39-The Holy Spirit - KJV

1. Jesus Declares That the Holy Spirit Is a Divine Being by Calling the Spirit "Him", Not "It".".
John 16:7 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.

2. The Holy Spirit Convicts Us of Sin.
John 16:8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

3. Jesus Speaks of the Holy Spirit As Part of the Godhead.
Matthew 28:19-20 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: [20] Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

4. The Holy Spirit Can Be Grieved.
Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

5. The Holy Spirit "Strives" with Us, Leading Us to Do Right.
Genesis 6:3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

6. The Holy Spirit Intercedes for Us.
Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

7. The Holy Spirit Has a Mind.
Romans 8:27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

8. The Holy Spirit Bears Witness That We Are Children of God.
Romans 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

9. The Holy Spirit Produces His Fruits in Our Lives.
Galatians 5:22-26 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, [23] Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. [24] And they that are Christs have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. [25] If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. [26] Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

10. The Holy Spirit Works A Transformation Of Character, Giving Us A New Heart.
Ezekiel 36:26-27 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. [27] And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

Hebrews 8:10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

11. The Spirit Participated with the Father and the Son in Creation and He Participates in Re-Creating Us, Too.
Genesis 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

12. We May Be Assured That The Power Of The Holy Spirit Will Change His Faithful People By Dwelling In Them.
Romans 8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

13. The Holy Spirit Guides Us into All Truth.
John 16:13-14 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. [14] He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

14. The Holy Spirit Teaches Us.
John 14:26 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.

15. To Fully Reject the Convicting, Converting, Instructing Power of the Holy Spirit Is to Everlastingly Commit the Unpardonable Sin.
Matthew 12:31-32 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. [32] And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

16. As We Allow the Holy Spirit to Lead Us, We Become Sons and Daughters of God.
Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

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