The Holy Spirit Part 1 Introduction Part 2

The Holy Spirit Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Inspiration Part 3 Baptism of Holy Spirit Part 4 Gifts of the Holy Spirit Part 5 Indwelling of the Holy Spirit Part 6 Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit

Four Measures of the Holy Spirit 1. Spirit with Measure = Christ Jn. 3: 34 -35 2. Baptism of Holy Spirit = Apostles Acts 2 3. Gifts of the Holy Spirit = 1 Cor. 12 4. Ordinary - Indwelling of Holy Spirit Acts 2: 38

The Holy Spirit Rom. 8: 9 -11 “But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. 10 And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. ”

The Holy Spirit Rom. 8: 9 -11 Dwell in you God Christ Holy Spirit Dwell = to occupy a house, reside, to inhabit How ? (1) Personally (2) Indirectly

1. Holy Spirit Dwells in Christians “Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ” Acts 2: 38 2 commands = repent and be baptized 2 promises = remission of sins and gift of Holy Spirit Acts 3: 19 “Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord”

2. Method of Holy Spirit Indwelling God Dwells in us - 2 Cor. 6: 16 “I will dwell in them” - 1 John 4: 12 -13 “God abides in him” Christ Dwells in us - Eph. 3: 16 -17 “Christ dwell in your hearts” - Gal. 2: 20 “Christ lives in me”

2. Method of Holy Spirit Indwelling “Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son. ” 2 John 9 God and Christ do not dwell in us personally - God is in heaven - Christ has ascended back to right hand of God

2. Method of Holy Spirit Indwelling Ø When the Holy Spirit dwells in Christians, then God and Christ dwell in them. “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are. ” 1 Cor. 3: 16 -17

2. Method of Holy Spirit Indwelling Eph. 5: 19 “But be filled with the spirit: speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord” Col. 3: 16 “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord”

2. Method of Holy Spirit Indwelling Conversions Acts 2 - Pentecost = v. 37 they heard the word - Peter Acts 8 - Eunuch - Spirit operated on the Eunuch - Through the Truth - Preached by Philip v. 35 “preached Jesus” The Holy Spirit always worked through the preaching of the Word to men by men.

2. Method of Holy Spirit Indwelling Conversions If the Holy Spirit worked independent of the Word, then there would be no need: - to have the Bible - Have missionaries go and preach the gospel

2. Method of Holy Spirit Indwelling If the Holy Spirit indwells a Christian today and gives him strength directly and apart from revelation then: Either…. (1) The doctrine of Impossibility of Apostasy is correct. (2) Or if the Christian sins the Holy Spirit has failed

2. Method of Holy Spirit Indwelling A literal indwelling would mean INCARNATION: Christ was Deity in the flesh - that is “Incarnation” or Deity dwelling in a human body. If the 3 rd person of the Godhead - the Holy Spirit dwells in us literally then He would be occupying a human body and that would be Incarnation.

3. Holy Spirit and Word are Identical in Action Holy Spirit Action Word of God Gen. 1: 2 2 Cor. 3: 6 Jn. 3: 8 Tit. 3: 5 1 Cor. 6: 11 Rom. 8: 11 Creation Gives Life Born of Salvation Sanctification Dwells in 2 Pet. 3: 5 Jas. 1: 18 1 Pet. 1: 22 -25 Jas. 1: 21 Jn. 17: 17 Col. 3: 16

3. Holy Spirit and Word are Identical in Action Is memorizing Scripture The same as the Indwelling? “For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it. ” Heb. 4: 2

3. Holy Spirit and Word are Identical in Action How do we know the Holy Spirit dwells in us ? “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. ” Gal. 5: 22 -23 “How they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. These are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit. ” Jude 18 -19

GOD’S SIMPLE PLAN FOR SALVATION Rev. 2: 10 Acts 2: 38 JN. 12: 42 LK. 13: 3 JN. 8: 24 baptism confess ACTS 3: 22 hear believe repent