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4. The Teachings of Jesus Contents 1 Our Loving Heavenly Father 2 The Son 3 The Holy Spirit 4 Salvation 5 How to Be Saved 6 Growing in Christ 7 Living Like Christ 8 The Church 9 Our Mission 10 The Law of God 11 The Sabbath 12 Death and Resurrection 13 The Second Coming of Jesus

5. The Teachings of Jesus Our Goal Let us pray for spiritual discernment to understand His message and to grasp His unfathomable love manifested on the cross. And as we hear His tender voice calling us to follow Him, let us renew our commitment to walk daily with Him by faith and in obedience.

6. The Teachings of Jesus Lesson 3, July 19 The Teachings of Jesus Lesson 3, July 19 The Holy Spirit

7. Key Text John 14:16 NKJV “ ‘ And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever.’ ”

8. The Holy Spirit Initial Words Of the Godhead, we know so little about the Holy Spirit. Why? 1. The Bible is less explicit about Him. 2. References to the Spirit are metaphoric or symbolic. 3. Ample information about His work but little about His nature. 4. He focuses our attention on Christ. 5. He plays a subordinated role.

9. The Holy Spirit Quick Look 1. The Representative of Christ (John 14:25, 26) 2. A Divine Person (John 14:16, 17) 3. His Work (John 16:8)

10. The Holy Spirit 1. The Representative of Christ John 14:25, 26 NKJV “ ‘These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.’ ”

11. 1. The Representative of Christ The Parakletos Helper, Counselor, and Comforter are various translations of the Greek parakletos. It literally means “one called to the side of,” giving the idea of “a person summoned to one’s aid.” It may refer to a mediator, an intercessor, a helper, an advisor, or even a legal advocate.

12. 1. The Representative of Christ The Parakletos Only John uses the term parakletos in the New Testament. He also applied this to Jesus (1 John 2:1). During His earthly ministry, Christ was the disciples’ Counselor, Helper, and Comforter. Therefore, it is quite appropriate for His successor to receive the same name. The Spirit continues Christ’s work on this earth.

13. 1. The Representative of Christ The Parakletos Christ’s human nature hindered Him from being personally in every place at the same time. The Holy Spirit, on the other hand, is omnipresent (Ps. 139:7). By the Spirit, our Savior is accessible to all, independent of where people are or the physical distance that separates them from Christ.

14. The Holy Spirit 2. A Divine Person John 14:16, 17 NKJV “ ‘ And I pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive... He dwells with you and will be in you.’ ”

15. 2. A Divine Person A Personality Jesus mentioned several activities the Spirit carries out, all of which imply a personality. Teach us and bring to our remembrance all the things that Christ said (John 14:26). Testify of Jesus (15:26), convict the world (16:8), guide us into all truth, and also hear and speak (vs 13).

16. 2. A Divine Person A Personality Following the teachings of Jesus, the New Testament writers made it clear that the Holy Spirit has the essential characteristics of a person: will (1 Cor. 12:11), intelligence (Acts 15:28, Rom. 8:27), and emotions (Rom. 15:30, Eph. 4:30).

17. 2. A Divine Person Same Nature Jesus called the Holy Spirit “another” Helper. The Greek word Jesus used for “another” is allos, “another of the same kind,” in contrast with heteros, “another of different kind or quality.” The same likeness of nature that bonds the Father and the Son is revealed in the relationship between the Son and the Holy Spirit.

18. 2. A Divine Person Same Nature 1. Announced the future (John 16:3). 2. Inspired Bible writers (Mark 12:36). 3. Directed Jesus: a. At His baptism (Matt 3:16, 17). b. At His temptation (Luke 4:1-14). c. In doing miracles (Matt 12:28). 4. Associated with Father and son (Matt 28:19). 5. Can be sinned against (Matt 12:31, 32).

19. 2. A Divine Person Same Nature Because the Holy Spirit is a Divine Person, we must humbly surrender ourselves to His will and guidance. We will invite Him to dwell in our hearts (Rom. 8:9), to transform our lives (Titus 3:5), and to produce the fruit of the Spirit in our characters (Gal. 5:22, 23). On our own, we are helpless.

20. The Holy Spirit 3. His Mission John 16:7, 8 NKJV “ ‘ It is to you advantage that I go away; for if do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment....’ ”

21. 3. His Mission In the Plan of Redemption We cannot we be saved unless we recognize that we are sinners. 1. Convinces us that we have sinned. 2. Guides us to Christ: a. Testifies about Him b. Takes us “into all truth” 3. Transforms us into a new life. 4. Fosters our spiritual growth.

22. 3. His Mission Baptized by the Holy Spirit Knowledge of the Holy Spirit would be pointless unless it leads to lives filled with Him. If we fail to invite the presence of the heavenly Guest to abide in us daily, there is another kind of spirit that is eager to enter into the empty life and produce a spiritual disaster (Matt. 12:43–45).

23. 3. His Mission Baptized by the Holy Spirit Baptism with the Holy Spirit means to be totally under the influence of the Spirit, completely “filled with the Spirit” (Eph. 5:18, NKJV). This is not a “once and forever” experience but is something that needs to be constantly renewed.

24. The Holy Spirit Final Words “ The Holy Spirit was the highest of all gifts that He [Jesus] could solicit from His Father.... The Spirit was to be given as a regenerating agent, and without this the sacrifice of Christ would have been of no avail.... It is the Spirit that makes effectual what has been wrought out by the world’s Redeemer.”—DA 671.