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(from Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Copyright © 1986, Thomas Nelson Publishers)

HOLY SPIRIT

The third person of the trinity, who exercises the power of the Father and the Son in creation and redemption. Because the Holy Spirit is the power by which believers come to Christ and see with new eyes of faith, He is closer to us than we are to ourselves. Like the eyes of the body through which we see physical things, He is seldom in focus to be seen directly because He is the one through whom all else is seen in a new light. This explains why the relationship of the Father and the Son is more prominent in the gospels, because it is through the eyes of the Holy Spirit that the Father-Son relationship is viewed.

The Holy Spirit appears in the Gospel of John as the power by which Christians are brought to faith and helped to understand their walk with God. He brings a person to new birth: "That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit" (John 3:6); "It is the Spirit who gives life" (John 6:63). The Holy Spirit is the Paraclete, or Helper, whom Jesus promised to the disciples after His ascension. The triune family of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are unified in ministering to believers (John 14:16,26). It is through the Helper that Father and Son abide with the disciples (John 15:26).

This unified ministry of the trinity is also seen as the Spirit brings the world under conviction of sin, righteousness, and judgment. He guides believers into all truth with what He hears from the Father and the Son (John 15:26). It is a remarkable fact that each of the persons of the trinitarian family serves the others as all defer to one another: The Son says what He hears from the Father (John 12:49-50); the Father witnesses to and glorifies the Son (John 8:16-18,50,54); the Father and Son honor the Holy Spirit by commissioning Him to speak in their name (John 14:16,26); the Holy Spirit honors the Father and Son by helping the community of believers.

Like Father and Son, the Holy Spirit is at the disposal of the other persons of the triune family, and all three are one in graciously being at the disposal of the redeemed family of believers. The Holy Spirit's attitude and ministry are marked by generosity; His chief function is to illumine Jesus' teaching, to glorify His person, and to work in the life of the individual believer and the church.

This quality of generosity is prominent in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, where the Holy Spirit prepares the way for the births of John the Baptist and Jesus the Son (Matt 1:20; Luke 1:15,35,41). At the baptism of Jesus, the Spirit of God is present in the form of a dove. This completes the presence of the triune family at the inauguration of the Son's ministry (Matt 3:16-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22; John 1:33). Jesus is also filled with the Holy Spirit as He is led into the wilderness to be tempted (Luke 4:1). He claims to be anointed by the Spirit of the Lord in fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy (Isa 61:1; Luke 4:18-19).

During His ministry, Jesus refers to the Spirit of God (Matt 12:28-29; Luke 11:20) as the power by which He is casting out demons, thereby invading the stronghold of Beelzebul and freeing those held captive. Accordingly, the Spirit works with the Father and Son in realizing the redeeming power of the kingdom of God. God's kingdom is not only the reign of the Son but also the reign of the Spirit, as all share in the reign of the Father.

The person and ministry of the Holy Spirit in the Gospels is confirmed by His work in the early church. The baptism with the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:5) is the pouring out of the Spirit's power in missions and evangelism (Acts 1: . This prophecy of Jesus (and of Joel 2:28-32) begins on Pentecost (Acts 2:1-1 . Many of those who hear of the finished work of God in Jesus' death and resurrection (Acts 2:32-3 repent of their sins. In this act of repentance, they receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:3 , becoming witnesses of God's grace through the Holy Spirit.

Paul's teaching about the Holy Spirit harmonizes with the accounts of the Spirit's activity in the gospels and Acts. According to Paul, it is by the Holy Spirit that one confesses that Jesus is Lord (1 Cor 12:3). Through the same Spirit varieties of gifts are given to the body of Christ to ensure its richness and unity (1 Cor 12:4-27). The Holy Spirit is the way to Jesus Christ the Son (Rom 8:11) and to the Father (Rom 8:14-15). He is the person who bears witness to us that we are children of God (8:16-17). He "makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered" (Rom 8:26-27)

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God the Father * God the Son * God the HolySpirit = 1 GOD


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Interesting Picture of Our Truine GOD
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Ola Ilori (4 Aug 2011)
"THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT - OUR DOWN PAYMENT"


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Hi Doves,

The Lord, on the Day of Pentecost, on the 29th of Tammuz, 33 AD, made a down payment for His bride, the Church.

Which means the remaining payment has to be made on the Day of Pentecost, at the end of the Christian Church Age!

That Day, I believe correctly falls on the 30th of August 2011[ 29th of Tammuz]

Until the rest of the payment is made, the Lord cannot take His Bride, the Church, with Him into Heaven!

"For we who are in this tent groan being burdened, not because we want to be unclothed [that is, die and go to heaven], but further clothed, that mortality may be swallowed up by [eternal] life.

Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the [Holy] Spirit as a guarantee [down payment]." [2Cor.5:4,5]

Because of the down payment, we are continuously receiving from the Lord a measure of eternal life now!

That's why we are being empowered to love others now.

"We know that we have passed from death to [eternal] life, because we love the brethren..." (1John 3:14)

"These things I have written to you who believe in the name [glorified human form] of the Son of God, that you may know that you have [now] eternal life..." (1 John 5:13)

We are not weak and powerless victims on earth, we are the Bride of Christ, on which a down payment has been made!

"...Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?"

"For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body..." (1Cor.6:19,20)

We are to glorify our Lord, in our bodies, by walking in love, until the Lord, in return, glorifies us right down to our flesh and bones.

This will indicate He has made the full payment for us to be His Bride!

I believe the remaining payment will be made on the correct Day of Pentecost, which falls on Tuesday, the 30th of August 2011!

Ola.


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Zechariah 12:3,9:
And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people; And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.


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