Basics of faith

4. GOD SPEAKS
HOW DOES GOD SPEAK TO
HIS PEOPLE?
WHAT IS THE TRINITY?

5. The Godhead or State of Being God
IS
IS IS
God
Deity
Father
Son
Holy
Spirit
IS NOT
(Acts 10: 38)
(John 20: 17)
(Acts 5: 3, 4)(Hebrews 1: 8)

6. GOD SPOKE
TRINITY:
GOD THE FATHER
GOD SPOKE DIRECTLY AND
THRU PROPHETS TO HIS
PEOPLE

7. GOD SPEAKS
GOD THE FATHER
HE SPOKE DIRECTLY TO
HIS PEOPLE

8. GOD SPOKE THRU HIS
PROPHETS

9. GOD SPOKE THRU HIS
PROPHETS

10. GOD SPOKE THRU HIS
PROPHETS

11. GOD SPOKE THRU HIS
PROPHETS

12. GOD SPOKE
TRINITY:
GOD THE FATHER
GOD THE SON
GOD SPOKE DIRECTLY AND THRU
PROPHETS TO HIS PEOPLE
GOD SPOKE TO US THRU HIS SON:
JESUS THE MESSIAH

13. GOD SPOKE THRU HIS SON
TO CROWDS

14. GOD SPOKE THRU HIS SON
TO DISCIPLES

15. GOD SPOKE THRU HIS SON
IN TEMPLE

16. GOD SPOKE THRU HIS SON
LOVE

17. GOD SPOKE
TRINITY:
GOD THE FATHER
GOD THE SON
GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT
GOD SPOKE DIRECTLY AND THRU
PROPHETS TO HIS PEOPLE
GOD SPOKE TO US THRU HIS SON: JESUS
THE MESSIAH
GOD SPEAKS TO US THRU THE HOLY SPIRIT

18. GOD SPEAKS THRU THE
HOLY SPIRIT

19. What the Spirit
does:
Holy Spirit
1. He effects the new birth (John 3: 5).
2. The Spirit sanctifies (I Pet. 1: 2).
3. The Spirit convicts (John. 16: 8).
4. The Spirit comforts (Acts 9: 31).
5. Teaches (I Cor. 2:13).
6. Saves (Tit. 3: 5).
7. Purifies (I Pet. 1: 22).
8. The Spirit also exerts power (Rom.
15:13).
GOD SPEAKS THRU THE
HOLY SPIRIT

20. What the word
does:
Holy Spirit
1. It effects the new birth (I Pet. 1: 23).
2. The word sanctifies (John 17: 17).
3. The word convicts (Tit. 1: 9).
4. The word comforts (I Thes. 4: 18).
5. Teaches (2 Tim. 3: 16, 17).
6. Saves (Jas. 1: 21).
7. Purifies (I Pet. 1:23).
8. The word also exerts power (Rom.
1:16).
GOD SPEAKS THRU THE
HOLY SPIRIT

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Who is the Holy Spirit?
 He is a real being
– He is not just a human emotional feeling;
a “better-felt-than-told” experience.
– He is real
– What we know about the Holy Sprit is
determined by Scripture, not by feeling
(Rom. 10:17; Heb. 1:1-2)

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Who is the Holy Spirit?
 He is a spirit being
– He is not a physical being (Lk. 24:39),
though he may indwell a bodily form
(Lk. 3:22; Jn. 1:33).
– He is a spirit (Gen. 1:2)

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Who is the Holy Spirit?
 He is a personal being
– He is not an “it;” an impersonal force, energy
or influence that pervades the universe
(popular in ancient Greek philosophy).
– He is a person (Jn. 16:7-8,13-14, etc.)
– He has personal traits (Rom. 15:30; etc.)
– He has personal actions (Ac. 13:2,4; etc.)
– He shares personal relations (Mt. 28:19; etc.)
– He suffers personal injury (Mt. 12:32; Ac.
7:51; Eph. 4:30, etc.)

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Who is the Holy Spirit?
 He is a divine being
– He is not an angel, or God’s “power” but a
separate member of the Godhead (Lk. 1:35).
– He possesses the name of deity (Ac. 5:3-4)
– He possesses the attributes deity (Heb. 9:14)
– He performs the works of deity (Gen. 1:1-2;
Jn. 3:5)

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Who is the Holy Spirit?
 The Holy Spirit Is …
– Real
– Spirit
– Divine
– Personal

26. Who is the Holy Spirit?‡
 The Holy Spirit did not just appear at
Pentecost!
 As God, He always existed!‡
 The Holy Spirit is truly a person, not
just a magical force.
 He is the life-giving breath of God. He is
God’s greatest gift to us: the gift of
Himself dwelling within us!

27. The Holy Spirit is part of the Godhead.
“13: All the saints salute you. 14: The grace of
the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and
the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you
all. Amen: (2 Cor. 13).
Who is the Holy Spirit?

29. HOLY SPIRIT
Why?
To empower us:
1. Share the Gospel-Acts 1:8
2. Live in victory daily-
3. Heal the sick-Mark 16:17-18
4. Cast out demons-Mark 16:17-18
5. Love the unlovable-
Convict us of sins-John 16:7-8
Lead and guide us-John 16:13
Teach us truth-John 14:26
Seals us as redeemed-Ephesians 1:13, Ephesians 4:30

30. HOLY SPIRIT
Who?
He is:
1. Share the Gospel-Acts 1:8
2. Live in victory daily-
3. Heal the sick-Mark 16:17-18
4. Cast out demons-Mark 16:17-18
5. Love the unlovable-
Convict us of sins-John 16:7-8
Lead and guide us-John 16:13
Teach us truth-John 14:26
Seals us as redeemed-Ephesians 1:13, Ephesians 4:30