1. Who is he? What has he done? What is he doing? What is he not doing?
The Holy Spirit
Who is he?
What has he done?
What is he doing?
What is he not doing?
John 16:8-15

2. Who is the Holy Spirit? He is Deity (God), Acts 5:3-4
Possesses the attributes of Deity:
Eternal, Heb. 9:14
Omniscient, 1 Cor. 2:10-11
Omnipotence, Micah 3:8
Omnipresence, Psa. 139:7-10

3. Who is the Holy Spirit? He is Deity (God), Acts 5:3-4
Possesses attributes of an individual (Jno. 16:13)
Speaks, Acts 1:16
Teaches, John 14:26
Knowledge, 1 Cor. 2:11
Has a will, 1 Cor. 12:11

4. What the Holy Spirit has Done
Inspired prophets (1 Peter 1:10-11) Peter 1:21
Baptized apostles with himself:
Promise, Matt. 3:11; Acts 1:2-5 (2:1-4)
Power to be witnesses, Acts 1:8:
Revelation, Jno. 16:13; 1 Cor. 2:10
Inspiration, 1 Cor. 2:13
Confirmation, 1 Cor. 2:4-5 (Heb. 2:3-4)

5. What the Holy Spirit has Done
He fell on Cornelius & his house, Acts 10:44-47 (11:15)
Testimony that Gentiles can be saved by the gospel, Acts 15:7-9
Not to produce faith, 15:7
Not to purify hearts (save), 15:9
Not to enable understanding, 10:33
Bore them witness, 15:8 (11:3, 15-18; Joel 2:28 – Acts 2:17)

6. What the Holy Spirit has Done
He gave miraculous gifts to Christians
To confirm and spread the gospel, Mark 16:17-20; Heb. 2:3-4
By laying on apostles’ hands, Acts 8:14-18
Given according to His will, 1 Cor. 12:11
Gifts ended when their purposes were accomplished

7. What the Holy Spirit is Doing
He is using his product (the word of truth) to help accomplish human redemption [AGENCY]
Convict the world, Jno. 16:8-13; Ths. 2:13-14
Guide Christians, Rom. 8:14; 1:16; Jas. 1:21-22
To testify of our sonship, Rom. 8:16

8. What the Holy Spirit is Doing
He is having fellowship with Christians, Phil. 2:1 (Rom. 8:9-11)
“Spirit dwells in you” / “Christ in you”
HOW?
By faith (Eph. 3:17; Jno. 14:23) … As the word of Christ dwells in us

9. What the Holy Spirit is not Doing
He is not baptizing people with himself, Ephesians 4:5
He is not giving miraculous spiritual gifts, 1 Cor. 13:8-10
He is not revealing new truth, John 16:13 (Jude 3)

10. What the Holy Spirit is not Doing
He is not enlightening people apart from the word, Rom. 1:16 (Psa. 119: 105; 2 Cor. 4:3-4; 3:8-9)
He is not personally indwelling bodies, Cor. 6:19
Speaks of fellowship, cf. Father & Son (Jno. 14:23; Col. 1:27)

11. The Holy Spirit His work is vital to human redemption
He deserves our praise & allegiance
Ephesians 3:3-5