20 Things You Need To Know About The Holy Spirit
by admin | May 17, 2013
- The Holy Spirit is not a “thing”, a “power”, or an “it” – He is a Person
- The Holy Spirit is God Himself (Acts 5:3-4)
- The Holy Spirit gave you new spiritual life. Apart from Him, you would still be dead in your sins and hating God (John 3:5-8)
- Apart from the Holy Spirit, you never would have seen the beauty and glory of Jesus (II Cor. 3:12-18)
- Apart from the Holy Spirit, you wouldn’t know the love of God (Rom. 5:5)
- Apart from the Holy Spirit, you couldn’t finish the Christian life (Gal. 3:1-6)
- Apart from the Holy Spirit, you wouldn’t walk in obedience to Jesus’ commands (Gal. 5:16-25)
- Apart from the Holy Spirit, you wouldn’t know that you are a child of God (Gal. 4:6; Rom. 8:13-17)
- Apart from the Holy Spirit, you wouldn’t have a guarantee of being saved from God’s wrath on the last day (Eph. 1:14)
- Apart from the Holy Spirit, you wouldn’t know Truth or comprehend the Gospel (John 14:25-26; I Cor. 2:6-16)
- The Holy Spirit prays for you constantly and intercedes in ways you and I cannot (Rom 8:26-27)
- The Holy Spirit helps us speak when we are in difficult or dangerous situations (Mark 13:11; Luke 12:12)
- The Holy Spirit is our Comforter, Counselor, Encourager, and Strength (Psalm 143:10; John 14-16; Acts 9:31; Acts 13:2; Acts 15:28)
- The Holy Spirit gives us power to be God’s witnesses (Acts 1:8)
- The Holy Spirit draws believers closer to Jesus (Eph. 3:16-19)
- The Holy Spirit sets us free from sin and helps us fight against sin (Rom. 8:2)
- The Holy Spirit brings us life and freedom (II Cor. 3:17)
- The Holy Spirit gives us hope (Rom. 15:3)
- The Holy Spirit gives us gifts to bring glory to God, further the gospel, and edify the church (I Cor. 12-14)
- The Holy Spirit brings to bear God’s holiness and spiritual fruit into our lives (Gal. 5:22-23)