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THE HOLY SPIRIT HIS ROLE DURING THE EARLY DAYS OF THE

CHURCH AND HIS ROLE TODAY.

THE HOLY SPIRIT

• There may be as much misunderstanding of and false doctrine taught

about the role of the Holy Spirit as any other subject in the

scriptures.

• Our goal today is not to bring up and refute each of these false

doctrines but rather to determine what the Word of God has to say

about Him.

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THE HOLY SPIRIT

• Once we know what the truth is on any subject, then we will be able

to recognize error on that subject when it is presented to us.

• The Holy Spirit is known by several other names.

• Spirit of God:

• Ro 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are

sons of God.

THE HOLY SPIRIT

• Holy Ghost:

• The phrase “Holy Ghost” is found mainly in the “King James”

version of the Bible.

• The NKJV, ASV, RSV, YLT and Darby’s do not contain this phrase

but rather translate “Holy Ghost” as “Holy Spirit”

• The KJV translates “pneuma” as Ghost and Spirit

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• Comforter:

• Joh 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom

the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things,

and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have

said unto you.

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• Spirit of Truth:

• Joh 15:26 ¶ But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send

unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which

proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

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THE HOLY SPIRIT

• We could go on and list other names that the Holy Spirit is

known by but I believe these are sufficient to establish who we

will be discussing.

• The Holy Spirit, The Holy Ghost, The Spirit of God, The

Comforter and The Spirit of Truth

• These are all names of the same individual

THE HOLY SPIRIT

• Now lets look at who the Holy Spirit is.

• He is God.

• Mt 1:18 ¶ Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After

His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came

together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.

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THE HOLY SPIRIT

• 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting

to make her a public example, was minded to put her away

secretly.

• 20 But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of

the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of

David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that

which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

THE HOLY SPIRIT

• Jesus was conceived in Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit.

• Whose child was He? Mary was his mother and God was His

father.

• Lu 1:35 And the angel answered and said to her, "The Holy

Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will

overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be

born will be called the Son of God.

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THE HOLY SPIRIT

• Follow the logic here:

• Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit

• Jesus was the Son of God

• Therefore the Holy Spirit must be God

THE HOLY SPIRIT

• He is part of the “God Head” or Trinity.

• The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit

• Mt 28:19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations,

baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of

the Holy Spirit,

• Jesus put all three on the same level as God

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THE HOLY SPIRIT

• He was also present at creation:

• Ge 1:2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness

was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was

hovering over the face of the waters.

THE HOLY SPIRIT

• He was manifested as part of the God head along with God the

Father at the Baptism of Christ.

• Lu 3:21 ¶ When all the people were baptized, it came to pass

that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven

was opened.

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THE HOLY SPIRIT

• 22 And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove

upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, "You are

My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased."

THE HOLY SPIRIT

• Now that we have a little bit of background on the names of the

Holy Spirit and who He is (God), lets look at His role in the

scriptures in the following areas:

• Revelation

• Miracles

• Conversion

• Baptism

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HOLY SPIRIT’S ROLE IN REVELATION

• When we address His role in Revelation I am talking about His

role in the revealing the Word of God to man.

• 2Pe 1:20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture

is of any private interpretation.

• 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man:

but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy

Ghost.


• Those spokesmen for God in the Old Testament were told what

to say and write by the Holy Spirit.

• During the early days of the Church, the Holy Spirit told inspired

men what to say

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• Lu 12:11 "Now when they bring you to the synagogues and

magistrates and authorities, do not worry about how or what

you should answer, or what you should say.

• 12 "For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what

you ought to say."


• Jesus tells Peter, James, John and Andrew the same thing:

• Mr 13:11 "But when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not

worry beforehand, or premeditate what you will speak. But

whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you

who speak, but the Holy Spirit.

• The Holy Spirit was going to reveal to them the things they

should say and He would speak thru them.

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• Joh 14:25 ¶ "These things I have spoken to you while being

present with you.

• 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.

• The things the Apostles and others inspired by the Holy Spirit

taught were taught to them by the Holy Spirit.


• Paul says the words they used to teach were from the Holy Spirit.

• 1Co 2:13 These things we also speak, not in words which man's

wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing

spiritual things with spiritual.

• We have seen that the Word of God during the Old Testament

and the early days of the Church was revealed to men by the Holy

Spirit.

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• Does the Holy Spirit reveal the Word of God to us today? Yes!

• He reveals God’s Word to us today strictly thru the scriptures.

• He does not work with man today outside of the scriptures.

• Before the New Testament was completed there was a necessity

for supernatural revelation from the Holy Spirit in order to know

what God’s will was.


• Once the New Testament was completed, there was no longer a

need for supernatural revelation.

• If we want to know what God’s will is we simply go to His Word.

• Paul explains how this works.

• Eph 3:1 ¶ For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus

for you Gentiles--

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• 2 if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of

God which was given to me for you,

• 3 how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery

(as I have briefly written already,

• 4 by which, when you read, you may understand my

knowledge in the mystery of Christ),

• The Holy Spirit revealed knowledge to Paul and others.


• The Holy Spirit directed them to write these things down.

• When we read the things that were written by these men, then

we can understand what the Holy Spirit revealed to them.

• In that sense, the Holy Spirit reveals God’s plan to us today thru

the scriptures He directed men to write.

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• The supernatural revelation of the Holy Spirit came to an end

when the New Testament was completed.

• 1Co 13:8 ¶ Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies,

they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease;

whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.

• 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part.


• 10 But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is

in part will be done away.

• 11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a

child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away

childish things.

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• 12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face.

Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am

known.

• 13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the

greatest of these is love.

• The supernatural gifts of prophecy, tongues and knowledge will

cease or come to an end.


• When? When that which is perfect is come.

• That which is perfect is the perfect law of Liberty or the law of

Christ. The New Testament!

• The New Testament was completed around the end or the 1st

century therefore, supernatural revelation by the Holy Spirit

came to an end around the end of the 1st century.

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• How do we know this is not talking about the 2nd coming of Christ?

• 10 But when that which is perfect has come…

• If we look at the context we see this is not talking about Christ’s

second coming.

• These verses refer to a time period when these supernatural gifts

will cease and when other things will remain.


• Those things that remain are Faith, Hope and Love.

• 1Co 13:13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three;

• When Christ comes again, of these 3 only love will remain.

• At Christ coming our faith will be sight

• 2Co 5:7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.

• Once we see God, we will no longer walking by faith.

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• Once we receive the thing we hope for (heaven) we will no

longer have hope.

• 1 Corinthians 13:8-13 cannot be referring to Christ’s second

coming because faith and hope will not abide or continue then.


• Since this is not referring to Christ’s 2nd coming then it has to be

referring to the completion of the New Testament that James

calls the perfect Law of Liberty.

• Jas 1:25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty….

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CONCLUSION

• We have seen today that the Holy Spirit is God.

• He is known by several names.

• He revealed directly to man the Will of God during the Old

Testament and the early days of the Church.

CONCLUSION

• These supernatural revelations came to and end around the end

of the 1st century when the New Testament was completed.

• He reveals God’s Will to us today thru the things He instructed

inspired men to write during the 1st century (the New

Testament).

• We have no need for direct revelation today since we now have

the completed, perfect Word of God

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THE HOLY SPIRIT THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

THE HOLY SPIRIT

•We began a study last time of the Holy Spirit and His

role in the early Church and His role today.

•We learned He is called by several different names.

•Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost, Spirit of God, The Comforter

and The Spirit of Truth

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•We looked at His role in the Revelation of God’s Word

•We saw how He revealed God’s Word to the Apostles

and others who recorded the New Testament.

•We learned this revelation was completed around the

end of the 1st century.

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•The Holy Spirit reveals the Word of God to us strictly

thru the scriptures today.

•Today, we want to look at the Baptism of the Holy

Spirit and see what the scriptures have to say about it.

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BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

• John the Baptist prophesied about this baptism

•Mt 3:11 "I indeed baptize you with water unto

repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier

than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will

baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.


•12 "His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will

thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather

His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff

with unquenchable fire."

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•There were some in the audience that would receive

the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

•Without a doubt some of the Apostles of Christ were

present when John made this prophecy.


•We will just mention briefly at this time the baptism of

fire mentioned here.

•The Baptism of Fire is eternal destruction in Hell.

•That point is made clear in vs 12 when the chaff is

burned up in unquenchable fire.

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• Jesus mentions the Baptism of the Holy Spirit just

before his ascension in Acts 1 and he relates it to

the promise of the Holy Spirit.


•Ac 1:4 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."

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•The Promise they were waiting on from the father was

the Holy Spirit.

• Joh 14:26 "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.


•When they received the Holy Spirit not many days

after the ascension of Christ they were Baptized with

the Holy Spirit.

•Ac 2:1 ¶ When the Day of Pentecost had fully come,

they were all with one accord in one place.

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•2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as

of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house

where they were sitting.

• 3 Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of

fire, and one sat upon each of them.


•4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and

began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave

them utterance.

•This was the Apostles being baptized with the Holy

Spirit on the day of Pentecost.

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•When the Apostles were baptized with the Holy Spirit

on the day of Pentecost they also received the ability

to lay their hands on other people and impart the gift

of the Spirit to them.


•They also received all of the spiritual gifts:

•Healing, knowledge, tounges, prophecy, miracles,

faith and the rest spelled out in 1 Corinthians 12.

•Those on whom the Apostles laid their hands only

received two or three of these it seems at the most.

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•There was only one other instance of Holy Spirit baptism

mentioned in the scriptures and it was done for a very

specific purpose.

• In Acts 10 Peter was sent by a vision to preach to the

household of Cornelius.


•Cornelius was a Gentile. Up until this time it was not a

common practice for the Gospel to be preached to the

Gentiles.

•When Peter returned to Jerusalem in Acts 11 he was

called on the carpet by other Jewish Christians for

preaching to the Gentiles

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•Ac 11:1 ¶ Now the apostles and brethren who were in

Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the

word of God.

• 2 And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those of the

circumcision contended with him,


•3 saying, "You went in to uncircumcised men and ate

with them!“

• 4 But Peter explained it to them in order from the

beginning, saying:

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• 5 "I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I

saw a vision, an object descending like a great sheet, let

down from heaven by four corners; and it came to me.

• 6 "When I observed it intently and considered, I saw

four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping

things, and birds of the air.


•7 "And I heard a voice saying to me, 'Rise, Peter; kill and

eat.‘

•8 "But I said, 'Not so, Lord! For nothing common or

unclean has at any time entered my mouth.‘

•9 "But the voice answered me again from heaven, 'What

God has cleansed you must not call common.'

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•10 "Now this was done three times, and all were

drawn up again into heaven.

• 11 "At that very moment, three men stood before the

house where I was, having been sent to me from

Caesarea.


• 12 "Then the Spirit told me to go with them, doubting

nothing. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me,

and we entered the man's house.

• 13 "And he told us how he had seen an angel standing

in his house, who said to him, 'Send men to Joppa, and

call for Simon whose surname is Peter,

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• 14 'who will tell you words by which you and all your

household will be saved.'

• 15 "And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon

them, as upon us at the beginning.


•Ac 11:16 "Then I remembered the word of the Lord,

how He said, 'John indeed baptized with water, but you

shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'

• 17 "If therefore God gave them the same gift as He

gave us when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ,

who was I that I could withstand God?"

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• 18 When they heard these things they became silent;

and they glorified God, saying, "Then God has also

granted to the Gentiles repentance to life.“

•Peter identifies the Holy Spirit falling on Cornelius and

his family as the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.


•He also says that this is the same way it happened to

them in the beginning (the day of Pentecost)

•The Holy Spirit fell on both groups directly from God.

No man played a part in either event.

• In both instances there was a purpose for this Baptism

of the Holy Spirit.

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•With the Apostles, it was to guide them into all truth.

• Joh 16:13 "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.


• In the case of Cornelius and his family, it was to prove

to the Jews that the Gospel was to the Gentile also.

•Ac 10:44 ¶ While Peter was still speaking these

words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard

the word.

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•45 And those of the circumcision who believed were

astonished, as many as came with Peter, because the gift

of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles

also.

• 46 For they heard them speak with tongues and

magnify God. Then Peter answered,


•47 "Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be

baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we

have?“

• If the Holy Spirit had not fallen on Cornelius and his

family Peter and the Jews with him may have refused to

baptize these Gentiles.

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• In Acts 15 Peter tells the brethren in Jerusalem that

God gave Cornelius’ household the Holy Spirit to

prove the Gentiles were accepted by God.


•Ac 15:7 And when there had been much dispute, Peter

rose up and said to them: "Men and brethren, you know

that a good while ago God chose among us, that by my

mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel

and believe.

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•8 "So God, who knows the heart, acknowledged them

by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us,

•These two events, the Holy Spirit falling on the

Apostles and the Holy Spirit falling on the household of

Cornelius are the only two instances of Holy Spirit

Baptism in the New Testament.


• In every other case of someone receiving the Holy

Spirit after the establishment of the Church it was

imparted to them by the laying on of the Apostle’s

hands.

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• In Acts 8 Philip who was not an apostle, preaches and

converts many in Samaria.

•Ac 8:14 ¶ Now when the apostles who were at

Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word

of God, they sent Peter and John to them,


•Peter and John were Apostles.

• 15 who, when they had come down, prayed for

them that they might receive the Holy Spirit.

• 16 For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They

had only been baptized in the name of the Lord

Jesus.

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• 17 Then they laid hands on them, and they received

the Holy Spirit.

• 18 And when Simon saw that through the laying on

of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he

offered them money,


•19 saying, "Give me this power also, that anyone on

whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit.“

•Philip couldn’t give it to them because he was not an

apostle

•God did not give it to them directly or “Baptize” them

with it

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•The way they received it was by the Apostles laying

their hands on them.

•When Paul, who was an apostle, came to Ephesus and

found 12 men who had been baptized into John’s

baptism. He taught them the truth and then imparted

the Holy Spirit to them.


•Ac 19:6 And when Paul had laid hands on them, the

Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with

tongues and prophesied.

•Paul also wanted to go to Rome so he could impart

spiritual gifts to the Christians there.

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•Ro 1:11 For I long to see you, that I may impart to

you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established

•How was he going to give it to them? The same way he

gave it to those in Ephesus and the same way those in

Samaria got it.

•By the laying on of an Apostle’s hands.


•The Baptism of the Holy Spirit came to an end after

Cornelius and his family received it.

•After this event took place there was only one type of

baptism in effect and that was in water for the

remission of sins.

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•Eph 4:4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you

were called in one hope of your calling;

• 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

• 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all, and

through all, and in you all.


• Some may read this verse and think “One baptism?

The Bible mentions several different kinds of baptism.”

• It does, but only one was in effect when Paul wrote the

book of Ephesians

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•The Israelites were baptized in the Red Sea

• John the Baptist baptized his followers for the

forgiveness of sins.

•Mr 1:4 John came baptizing in the wilderness and

preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission

of sins.


•There is the Baptism of fire that John mentions.

•There is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.

•There is the Baptism in water for the forgiveness of

sins that is a part of teaching “Jesus”

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•Ac 8:35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning

at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him.

• 36 Now as they went down the road, they came to

some water. And the eunuch said, "See, here is water.

What hinders me from being baptized?"


•Which of these was in effect when Paul wrote

Galatians and is still in effect today?

•Baptism in water for the remission of sins according to

the commands of Christ.

•The same baptism that Peter says now saves us.

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•1Pe 3:21 ¶ There is also an antitype which now

saves us--baptism (not the removal of the filth of the

flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward

God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

•Baptism of the Holy Spirit didn’t save anyone.


•Cornelius and his household were still lost after

receiving the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.

• It was the words (the Gospel) Peter was going to tell

them that was going to save them.

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•Ac 11:14 'who will tell you words by which you and

all your household will be saved.'

• 15 "And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell

upon them, as upon us at the beginning.

•The Holy Spirit fell on them before they had a chance

to hear the words that would save them.

CONCLUSION

•The Baptism of the Holy Spirit only took place on two

occasions. Both times it was for a specific purpose.

•People are not Baptized with the Holy Spirit today.

•We know this because Paul says there is only “one

baptism”.

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CONCLUSION

•There is one more baptism to come.

•The baptism of fire.

•We want to avoid this baptism at all cost

• It will be for all those who do not obey God and it will

be eternal.

THE HOLY SPIRIT

THE HOLY SPIRIT’S ROLE IN

CONVERSION

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HOLY SPIRIT IN CONVERSION

• What role does the Holy Spirit play in the conversion of man?

• This is a question that seems to cause a great deal of confusion in the

religious world

• When we talk about conversion we are talking about the process by

which man turns from his life of sin to a life of following God.

• This conversion takes place in the mind of man. Which is often referred

to as the heart in the scriptures


• This conversion is necessary for our salvation.

• Ac 3:19 "Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be

blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence

of the Lord,

• The fact that the Holy Spirit has a role in our conversion is undeniable.

• Lets look at a few things that the Holy Spirit does for men

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• The Holy Spirit convicts men of sin.

• Joh 16:7 ¶ "Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage

that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to

you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.

• 8 "And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of

righteousness, and of judgment:


• Christians are born again by the Spirit

• Joh 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee,

Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

• 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old?

can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

• 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born

of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

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• The Spirit also gives us life

• Joh 6:63 "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The

words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.


• The Spirit also makes us free

• Ro 8:1 ¶ There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are

in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according

to the Spirit.

• 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free

from the law of sin and death.

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• The Spirit also washes, sanctifies and justifies sinners.

• 1Co 6:9 ¶ Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the

kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor

idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites,


• 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor

extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.

• 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were

sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by

the Spirit of our God.

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• The Holy Spirit also calls us to eternal life.

• Re 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who

hears say, "Come!" And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let

him take the water of life freely.

• No doubt we could go on and list other things that the Holy Spirit does

for us but for the sake of time we are only going to look at these few.


• Few would deny that the Holy Spirit has a role in our conversion today.

• The verses we have just looked at would be proof to any honest Bible

believing person that the Holy Spirit is working converting people even

now.

• The disagreement and confusion is in the area of, How does the Holy

Spirit accomplish this work in our conversion.

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• Some would claim the nature of man is so wicked, corrupt and depraved

that only thru a direct operation of the Holy Spirit on the heart of man

can he be turned to God

• This “direct operation” is apart from any other agency including the Word

of God.

• This is false doctrine! The Holy Spirit does not nor has it ever directly

operated on the heart or mind of any man causing him to believe.


• The work of the Holy Spirit in conversion has always been accomplished

thru the Word of God being taught by men.

• Those who obeyed on the day of Pentecost did so at the direction of the

Holy Spirit thru the mouths of the Apostles

• Ac 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak

with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

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• Peter and the other apostles then began to speak to the multitudes the

things the Holy Spirit told them to say.

• It was the words they heard that day that led to their conversion.

• Ac 2:37 ¶ Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and

said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Men and brethren, what

shall we do?"


• It was the words that Peter was directed to speak by the Holy Spirit to

Cornelius and his household that would lead to their conversion..

• Acts 10:5 "Now send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose

surname is Peter.

• 6 "He is lodging with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea. He

will tell you what you must do.“

• The way you tell someone something is with words

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• When Peter recounts this story in Acts 11, makes this point even clearer.

• Ac 11:13 "And he told us how he had seen an angel standing in his

house, who said to him, 'Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon whose

surname is Peter,

• 14 'who will tell you words by which you and all your household will

be saved.‘

• The Holy Spirit certainly had the power to force salvation on man but

chose rather to do it thru words delivered by men.


• Even Saul of Tarsus (Apostle Paul) had to be told by a man what to do,

even after seeing Jesus on the road to Damascus.

• Ac 9:3 As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light

shone around him from heaven.

• 4 Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul,

Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"

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• Ac 9:5 And he said, "Who are You, Lord?" Then the Lord said, "I am

Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the

goads."

• 6 So he, trembling and astonished, said, "Lord, what do You want me

to do?" Then the Lord said to him, "Arise and go into the city, and you

will be told what you must do.“

• There is not a single case of conversion in the New Testament where a

person became a Christian without first hearing the Word of God.


• In fact, everything that the Holy Spirit does for us today it does thru the

Word of God.

• The Holy Spirit revealed the Word to the Apostles and other inspired

men who then recorded it for us today.

• Each of us here should possess the only physical manifestation of the

work of the Holy Spirit today.

• The Bible. A copy of the Word of God.

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Convicts John 16:8

Born Again John 3:6

Made Alive John 6:63

Made Free Rom 8:2

Washed 1Cor 6:11

Sanctified 1Cor 6:11

Justified 1Cor 6:11

Called Rev 22:17

Convicts Titus 1:9

THE WORD OF GOD CONVICTS

Tit 1:7 For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed,

not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money,

8 but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-

controlled,

9 holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able,

by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict.

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Convicts John 16:8

Born Again John 3:6


Made Free Rom 8:2

Washed 1Cor 6:11


Justified 1Cor 6:11

Called Rev 22:17

Convicts Titus 1:9

Born Again 1Peter 1:22-23

WE ARE BORN AGAIN BY THE WORD

1Pe 1:22 Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth

through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one

another fervently with a pure heart,

23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed but

incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides

forever,

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Convicts John 16:8

Born Again John 3:6


Made Free Rom 8:2

Washed 1Cor 6:11


Justified 1Cor 6:11

Called Rev 22:17

Convicts Titus 1:9

Born Again John 3:6


WE ARE MADE ALIVE BY THE WORD

Joh 6:67 Then Jesus said to the twelve, "Do you also want to go

away?"

68 But Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go?

You have the words of eternal life.

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Convicts John 16:8

Born Again John 3:6


Made Free Rom 8:2

Washed 1Cor 6:11


Justified 1Cor 6:11

Called Rev 22:17

Convicts Titus 1:9

Born Again John 3:6


Made Free John 8:31-32

WE ARE MADE FREE BY THE WORD

Joh 8:31 ¶ Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him,

"If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed.

32 "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make

you free."

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Convicts John 16:8

Born Again John 3:6


Made Free Rom 8:2

Washed 1Cor 6:11


Justified 1Cor 6:11

Called Rev 22:17

Convicts Titus 1:9

Born Again John 3:6



Washed Eph 5:26

WE ARE WASHED OR CLEANSED BY THE WORD

Eph 5:26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing

of water by the word,

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Convicts John 16:8

Born Again John 3:6


Made Free Rom 8:2

Washed 1Cor 6:11


Justified 1Cor 6:11

Called Rev 22:17

Convicts Titus 1:9

Born Again John 3:6



Washed Eph 5:26

Sanctified John 17:17

WE ARE SANCTIFIED BY THE WORD

Joh 17:17 ¶ "Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.

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Convicts John 16:8

Born Again John 3:6


Made Free Rom 8:2

Washed 1Cor 6:11


Justified 1Cor 6:11

Called Rev 22:17

Convicts Titus 1:9

Born Again John 3:6



Washed Eph 5:26


Justified Rom 5:1, 10:17

WE ARE JUSTIFIED BY THE WORD

Ro 5:1 ¶ Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace

with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Where does this Justifying Faith come from?

The Word of God!

Ro 10:17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the

word of God.

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Convicts John 16:8

Born Again John 3:6


Made Free Rom 8:2

Washed 1Cor 6:11


Justified 1Cor 6:11

Called Rev 22:17

Convicts Titus 1:9

Born Again John 3:6



Washed Eph 5:26


Justified Rom 5:1, 10:17

Called 2Thess 2:14

WE ARE CALLED BY THE WORD

2Th 2:13 ¶ But we are bound to give thanks to God always for

you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the

beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the

Spirit and belief in the truth,

14 to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the

glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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CONCLUSION

• In spite of what many may think. The Holy Spirit does not operate

directly on the hearts of some and not on the hearts of others.

• This would make God a respecter of persons

• The work of the Holy Spirit is not some mystical strange event that

occurs in the life of man

• It is rather, the influence of the Word of God on the minds of men who

learn and obey the commands and principles contained in it.

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