The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit

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The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit

• By Larry G. Hess

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Introduction

• The doctrine of the Holy Spirit is vital to the
  faith of every Christian.
• The New Testament is full of references to the
  work of the Holy Spirit and each Gospel begins
  with a promise of the Spirits outpouring.
• The Holy Spirit is a co-equal member of the
  divine, eternal, infinite, and Trinitarian
  godhead.

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Introduction

• Pentecost marked the beginning of a new period in
  the Holy Spirits relationship to humanity, when
  He came to inhabit the Church.
• Just as Jesus came to earth to reveal the Father,
  so the Holy Spirit came to reveal the glorified
  Son of God.
• The Holy Spirit is the successor to the work of
  Jesus Christ.

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Introduction

• John 1526-27 (NKJV)
• But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to
  you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who
  proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me.
  And you also will bear witness, because you have
  been with Me from the beginning.

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Introduction

• John 167-11 (NKJV)
• Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your
  advantage that I go away for if I do not go
  away, the Helper will not come to you but if I
  depart, I will send Him to you. And when He has
  come, He will convict the world of sin, and of
  righteousness, and of judgment of sin, because
  they do not believe in Me of righteousness,
  because I go to My Father and you see Me no more
  of judgment, because the ruler of this world is
  judged.

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Introduction

• John 1613-14 (NKJV)
• However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come,
  He will guide you into all truth for He will not
  speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears
  He will speak and He will tell you things to
  come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of
  what is Mine and declare it to you.

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I. Deity of the Holy Spirit

• The deity of the Holy Spirit means that He is one
  with God and one in the Godhead co-equal,
  co-eternal, and co-substantial with the Father
  and the Son.

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I. Deity of the Holy Spirit

• Divine Names Given to the Holy Spirit
• He is called God (Acts 53-4)
• He is called Lord (2 Corinthians 318)
• Divine Attributes Ascribed to the Holy Spirit
• Eternity (Hebrews 914)
• Omnipresence (Psalm 1397-10)
• Omnipotence (Luke 135)
• Omniscience (1 Corinthians 210-11)

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I. Deity of the Holy Spirit

• Divine works are performed by the Holy Spirit.
  The Holy Spirit is the author of both physical
  and spiritual life.
• Job 334
• Romans 811
• The Holy Spirit is the author of divine prophecy.
  
• 2 Peter 121

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II. The Names of the Holy Spirit

• The Spirit of God
• The Spirit is the Executor of the will of God,
  working in every sphere, both physical and
  spiritual.

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II. The Names of the Holy Spirit

• The Spirit of Christ
• Why is the Spirit called the Spirit of Christ?
• Because He is sent in the name of Christ.
• Because He is the Spirit sent by Christ.

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II. The Names of the Holy Spirit

• B. The Spirit of Christ
• The Holy Spirit is called the Spirit of Christ
  because His special mission in this age is to
  glorify Christ (John 1614).
• His special work is connected with Him who lived,
  died, rose, and ascended. He makes real in
  believers what Christ has done for them.

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II. The Names of the Holy Spirit

• The Comforter
• John tells us that He still fulfills that office
  (1 John 21). Christ, whose sphere of work is
  in heaven, defends the disciples against the
  charges of the accuser of the brethren at the
  same time the Spirit, whose sphere of work is on
  earth, silences the earthly adversaries of the
  Church through the victory of faith which
  overcomes the world.

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II. The Names of the Holy Spirit

• The Holy Spirit
• The Spirit is called Holy because He is the
  Spirit of the Holy One and because of the work he
  does.

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II. The Names of the Holy Spirit

• The Holy Spirit
• The Holy Spirit is referred to as
• 1. The Spirit of Promise (Luke 2449)
• 2. The Spirit of Truth (John 1417)
• 3. The Spirit of Grace (Hebrews 1029)
• 4. The Spirit of Life (Romans 82)
• 5. The Spirit of Adoption (Romans 815)

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II. The Names of the Holy Spirit

• The Holy Spirit
• The Holy Spirit is referred to as
• 6. The Spirit of God (1 Corinthians 316)
• 7. The Spirit of Jehovah (Isaiah 112)
• 8. The Spirit of the Living God (2 Corinthians
  33)
• 9. The Spirit of Christ (Romans 89)
• 10. The Spirit of Grace (Hebrews 1029)
• 11. The Spirit of Glory (1 Peter 413-14)
• 12. The Spirit of Burning (Isaiah 44)

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III. The Work of the Holy Spirit

• In Relation to Unregenerate Man
• The principle work of the Holy Spirit in relation
  to the unsaved is that of conviction.
• He Strives.
• 2. He Witnesses.
• 3. He Convicts and Convinces.

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III. The Work of the Holy Spirit

• In Relation to Believers
• He regenerates.
• He baptizes into the body of Christ.
• He indwells.
• He liberates.
• He directs.

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III. The Work of the Holy Spirit

• In Relation to Believers
• He equips for service.
• He produces the fruit of Christ-like graces.
• He makes possible all forms of communion with
  God.
• He shall quicken the believers body

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III. The Work of the Holy Spirit

• In Relation to Jesus Christ
• Jesus Christs body was conceived by the Holy
  Spirit (Hebrews 104, 5).
• Christ was anointed with the Holy Spirit, led by
  the Holy Spirit, and filled with the Holy Spirit
  in order to accomplish His work and ministry.
• Jesus sacrificially offered Himself through the
  Spirit.

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III. The Work of the Holy Spirit

• In Relation to the Scriptures
• The Scriptures were given by the inspiration of
  the Holy Spirit and their true interpretation is
  only possible through His illumination.

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IV. The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts

• The book of Acts begins by showing that the work
  of Jesus was continued by the Spirit.
• In Acts, Luke describes the historical
  fulfillment of the promised outpouring and
  infilling of the Holy Spirit.

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IV. The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts

• In response to the outpouring of the Spirit,
  Peter said, He hath shed forth this, which ye
  now see and hear (Acts 233). Literally, Peter
  was saying, All that you see flows from Him
  Jesus.
• The whole fountain of the Spirit is Jesus, that
  He might pour it forth upon His followers.

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IV. The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts

• He is the funnel through which the Spirit becomes
  available to believers.
• He is the Holy Ghost baptizer.
• One cannot receive the Spirit except through Him.
• The outpouring of the Spirit was direct evidence
  that Jesus was with the Father.

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IV. The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts

• The Feast of Pentecost (Weeks)
• The Feast of Pentecost was a spring harvest
  festival.
• The Day of Pentecost was celebrated on the
  fiftieth day after the presentation of the first
  harvested sheaf of the barley harvest, the
  fiftieth day from the first Sunday after Passover
  (Leviticus 2315).

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IV. The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts

• The Feast of Pentecost (Weeks)
• Pentecost in Acts 2 is considered to be the
  founding of the Christian church.
• This began what has been called the dispensation
  of the Spirit.

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IV. The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts

• Speaking in Tongues the Initial Evidence of the
  Spirit Baptism
• On the Day of Pentecost, the disciples were
  filled with the Holy Spirit.
• In the Old Testament a normal consequence of a
  mans being possessed by the Spirit of God was
  that he prophesied (spoke the words of God
  aloud).

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IV. The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts

• Speaking in Tongues the Initial Evidence of the
  Spirit Baptism
• The descent of the Spirit on the disciples at
  Pentecost was manifested by prophetic speech of a
  peculiar kind.
• They began to speak in other tongues, as the
  Spirit gave them utterance.

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IV. The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts

• Speaking in Tongues the Initial Evidence of the
  Spirit Baptism
• Tongues or prophecies are not a guarantee of the
  presence of the Holy Spirit.
• The believer must not believe every spirit, but
  prove the spirits, whether they be of God (1
  John 41).

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IV. The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts

• Speaking in Tongues the Initial Evidence of the
  Spirit Baptism
• Peter spoke with the divine inspiration and
  anointing of the Holy Spirit.
• This first apostolic sermon declared the Lordship
  of Jesus Christ, called for repentance, and
  announced the birth of the church, which became
  the basis of the kerygma, the apostles doctrine.

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IV. The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts

• Speaking in Tongues the Initial Evidence of the
  Spirit Baptism
• Peter preached that the Holy Spirit is given to
  those who obey God (Acts 532).
• Baptism in the Holy Spirit requires a yielding of
  the believer to the control of the Spirit.
• Speaking in tongues did not cease when the
  disciples left the upper room.

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IV. The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts

• Speaking in Tongues the Initial Evidence of the
  Spirit Baptism
• It has occurred throughout every age from the
  early church until the present.
• Speaking in tongues was so common in the early
  church that, when Paul wrote his first letter to
  the Corinthian church, he spent a lot of time
  teaching them not to abuse this gift.
• He stressed a true sensitivity to the Spirit.

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IV. The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts

• Speaking in Tongues the Initial Evidence of the
  Spirit Baptism
• Pentecostals have always believed that speaking
  in tongues is the initial evidence of the Baptism
  in the Holy Spirit.
• Speaking in tongues as the Spirit gives the
  utterance is the announcement that the Helper has
  come to enable us to fulfill God's will and to
  praise God in the freedom of the Spirit.

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V. The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

• The gift of the Holy Spirit is the Holy Spirit
  Himself.
• The Holy Spirit makes available to the body of
  Christ divine endowments or enablements, which
  are referred to as special graces, skills,
  abilities, or gifts.
• These gifts are to empower the church to serve as
  Christs representatives in bringing the Gospel
  to the world.

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V. The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

• The gift of the Holy Spirit is for all believers.
  
• The gifts of the Holy Spirit are available to the
  body of Christ as God chooses to endow obedient,
  spirit-filled believers.

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V. The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

• What are Spiritual Gifts?
• Spiritual gifts are not the fruit of the Spirit
  listed in Galatians 522-23.
• Spiritual gifts are not natural talents.
• Spiritual gifts are divine enablements or
  endowments.
• There is a definite purpose in the gifts
  (Ephesians 412).

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V. The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

• Charismata through the Ages
• Spiritual gifts did not cease during the ages of
  the Christian church.
• There have been evidences from many sources of
  the charismata through the ages since the
  apostles.
• The Didache
• Clement of Rome
• Ignatius of Antioch
• Montanism / Tertullian
• Justin Martyr - Dialogue With Trypho
• Novatian

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V. The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

• 1 Corinthians 128-10, 28
• Gifts of the Holy Spirit
• Word of Wisdom
• Word of Knowledge
• Faith
• Gifts of Healing
• Working of Miracles
• Prophecy
• Discerning of Spirits
• Different Kinds of Tongues
• Interpretation of Tongues

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Conclusion