Lesson  4  April 21, 2002

 

4.  Proven by Being Equally Associated

 

This is seen in passages where the Old Testament records that Yahweh said something and the New Testament quotation of that  same passage is attributed to the Spirit as the Speaker.

 

- Act 28:25 from Is. 6:1-13;  Jer. 31:31-34 and Heb. 10:15-17

 

 

Along these same lines, we find another line of evidence in the New Testament where the Holy Spirit is associated equally with the Father and the Son.

-  Matthew 28:19

 

- 2 Corinthians 13:14

 

- 1 Corinthians 12: 4-6

 

- 1 Peter 1:2

 

 

3.  The Advent and Age of the Unique Ministry of the Spirit

Introduction:

 

The Promise of the Spirit as God's Special Provision

 

Promise of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament:

- Ezekiel 36:27; 37:14; Jer. 31:33;  Joel 2:28-29

 

Promise of the ministry of the Holy Spirit in the New Testament:

- John 7:37-39; John 14:16,17; Acts 1:4-8

 

The Fact of the Spirit's Coming

 

No longer is His coming an anticipation; it is a blessed historical fact:  [overview]

- Acts 2:1-4, 17; 10:44-45; 11:15-17; 1 Cor. 6:19; Eph. 1:13-14;    4:30;

- reality of the H/S in the life =  Gal. 5:5,16, 22-25.

 

An Explanation of the Change in the ministry of the Spirit:   Jn 14:16-17

 

 

 

 

 

Overview of Pentecost

 

The Time Element Acts 2

- 1:4-5 ministry of H/S is still future.

 

- In what sense was Pentecost a fulfillment-what did it fulfill?

 

 

 

 

 

The Geographical Element

- Jesus' instructions in Luke 24:49 and Acts 1:4 are specific as to locality.

 

The coming of the Holy Spirit was accompanied by sight and sound    phenomena. Fire is associated with the presence of God.

This is seen in Exodus 3:2-3, 13:21, 24:17. and 40:38.