Pneumatology The Work of the Holy Spirit Part

Pneumatology The Work of the Holy Spirit Part 1

Conviction In some ways conviction is the _______ for all the other work of the Spirit in the lives of men. The word conviction means "to persuade, to convince of the reality of an assertion. " The Spirit of God persuades or convinces in irrefutable terms the reality of ______ truths about God, about man, and about God's dealings with man through Jesus Christ. There are three areas of conviction with which the Holy Spirit is concerned. (John 16: 8 -11) The Definition of Sin in Concrete Terms – Dealing with sin is _____ the side of conviction. The Delineation of Righteousness in Character Terms – Christ is the sum total of all that is right and good and pleasing to God. By looking at Him who was righteousness incarnate, men are brought to the ______ side of conviction.

The Determination of Judgment in Careful Terms – Once a man has come to the realization that there is a difference between right and wrong, he must be equally convinced that there are _______ of both. The work of the Holy Spirit is to bring men under the _______ of sin and the realization of the impending doom of sinners. How does the Holy Spirit convict men of "sin, and of righteousness and of judgment? " (John 16: 8) His method is quite ____ and very effective. The Application of the Word of God Directly – Notice that the Holy Spirit is called the "Spirit of truth. " (John 16: 12, 13) He bears this title because He is the ____ of Holy Scripture. (2 Timothy 3: 16, 2 Peter 1: 21) What He has heard in the counsels of the Triune God, He has recorded in the Bible and then _____ the written Word of God to convict (convince and persuade) the human heart of the _____ of who God is, who and what man is, and how sinful man can have a ________ with God through Jesus Christ.

Why does the Holy Spirit bring conviction to bear upon the human soul? The Holy Spirit of God consistently draws ______ to the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the "Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world. " (John 1: 29) In drawing attention to Christ, the need of man is met. The Holy Spirit would: Bring the Lost Man to Christ in _______ – Christ alone is the Savior. (Acts 4: 12) Bring the Saved Man to Christ for ________ – (Romans 12: 1) Bring the Saved Man to Christ for _______ – He convinces us of the fact that we need to "go on" (Hebrews 6: 1) in our spiritual maturity. Regeneration is that miracle whereby God imparts spiritual _______ into the spirit of men who previously were dominated by spiritual death. (Ephesians 2: 1 -5) By what means does God perform the miracle of regeneration? The key is found in John 3. Our Lord indicated to Nicodemus that he needed a new _____ if he entertained any hopes of ever seeing the kingdom of God. (verse 3)

Verse 5 outlines the _____ by which God performs the miracle of regeneration. Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. It is the renewing of the Holy Ghost. (Tit. 3: 5) Immersion John the Baptist foretold the immediately forthcoming ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ. Not only was Christ to come, but Christ would also _____ with the Holy Ghost. (Matt. 3: 11; Mark 1: 8; Luke 3; 16; John 1: 33) This promise was never fulfilled during the ______ ministry of our Lord and John 16: 7 tells us why. Spirit baptism places the believer _______ the body of Christ. (1 Cor. 12: 13; Gal. 3: 26, 27) The word "baptize" means very simply "to immerse, to place into. " By an act of sovereign power, the Holy Spirit at conversion places the newborn babe into the body of Christ. As He does so, the new saint quite literally becomes _______ part and parcel of that body. Indeed this is the whole argument of 1 Corinthians 12; though we be many members we are still only ______ body, one organism. This is precisely the teaching of Romans 6: 1 -11.

Numerous privileges and wondrous prospects are afforded the individual who is "in Christ" simply _____ he is "in Christ. " The blessings of God are not a matter of merit but of grace and grace is experienced _______ "in Christ. "