In Bible study we've been studying the ministry of the Holy Spirit in our lives. These are some of the point and verses that I am going back over from study and would like to share with anyone who is willing to take the time to read this. I've been reminded lately that if I'm feeling far from God (and I have been) that it's not because He left me...but because I walked away from Him. He is ever calling us back into a deep and intimate relationship with Him and He's given us the Holy Spirit to help in the areas we are weak. Here are the verses and points from our study!
The Holy Spirit
The goal of this section is to understand the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer. We will strive to understand His deity, attributes, activity in the world and ministry to the saved community The hope is to enlighten and encourage believers to understand the power the Spirit provides to live the Christian life.
I. The Holy Spirit is fully God...
II. The Holy Spirit's ministry in the Old Testament
In the New Covenant the Spirit would be poured our on believers (Isaiah 32:15 "Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field is considered as a forest."; Isaiah 44:3 "'For I will pour out water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring and My blessing on your descendants"; Ezekiel 36:27 "I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances."; Ezekiel 37:14 "I will put My Spirit within you and you will come to life, and I will place you on your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken and done it," declares the LORD.'"; Ezekiel 39:29 "I will not hide My face from them any longer, for I will have poured out My Spirit on the house of Israel," declares the Lord GOD."; Joel 2:28-29 "It will come about after this that I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind; and your sons and daughters will prophesy, Your old men will dream dreams, Your young men will see visions. Even on the male and female servants I will pour out My Spirit in those days.").
*this concludes sections I and II. More to come....please continue to follow along with me! :)
I. The Holy Spirit is fully God...
- He is given equal association with the Father and Son...
- He Is given the same attributes as the Father and the Son (This will be studied later in section II)
II. The Holy Spirit's ministry in the Old Testament
- The Spirit only indwelt certain people...
- The Spirit departed some due to disobedience...
- The Spirit rested (temporary) upon certain people...
- The Spirit filled certain people...
- Promise of the Spirit's permanent indwelling in fulfillment of the New Covenant...
In the New Covenant the Spirit would be poured our on believers (Isaiah 32:15 "Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field is considered as a forest."; Isaiah 44:3 "'For I will pour out water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring and My blessing on your descendants"; Ezekiel 36:27 "I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances."; Ezekiel 37:14 "I will put My Spirit within you and you will come to life, and I will place you on your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken and done it," declares the LORD.'"; Ezekiel 39:29 "I will not hide My face from them any longer, for I will have poured out My Spirit on the house of Israel," declares the Lord GOD."; Joel 2:28-29 "It will come about after this that I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind; and your sons and daughters will prophesy, Your old men will dream dreams, Your young men will see visions. Even on the male and female servants I will pour out My Spirit in those days.").
*this concludes sections I and II. More to come....please continue to follow along with me! :)
1 Comment:
Not really a comment on your Holy Spirit stuff but on your statement on 2 Corinthians 5:17. There is no "is" verb in that verse. The being verb in Greek is eimi which is not in the text at all. You note that it is translated "becoming" in the Greek text. However this is incorrect. The verb (and only verb)in this verse is the perfect tense of the verb ginomai (perfect tense form gegonen) meaning "have become." The perfect in Greek is a past tense not an ongoing, present tense. So as a Christian, you already have become new and not in the process of becoming new. If you want to check me out on this, ask anyone who has had a education in the Greek of the New testament times.
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