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The Teachings of JesusContents

1 Our Loving Heavenly Father 2 The Son 3 The Holy Spirit 4 Salvation 5 How to Be Saved 6 Growing in Christ 7 Living Like Christ 8 The Church 9 Our Mission10 The Law of God11 The Sabbath12 Death and Resurrection 13 The Second Coming of Jesus

The Teachings of JesusOur Goal

Let us pray for spiritual discernment to understand His message and to

grasp His unfathomable love manifested on the cross.

And as we hear His tender voice calling us to follow Him, let us renew our commitment to walk daily with

Him by faith and in obedience.

The Teachings of JesusLesson 3, July 19The Teachings of JesusLesson 3, July 19

The Holy Spirit

The Holy SpiritKey Text

John 14:16 NKJV

“ ‘And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper,

that He may abide with you forever.’ ”

The Holy SpiritInitial Words

Of the Godhead, we know so little about the Holy Spirit. Why?1. The Bible is less explicit about Him.2. References to the Spirit are metaphoric or symbolic.3. Ample information about His work but little about His nature. 4. He focuses our attention on Christ.5. He plays a subordinated role .

The Holy SpiritQuick Look

1. The Representative of Christ (John 14:25, 26)2. A Divine Person (John 14:16, 17)3. His Work (John 16:8)

The Holy Spirit1. The Representative of Christ

John 14:25, 26 NKJV

“ ‘These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. But the

Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name,

He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that

I said to you.’ ”

1. The Representative of ChristThe Parakletos

Helper, Counselor, and Comforter are various translations of the Greek

parakletos.It literally means “one called to the

side of,” giving the idea of “a person summoned to one’s aid.”

It may refer to a mediator, an intercessor, a helper, an advisor, or

even a legal advocate.

1. The Representative of ChristThe Parakletos

Only John uses the term parakletos in the New Testament. He also

applied this to Jesus (1 John 2:1). During His earthly ministry, Christ

was the disciples’ Counselor, Helper, and Comforter. Therefore, it is quite

appropriate for His successor to receive the same name. The Spirit

continues Christ’s work on this earth.

1. The Representative of ChristThe Parakletos

Christ’s human nature hindered Him from being personally in every place

at the same time.The Holy Spirit, on the other hand, is

omnipresent (Ps. 139:7).By the Spirit, our Savior is accessible to all, independent of where people

are or the physical distance that separates them from Christ.

The Holy Spirit2. A Divine Person

John 14:16, 17 NKJV

“ ‘And I pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—the Spirit of Truth, whom the world

cannot receive...

He dwells with you and will be in you.’ ”

2. A Divine PersonA Personality

Jesus mentioned several activitiesthe Spirit carries out, all of which

imply a personality.Teach us and bring to our

remembrance all the things that Christ said (John 14:26).

Testify of Jesus (15:26), convict the world (16:8), guide us into all truth,

and also hear and speak (vs 13).

2. A Divine PersonA Personality

Following the teachings of Jesus,the New Testament writers made it

clear that the Holy Spirit has the essential characteristics of a person:

will (1 Cor. 12:11),intelligence (Acts 15:28, Rom. 8:27),

and emotions (Rom. 15:30, Eph. 4:30).

2. A Divine PersonSame Nature

Jesus called the Holy Spirit “another” Helper. The Greek word Jesus used

for “another” is allos, “another of the same kind,” in contrast with heteros, “another of different kind or quality.”

The same likeness of nature that bonds the Father and the Son is

revealed in the relationship between the Son and the Holy Spirit.

2. A Divine PersonSame Nature

1. Announced the future (John 16:3).2. Inspired Bible writers (Mark 12:36).3. Directed Jesus:

a. At His baptism (Matt 3:16, 17).b. At His temptation (Luke 4:1-14).c. In doing miracles (Matt 12:28).

4. Associated with Father and son (Matt 28:19).5. Can be sinned against (Matt 12:31, 32).

2. A Divine PersonSame Nature

Because the Holy Spirit is a Divine Person, we must humbly surrender ourselves to His will and guidance.We will invite Him to dwell in our

hearts (Rom. 8:9), to transform our lives (Titus 3:5), and to produce the fruit of the Spirit in our characters

(Gal. 5:22, 23).On our own, we are helpless.

The Holy Spirit3. His Mission

John 16:7, 8 NKJV“ ‘It is to you advantage that I go away; for if do not go away, the

Helper will not come to you. And when He has come,

He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of

judgment....’ ”

3. His MissionIn the Plan of Redemption

We cannot we be saved unless we recognize that we are sinners.1. Convinces us that we have sinned.2. Guides us to Christ:

a. Testifies about Himb. Takes us “into all truth”

3. Transforms us into a new life.4. Fosters our spiritual growth.

3. His MissionBaptized by the Holy Spirit

Knowledge of the Holy Spirit would be pointless unless it leads to lives

filled with Him. If we fail to invite the presence of the heavenly Guest to abide in us

daily, there is another kind of spirit that is eager to enter into the empty life and produce a spiritual disaster

(Matt. 12:43–45).

3. His MissionBaptized by the Holy Spirit

Baptism with the Holy Spirit means to be totally under the influence of

the Spirit, completely “filled with the Spirit” (Eph. 5:18, NKJV).

This is not a “once and forever” experience but is something that needs to be constantly renewed.

The Holy SpiritFinal Words

“The Holy Spirit was the highest of all gifts that He [Jesus] could solicit from

His Father.... The Spirit was to be given as a regenerating agent, and without this the sacrifice of Christ

would have been of no avail. ...It is the Spirit that makes effectual what has been wrought out by the

world’s Redeemer.”—DA 671.