The Work of the Holy Spirit.   08/23/18

The Spirit has two major aspects that affect those who receive Christs gift of salvation, secured by His blood being shed on the cross. This requires their belief in what Christ did on the cross, and that the Father raised Him from the dead. (Romans 10:9)

1. The Spirit gives us the mind of the Christ. (1 Corinthians 2:10) Thus those without the Spirit cannot understand or accept the things that come from the Spirit. (1 Corinthians 2:14)

2. Holy Spirit is made up of the 7 Spirits of God (Isaiah 11:2) for the mind. This same Spirit that Christ had is in the believer.

Isaiah 11: 2 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him - 

1. The Spirit of the Lord

2. The Spirit of Wisdom

3. The Spirit of Understanding

4. The Spirit of Counsel

5. The Spirit of Power

6. The Spirit of Knowledge

7. The Spirit of the Fear of the Lord

3. The Spirit also brings 9 attributes of His Fruit: (Galatians 5:22) . These are in our hearts when we are filled with the Spirit. The is the Fruit of the Spirit :

1. Love

2. Joy These three are manifested in the believer

3. Peace

4. Patience

5. Kindness These three are toward others

6. Goodness

7. Faithfulness

8. Meekness These three are toward God

9. Self-Control

When a believer (Gentile) confesses that Jesus is Lord, and believes that God raised Him from the dead, the Holy Spirit enters that person and seals him for the day of redemption. The work of transforming (conforming) that person into the image of God's Son (Jesus). (Romans 10:9, Philippians 1:6, Ephesians 4:6, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Romans 8:29). From that point on we become God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do Good works that He prepares in advance for us to do. (Ephesians 2:10) The Spirit works to insure that each believer bears fruit, and more fruit (John 15:2) and continuing to prune us so we bear much fruit (John 15:5, 8 NIV) If you confess with your mouth “Jesus is Lord” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9) Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is cursed”, and no one can say , “Jesus is Lord”, except by the Holy Spirit. (1 Cor 12:3) Here are

50 Things the Holy Spirit Does

1. The Spirit convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment (John 16:8).

2. The Spirit guides us into all truth (John 16:13).

3. The Spirit regenerates us (John 3:5-8; Titus 3:5).

4. The Spirit glorifies and testifies of Christ (John 15:26; 16:14).

5. The Spirit reveals Christ to us and in us (John 16:14-15).

6. The Spirit leads us (Rom. 8:14; Gal. 5:18; Matt. 4:1; Luke 4:1).

7. The Spirit sanctifies us (2 Thess. 2:13; 1 Pet. 1:2; Rom. 5:16).

8. The Spirit empowers us (Luke 4:14; 24:49; Rom. 15:19; Acts 1:8).

9. The Spirit fills us (Eph. 5:18; Acts 2:4; 4:8, 31; 9:17).

10. The Spirit teaches us to pray (Rom. 8:26-27; Jude 1:20).

11. The Spirit bears witness in us that we are children of God (Rom. 8:16).

12. The Spirit produces in us the fruit or evidence of His work and presence (Gal. 5:22-23). 13. The Spirit distributes spiritual gifts and manifestations (the outshining) of His presence to and through the body (1 Cor.12:4, 8-10; Heb. 2:4).

14. The Spirit anoints us for ministry (Luke 4:18; Acts 10:38).

15. The Spirit washes and renews us (Titus 3:5).

16. The Spirit brings unity and oneness to the body (Eph. 4:3; 2:14-18). Here the Holy Spirit plays the same role that He plays in the Godhead. The Spirit is the life that unites Father and Son. The Spirit plays the same role in the church. When the Holy Spirit is operating in a group of people, He unites them in love. Therefore, a sure evidence of the Holy Spirit working in a group is Love and Unity. Not signs and wonders (those are seasonal and can be counterfeited).

17. The Spirit is our guarantee and deposit of the future resurrection (2 Cor. 1:22; 2 Cor. 5:5).

18. The Spirit seals us unto the day of redemption (Eph. 1:13; 4:30).

19. The Spirit sets us free from the law of sin and death (Rom. 8:2).

20. The Spirit quickens our mortal bodies (Rom. 8:11).

21. The Spirit reveals the deep things of God to us (1 Cor. 2:10).

22. The Spirit reveals what has been given to us from God (1 Cor. 2:12).

23. The Spirit dwells in us (Rom. 8:9; 1 Cor. 3:16; 2 Tim. 1:14; John 14:17).

24. The Spirit speaks to, in, and through us (1 Cor. 12:3; 1 Tim. 4:1; Rev. 2:11; Heb 3:7; Matt. 10:20; Acts 2:4; 8:29; 10:19; 11:12, 28; 13:2; 16:6,7; 21:4,11).

25. The Spirit is the agent by which we are baptized into the body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:13). 26. The Spirit brings liberty (2 Cor. 3:17).

27. The Spirit transforms us into the image of Christ (2 Cor. 3:18).

28. The Spirit cries in our hearts, “Abba, Father” (Gal. 4:6).

29. The Spirit enables us to wait (Gal. 5:5).

30. The Spirit supplies us with Christ (Phil. 1:19, KJV).

31. The Spirit grants everlasting life (Gal. 6:8).

32. The Spirit gives us access to God the Father (Eph. 2:18).

33. The Spirit makes us (corporately) God’s habitation (Eph. 2:22).

34. The Spirit reveals the mystery of God to us (Eph. 3:5).

35. The Spirit strengthens our spirits (Eph. 3:16).

36. The Spirit enables us to obey the truth (1 Pet. 1:22).

37. The Spirit enables us to know that Jesus abides in us (1 John 3:24; 4:13).

38. The Spirit confesses that Jesus came in the flesh (1 John 4:2).

39. The Spirit says “Come, Lord Jesus” along with the bride (Rev. 22:17).

40. The Spirit dispenses God’s love into our hearts (Rom. 5:5).

41. The Spirit bears witness to the truth in our conscience (Rom. 9:1).

42. The Spirit teaches us (1 Cor. 2:13; John 14:26).

43. The Spirit gives us joy (1 Thess. 1:6).

44. The Spirit enables some to preach the gospel (1 Pet. 1:12).

45. The Spirit moves us (2 Pet. 1:21).

46. The Spirit knows the things of God (1 Cor. 2:11).

47. The Spirit casts out demons (Matt. 12:28).

48. The Spirit brings things to our remembrance (John 14:26).

49. He comforts us (Acts 9:31).

50. He makes some overseers in the church and sends some out to the work of church planting [through the body] (Acts 20:28; 13:2).

The Seven Mysteries told to Paul

1. The Mystery of Godliness - 1 Timothy 3:16

2. The Mystery of the Indwelling Christ – Colossians 1:27

3. The Mystery of the Body of Christ – Ephesians 5:30-32

4. The Restoration of Israel – Romans 11:25

5. The Mystery of Babylon the Great – Revelation 17:5

6. The Mystery of Iniquity - 2 Thessalonians 2:3-8

7. The Rapture – 1 Corinthians 15:51-55

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