THE HOLY SPIRIT (1)

THE HOLY SPIRIT (1)

TEXT: ACTS 2:1-18

Someone said we know much about Jesus, a little about God, and nothing about the Holy Spirit. In a Bible class three boys said daily, I believe in God the Father; the Son; the Spirit.” One day there was silence about the Holy Spirit. One boy explained, the boy who believes in the Holy Spirit is not here today! Tragically, those who do not know are content not to know. The world wants religion without the Holy Spirit, Christianity without Christ, forgiveness without repentance, heaven without hell.

Who is the Holy Spirit? Before dwelling further, let’s first clear some misconceptions about the Holy Spirit.

(a) The Holy Spirit is not an “it”.”The Holy Spirit is in the Bible as a person, not a thing. God and Jesus are not “its”.”God, Jesus (Yashua), Holy Spirit are three persons (Trinity) – three persons as One, which means God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19, John 10: 30, 2 Corinthians 13:14, John 14:26, 1 John 5:7-8).

(b) The Holy Spirit is not a ghost. King James Version (KJV) referred to Holy Spirit as Holy Ghost. What influences KJV? A ghost is the spirit of the deceased, an apparition, a remotest likelihood. If the Holy Spirit is holy He is not a ghost; if He is a ghost He is not holy. The KJV was influenced by the Shakespearean era of ghosts and superstition.

(c) The Holy Spirit is not merely the Word. This is mechanical religion. Read Ephesians 6:17. The Holy Spirit uses the Word as a sword, but there is a difference between the soldier and the sword. The Bible is the inspired Word of God, but it is not God! The Bible is an instrument, not God. God did not find words and then add spirit. God breathed out words.” The words are spiritual. The Holy Spirit is not carried around in pockets. If any is the Word (of the Trinity) then Jesus is! He is the logos (word) - John 1.

(d) The Holy Spirit is not merely an influence. Some would reduce both Satan and the Holy Spirit to an influence. Both are persons. There is a real Satan and there is a real Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit must be given all the rights and privileges of a person. He has no first name, middle initial or last name like Jesus. Again the Holy Spirit did not retire to the sidelines at Pentecost. This was when He came. Ours is the last dispensation – the Holy Spirit dispensation. Acts 1 finds the apostles in Jerusalem awaiting the power (the Holy Spirit). 1. The Holy Spirit operated differently than God and Jesus. 2. The Holy Spirit has been sent by God (Christ) to promote, reveal, and glorify Christ! 3. Anything that promotes and glorifies the Holy Spirit is not of the Holy Spirit. 4. The Holy Spirit is always in the background. 5. He never occupies the stage. Without the Holy Spirit, Christianity degenerates into another humanistic bootstrap philosophy.

Word Affirmation: “He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me. " - Isaiah 50:8 (Don't just say it, mean it!)

“The Holy Spirit did not retire to the sidelines at Pentecost. This was when He came. Ours is the last dispensation – the Holy Spirit dispensation.”
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