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- 1. NOOMA The Person of the Spirit
- 2. Introduction Why study the doctrine of the Spirit? ( PNEUMATOLOGY )
- 3. 1. The Holy Spirit is the point at which the Trinity becomes personal for the believer he is resident within us
- 4. 2. We live in the period in which the Holy Spirits work is more prominent than that of the other members of the Trinity
- 5. 3. The current culture stresses the experiential, and it is primarily through [the Holy Spirit] that we experience God
- 6. Introduction Why have we stopped talking much about the Spirit in the 21st century? Protestant scholasticism Rationalism Romanticism Charismatic Pentecostalism
- 7. The Holy Spirit is absolutely vital to our situation today If He doesnt move, we will not produce genuine fruit no matter how much effort or money we expend.
- 8. The Spirits Nature The Spirit is deity. Referred to with interchangeable terms for God ACTS 5:3-4 v3 lied to the Spirit; v4 lied to God 1 CORINTHIANS 3:16-17 you are Gods temple; 6:19-20 your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit
- 9. The Spirits Nature The Spirit is deity. Possesses attributes or characteristics of God OMNISCIENCE Isa 40:13; 1 Cor 2:10-11; Jn 16:13 OMNIPOTENCE Lk 1:35; Rom 15:19; Jn 3:5-8 OMNIPRESENCE Ps 139:7 ETERNALITY Heb 9:14; 1:10-12 Also HOLINESS, LOVE, TRUTH, LIFE
- 10. The Spirits Nature The Spirit is deity. Acts supernaturally to do the works of God CREATION Gen 1:2; Job 26:13, 33:4; Ps 104:30 INSPIRATION 2 Tim 3:16; 2 Pet 1:21 INCARNATION Lk 1:35 REGENERATION Titus 3:5; Rom 8:11
- 11. The Spirits Nature The Spirit is deity. Included in triune descriptions and titles of God GREAT COMMISSION Mt 28:19-20 SPIRITUAL GIFTS 1 Cor 12:4-6 SALUTATIONS 1 Pet 1:2 BENEDICTIONS 2 Cor 13:14
- 12. The Spirits Nature The Spirit is personal. He is referred to with masculine pronouns Jn 16:13-14; Eph 1:14 when we would expect neuter pronouns (ie it not he)
- 13. The Spirits Nature The Spirit is personal. He is a co-worker with other persons and members of the Trinity COMFORT -- (Jn 14:26; 15:26; 16:7) & (1 Jn 2:1) GLORIFYING (Jn 16:14) & (Jn 17:4) SANCTIFYING BELIEVERS (Jude 20, 21; 1 Pet 1:2) OTHERS (Rom 15:16; 1 Cor 12:4-6; Eph 3:14-17; 2 Thes 2:13-14)
- 14. The Spirits Nature The Spirit is personal. He has personal characteristics: intelligence, will and emotions INTELLIGENCE Jn 14:26; 1 Cor 2:10-11 WILL 1 Cor 12:11; Acts 16:6 EMOTIONS Eph 4:30
- 15. The Spirits Nature The Spirit is personal. He can be affected personally LYING TO Acts 5:3-4 GRIEVING Eph 4:30 QUENCHING 1 Thes 5:19 RESISTING Acts 7:51 BLASPHEMING Mt 12:31 // Mrk 3:29 OBEYING Acts 10
- 16. The Spirits Nature The Spirit is personal. He engages in moral activity and ministry TEACHING, REGENERATING, SEARCHING SPEAKING, INTERCEDING, COMMANDING TESTIFYING, GUIDING, ILLUMINATING OTHERS
- 17. Conclusions I can understand the revealed truth about the Spirit and discount erroneous views Biblically.
- 18. Arianism Modalism Partialism
- 19. how ludicrous it would be for anyone to say they were going to explain the Holy Spirit. the Spirit I infinite and cannot be known fully by humans.
- 20. Conclusions I can understand the revealed truth about the Spirit and discount erroneous views Biblically. I can have an interactive relationship with the Spirit.
- 21. Perhaps its not theology were missing, but rather theological integrity. Many have the knowledge but lack the courage to admit the discrepancy between what we know and how we live.
- 22. Conclusions I can understand the revealed truth about the Spirit and discount erroneous views Biblically. I can have an interactive relationship with the Spirit. I can worship the Spirit by inviting, appreciating, and celebrating His activity in my life.
- 23. We are not all we were made to be when everything in our lives and churches can be explained apart from the work and presence of the Spirit of God.