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V. Divine Lordship Ascribed to the Holy Spirit There are several references in the Old Testament which refer to the Lord and to Jehovah, which are applied to the Holy Spirit in the New Testament. Two examples of these are: Isa. 6:8-10 speaks of the operations of the Lord, but in Acts 28:25-27, it is positively stated that this was the Holy Spirit. In Ex. 16:7, we read of the word and the works of the Lord, then in Hebrews 3:7-10, it is positively stated that it was the Holy Ghost Who said those words of warning and admonition to the people. This also is an evidence that He is the Lord; therefore, He is Deity. VI. Divine Authorship of the Scriptures Ascribed to the Holy Spirit One of the great ministries of the Holy Spirit was that of inspiring holy men to write the Scriptures. He employed around forty men to write the Scriptures. The Scriptures were in process of writing a period of some sixteen hundred years. The Holy Spirit came upon holy men and moved them, that is, carried them along in their writing, giving them the thoughts, and the words to write. Some of the prophets did not understand their own writings and desired to look into those things of which they wrote. The inspiration conferred upon men to write the Scriptures evidently was the highest degree of inspiration conferred upon men, and it ceased with the completion of the canon of the Scriptures. The Holy Spirit inspires men today, but they do not possess that high degree of inspiration. The Scriptures, as they were written, possessed perfection and infallibility. No men today should place their sayings and writings on a par with the Scriptures. In the operation of the Holy Spirit giving inspiration, revelations, thoughts, and words to men, we again learn that He is God and Deity. VII. Divine Life Imparted by the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit is symbolized by wind and is spoken of as the breath of God. When we read that God breathed into Adam "the breath of life" and man became a living soul, that was the operation of the Spirit. In the incarnation of Christ, we learn that He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, which was a mystery, and also a miracle. It is the Holy Spirit Who produces the new birth and imparts divine life to the believer in his regeneration. Life is a mystery. It is the greatest mystery of scientists and the laboratory. The scientists say that, of necessity, life never had a beginning and could not have had any beginning, it must be eternal. That is exactly what is taught in the Scriptures and what we believe God in three Persons is, Who never had a beginning, Who is the Author and the great Sustainer of life. Not only is He self-existent, but it is He Who imparted life to man and the animals. It is the work of the Holy Spirit to impart life. This is a divine work and can only be accomplished by One Who is divine , eternal, and self-existing, Who is Deity. *************************************
WHEN HE IS COME by Joshua Stauffer Chapter 6 THE NAMES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT There is much in a name. Name is indicative of nature, character, office, and person. One of the characteristics of God is abundance. A single name could not possibly reveal the great character of God. In the Bible there are many names assigned to Deity which refer to God the Father. There are also many names given which refer to Christ in His twofold nature -- His Deity and humanity. The character, office, and ministry of Christ are so vast that it requires a multiplicity of names to reveal Him. The character and offices of the Holy Spirit are varied, therefore many names are essential to give us a revelation of His Person and operations. Each name of the Spirit has a special significance. It is our privilege to know the Holy Spirit in some degree in some of the various relationships expressed by His names. "The Spirit" "But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God" (I Cor. 2:10). The word "Spirit" is the most common term applied to the third Person of the Trinity. The Hebrew and Greek words translated "Spirit" signify wind, breath, and the invisible power which moves. The term "Spirit" in absolute use refers to His Person. The qualifying terms added to the term "Spirit" reveal His characteristics, His operations, and His relation to other persons. The name "Spirit" denotes His being, or His substance, as being purely spirit, invisible, and immaterial. "The Spirit of God" "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?" (I Cor. 3:16). God the Father is purely a Spirit. Before the incarnation of Christ, He, too, was purely a Spirit. The third Person of the God-head is a Spirit. The name "Spirit of God" does not refer to His being the Father, Who also is a Spirit, but as coming from God, as being one with God and as being God. It refers to His nature and attributes as being divine, and that He eternally proceeds from the Father. "The Spirit of Christ" "Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his" (Rom. 8:9). This does not refer to the second Person of the Godhead, but to the third Person. He is designated as the Spirit of Christ because of His relation to the second Person regarding both His Deity and His humanity. He, in a very intimate manner, was closely associated with Christ in His incarnation, in
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