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The document discusses the Holy Spirit as a person, not just a force. It notes that in the five major events of redemption - Jesus' incarnation, ministry, atonement, resurrection, and giving of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost - all three persons of the Trinity were involved. The Holy Spirit takes Jesus' place after his ascension, continuing his work and forming the Church. Believers depend on the indwelling Holy Spirit for Christian living just as Jesus depended on him.

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The document discusses the Holy Spirit as a person, not just a force. It notes that in the five major events of redemption - Jesus' incarnation, ministry, atonement, resurrection, and giving of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost - all three persons of the Trinity were involved. The Holy Spirit takes Jesus' place after his ascension, continuing his work and forming the Church. Believers depend on the indwelling Holy Spirit for Christian living just as Jesus depended on him.

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The Holy Spirit Is A Person

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I. Introduction
A. When it comes to blessing the human race, no person of the Godhead is willing to
be left out. In each of the five great interventions of God in redemption, each
person of the Godhead is directly involved:
1. The incarnation Of Jesus
God the Father, by the agency of the Holy Spirit, incarnated Jesus the Son in
the womb of the virgin Mary.
2. The earthly ministry of Jesus
God the Father anointed Jesus the Son with the power of the Holy Spirit. The
result: Healing and deliverance for humanity (Acts 10:38).
3. The atonement of Jesus
Jesus the Son offered Himself to God the Father through the Holy Spirit (Heb.
9:14).
4. The resurrection of Jesus
God the Father raised up Jesus the Son by the power of the Holy Spirit (Rom.
1:4, 6:4).
5. The gift of the Holy Spirit
a. At Pentecost, Jesus the Son received from God the Father the gift of the
Holy Spirit and poured it out upon His disciples(Acts 2:3233).
b. Likewise, the ongoing relationship of God to His people in this age
directly involves all three Persons of the Godhead.
B. The end purpose of God is that we come to Him as Father; but we have access to
God the Father only through Jesus the Son by the Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:1819).
Similarly, God the Father indwells His people only in Jesus the Son through the
Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:22).
C. Toward the close of His earthly ministry, Jesus prepared His disciples for the fact
that, as a Person, He would leave them and that another Personthe Holy
Spiritwould then come to take His place. He emphasized the following truths:
1. The Holy Spirit is the promise of the Father (Luke 24:4649; Acts 1:4)
2. There was to be an exchange of Persons. First Jesus was to leave, then the
Holy Spirit would come in His place (John 14:1519).
D. John 14:18 refers to the coming of Jesus (at Pentecost) in the Person of the Holy
Spirit. John 14:3 refers to the second coming of Jesus, in His own Person, at the
close of the age.
E. Three main purposes for which the Holy Spirit came:
1. To complete the ministry of Christ (John 14:26, 16:1213)
2. To form the corporate body of Christ
3. To prepare the bride of Christ
F. In this age, the Holy Spirit is the resident, personal representative of the Godhead
on earth. His dwelling place is described in two ways:
1. 1 Cor. 3:1617 refers to the collective templethe Church.
2. 1 Cor. 6:1920 refers to the individual templethe physical body of each
believer. Jesus is Lord over the Church; the Holy Spirit is Lord in the Church.
G. From resurrection onward, Jesus operated always and only through the Holy
Spirit (Rom. 6:4, Acts 1:2). We need to be equally dependent upon the Holy Spirit
for Christian living (Rom. 8:1415, Gal. 3:1; 5:4).
H. Paul uses the household of Abraham to illustrate the difference between the works
of the law and the hearing of faith. This brings out three important lessons:
1. The promised inheritance depended as much upon Sarah as upon Abraham.
Husband and wife are heirs together, i.e. joint heirs (1 Peter 3:7).
2. Ishmael was a product of the best efforts of Abraham and Sarah without God.
3. Before Abraham and Sarah could receive their inheritance, they each had their
name changed by the insertion of the breath letter h: from Abram to
Abraham and from Sarai to Sarah. The lesson: we cannot receive our
inheritance until we are filled with the breath of the Holy Spirit.

1978 Derek Prince MinistriesInternational

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