The Work of the Holy Spirit

Subject: Wed nite study guide...taken from L. S. Chafer's Systematic Theology, Vol 6

I. His Deity (See verses on Trinity)
A. The Holy Spirit possesses all the ATTRIBUTES of God. Some are:
1. Eternal- Heb. 9:14
2. Omnipotence- Lk. 1:35; Ro. 5:19
3. Omnipresence-Ps. 139:7-13
4. Omniscience- 1 Co. 2:10-11
5. Love - Gal 5:22
6. Faithfulness - Gal 5:22
7. Truthfulness- 1Jo.5:6
8. Holiness
a) His Name
b) The Unforgivable Sin -Mt 12:31-32..rejection of Christ, or blaspheming the Holy Spirit
9. Sovereignty Rom 11:36
10. Self-Existent
B. His Works declare Him to be God
1. Creation - Gen. 1:26-27; Job 33:4
2. Striving - Gen. 6:3; 2 Th. 2:7-8
3. Inspiration - 2 Ti. 3:16; 2 Pet 1:21
4. Generating Christ - Lk. 1:35
5. Convincing - Jo. 16:8-11
6. Restraining-2Th. 2:6-8 2
7. Regeneration - Ti. 3:5
8. Illumination - 1 Co. 2:14+?; Jo. 16:12-15
9. As a Paraclete - Jo. 13:1-17:26
a) Comforter
b) Helper
10. Witnessing - Ro. 8:16; Heb. 10:15; 1 Jn 5:9-10
11. Anointing - 2 Co. 1:21; 1 Jo. 2:27
12. Baptism 1 Cor 12:13
13. Sealing - 2 Co. 1:22; Eph. 1:13; 4:30
14. Filling- Eph. 5:18
15. Intercession - Ro. 8:26-27
16. Sanctification - Ez. 37:28; Ro. 15:16; 1 Co. 1:30
17. As an Earnest -2 Co. 1:22; 5:5; Eph. 1:13-14

II. Types and Symbols of the Holy Spirit
A. Oil - Ps. 45:7
B. Water - Jo. 3:5; 7:38-39; 14:4
C. Fire - Ex. 13:21; 1 Pet. 1:7
D. Wind - Jo. 3:8; Acts. 2:2; 2 Pet 1:21
E. Dove - Mt. 3:16
F. Earnest -2 Co. 1:22; 5:5; Eph. 1:13-14
G. Seal - Rev. 7:2
H. Abraham's Servant - Gen.24

III. The Holy Spirit and Prophecy
A. Author of Prophecy - 2 Ti. 3:16; 2 Pet. 1:21
1. Inspiration - God the Holy Spirit supernaturally directing the writers of Scripture without waiving their human intelligence, their individuality, their literary style, their personal feelings, or any other human factor, recording His own complete and coherent message to man in perfect accuracy, the very words of Scripture bearing the authority of divine authorship.
2. Foretelling - Predictive
3. Forthtelling - Declarative
B. The Subject of Prediction - The Work of God by the Power of the Holy Spirit.

IV. The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament
A. From Adam to Abraham
1. Direct References -
a) Gen. 1:2; Job 26:13 - Creation
b) Gen. 6:3 - Restraining sin
c) Job 27:3; 33:4 - Our dependence on God the Holy Spirit for life.
2. The Revealer of Truth - Jud. 14-15
B. From Abraham to Christ - Different than today
1. Indwelling - Came upon people for some service
2. Baptizing - Foreign in OT, Imputed righteousness looked forward, Jo.8:56
3. Sealing- Foreign in OT
4. Filling - Same as Indwelling, Came upon people for some service

V. The Distinctive Character of the Present Age
A. The Church was a Mystery in the OT - Eph; Col. 1:26-27 - All prophecy of OT deals with trace the course and final destiny of Israel, the nations, angels, and the promised land.
B. A New Divine Purpose - the calling out from both Jews and Gentiles of a heavenly people, the bride and body of Christ.
C. An Age of Witnessing - Acts 1:8; 2 Co. 5:18-19
D. Israel Dormant - God's work with them is suspended Rom.11
E. Special Character of Evil - Gal. 1:4; 2 Th. 2:7; 2 Co. 4:3-4
F. An Age of Gentile Privilege - Mystery (see above)

VI. His Work in the World
A. The Restrainer of the Cosmos World 2 Th. 2:3-10
B. The one who convicts the unsaved - Jo. 16:8-11
1. of Sin
2. of Righteousness
3. of Judgment

VII. The Holy Spirit in Relation to the Christian
A. Regeneration - Ti. 3:5
1. The necessity - Jo. 3:6; Eph. 2:1-3
2. The impartation of Life - Jo. 10:10; Ro. 6:23; Eph. 2:1-3
a) A Knowledge of God - 2 Pet 1:3-4
b) A New Reality in Prayer - Heb. 4:16
c) A New Reality in the Reading of God's Word - 1Pet 2:1
d) A Recognition of God's Family - 1 Jo. 3:14

.........to be continued