1. Who is Holy Spirit?

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Holy Spirit is the active presence of God manifest in the tangible world and a divine component of the Trinitarian God — equal to God the Father and God the Son — who empowers, purifies, teaches, comforts, convicts, intercedes, and guides those who put their faith in Jesus Christ.

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A. First, we need to notice that the Holy Spirit is a unique person and not simply a power or an influence.

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B. Second, the Holy Spirit is one both with the Father and with the Son.

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The activity of the Spirit is never given to us in Scripture in isolation from the person and work of Christ or in isolation from the eternal will of the Father.

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C. Third, the Holy Spirit was the agent of creation.

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D. Fourth, the Holy Spirit is the agent God’s new creation in Christ.

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2 Cor. 5:17 NIV - Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

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E. Fifth, the Spirit is the author of the Scriptures.

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2 Timothy 3:16 NLT - 16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 17 God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.

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2. What is the Role of Holy Spirit?

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A. Holy Spirit wants to teach us who Jesus really is

 
John 16:12-14 NIV - 12 “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you.

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B. Holy Spirit wants to give us strength and help in our fight against sin.

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C. Holy Spirit wants to give us power for the impossible.

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Acts 1:8 NIV - 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

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D. Holy Spirit wants to give you unlimited help and guidance.

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E. Holy Spirit is our intercessor.

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Rom. 8:26 AMP -  In the same way the Spirit [comes to us and] helps us in our weakness. We do not know what prayer to offer or how to offer it as we should, but the Spirit Himself [knows our need and at the right time] intercedes on our behalf with sighs and groanings too deep for words.

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1 Cor. 14:15 AMP - Then what am I to do? I will pray with the [a]spirit [by the Holy Spirit that is within me] and I will pray with the mind [using words I understand]; I will sing with the spirit [by the Holy Spirit that is within me] and I will sing with the mind [using words I understand].

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F. Holy Spirit gives gifts.

1 Cor. 12:4-11 NIV - 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8 To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.

3. What is Baptism of/ in the Holy Spirit?

Acts 1:4-5 NIV - 4 On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. 5 For John baptized with water, but in a few days, you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”

Heb. 6:1-3 NLT - So let us stop going over the basic (elementary) teachings about Christ again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding. Surely, we don’t need to start again with the fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds and placing our faith in God. 2 You don’t need further instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. 3 And so, God willing, we will move forward to further understanding.

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• The Holy Spirit Baptizes us in Jesus
• The Disciple baptizes us in water
• Jesus baptizes us in the Holy Spirit

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Acts 8:12-17 NLT - 12 But now the people believed Philip’s message of Good News concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ. As a result, many men and women were baptized. 13 Then Simon himself believed and was baptized. He began following Philip wherever he went, and he was amazed by the signs and great miracles Philip performed.14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria had accepted God’s message, they sent Peter and John there. 15 As soon as they arrived, they prayed for these new believers to receive the Holy Spirit. 16 The Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them, for they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then Peter and John laid their hands upon these believers, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Acts 19:1-6 NLT - While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior regions until he reached Ephesus, on the coast, where he found several believers.  2 “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” he asked them. “No,” they replied, “we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” 3 “Then what baptism did you experience?” he asked. And they replied, “The baptism of John.” 4 Paul said, “John’s baptism called for repentance from sin. But John himself told the people to believe in the one who would come later, meaning Jesus.” 5 As soon as they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 Then when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in other tongues and prophesied.

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