When He Is Come - Media Sabda Org
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V. Divine Lordship Ascribed to the Holy Spirit<br />
There are several references in the Old Testament which refer to the Lord and to Jehovah, which<br />
are applied to the Holy Spirit in the New Testament. Two examples of these are: <strong>Is</strong>a. 6:8-10 speaks<br />
of the operations of the Lord, but in Acts 28:25-27, it is positively stated that this was the Holy<br />
Spirit. In Ex. 16:7, we read of the word and the works of the Lord, then in <strong>He</strong>brews 3:7-10, it is<br />
positively stated that it was the Holy Ghost Who said those words of warning and admonition to the<br />
people. This also is an evidence that <strong>He</strong> is the Lord; therefore, <strong>He</strong> is Deity.<br />
VI. Divine Authorship of the Scriptures Ascribed to the Holy Spirit<br />
One of the great ministries of the Holy Spirit was that of inspiring holy men to write the<br />
Scriptures. <strong>He</strong> employed around forty men to write the Scriptures. The Scriptures were in process<br />
of writing a period of some sixteen hundred years. The Holy Spirit came upon holy men and moved<br />
them, that is, carried them along in their writing, giving them the thoughts, and the words to write.<br />
Some of the prophets did not understand their own writings and desired to look into those things of<br />
which they wrote. The inspiration conferred upon men to write the Scriptures evidently was the<br />
highest degree of inspiration conferred upon men, and it ceased with the completion of the canon of<br />
the Scriptures. The Holy Spirit inspires men today, but they do not possess that high degree of<br />
inspiration. The Scriptures, as they were written, possessed perfection and infallibility. No men today<br />
should place their sayings and writings on a par with the Scriptures. In the operation of the Holy<br />
Spirit giving inspiration, revelations, thoughts, and words to men, we again learn that <strong>He</strong> is God and<br />
Deity.<br />
VII. Divine Life Imparted by the Holy Spirit<br />
The Holy Spirit is symbolized by wind and is spoken of as the breath of God. <strong>When</strong> we read that<br />
God breathed into Adam "the breath of life" and man became a living soul, that was the operation<br />
of the Spirit. In the incarnation of Christ, we learn that <strong>He</strong> was conceived by the Holy Spirit, which<br />
was a mystery, and also a miracle. It is the Holy Spirit Who produces the new birth and imparts<br />
divine life to the believer in his regeneration. Life is a mystery. It is the greatest mystery of scientists<br />
and the laboratory. The scientists say that, of necessity, life never had a beginning and could not have<br />
had any beginning, it must be eternal. That is exactly what is taught in the Scriptures and what we<br />
believe God in three Persons is, Who never had a beginning, Who is the Author and the great<br />
Sustainer of life. Not only is <strong>He</strong> self-existent, but it is <strong>He</strong> Who imparted life to man and the animals.<br />
It is the work of the Holy Spirit to impart life. This is a divine work and can only be accomplished<br />
by One Who is divine , eternal, and self-existing, Who is Deity.<br />
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