The Holy Spirit

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When I have been studying the Word and do not understand something, I know I can ask the Holy Spirit to help me understand. Many times later a situation will come up and it's like He says, that's what that scripture means.

I have to rely so much on the Lord as I have nobody to help me, He is all I have. I have had the Holy Spirit tell me something ahead of time that I would need. Other times I have been looking for something I needed and He has showed me where it was. He is there for everything we need, and it's not always a distinct voice, maybe just the nudge in your heart that you know is from Him. One Saturday morning during my prayer time He spoke to me "license tabs". I was going to go out and run some errands and my birthday was 4 days earlier and I had forgotten to put the new tabs on my car because it had been raining when I got them. He may have prevented me from getting a ticket that morning for all I know. I fully believe He is interested in helping in every area of our lives. I am so grateful for the guidance He has given me the past several years.
 
He is God's Spirit, the Spirit of Truth, the Comforter, He who bears witness to the Truth, the Spirit of prophecy and testimony of Jesus Christ. Here's some verses...

John 14:16-27[SUP]16 [/SUP]And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
[SUP]17 [/SUP]Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
[SUP]18 [/SUP]I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
[SUP]19 [/SUP]Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
[SUP]20 [/SUP]At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
[SUP]21 [/SUP]He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
[SUP]22 [/SUP]Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
[SUP]23 [/SUP]Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
[SUP]24 [/SUP]He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.
[SUP]25 [/SUP]These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.
[SUP]26 [/SUP]But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

[SUP]27 [/SUP]Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."

Not only does He guide us into all Truth, but He also gives us the ability t bring forth the fruits shown below....

Galatians 5:22-23 [SUP] "[/SUP]But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

[SUP]23 [/SUP]Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law."


But He also does this in the Lord's disciples....

John 16:7-16
[SUP]7 [/SUP]Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
[SUP]8 [/SUP]And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
[SUP]9 [/SUP]Of sin, because they believe not on me;
[SUP]10 [/SUP]Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
[SUP]11 [/SUP]Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
[SUP]12 [/SUP]I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
[SUP]13 [/SUP]Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
[SUP]14 [/SUP]He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
[SUP]15 [/SUP]All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
[SUP]16 [/SUP]A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.


And there are also the gifts of the Spirit as well. :)

1 Corinthians 12:7-11
[SUP]7 [/SUP]But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
[SUP]8 [/SUP]For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
[SUP]9 [/SUP]To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
[SUP]10 [/SUP]To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
[SUP]11 [/SUP]But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

So I took a look at these and here is what I have in my notes (I added the stuff in blue just now):

John 14:16-27
-->v.17: The spirit will show you what is true. The people of this world cannot accept the spirit because they don't see or know him. But you know the Spirit who is with you and will keep on living in you.
-->We will know the Holy Spirit by what he shows us
-->"test the spirits"
Galatians 5:22-23
-->you know the Holy Spirit by it's fruit
-->reminds me of that verse where it's like "you will know a tree by it's fruit"
John 16:7-16
--> He convicts us of sin
-->conscience?
-->The mouthpiece of God
1 Corinthians 12:7-11
-->Spirit gives out spiritual gifts
-->not our own
-->each is important and each is needed because given by Holy Spirit
-->1 Corinthians 12:12-31
 
look up in hebrew, greek, and aramaic, the word holy.

check out everyplace it is found in GOD'S WORD (the Bible). (every instance)

this may take longer than you expect, if you really want to know.

it is a surprise all the time! completely unexpected by gentiles(anyone not Hebrew/Jewish).

Where is the best place to look for the translation?
 
look up in hebrew, greek, and aramaic, the word holy.

check out everyplace it is found in GOD'S WORD (the Bible). (every instance)

this may take longer than you expect, if you really want to know.

it is a surprise all the time! completely unexpected by gentiles(anyone not Hebrew/Jewish).
As regards men, holy, sanctified = set apart--from sin, and to God.
 
"The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and strength, The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD." Isaiah 11:2

"But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you..." John 16:13-14
 
ok lets discuss. John 14:17

[SUP]17 [/SUP]the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be[SUP][a][/SUP] in you.



why...cant the world accept Him?

The opposite of Truth is Lies

The World cannot accept Him because the Spirit of Lies sister.

John 8:44
Notice what He says...


You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's
desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for
there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.



[h=1][/h]
 
ok lets discuss. John 14:17

[SUP]17 [/SUP]the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be[SUP][a][/SUP] in you.



why...cant the world accept Him?

The opposite of Truth is Lies

The World cannot accept Him because the Spirit of Lies sister.

John 8:44
Notice what He says...


You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's
desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for
there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.



Ignorance is bliss... Some people would rather wallow in lies than face up to what they have done because that means seeing themselves for what they are: a dirty rotten sinner who doesn't deserve love but gets it nonetheless because God is good and we are important to Him.
 
hm. i agree, its good to confess and ask Him for help in all our ways.

He...saved me. from alot. but.

i was ignorant before and wasent so blissfull but i guess its different with everyone.


i didnt.. i was aware of my ignorance to much before
i told God many times if i can go back in time..wow
 
Ignorance is bliss... Some people would rather wallow in lies than face up to what they have done because that means seeing themselves for what they are: a dirty rotten sinner who doesn't deserve love but gets it nonetheless because God is good and we are important to Him.

The Light reproves the darkness, but some people just love the darkness more than the Light, and even hate the Light of the Truth for exposing their evil ways.

John 3:19
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
 
HOLY SPIRIT is the third Person of the GODHEAD HE was sent to those who believe on JESUS CHRIST as their LORD and SAVIOR. HE is called many things such as COMFORTER, HOLY GHOST, SPIRIT OF GOD etc... HE confirms what JESUS has spoken and what was Revealed to the Prophets. HE is what speaks and has one to Repent, Fast, Crucify their flesh and HE Leads us to Salvation. HE is a SPIRIT, HIS role is to Lead, Guide, Comfort and Assure. HE Works through people and brings an awareness to the Spiritual. HE has done Magnificent Work in my life by giving me an understanding of the Holy Scriptures, prepared me in times of Spiritual Warfare and living a GOD Filled life in my every day walk.

The Bible speaks about the HOLY SPIRIT all through the Bible such as in Genesis 1:2, Psalms 51:11, John 14:16,26, John 15:26, John 16:7, Acts 1:8 Hebrews 6:4-6

Blessings!!!!!!!
 
In all honesty from my heart.....disagreement is fine

This is experience supported is all...believe me or not..is okay

But I have had people ask me before

How do you know if its truly the Holy Spirit leading your path in Christ....and not a trick of the devil?

Easy answer.....the Spirit never goes away.... :)

Yet the devil in my life? Um...sorry bye bye! Lol
 
Good questions, plus there is the fact that in Hebrew the word for " spirit " is feminine, while in Greek usually nueter, and then masculine in Latin

It's rather hard to pin down a sex for God because God transcends things like " male and female ", which is similar to the problem of defining the name God gives in Exodus 3:14, ( " I AM " Vs " I will Be " Vs " I was " ) as there is no tense in any language that covers " eternal " or " was, is , and will be " simultaneously

In rabbinical literature the spirit is referred to as the " shekinah ", a feminine Hebrew word taken from a root word pertaining to the nesting place of doves , although the term is not used in the Tanakh, that I know of

I think it's interesting that in Revelation the New Jerusalem descends adorned as a bride, as opposed to a bridegroom

" But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all " - Galatians 4:26 ( Note: Eve was known as the Mother of all living )

Jerusalem is the " city of the living God " - Hebrews 12:22

Galatians mentions Sarah as being representative of Jerusalem , but the chapter starts by saying

" Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all
" But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father "

Interestingly, a Jewish wedding takes place at the time appointed by the father , the day and hour are only know by the father

Some messianics believe the physical body of the Tzaddik ( the " righteous One " AKA the Moshiach, the Messiah) already walks the earth and at the time appointed by God will be indwelt by the spirit, in essence a marriage of it's own
 
I put together this quote video on YouTube concerning the person and work of the Holy Spirit. I hope it can help some here to learn more about Him and His importance in our lives.

(Note - switch the YouTube player resolution to 1080p in order to read the quotes more clearly).

[video=youtube;aKGyFTaMgok]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKGyFTaMgok[/video]
 
CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSONALITY – HOLY SPIRIT

I Cor. 2:10=11 He has knowledge and is a Searcher

Romans 15:30 He loves

Nehemiah 9:20 He is Good

I Cor. 3:16 – 6:19 He desires to indwell people

I Peter 1:2 He is Holy

Isa. 11:2 He has wisdom and understanding


Ephesians 4:30 He grieves - feels deeply

I Cor. 12:11 – Has a will and mind.
 
CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSONALITY – HOLY SPIRIT

I Cor. 2:10=11 He has knowledge and is a Searcher

Romans 15:30 He loves

Nehemiah 9:20 He is Good

I Cor. 3:16 – 6:19 He desires to indwell people

I Peter 1:2 He is Holy

Isa. 11:2 He has wisdom and understanding


Ephesians 4:30 He grieves - feels deeply

I Cor. 12:11 – Has a will and mind.

This is such a rich post. Thank you .
 
As regards men, holy, sanctified = set apart--from sin, and to God.

very good !



now, the rest of the times "holy" is in GOD'S WORD.....

the big surprise is right around the corner(but admittedly, maybe 300+ miles away yet), for those who love GOD, and who are called according to HIS PURPOSE....
 
The Holy Spirit is not a vague, ethereal shadow, nor an impersonal force. He is a person equal in every way with God the Father and God the Son. He is considered to be the third member of the Godhead.His role is renew the humans and the world .Nothing is impossible Lk 1:37.John 15,16 full,Acts of the Apostoles full say about the Holy Spirit
 
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It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. (John 6:63)

Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. (1 Cor 2:13)

Comparing spiritual words of the Bible with other spiritual words of the Bible is what is meant by this 1 Cor 2:13 verse.