The Passover

A Study of the Holy Spirit
1 Corinthians 6:192 Corinthians 6:16
1 Corinthians 6:19
Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spiritwho isin you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
2 Corinthians 6:16
Foryou arethe temple of the living God. As God has said:“I will dwell in themAnd walk among them.I will be their God,And they shall be My people.”
Much of this sermon is based upon a lesson by GeorgeBatteyentitled “Holy Spirit 101”.This resource, as well as many others, can be shared from my Google Drive account.
Questions to Answer
How many names does the Holy Spirit have?Whatfive things was the Spirit sent to do?How does the Holy Spirit influence men?Why is Balaam important in this study?What is the unpardonable sin?
IMPORTANT NOTE
The Scriptures are clear that the Holy Spirit dwells within us today. The question is,how?
1. How many names does the Holy Spirit have?
52 Different Names13 peculiar to the OT34 peculiar to the NT5 common to both testaments
Most Common Names
Holy SpiritHoly Ghost (KJV)Spirit of GodSpirit of ChristSpirit of the LordSpirit of JesusSpirit of TruthThe ComforterSpirit of GraceSpirit of Glory
1.REVEALthe word of God.
John14:26Butthe Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.
2.What five things was the Spirit sent to do?
2.What five things was the Spirit sent to do?
Hebrews2:3-4 …which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heardHim,4God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the HolySpirit…
REVEAL the word of God.CONFIRMthe word of God.
2.What five things was the Spirit sent to do?
Mark16:20And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working withthemand confirming the word through the accompanying signs.
REVEAL the word of God.CONFIRMthe word of God.
REVEAL the word of God.CONFIRM the word of God.TESTIFYof Jesus.
John15:26“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.
2.What five things was the Spirit sent to do?
REVEAL the word of God.CONFIRM the word of God.MAGNIFY Jesus.CONVICTtheworld of sin.
John16:8And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
2.What five things was the Spirit sent to do?
REVEAL the word of God.CONFIRM the word of God.MAGNIFY Jesus.CONVICT the world.CONVERTmen to Christ.
Titus3:5notby works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit
2.What five things was the Spirit sent to do?
3.Howdoes the Holy Spirit influence men?
“The question is notIFthe Spirit is active, butHOWdoes He accomplish His work?”- GeorgeBatteyDIRECTINDIRECT
Ephesians 6:17
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God
The Spirit is said to have a sword – the word of God!
Alexander Campbell – The Man in the Forest
INDIRECT – Thru the Word of God
2 Samuel23:2“The Spirit of theLordspoke byme [David],And His wordwason my tongue.2Peter1:21for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men ofGodspokeas they weremoved by the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 10:20 Psalm 119:105 John 6:63
Parallel Verses
Colossians3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Alexander Campbell’s 11thArgument
Resisting the Word of God is the same as resisting the Holy Spirit.
Acts 7:51-52“Youstiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathersdid,sodoyou.52Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute?
4.Why is Balaam important in this study?
Balaam had been hired to speak evil of God, but was unable to! The Spirit of God would not allow him that option!
The direct power of the Holy Spirit cannot be resisted by man!By contrast, the influence of the Spirit’swordcan be resisted and ignored.This is why some are not converted!This is why some Christians are not spiritual!
2 Timothy 3:16-17
All Scriptureisgiven by inspiration of God, andisprofitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,17that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
This passage would be meaningless if the Spirit works directly and controls a person!
The scribes had claimed that Jesus was casting out demons by the power of Satan!
5.What is the unpardonable sin?
Mark 3:22,28-30
And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebub,” and, “By the ruler of the demons He casts out demons.”“Assuredly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter;29but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation”—30because they said, “He has an unclean spirit.”
The unpardonable sin
The specific sin committed involved calling the Holy Spirit an unclean spirit.This is highly unlikely to happen today, and may not even be possible in this dispensation of time.Christians are more likely to commit other sins against the Spirit.
Other Sins against the Spirit
Profane the Spirit (Exodus 20:7)Quench the Spirit (1 Thessalonians 5:19)Lie to the Spirit (Acts 5:3)Insulted the Spirit (Hebrews 10:29)Resist the Spirit (Acts 7:51)Defile the temple of man (1 Corinthians 3:16)Grieve the Spirit (Ephesians 4:30)
Questions to Answer
How many names does the Holy Spirit have?Whatfive things was the Spirit sent to do?How does the Holy Spirit influence men?Why is Balaam important in this study?What is the unpardonable sin?
Conclusion
“The question is notIFthe Spirit is active, butHOWdoes He accomplish His work?”Give attention to reading (1 Timothy 4:13)Do what the word instructs (James 1:22)
James 1:22-24
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.23For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror;24for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.