“He Has Given Usof His Spirit”

1 John 4.13, CB NT p. 423

part 2

Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.

1 John 3:24; CB NT p. 423

By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.

1 John 4:13; CB NT p. 424

Do You Have the Spirit?

You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.

Romans 8:9; CB NT p. 274

“the Spirit of God dwells in you”

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For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”

Romans 8:15; CB NT p. 274

“the Spirit of adoption as sons”

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The Holy Spirit

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The Holy Spirit

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1. A Person

“God’s invisible active force”

— Jehovah’s Witness Website(http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200004211)

The Holy Spirit acts in personal ways.

☞Speak (Matthew 10:20; 1 Timothy 4:1)

☞Teach (John 14:26)

☞Bear witness (John 15:26)

☞Guide, hear and declare (John 16:13)

☞Send (Acts 10:20)

☞Forbid (Acts 16:6)

☞Search and know (1 Corinthians 2:11)

☞Will (1 Corinthians 12:11)

☞Help (Romans 8:2)

☞Love (Romans 15:30)

The Holy Spirit is treated in personal ways.

☞be grieved (Ephesians 4:30)

☞lied to (Acts 5:3)

☞spoken against (Matthew 12:32)

☞resisted (Acts 7:50)

☞insulted (Hebrews 10:29)

The Holy Spirit is active today.

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.

Romans 8:26; CB NT p. 275

The Holy Spirit

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while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.

Hebrews 2:4; CB NT p. 382

Miracles confirmed the Word.

Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.

Jude 1:3; CB NT p. 430

The Word has been fully revealed.

Miracles are no longer necessary to confirm the Word since it is fully revealed.

The Holy Spirit

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3. Conversion

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Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

John 3:3; CB NT p. 165

Baptism: Spirit & Water

Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

John 3:3; CB NT p. 165

Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

John 3:5; CB NT p. 165

Baptism: Spirit & Water

Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

James 1:18; CB NT p. 401

Brought forth by the Word of Truth

For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.

1 Corinthians 12:13; CB NT p. 304

Baptism: Spirit & Word

For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.

1 Corinthians 12:13; CB NT p. 304

that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water withthe word

Ephesians 5:26; CB NT p. 342

Baptism: Spirit & Word

For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

1 Corinthians 4:15; CB NT p. 293

Gospel and Spirit

For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

1 Corinthians 4:15; CB NT p. 293

Gospel and Spirit

And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christand by the Spirit of our God. 1 Corinthians 6:11; CB NT p. 295

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

Romans 1:16; CB NT p. 265

The Gospel Is the Power of God for Salvation

“The Bible teaches that in conviction and conversion the Holy Spirit exercises a power or influence in addition to the written or spoken word.”

Ben M. Bogard

The Gospel Is the Power of God for Salvation

“The Bible teaches that in conviction and conversion the Holy Spirit exercises a power or influence in addition to the written or spoken word.”

Ben M. Bogard

The Gospel Is the Power of God for Salvation

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and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 3:15; CB NT p. 374

The Gospel Is the Power of God for Salvation

The Holy Spirit

2. Miracles

3. Conversion

4. Understanding

1. A Person

Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Ephesians 5:17; CB NT p. 341

We are commanded to understand the will of God.

how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ), which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets:

Ephesians 3:3-5, NKJV; CB NT p. 338

We can understand what is revealed by the Holy Spirit in the written words.

So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

Romans 10:17; CB NT p. 279

Faith comes through hearing the Word of Christ.

The interpreter must also depend on the Holy Spirit.

Roy Zuck, Dallas Theological Seminary

We can understand what is revealed by the Holy Spirit in the written words.

“The blessed Spirit is not only the true Author of the written Word but also its supreme and true Expositor.”

H.C.G. Moule

We can understand what is revealed by the Holy Spirit in the written words.

So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

Romans 10:17; CB NT p. 279

We can understand what is revealed by the Holy Spirit in the written words.

The Holy Spirit

2. Miracles

3. Conversion

4. Understanding

1. A Person

Do not quench the Spirit.

1 Thessalonians 5:19; CB NT p. 360

Will today be the day you decide

to go toheaven?

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Full Joy: 1 John

#22

He Has Given Us of His Spirit - Part 21 John 4.13

Compiled and Presented by:

Dave Stewart23 June 2013

www.churchofchristmiranda.com

Synopsis: In this lesson we’ll learn a little bit more about the Holy Spirit. We’ll discuss the person of the Holy Spirit, and His role in miracles, conversion and understanding the Word. This lesson was influenced by the writings of Wayne Jackson (https://www.christiancourier.com/articles/29-false-ideas-about-the-holy-spirit) and Jim McGuiggan (http://www.jimmcguiggan.com/reflections3.asp?status=The+Holy+Spirit&id=361).

“Let all that you do be done with love.”

“Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.”

Will today be the day you decide

to go toheaven?