Questions About the Holy Spirit

Questions About

the Holy Spirit

A Got Questions Ministries Bible Study

Table of Contents

Lesson 1: Who is the Holy Spirit?............................................................. 4 Lesson 2: Is the Holy Spirit God?...............................................................7 Lesson 3: What does the Holy Spirit do? ............................................... 10 Lesson 4: What was the role of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament?........14 Lesson 5: What is the role of the Holy Spirit today?..............................19 Lesson 6: What is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit?.............................22 Lesson 7: Is a believer supposed to feel the Holy Spirit?.......................27 Lesson 8: How can I recognize the guidance of the Holy Spirit?......... 30 Lesson 9: What does it mean to walk in the Spirit?...............................33 Lesson 10: What does it mean to yield to the Spirit?............................ 36 Wrap Up ................................................................................................... 40 Reference List...........................................................................................41

How to Use This

Bible Study

Welcome to the Got Questions Bible Study! We're so glad you're here!

In these studies you will find GotQuestions content, Bible search questions to dig deeper, and heartfelt questions to spark reflection and discussion. Whether you are a new or seasoned believer, using these Bible studies for personal study or as a small group/Sunday School resource, we hope you will increase in your understanding of what it means to be a follower of Christ and that you will seek Him more passionately.

You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all

your heart.

? Jeremiah 29:13

If we place our faith in Him, trusting in His death on the cross to pay for our sins, we will be forgiven and receive the promise of eternal life in heaven.

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only

Son so that anyone who believes in him will not perish

but have eternal life.

? John 3:16

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These Bible studies are tools to help you grow in your knowledge of the topics at hand. However, knowing about God is not the same as actually knowing Him. God invites each of us to know Him personally and to have eternal life through Him.

May God richly bless you as you seek to study His Word and grow in your walk with Him (Joshua 1:8)!

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Lesson 1:

Who is the Holy Spirit?

There are many misconceptions about the identity of the Holy Spirit. Some view the Holy Spirit as a mystical force. Others see the Holy Spirit as an impersonal power that God makes available to followers of Christ. What does the Bible say about the identity of the Holy Spirit?

What do you know about the Holy Spirit? What has informed your thinking about who He is and what He does?

Simply put, the Bible declares that the Holy Spirit is God. The Bible also tells us that the Holy Spirit is a divine person, a being with a mind, emotions, and a will.

The fact that the Holy Spirit is God is clearly seen in many Scriptures, including Acts 5:3-4. In these verses Peter confronts Ananias as to why he lied to the Holy Spirit and tells him that he had "not lied just to human beings but to God." It is a clear declaration that lying to the Holy Spirit is lying to God. We can also know that the Holy Spirit is God because He

possesses the characteristics of God. For example, His omnipresence is seen in Psalm 139:7-8, "Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there." Then in 1 Corinthians 2:10-11, we see the characteristic of omniscience in the Holy Spirit. "These are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who knows a person's thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God."

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Look up the verses below, and answer the following: what do these verses reveal about the Holy Spirit? Nehemiah 9:20: Job 33:4: Psalm 139:7-10: Ezekiel 11:5: John 14:26: John 16:13: Romans 8:2, 9-11: Romans 8:26-27: 1 Corinthians 2:10-11: 1 Corinthians 12:3: 2 Corinthians 3:17: Ephesians 1:13-14: Hebrews 9:14:

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