1. The Word Pneumatology. 2. Our Study of Pneumatology. 3. The Holy Spirit is a Person. A. What We ll Cover. B. Why This is So Important Today

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1 Dr. Mike Fabarez Focal Point Radio Ministries September 12, 2013 Pneumatology week 1 Msg. # The Word Pneumatology Components Hebrew & Greek / Occurrences Definitions & Imagery 2. Our Study of Pneumatology A. What We ll Cover 1) 2) 3) B. Why This is So Important Today 1) 2) 3) C. The Importance of in the Trinity 1) 2) 3) 3. The Holy Spirit is a Person A. Personhood Personhood The Holy Spirit

2 B. He Takes 1) 6) 2) 7) 3) 8) 4) 9) 5) 10) C. He is 1) 4) 2) 5) 3) 4. The Holy Spirit is God A. Ascribed Divine 1) 3) 2) 4) B. Engaging in Divine 1) 3) 2) C. Described as 1) 3) 2) 4) D. with the Father & Son 1) 3) 2) E. Bears Divine 1) 2)

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4 Compass Nights (Systematic Studies) 1) Nature & Origins of the Bible...Bibliology ) Study of God...Theology 2008 Proper 3) Person & Work of Christ...Christology ) Ministry of the Holy Spirit...Pneumatology ) Creation, Nature...Anthropology & & Fall of Mankind...Harmartiology 6) Redemption & Salvation...Soteriology 7) Study of the Church...Ecclesiology ) Study of Angels & Demons...Angelology ) Study of the End Times...Eschatology 2007

5 1. The Word Pneumatology Components Pneumato- -logy Hebrew / Greek Rûach / Pneuma Logos Biblical Occurrences OT: 378/ NT: xs Definition / Imagery Wind Breath Spirit Word Speech Study

6 2. Our Study of Pneumatology A. What We ll Cover 1) Who the HS Is 2) What the HS Does 3) How we Interface with the HS B. Why This is So Important Today 1) Lots of Unbiblical Teaching re: HS 2) Lots of Dangerous Practices re: HS 3) Lots of Misunderstanding re: HS s Role

7 2. Our Study of Pneumatology C. The Importance of Roles in the Trinity School Yard Illustration 1) The Father: The Principal -- admin / planning / oversight 2) The Son: Teacher -- instructs / leads / directs students 3) The HS: Custodian -- facilitates / repairs / protects / sets up

8 3. The Holy Spirit is a Person A. Personhood

9 3. The Holy Spirit is a Person A. Personhood Personhood The Holy Spirit Intellect / Reason Logic Isaiah 11:2 And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.

10 3. The Holy Spirit is a Person A. Personhood And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of Personhood God, by whom you were sealed Intellect / Reason for the day of redemption. Logic The Holy Spirit Isaiah 11:2 Emotion / Feelings Passion Ephesians 4:30

11 3. The Holy Spirit is a Person A. Personhood Personhood Intellect / Reason Logic The Holy Spirit All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who Isaiah apportions 11:2 to each one individually as Emotion / Feelings Passion he wills. Ephesians 4:30 Will / Volition Purpose 1 Corinthians 12:11

12 3. The Holy Spirit is a Person B. He Takes Personal Action John 16:13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

13 3. The Holy Spirit is a Person B. He Takes Personal Action 1) He Guides John 16:13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

14 3. The Holy Spirit is a Person B. He Takes Personal Action 1) He Guides 2) He Hears John 16:13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

15 3. The Holy Spirit is a Person B. He Takes Personal Action 1) He Guides 2) He Hears 3) He Speaks John 16:13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

16 3. The Holy Spirit is a Person B. He Takes Personal Action 1) He Guides 2) He Hears 3) He Speaks 4) He Declares John 16:13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

17 3. The Holy Spirit is a Person B. He Takes Personal Action 1) He Guides 2) He Hears 3) He Speaks 4) He Declares John 16:8 And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment 5) He Convicts

18 3. The Holy Spirit is a Person B. He Takes Personal Action 6) He Carries Acts 8:39-40 And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing. But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he preached the gospel to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

19 3. The Holy Spirit is a Person B. He Takes Personal Action 6) He Carries 7) He Helps Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.

20 3. The Holy Spirit is a Person B. He Takes Personal Action 6) He Carries 7) He Helps 8) He Intercedes Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.

21 3. The Holy Spirit is a Person B. He Takes Personal Action 6) He Carries 7) He Helps 8) He Intercedes 9) He Seems Acts 15:28 For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these requirements:

22 3. The Holy Spirit is a Person B. He Takes Personal Action 6) He Carries 7) He Helps 8) He Intercedes 9) He Seems 10) He Teaches 1 Corinthians 2:13 And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual.

23 3. The Holy Spirit is a Person C. He is Described as a Person 1) He is Outraged Hebrews 10:29 How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has outraged the Spirit of grace?

24 3. The Holy Spirit is a Person C. He is Described as a Person 1) He is Outraged 2) He is Lied To Acts 5:3 But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land?

25 3. The Holy Spirit is a Person C. He is Described as a Person 1) He is Outraged 2) He is Lied To 3) He is Blasphemed Matthew 12:31 Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

26 3. The Holy Spirit is a Person C. He is Described as a Person 1) He is Outraged 2) He is Lied To 3) He is Blasphemed 4) He is Obeyed Acts 10:19-21 And while Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, three men are looking for you. Rise and go down and accompany them without hesitation, for I have sent them. And Peter went down to the men

27 3. The Holy Spirit is a Person C. He is Described as a Person 1) He is Outraged 2) He is Lied To 3) He is Blasphemed 4) He is Obeyed 5) He is a He John 16:13-14 When [he] the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you

28 Must be He = masculine pronoun Part of a verb = can be he / she / it When [he] the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

29 4. The Holy Spirit is God A. Ascribed Divine Attributes 1) Omniscient Isaiah 40:13 Who has measured the Spirit of the LORD, or what man shows him his counsel?

30 4. The Holy Spirit is God A. Ascribed Divine Attributes 1) Omniscient Psalm 139:7 Where shall I go from your 2) Omnipresent Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence?

31 4. The Holy Spirit is God A. Ascribed Divine Attributes 1) Omniscient Hebrews 9:14 how much more will the blood 2) Omnipresent of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself 3) Eternal without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.

32 4. The Holy Spirit is God A. Ascribed Divine Attributes 1) Omniscient Genesis 1:2 The earth was without form 2) Omnipresent and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And 3) Eternal the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 4) Creator Job 33:4 The Spirit of God has made me

33 4. The Holy Spirit is God B. Engaging in Divine Actions 1) Worked Miracles Hebrews 2:4 God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.

34 4. The Holy Spirit is God B. Engaging in Divine Actions 1) Worked Miracles Luke 1:35 And the angel answered her, 2) Agent of the Virgin Birth The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy the Son of God.

35 4. The Holy Spirit is God B. Engaging in Divine Actions 1) Worked Miracles 2 Peter 1:21 For no prophecy was ever 2) Agent of the Virgin Birth produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. 3) Divine Cause of Scripture Revelation 2 & 3 (x7) hear what the Spirit says to the churches

36 4. The Holy Spirit is God C. Described as Another John 14:16 I will ask the Father, and he will give you another (allos = of the same kind) Helper, to be with you forever

37 4. The Holy Spirit is God D. Associated with Father & Son 1) With the Father 1 Corinthians 6:11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

38 4. The Holy Spirit is God D. Associated with Father & Son 1) With the Father Acts 16:7 And when they had come up to 2) With the Son Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.

39 4. The Holy Spirit is God D. Associated with Father & Son 1) With the Father Matthew 28:19 Go therefore and make disciples 2) With the Son of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the 3) With Both Son and of the Holy Spirit 2 Corinthians 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

40 4. The Holy Spirit is God E. He Bears Divine Titles 1) God Acts 5:3-4 But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land? While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? Why is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to man but to God.

41 4. The Holy Spirit is God E. He Bears Divine Titles 1) God 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of 2) Lord service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone.

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