New Believer's Bible Sample - Flipbook - Page 28
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Who Is the Holy Spirit?
The Holy Spirit is the most mysterious member of the Trinity, which includes
God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and God the Spirit (or the Holy
Spirit). Many struggle with the idea of God being three persons yet one. Quite
honestly, we will never fully grasp the concept this side of Heaven.
Some, however, have wrongly thought of the Holy Spirit as more of an “it”
than a “he.” That is probably due in part to biblical descriptions of him being
like the wind or coming upon Jesus in the form of a dove, among other comparisons. Yet the unique descriptions attributed to the Holy Spirit are simply metaphors and are not meant to imply that the Holy Spirit is merely some “force” or
“power.” Jesus said this about the Holy Spirit: “When the Spirit of truth comes,
he will guide you into all truth. . . . He will tell you about the future” (John 16:13,
emphasis added). Note the use of the pronoun he. The Holy Spirit has a distinct
personality, and he also has specific work that he wants to do in our lives as
followers of Jesus Christ. Explore what the Bible says about him.
• God promised the Holy Spirit to all believers see Joel 2:28-32, page 833
• Christians have been born of the Spirit see John 3:5-8, page 999
• How the Holy Spirit works in our lives see John 14:15-17, page 1016
• The Holy Spirit’s work see Acts 2:1-41, page 1029
• When the Holy Spirit can be sinned against see Acts 5:1-10, page 1036
• The encouragement of the Holy Spirit see Acts 9:31, page 1041
• The Holy Spirit is a guarantee of God’s promises see 2 Corinthians 1:22, page 1111
• Why Christians need the Holy Spirit see Galatians 5:16-26, page 1128
• Why God gives us the Holy Spirit see Ephesians 1:13-14, page 1132
