy Ghost who bear witness
in heaven as one that bear witness in earth as three agree in one.
PURPOSE: The Christian is centered about Jesus and led by God’s
Holy Spirit to perfection.
Romans 8:1-2 "There is therefore now no
condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the
flesh, but after the Spirit. {2} For
the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of
sin and death." Spirit of life in Christ Jesus - God's Spirit within
the Christian empowers him to walk after the Spirit and not the flesh.
Romans 8:11 "But if the Spirit of him that raised up
Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead
shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth
in you." Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus and His Spirit that dwelled
in you - God's Spirit raises you to life from your spiritual death.
KEY VERSE: This is the fullness of the Holy Spirit.
Isaiah 11:2 "And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon
him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of
counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;"
Spirit of wisdom and understanding, Spirit of counsel and might, & Spirit
of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD - God's Seven fold Spirit empowered
Jesus ministry.
WHO: God
mainly by Bible authors Isaiah, Daniel, Matthew, Luke, John, and Paul
TO WHOM:
Elected Christians
WHAT:
Holy Spirit is God who provides
gifts, blessings, and grace to God’s elect.
The words Trinity and Triunity are not found in the
Bible. However, the Triunity theological doctrine or teaching is found in the
Bible to support one God, one essence, one being, one nature, and one divine
Spirit who is indivisible which manifests Himself eternally as Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit three distinct equal substances. The three
manifestations always act in unity and agreement, and they have an order of
Father to Son to Holy Spirit. They are not divided since there is a qualitative unique oneness acting in three
separate personalities. What is most important is God can not be divided
into three persons (as humans) which is not found in
the Bible. If you see Jesus, you see the entire Godhead bodily (see Colossians 2:9). He is one God eternally always Father, Son, &
Holy Spirit who shows Himself in these three characteristic ways. God is seen
in His creation as in Romans
1:19-20, but His
unique oneness can not be compared to or conceived by observing the created or
nature order. His oneness is seen by His word the Bible.
Acts 5:3-4 "But Peter said, Ananias,
why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep
back part of the price of the land? {4} Whiles it remained, was it not
thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine
own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine
heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but
unto God." You did not lied unto men, but
unto God: Holy Spirit.
Romans 1:19-20 "Because that which may be known of God is
manifest in them; for God hath showed it unto them. {20} For the
invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being
understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead;
so that they are without excuse:" Nature in the creation shows there is a
God.
WHY:
To guide & direct the
body of Christ, his church, on earth.
John 4:22-24 "Ye worship ye know
not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
{23} But the hour cometh, and now is, when
the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for
the Father seeketh such to worship him. {24} God
is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in
spirit and in truth." True worship of God is by the Spirit & truth
which is given to those that worship the Jewish Messiah Jesus whose name is
salvation.
WAY:
Every gift, blessing,
& grace to Christian is from God’s Spirit as an intercessor,
consoler: -- advocate, comforter.
John 14:16-18 "And I will pray the Father, and he
shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
{17} Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot
receive, because it seeth him not, neither
knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. {18} I
will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you." The
Comforter is the Holy Spirit to abide with the Christian.
John 16:7-11 "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. {8}
And when he is come, he will reprove the
world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: {9} Of
sin, because they believe not on me; {10} Of righteousness, because
I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; {11} Of judgment, because
the prince of this world is judged." Holy Spirit is the comforter who
was sent by Jesus and the Father to guide the Christians.
John 16:13-15 "Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth,
is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not
speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall
he speak: and he will show you things to come. {14} He shall
glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto
you. {15} All things that the Father
hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall
show it unto you." The Holy Spirit is means for Christian to
center on Jesus.
Acts 8:15-19
"Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that
they might receive the Holy Ghost: {16} (For as yet he was fallen upon
none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
{17} Then laid they their hands on them,
and they received the Holy Ghost. {18} And when Simon saw that
through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he
offered them money, {19} Saying, Give me also this power, that on
whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost." Receive
power of Holy Ghost baptism by laying on of hand.
1 Corinthians 2:10-14 "But God hath revealed them unto us by
his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all
things, yea, the deep things of God.
{11} For what man knoweth
the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth
no man, but the Spirit of God. {12} Now we
have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which
is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of
God. {13} Which things also we speak, not in
the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but
which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing
spiritual things with spiritual. {14} But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for
they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because
they are spiritually discerned." The Holy Spirit of God knows all
things and brings the person to Christ. The natural man can not receive Jesus
as savior without the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 12:1-14 "Now concerning spiritual gifts,
brethren, I would not have you ignorant. {2} Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb
idols, even as ye were led. {3} Wherefore I
give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no
man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. {4} Now there are diversities of gifts, but the
same Spirit. {5} And there are
differences of administrations, but the same Lord. {6} And there are diversities of operations, but it is
the same God which worketh all in all. {7} But
the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. {8}
For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the
word of knowledge by the same Spirit; {9} To another faith by the same Spirit;
to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; {10} To another
the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another
discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to
another the interpretation of tongues: {11} But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing
to every man severally as he will. {12} For as the
body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that
one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
{13} For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we
be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been
all made to drink into one Spirit. {14} For
the body is not one member, but many." Holy Ghost allows
Christian to call upon Jesus as the Lord and will not let them curse Jesus. The
Spirit gives the gifts including baptism to the Christians as He wills.
WHEREAS: The Christian is centered about Jesus and led by God’s
Holy Spirit to perfection.
Romans 8:1-2 "There is therefore now no
condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the
flesh, but after the Spirit. {2} For
the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of
sin and death." Spirit of life in Christ Jesus - God's Spirit within
the Christian empowers him to walk after the Spirit and not the flesh.
Romans 8:11 "But if the Spirit of him that raised up
Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead
shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth
in you." Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus and His Spirit that dwelled
in you - God's Spirit raises you to life from your spiritual death.
WHERE:
Everywhere at anytime for whatever
purpose.
WHEN: As Holy Spirit desires
Genesis 1:1-2 "In the beginning God created the
heaven and the earth. {2} And the earth was
without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." God
created and the Spirit of God moved across the waters.
WHILE: The
Christian is doing everything he can with His gifts.
Isaiah 9:6 "For unto us a child is born, unto us
a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his
name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor,
The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The
Prince of Peace." The Triunity Godhead is shown in who Jesus is here.
Isaiah 48:16-17 "Come ye near unto me, hear ye this;
I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it
was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his
Spirit, hath sent me. {17} Thus saith the LORD, thy
Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth
thee by the way that thou shouldest go."
Jesus, LORD, is speaking here about the Triunity Godhead who is manifested in
the LORD GOD and His Spirit.
Isaiah 63:8-14 "For he said, Surely
they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour. {9} In all their
affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them:
in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them,
and carried them all the days of old. {10} But
they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned
to be their enemy, and he fought against them. {11} Then he
remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where
is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him?
{12} That led them by the right hand of
Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make
himself an everlasting name? {13} That
led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, that they should
not stumble? {14} As a beast goeth
down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD caused him to rest: so
didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name."
The Father is speaking here about the Triunity Godhead. The angel of His presence who redeemed them is
Jesus. They rebelled against Holy Spirit of God.
WANT: Not as the Christian wants, but as the
Holy Spirit wants.
Ephesians 1:13 "In whom ye also trusted, after
that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in
whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise," Holy Spirit of promise -
God's Spirit seals the Christian into salvation by His promise.
Ephesians 1:17 "That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation
in the knowledge of him:" Spirit of wisdom & revelation in the
knowledge of him - God's Spirit provides wisdom, revelation, & knowledge
gifts unto man.
WAIT:
Wait for God to perform
his work while living in faith.
Isaiah 61:1 "The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me;
because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he
hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the
captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;"
Spirit of the Lord GOD - God's Spirit within the Lord Jesus as He started His
ministry with these prophetic words.
PAPER
OUTLINE:
I) THE SPIRIT HEBREW & GREEK
MEANINGS: SPIRIT MEANINGS IN OLD & NEW
TESTAMENTS
II) THE HOLY SPIRIT NAMES, TITLES,
AND CHARACTERISTICS:
III) THE HOLY SPIRIT IS GOD AS SHOWN
IN BOTH THE OLD & NEW TESTAMENTS:
A) HOW IS THE TRIUNITY EXPLAINED?
B) THE BIBLE SHOWS GOD IS A COMPOUND
ONE, NOT THREE
C) SCRIPTURES SHOW THE HOLY SPIRIT IS IN
THE TRIUNITY GODHEAD
IV) THE HOLY SPIRIT SPOKE BY THE OLD
TESTAMENT PROPHETS:
V) THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE OLD
TESTAMENTS SCRIPTURES:
A) THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE CREATION
B) THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS COUNSELOR
TO MAN
VI) THE HOLY SPIRIT IN JOHN THE
BAPTIST & HIS FAMILY:
VII) THE HOLY SPIRIT IN JESUS LIFE:
A) HOLY GHOST IN JESUS BIRTH
B) THE HOLY SPIRIT WAS AT THE
PRESENTATION OF BABY JESUS IN TEMPLE
C) JESUS & HOLY SPIRIT ARE THE LORD
D) JESUS BAPTISM WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
& THE FATHER'S PRESENTS
E) JESUS MINISTERED IN THE POWER OF HOLY
SPIRIT
F) JESUS AT HIS DEATH COMMENDS HIS
SPIRIT TO GOD
VIII) THE HOLY SPIRIT GIVEN TO
CHRISTIANS AT THEIR SALVATION:
A) THE CHRISTIAN IS BORN AAGAIN THROUGH
THE SPIRIT OF GOD
B) THE CHRISTIAN IS MADE CLEAN BY THE
SPIRIT
C) THE CHRISTIAN IS SEALED BY THE HOLY
SPIRIT UNTO GOD
IX) RECEIVING THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY
SPIRIT WITH TONGUES:
A) THE CHRISTIAN'S BAPTISM OF THE HOLY
GHOST WITH FIRE
B) HOW TO RECEIVE THE BAPTISM OF HOLY
SPIRIT
C) THE HOLY SPIRIT AS OUR COMFORTER
D) THE CHRISTIAN'S BAPTIZED IN THE HOLY
SPIRIT TO RECEIVE POWER OF GOD
E) THE CHRISTIAN'S IS FILLED FOR POWER
WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
F) THE CHRISTIAN'S PRAYING IN THE HOLY
SPIRIT
X) THE HOLY SPIRIT SUPPLIES GOD'S
GIFTS:
A) THE CHRISTIAN HAS GOD'S HOLY SPIRIT
TO HELP US LOVE AND LIVE IN HOLINESS
B) HOLY SPIRIT GUIDES MAN TO CENTER ON
JESUS
C) HOLY SPIRIT GUIDES THE CHURCH IN TYPES
& GIFTS OF MINISTRIES
D) HOLY SPIRIT GUIDES THE CHURCH IN
WHERE THEIR MINISTRIES SHOULD GO
E) HOLY SPIRIT PROVIDES AND KNOWS WHAT
MINISTRIES SHOULD DO
XI) THE HOLY SPIRIT WALK:
A) CHRISTIAN RECEIVES GOD'S HOLY SPIRIT
B) HOLY SPIRIT FRUITS TO CHRISTIAN
C) THE BODY IS THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
D) PRAY IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
E) THE HOLY SPIRIT WITHIN THE CHRISTIAN
XII) THE SINS AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT:
A) TAKE NOT THE HOLY SPIRIT FROM ME
B) GRIEVE THE HOLY SPIRIT
C) SORCERER AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT
D) UNPARDONABLE SIN AGAINST THE HOLY
GHOST
XIII) HOLY SPIRIT IN END TIMES EVENTS:
A) END TIME PROPHECY BY HOLY SPIRIT
B) END TIMES DEPARTING FAITH PROPHECY BY
HOLY SPIRIT
C) HOLY SPIRIT TO THE PROBLEMS OF THE SEVEN
CHURCHES OF REVELATION
D) THE CHRISTIAN CAN REST WITH JESUS BY
THE HOLY SPIRIT
E) THE CHRISTIAN HAS THE HOLY SPIRIT AS
THE WATER OF LIFE
XIV) HOLY SPIRIT IN THE CHRISTIAN
TODAY:
See my paper: "Man's
Greatest Need - Relationship with God" for more information on this subject.
I) THE SPIRIT - HEBREW & GREEK
MEANINGS:
H7307. ruwach, roo'-akh; from H7306; wind;
by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation;
fig. life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extens. a region of the sky; by
resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (includ.
its expression and functions):--air, anger, blast, breath, X
cool, courage, mind, X quarter, X side, spirit ([-ual]),
tempest, X vain, ([whirl-]) wind (-y).
Genesis 1:1-2 "In the beginning God created the
heaven and the earth. {2} And the earth was
without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." God
created and the Spirit of God moved across the waters.
Psalms 51:9-12 "Hide thy face from my sins, and blot
out all mine iniquities. {10} Create in
me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
{11} Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit
from me. {12} Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold
me with thy free spirit." After David sinned, he request
God not take away the Holy Spirit.
G4151. pneuma, pnyoo'-mah; from G4154; a
current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by anal. or fig. a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by
impl.) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or
(superhuman) an angel, daemon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the
Holy Spirit:--ghost, life, spirit (-ual, -ually), mind. Comp. G5590.
Acts 5:3-4 "But Peter said, Ananias,
why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep
back part of the price of the land? {4} Whiles it remained, was it not
thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine
own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine
heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but
unto God." You did not lied unto men, but
unto God: Holy Spirit.
G3875. , par-ak'-lay-tos; an intercessor, consoler: -- advocate,
comforter.
John 14:16-18 "And I will pray the Father, and he
shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
{17} Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot
receive, because it seeth him not, neither
knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. {18} I
will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you." The
Comforter is the Holy Spirit to abide with the Christian.
John 16:7-11 "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. {8}
And when he is come, he will reprove the
world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: {9} Of
sin, because they believe not on me; {10} Of righteousness, because
I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; {11} Of judgment, because
the prince of this world is judged." G3875 Holy Spirit is the
comforter who was swnt by Jesus and the Father to
guide the Christians.
II) THE HOLY SPIRIT NAMES, TITLES,
AND CHARACTERISTICS:
The Holy Spirit titles in the Bible includes the
Spirit of: LORD, God, knowledge & fear of the LORD, Lord God, your Father,
life in Christ Jesus, him that raised up Jesus, the living God, his Son, Holy
Spirit of promise, wisdom & revelation in the knowledge of him, Jesus
Christ, Christ, glory and of God.
See my paper: "Names
of God" for
more information on this subject.
Judges 6:34 "But the spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon,
and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer
was gathered after him." Spirit of the LORD - God's Spirit persuaded
Gideon.
1 Samuel 10:10 "And when they came thither to
the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the spirit of
God came upon him, and he prophesied among them." Spirit of God - God's Spirit gave prophecies gift to to king Saul.
Isaiah 11:2 "And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon
him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of
counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;"
Spirit of wisdom and understanding, Spirit of counsel and might, & Spirit
of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD - God's Seven fold Spirit empowered
Jesus ministry.
Isaiah 61:1 "The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me;
because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he
hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the
captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;"
Spirit of the Lord GOD - God's Spirit within the Lord Jesus as He started His
ministry with these prophetic words.
Matthew 10:17-20 "But beware of men: for they will
deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their
synagogues; {18} And ye shall be brought before
governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
{19} But when they deliver you up, take no
thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that
same hour what ye shall speak. {20} For
it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you." Spirit of your Father - God's
Spirit will guide the Christians what to say during trial persecutions.
Romans 8:1-2 "There is therefore now no
condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the
flesh, but after the Spirit. {2} For
the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of
sin and death." Spirit of life in Christ Jesus - God's Spirit within
the Christian empowers him to walk after the Spirit and not the flesh.
Romans 8:11 "But if the Spirit of him that raised up
Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead
shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth
in you." Spirit of him that raised up Jesus
& his Spirit that dwelleth in you - God's Spirit
raises you to life from your spiritual death.
2 Corinthians 3:3 "Forasmuch as ye are manifestly
declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with
ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of
stone, but in fleshly tables of the heart." Spirit of the
living God - God's Spirit makes you alive in Christ.
Galatians 4:6 "And because ye are sons, God hath
sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba,
Father." Spirit of his Son - God's Spirit given to to make His children sons.
Ephesians 1:13 "In whom ye also trusted, after
that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in
whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise," Holy Spirit of promise -
God's Spirit seals the Christian into salvation by His promise.
Ephesians 1:17 "That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation
in the knowledge of him:" Spirit of wisdom & revelation in the
knowledge of him - God's Spirit provides wisdom, revelation, & knowledge
gifts unto man.
Philippians 1:19 "For I know that this shall turn to my
salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus
Christ," Spirit of Jesus Christ - God's Spirit within Paul saved him
1 Peter 1:11 "Searching what, or what manner of
time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it
testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should
follow." Spirit of Christ - God's Spirit inspired them to write
scriptures for future Christians edification.
1 Peter 4:14 "If ye be reproached for the name of Christ,
happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of,
but on your part he is glorified." Spirit of glory and of God - God's
Spirit working with Christians to glorify God & give man joy.
See my paper:
"Jesus Titles & Characteristics" for more information on this subject.
III) THE HOLY SPIRIT IS GOD AS SHOWN
IN BOTH THE OLD & NEW TESTAMENTS:
A) HOW IS THE TRINITY EXPLAINED? The Holy
Spirit is one of the manifestations of the Godhead.
The words Trinity and Triunity are not found in the
Bible. However, the Triunity theological doctrine or teaching is found in the
Bible to support one God, one essence, one being, one nature, and one divine
Spirit who is indivisible which manifests Himself eternally as Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit three distinct equal substances. The three
manifestations always act in unity and agreement, and they have an order of
Father to Son to Holy Spirit. They are not divided since there is a qualitative unique oneness acting in three
separate personalities. What is most important is God can not be divided
into three persons (as humans) which is not found in
the Bible. If you see Jesus, you see the entire Godhead bodily (see Colossians 2:9). He is one God eternally always Father, Son, &
Holy Spirit who shows Himself in these three characteristic ways. God is seen
in His creation as in Romans
1:19-20, but His
unique oneness can not be compared to or conceived by observing the created or
nature order. His oneness is seen by His word the Bible.
See my paper: "Triunity
- Father, Son, & Holy Spirit" for more information on this subject.
Romans 1:19-20 "Because that which may be known of God is
manifest in them; for God hath showed it unto them. {20} For the
invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being
understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead;
so that they are without excuse:" Nature in the creation shows there is a
God.
B) THE BIBLE SHOWS GOD IS A COMPOUND
ONE, NOT THREE: Main God
oneness verse for plurality.
Deuteronomy 6:4 "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God <is>
one LORD:"
This scripture is called the Shama.
The Hebrew is within ( ): "God" (Elohim) is
a plural word meaning our Gods; "one" (echad)
is a compound one shown also in one flesh in Genesis 2:24.
See my paper: "The One God - The Shama" for more information on this subject.
Genesis 2:24 "Therefore shall a man leave his father and
his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one
flesh." Man and his wife = one or echad
See my paper: "Marriage,
Divorce, & Re-marriage" for more information on this subject.
C) SCRIPTURES SHOWS THE HOLY SPIRIT
IS IN THE TRIUNITY GODHEAD:
Isaiah 9:6 "For unto us a child is born, unto us
a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his
name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor,
The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The
Prince of Peace." The Triunity Godhead is shown in who Jesus is here.
Isaiah 48:16-17 "Come ye near unto me, hear ye this;
I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it
was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his
Spirit, hath sent me. {17} Thus saith the LORD, thy
Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth
thee by the way that thou shouldest go."
Jesus, LORD, is speaking here about the Triunity Godhead who is manifested in
the LORD GOD and His Spirit.
See my paper: "Just
Who is God" for more information on this subject.
Isaiah 63:8-14 "For he said, Surely
they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour. {9} In all their
affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them:
in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them,
and carried them all the days of old. {10} But
they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned
to be their enemy, and he fought against them. {11} Then he
remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where
is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him?
{12} That led them by the right hand of
Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make
himself an everlasting name? {13} That
led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, that they should
not stumble? {14} As a beast goeth
down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD caused him to rest: so
didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name."
The Father is speaking here about the Triunity Godhead. The angel of His presence who redeemed them is
Jesus. They rebelled against Holy Spirit of God.
Matthew 28:18-20 "And Jesus came and spake
unto them, saying, All power is given unto
me in heaven and in earth. {19} Go ye therefore, and teach all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost: {20} Teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway,
even unto the end of the world. Amen." Jesus words show the Triunity
Godhead - Father, Son, & Holy Ghost are each coequals.
See my paper: "Apostles
Baptism" for
more information on this subject.
Acts 5:3-4 "But Peter said, Ananias,
why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep
back part of the price of the land? {4} Whiles it remained, was it not
thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine
own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine
heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but
unto God." You did not lied unto men, but
unto God: Holy Spirit.
Ephesians 4:3-6 "Endeavouring
to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. {4}
There is one body, and one Spirit, even
as ye are called in one hope of your calling; {5} One Lord, one
faith, one baptism, {6} One God and Father of all, who is above
all, and through all, and in you all." Unity of the Spirit -
Triunity Godhead: one Spirit, one Lord, & one God and Father of all.
Hebrews 9:13-15 "For if the blood of bulls and of goats,
and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth
to the purifying of the flesh: {14} How much more shall the blood of
Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to
God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
{15} And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by
means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under
the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of
eternal inheritance." The Triunity Godhead is shown by the blood of
Jesus Christ through the "eternal Spirit" to God.
1 Peter 1:2 "Elect according to the foreknowledge of God
the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience
and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be
multiplied." Triunity Godhead of Father's knowledge
through sanctified Spirit unto Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 3:18-19 "For Christ also hath once suffered for sins,
the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being
put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: {19} By
which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;" The
Triunity Godhead is shown here by Christ suffered for sins to bring us to God
who was quickened by the Spirit.
See my paper: "Godhead
Relationship" for
more information on this subject.
1 John 5:5-8 "Who is he that overcometh
the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? {6} This is he that came by water and blood, even
Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit
that beareth witness, because the Spirit is
truth. {7} For there are three that bear
record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost:
and these three are one. {8} And there are
three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water,
and the blood: and these three agree in one." The Triunity
Godhead is shown by the three: Father, Word, & Holy Ghost who bear witness
in heaven as one that bear witness in earth as three agree in one.
IV) THE HOLY SPIRIT SPOKE BY THE OLD
TESTAMENT PROPHETS:
2 Samuel 23:1-2 "Now these be
the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who
was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the
sweet psalmist of Israel, said, {2} The spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue."
The Holy Spirit inspired David the Old Testament prophet writings which became
the book of Psalms.
See my paper: "Jesus
in the Old Testament" for more information on this subject.
Nehemiah 9:30 "Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets:
yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou
them into the hand of the people of the lands." The Holy Spirit inspired
all the Bible prophets.
Psalms 110:1 "A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my
right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool." The
Holy Spirit prophecies that Jesus is God Himself.
Psalms 139:7-8 "Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? {8} If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there:
if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there."
The Holy Spirit of God is Ominipresent.
Micah 3:8 "But truly I am full of power by the spirit
of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare
unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin."
The Holy Spirit reveals to the prophets Israel of her sins.
Haggai 2:5 "According to the word that I
covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth
among you: fear ye not." God gives His word that
His Holy Spirit will remains forever.
See my paper: "Messianic
Prophecies that Jesus Fulfilled"
for more
information on this subject.
Mark 12:35-37 "And Jesus answered and said, while he
taught in the temple, How say the scribes
that Christ is the son of David? {36} For David himself said by the Holy
Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till
I make thine enemies thy footstool. {37} David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the
common people heard him gladly." Jesus refers to David's prophecies by the
Holy Ghost's inspiration.
Acts 1:16 "Men and brethren, this scripture must needs
have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to
them that took Jesus." Luke also refers to David's prophets by the
Holy Ghost's inspiration.
2 Peter 1:20-21 "Knowing this first, that
no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. {21} For the prophecy came not in old time by the will
of man: but holy men of God spake as they
were moved by the Holy Ghost." Peter refers to the Holy Ghost's
inspiration.
V) THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE OLD
TESTAMENTS SCRIPTURES:
See my paper: "God's
Word/Bible/Scriptures" for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "Bible
Study & Interpretation Guideline" for more information on this subject.
A) THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE CREATION:
Genesis 1:1-2 "In the beginning God created the heaven and
the earth. {2} And the earth was without form, and
void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of
God moved upon the face of the waters." The Holy Spirit was involved
with the creation.
Genesis 6:1-5 "And it came to pass, when men began to multiply
on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, {2} That the
sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took
them wives of all which they chose. {3} And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man,
for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
{4} There were giants in the earth in those days; and also
after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men,
and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were
of old, men of renown. {5} And God saw that the wickedness of man was
great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his
heart was only evil continually." God says that His Spirit is not
always going to strive with His creation evil minds.
Judges 15:14-15 "And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the
spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon
his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed
from off his hands. {15} And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and
put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith."
With the help of the Holy Spirit of the LORD, Samson killed a thousand men.
Job 26:13 "By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens;
his hand hath formed the crooked serpent."
Job 33:4 "The spirit of God hath made me, and the
breath of the Almighty hath given me life." The Holy Spirit - God
Himself has created mankind.
Psalms 104:30 "Thou sendest forth
thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest
the face of the earth." Spirit creates
Isaiah 59:19-21 "So shall they fear the name of the LORD from
the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the
enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a
standard against him. {20} And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in
Jacob, saith the LORD. {21} As for me, this is my covenant with
them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my
words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth,
nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's
seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever." The
promise of the Lord God is for the Holy Spirit to be with chosen forever.
Ezekiel 11:24 "Afterwards the spirit took me up, and brought
me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision
that I had seen went up from me." The Holy Spirit of God gave the
vision.
Zechariah 4:6 "Then he answered and spake
unto me, saying, This is the word of the
LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might,
nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts."
Spirit supplies might, power, & God's word.
B) THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS
COUNSELOR TO MAN:
Isaiah 9:6 "For unto us a child is born, unto us
a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his
name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor,
The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The
Prince of Peace." The Triunity Godhead is shown in who Jesus is here.
The counselor is Jesus & Holy Spirit. Jesus & the Holy Spirit