The Holy
Spirit- Our Promised Helper
John 15: 26 -
16: 15
The Holy Spirit
empowers believers to witness and proclaim the gospel
26 “But when the [a]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. 27 And you
also will bear witness, because you have been with Me from the beginning.
Convict, sanctifies,
guide, teacher, empowerer, comforter, guarantee of salvation, gift, baptizer,
commune, witness
The world opposes the proclamation and witness
of the gospel.
16 “These things I have spoken to you, that
you should not be made to stumble. 2 They will
put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming that whoever kills
you will think that he offers God service. 3 And
these things they will do [a]to you because they have not known the Father nor Me. 4 But
these things I have told you, that when [b]the time comes, you may remember that I told you of them.
“And these things I
did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you.
Jesus promised his disciples that he would sent
them the Holy Spirit after he departed
5 “But now I go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me,
‘Where are You going?’ 6 But because I have said
these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. 7 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.
The
Holy Spirit convicts people of their need for the savior Jesus Christ
8 And when He has come, He will convict the
world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9 of
sin, because they do not believe in Me; 10 of
righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; 11 of
judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
12 “I still have many things to say to
you, but you cannot bear them now.13 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. 14 He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and
declare it to you. 15 All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I
said that He[a]will take of Mine and
declare it to you.
Note: People will be damned if they do not
receive Jesus Christ as Savior! (John 8:24)
Digging a little deeper…
The Holy Spirit is God. When a person places their faith in the
Crucified and Risen Christ for His/her Salvation; they are baptized by the Holy
Spirit and become permanently adopted in God’s Family. This moment in time is
called conversion. At the moment of conversion; a person receives Salvation.
Salvation is a permanently binding condition that can never end. Not only is
the Holy Spirit our entry into Christianity; but He is our lifelong companion
in conforming us to Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit also gifts the believer and
empowers them for Christian service and worship. (Gen 1:2, psalm 139:7-10)
A few Holy Spirit pronouns and adjectives: Deity, Divine, Godhead, Creator, Holy,
Immortal, Invisible, Omnipresent, Omnipotent, Omniscient, Immutable
In the life of a believer: The Holy Spirit gives believers
life giving power (John 7:37-39) and is an indwelling presence (John 14:16-17)
He guides, communes, teaches, comforts, convicts, gifts, empowers, seals,
sanctifies, searches the mind of God. (John 15:26, 27, 1 John 2:27)
In the life of an unbeliever: The Holy Spirit works to bring about repentance
(which is inseparable from faith) The Holy Spirit convicts the unbeliever of
sin with a desire that the sinner would repent and believe. The Holy Spirit
bears witness to Jesus Christ and teaches men to believe on the Son. The
ministry of the Holy Spirit is necessary for a sinner to repent / believe.
Unbelief and attributing the work of the Holy Spirit to the work of Satan is
considered blasphemy and will not be forgiven in the age to come.
In our world: The Holy Spirit is the ultimate restrainer of evil in the world. He
acts as salt and light in a corrupt fallen world and also restrains God’s
inevitable judgment of sin. (2 Thessalonians 2:6-7)
Our reaction to the Holy Spirit: When we obey the prompting of the Holy Spirit;
we commune with God and are rewarded in the heavenly. When believers disobey
the promptings of the Holy Spirit; they grieve Him. Unbelievers are unable to
obey the promptings of the Holy Spirit until conversion occurs. (Ephesians
4:30, 2 Corinthians 13:14)
The Holy Spirit in Eternity Future: The Holy Spirit will continue to be God forever
and we will have perfect communion with Him when we are glorified. (1 Cor 2:11,
1 Cor 13:12)
The Holy Spirit during Judgment: The Holy Spirit bears witness to the deeds of
people and testifies accurately to the truth. The Holy Spirit bears witness
that Jesus is the Christ. For believers; the judgement has already passed (John
5:24) for unbelievers; during the great white throne judgement (Rev 2-:12,
20:15) the Holy Spirit will testify accurately and affirm the perfect judgement
of Jesus Christ the righteous. (Mathew 12:37)
Testing the Spirit: The Holy Spirit will always affirm the deity
and lordship of Jesus Christ and will teach people to obey God’s word and
refrain from sin. (1 John 4:1-3)
Worship and the Holy Spirit: We are incapable of worshiping the one true God
if we are not indwelt by the Holy Spirit. It is right and proper to worship the
Holy Spirit and glorify Him as deity. We should not attribute characteristics
that are unbecoming of God to the Holy Spirit since that is the sin of
Blasphemy. (Psalm 139:7-10, 1 Cor 2:10-11)
Conclusion: The Holy Spirit is God and deserves all praise, glory, and honor; now
and forever; Amen. (Galatians 1:5)
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