The Holy Spirit

2/3-4/12

*Quick note, i've been writing so many notes in a whirlwind amount of time that i decided to post it now. I'm going through quite a revival of spirit, renewal of spirit, rekindled fire. Whatever you like to call it. : )

*Warning - This page contains beliefs and truths that can and do offend many people. This is a very touchy subject and it is not my intention to offend anyone. Please study the scripture on you own and always look at the context of whats going on in scripture. And pray for God to show you truth always in whats said.

*This is the inspiration and where I got almost all of my notes from.                     http://www.gracecenter.us/sermon/the-baptism-of-the-holy-spirit-2nd-service/

*THESE ARE NOTES. Not everything may be clearly spelled out for everyone who reads. or anyone. So feel completely free to ask any questions. Simple or complex. : )

Born of the Spirit

        - Spirit starts to live in us as soon as we give our lives to Jesus.

John 3:5-8 - "5 Jesus answered, “I assure you: Unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he
                       cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 Whatever is born of the flesh is flesh, and

                       whatever is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not be amazed that I told you that you 

                       must be born again. 8 The wind blows where it pleases, and you hear its sound, but 

                      you don’t know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of 

                      the Spirit.” "
             *born of flesh is flesh, born of spirit is spirit.
John 3:16 - "16 “For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that 

                    everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life."
             -Whoever believes will have eternal life (saved).
             - No one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of flesh and spirit.
             * Whoever believes is born of the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 1:13-14  - "13 When you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and when 

                                 you believed in Him, you were also sealed with the promised Holy Spirit. 14 He is 

                                 the down payment of our inheritance, for the redemption of the possession, to 

                                 the praise of His glory."

                          * We are sealed by the Spirit when we believe. We receive the Spirit.

John 14:17  -  "17 He is the Spirit of truth. The world is unable to receive Him because it doesn’t see 

                      Him or know Him. But you do know Him, because He remains with you and will be in 

                      you. "

                 - Spirit remains with us and in us. Other verses say God will never leave nor forsake us. The 

                   Spirit will never leave us. We cannot lose our salvation.

Characteristics of the Spirit

John 6:8  -  Conviction of Sin, Righteousness, & Judgement.
John 16:13-15  -  Guides us in Truth. He takes what is Jesus', which is also the Fathers, and speaks it to us. 

                            He declares what is the Fathers. "He" being the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 12  -  Brings Gifts. Gifts of the Holy Spirit.

Galatians 5:18  -  Leads us.

Galatians 5:22  -  Fruits of the Spirit.

            

*Small list, by no means everything.

Baptism of the holy Spirit

- Filled w/ the Spirit

Luke 1:35  -  Jesus born of the Spirit

Matthew 3  -  Jesus baptized in water & Spirit.

Luke 4:1  -  After baptism in ch.3 in Luke, Jesus leaves "full of the Holy Spirit."

        *Baptized in all of the Gospels in the Holy Spirit.

John 20:21  -  Apostles are now what we would qualify as Christians. They know, follow, & believe in Jesus 

                      and now have the Spirit in them.

Acts 2: Day of Pentacost: after Apostles have recieved the Spirit in John 20.

Acts 2:16  -    "16 On the contrary, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel: 

                       17 And it will be in the last days, says God,

                       that I will pour out My Spirit on all humanity; 

                       then your sons and your daughters will prophesy, 

                       your young men will see visions, 

                       and your old men will dream dreams. 

                      18 I will even pour out My Spirit on My male and female slaves in those days, 

                       and they will prophesy. 

                       19 I will display wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below: 

                       blood and fire and a cloud of smoke. 

                       20 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood 

                       before the great and remarkable Day of the Lord comes. 

                       21 Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."

          - According to Acts 2:16, they were already in these last days. Therefore we are also still in these last 

            days as well with the Spirit being poured our on all humanity.

Acts 8  -  Philip. Christians are made and water baptisms happen but they were only baptized in the name of 

               Jesus. AFTER the apostles pray and lay hands on them do they "receive the Holy Spirit" or are 

               baptized of the Holy Spirit.
      * Clear distinction between bor of the Spirit when saved and baptism of the Spirit.

Acts 19:6  -  Spirit came on them and they were filled. Filled with the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 3:11  - Baptize you w/the Holy Spirit

                       - this is recorded in all the gospels

"Baptism of the Holy Spirit was God's idea!" - Allen

How to know if you've been baptized in the Holy Spirit?

1)Speaking in tongues.

      - popular and widely accepted belief.

      - only recorded in 3 of 5 accounts.

      - doesnt necessarily have to be tongues.

Luke 11:11

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