WE BELIEVE in the Holy Spirit, the third person of the triune Godhead, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, and is ever present and active in the work of convicting and regenerating the sinner, and sanctifying and guiding the believer into all truth. John 14:26; John 16:8-11; 1 Peter 1:2; Rom 8:14.
Introduction
So many people sincerely think of the Holy Spirit as a mere influence or power. They fail to see Him as a person with individual characteristics. Some people don't realise that if it weren't for the Holy Spirit there would be no Bible, no faith, no new birth, no holiness, no Christian in the world at all.
I. HE IS THE THIRD PERSON OF THE TRIUNE GODHEAD.
a. He is called God.
Acts 5:4, "But Peter said, "Ananias, why has satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit... You have not lied to man but to God."
b. He has the divine attributes.
1. Eternal.
Hebrews 9:14, "How much more shall the blood of Christ who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God."
2. Omniscience.
John 14:16, ..."The Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in My Name, He will teach you all things...."
1 Cor 2:11, "... no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God."
3. Omnipresence.
Psalm 139:7 says, "...Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?"
4. Omnipotence.
Zechariah 4:6 says, "Nor by might nor by power, but by My Spirit says the Lord of Hosts."
II. HE PROCEEDS FROM THE FATHER AND THE SON.
Because the Holy Spirit carries out the will of the Father, glorifies the Son and speaks not of Himself, it doesn't mean that He is inferior. It merely points to the inner workings of the Godhead. Man thinks in terms of submission as equivalent to inferiority, but in God, submission is all part of co-operation and co-existence. What an example for the Christian to be in submission to one another.
John 16:13, "When 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..."
III. HIS WORK AT SALVATION.
1. He convicts us of sin.
John 16:7-8, "And when He
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