HONOR THE HOLY SPIRIT
I compiled my quiet time notes during my stay in Osaka. I was blessed by the study on God the Holy Spirit. Let me share this with you:
HONOR THE HOLY SPIRIT
Q. Who is the Holy Spirit?
A. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Holy Trinity (Matthew 28:19). He is not a mere force but is a divine person. He spoke to individuals (Acts 8:29) and has the power to make men speak in languages they have no knowledge of (Acts 2:4). He decides on His own and chooses men for His purpose (Acts 13:1-4). The Holy Spirit is also Divine and equal with God (Acts 5:3-9).
Q. How should we relate to the Holy Spirit?
A. The Holy Spirit is worthy of honor, worship, glory, obedience, and sacrifices which are due to God. We ought to respect, obey, and adore Him.
Q. What is the work of the Holy Spirit?
A. Just as the Holy Spirit caused Jesus the Son of God to be born in the flesh (Matthew 1:18), He also caused the church of the Lord Jesus to be born (Acts 2:1-47). The Holy Spirit also convicts "the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment" (John 16:7,8) and causes men to be born into the kingdom of God (John 3:5).
Q. How is His work related to man's salvation?
A. The Holy Spirit convicts men to repent of their sins and to live righteous lives upon hearing the gospel of Jesus Christ (John 16:8-14; Romans 10:16,17). So those who repeatedly reject the Holy Spirit's call to repentance are in effect guilty of committing blasphemy against the Holy Spirit because they deemed His work as foolishness (Luke 12:10). But those who turn away from their evil ways and believe the gospel will be saved. The Holy Spirit then regenerates them and makes them God's children (Titus 3:4-6; Romans 8:14-17).
When a man believes in Christ, the Holy Spirit baptizes him into the body of Christ (I Cor. 12:13) right at that moment, dwells within the believer (Romans 8:9-11), and seals the believer for the day of redemption (Eph. 1:13,14). The Holy Spirit himself is the guarantee of the believer's redemption and eternal salvation.
Q. How does the Holy Spirit work in the lives of the believers?
A. He guides and leads believers into all the truth. When we study God's Word and we seek the Lord's will for our lives, the Holy Spirit will teach us and point us to Jesus (John 16:14), who must be the center of our desires. When we commit sin or disobey God's Word, the Holy Spirit convicts us and leads us to repentance where God's forgiveness awaits us (I John 1:9). The Holy Spirit also helps us to pray according to the will of God (Romans 8:26,27).
Above all, He comforts us (John 14:16-18; 15:26; 16:7). In times of troubles, the Holy Spirit will not leave us without comfort. He is always there to comfort and to encourage us to continue walking in the truth. He cannot abandon us for He dwells within and is the guarantee that one glorious day God will bring us with Him so that where He is, there we shall also dwell (John 14:3). This is an event which is certain to happen because of the work of the Holy Spirit.
HONOR THE HOLY SPIRIT
Q. Who is the Holy Spirit?
A. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Holy Trinity (Matthew 28:19). He is not a mere force but is a divine person. He spoke to individuals (Acts 8:29) and has the power to make men speak in languages they have no knowledge of (Acts 2:4). He decides on His own and chooses men for His purpose (Acts 13:1-4). The Holy Spirit is also Divine and equal with God (Acts 5:3-9).
Q. How should we relate to the Holy Spirit?
A. The Holy Spirit is worthy of honor, worship, glory, obedience, and sacrifices which are due to God. We ought to respect, obey, and adore Him.
Q. What is the work of the Holy Spirit?
A. Just as the Holy Spirit caused Jesus the Son of God to be born in the flesh (Matthew 1:18), He also caused the church of the Lord Jesus to be born (Acts 2:1-47). The Holy Spirit also convicts "the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment" (John 16:7,8) and causes men to be born into the kingdom of God (John 3:5).
Q. How is His work related to man's salvation?
A. The Holy Spirit convicts men to repent of their sins and to live righteous lives upon hearing the gospel of Jesus Christ (John 16:8-14; Romans 10:16,17). So those who repeatedly reject the Holy Spirit's call to repentance are in effect guilty of committing blasphemy against the Holy Spirit because they deemed His work as foolishness (Luke 12:10). But those who turn away from their evil ways and believe the gospel will be saved. The Holy Spirit then regenerates them and makes them God's children (Titus 3:4-6; Romans 8:14-17).
When a man believes in Christ, the Holy Spirit baptizes him into the body of Christ (I Cor. 12:13) right at that moment, dwells within the believer (Romans 8:9-11), and seals the believer for the day of redemption (Eph. 1:13,14). The Holy Spirit himself is the guarantee of the believer's redemption and eternal salvation.
Q. How does the Holy Spirit work in the lives of the believers?
A. He guides and leads believers into all the truth. When we study God's Word and we seek the Lord's will for our lives, the Holy Spirit will teach us and point us to Jesus (John 16:14), who must be the center of our desires. When we commit sin or disobey God's Word, the Holy Spirit convicts us and leads us to repentance where God's forgiveness awaits us (I John 1:9). The Holy Spirit also helps us to pray according to the will of God (Romans 8:26,27).
Above all, He comforts us (John 14:16-18; 15:26; 16:7). In times of troubles, the Holy Spirit will not leave us without comfort. He is always there to comfort and to encourage us to continue walking in the truth. He cannot abandon us for He dwells within and is the guarantee that one glorious day God will bring us with Him so that where He is, there we shall also dwell (John 14:3). This is an event which is certain to happen because of the work of the Holy Spirit.
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