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- The Holy Spirit is given to us so that, with him dwelling in us, we are able to fellowship with the Father and the Son. The Spirit’s primary work is to show us the unique glory the Father receives from the Son and the Son from the Father in the plan of salvation (John 17:1–5).
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Mar 12, 2019 · At Jesus’s baptism the Spirit descended upon him (Matthew 3:16); and the Spirit plays a significant role in leading Christ to and sustaining him before, during, and after his temptation (Luke 4:1, 14).
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First, let’s rehearse the string of biblical texts that lead us to what is often called a “Spirit Christology” — which is simply a term for recognizing the critical part played by the person and work of the Spirit in the person and work of Christ. Sinclair Ferguson observes three distinct “stages” in the life of Christ, through which we might ackno...
Now back to our original question: How did Jesus walk on water, multiply loaves, and raise the dead? The New Testament witness to the Spirit as Christ’s “inseparable companion” and source of divine power is too pronounced to ignore. Jesus, the God-man, apparently needed the Spirit. The terms of the incarnation, in honoring the fullness of humanity,...
Why make a point of what some might perceive as a technicality? Why note, as Kyle Claunch does, this “marked contrast” between the New Testament emphasis and “the tendency of post-biblical authors, who appeal to the deity of Jesus as the explanation for the extraordinary features of his life and ministry”? For one, a Spirit Christology demonstrates...
- Jesus said the Holy Spirit has personhood. Jesus taught that the Holy Spirit is a person, not a force. On several occasions, Jesus referred to the Holy Spirit as “he” or “him.”
- Jesus said the Holy Spirit has a will. Like the Father and the Son, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit is in an eternal relationship with the other members of the Trinity (e.g.
- Jesus said the Holy Spirit anointed him. Luke records a time when Jesus went into the synagogue in Nazareth and read from Isaiah 61:1-2. “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.
- Jesus said the Holy Spirit is Truth. Jesus called the third member of the Trinity “the Spirit of truth.” In John 14:17, he says, “Even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him.
Jan 4, 2022 · Jesus promised that He would send the Holy Spirit to “convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment” (John 16:8, ESV). The Spirit testifies of Christ (John 15:26), pointing people to the Lord.
Jan 4, 2022 · The question arises, however, as to why Jesus breathed on the disciples to give them the Holy Spirit in John 20:22 when the disciples would later receive the Holy Spirit in Acts 2:4: “All of them [the disciples] were filled with the Holy Spirit.”
Jun 21, 2012 · (Acts 2: 38-39) If you are a believer in Jesus, God has given you His Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 3:16 says that your body is a Temple, filled with the Holy Spirit. I want you to hear the promises that Jesus made about the Holy Spirit’s power, and think about them in your own life.
Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit. 15 “If you love me, keep my commands. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him.
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