Jesus and the Holy Spirit



Jesus and the Holy Spirit

Jesus ministry started with a filling of the Spirit. John 1:32-33 (NKJV)

32  And John bore witness, saying, "I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him.

33  I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'

Jesus performed his ministry through the power of the Spirit. Acts 10:38 (NKJV)

38  how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.

Jesus taught through the Spirit. Acts 1:1-2 (NKJV)

1  The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

2  until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen,

Promise of the Spirit

God gives the Spirit. 1 Thessalonians 4:7-8 (NKJV)

7  For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness.

8  Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit.

The Spirit will bring life. John 7:37-39 (NKJV)

37  On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.

38  He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."

39  But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

The Spirit will help us. John 14:16-17 (NKJV)

16  And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another (Comforter) Helper, that He may abide with you forever--

17  the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.

Spirit will baptize us with power. Acts 1:4-8 (NKJV)

4  And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, "which," He said, "you have heard from Me;

5  for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."

6  Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?"

7  And He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.

8  But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

Duties of the Spirit

Is the Spirit of Prophecy. Acts 1:16 (NKJV)

16  "Men and brethren, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus;

Dwell in us. John 14:16-17 (NKJV)

16  And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another (Comforter) Helper, that He may abide with you forever--

17  the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.

Lead us to proper worship. John 4:23-24 (NKJV)

23  But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.

24  God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."

Teach us. John 14:26 (NKJV)

26  But the 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.

Teach about Jesus. John 15:26 (NKJV)

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.

Guide us into truth. John 16:13 (NKJV)

13  However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.

He seals us. Ephesians 1:13 (NKJV)

13  In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

He gives us access to the Father. Ephesians 2:18 (NKJV)

18  For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.

He strengthens us. Ephesians 3:16 (NKJV)

16  that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,

He binds us together. Ephesians 4:3-4 (NKJV)

3  endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

4  There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling;

Spirit filled life has positive qualities. Ephesians 5:9 (NKJV)

9  (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),

The Spirit is received by faith. Galatians 3:2 (NKJV)

2  This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

The Spirit leads us to righteousness. Galatians 5:5 (NKJV)

5  For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

The Spirit changes our lives. Galatians 5:16-26 (NKJV)

16  I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

17  For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.

18  But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

19  Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness,

20  idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies,

21  envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

22  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

23  gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

24  And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

25  If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

26  Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

The Spirit brings glorious life. 2 Corinthians 3:2-8 (NKJV)

2  You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men;

3  clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart.

4  And we have such trust through Christ toward God.

5  Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God,

6  who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

7  But if the ministry of death, written and engraved on stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of the glory of his countenance, which glory was passing away,

8  how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious?

The Spirit brings true liberty. 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 (NKJV)

17  Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

18  But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.

Life in the Spirit is joyous. 1 Thessalonians 1:5-6 (NKJV)

5  For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.

6  And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

He can be put out. 1 Thessalonians 5:19 (NKJV)

19  Do not quench the Spirit.

He dwells in us. 2 Timothy 1:14 (NKJV)

14  That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

Fulfillment of promise of Spirit

Were given power to minister to their countrymen. Acts 2:4 (NKJV)

4  And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

(TONGUES NOT THE GOAL, BUT THE MEANS)

Spirit fulfilled prophecy of Joel. Acts 2:17 (NKJV)

17  'And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams.

Acts 2:18 (NKJV)

18  And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; And they shall prophesy.

Acts 2:33 (NKJV)

33  Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear.

Acts 2:38 (NKJV)

38  Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Spirit answered prayer for boldness. Acts 4:31 (NKJV)

31  And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

Spirit comforted the church. Acts 9:31 (NKJV)

31  Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

Our relationship with the Spirit

The Spirit is a guarantee of our salvation. 2 Corinthians 5:5 (NKJV)

5  Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

He is the way that we have Jesus in our hearts. Galatians 4:6 (NKJV)

6  And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!"

We are not to grieve the Spirit because He seals us. Ephesians 4:30 (NKJV)

30  And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

We need to listen to the Spirit. Acts 10:19 (NKJV)

19  While Peter thought about the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men are seeking you.

We can lie to the Spirit. Acts 5:3 (NKJV)

3  But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself?

We enter the kingdom through the Spirit. John 3:5-8 (NKJV)

5  Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

6  That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

7  Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'

8  The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."

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