Grace Fellowship Church Pastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard Thursday, July 30, 2009

Memory Verse Heb 4:16, “Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”

John 14:17, The Spirit of Truth Indwelling of God the Holy Spirit Part 6

Doctrine of the Holy Spirit’s Ministry

A. The Deity of the Holy Spirit. 1. The Holy Spirit is eternal God and is co-equal with the Father and the Son. 2 Cor 13:14

Father Planner Son Executor Holy Spirit Enabler Co-Equal Co-Infinite Co-Eternal

He has the same essence as God the Father and Jesus Christ.

Sovereignty Righteous Justice Love Eternal Life Omniscience Omnipotent Omnipresence Immutable Veracity Attributes of God

2. The Holy Spirit is called "God" using the sacred JHWH. Isa 6:8-9 cf Acts 28:25; Jer 31:31-34 cf Heb 10:15-16

3. Divine attributes are ascribed to the Spirit. a. Sovereignty, 1 Cor 12:11 b. Omniscience, 1 Cor 2:10-11 c. Omnipotence, Gen 1:2 d. Omnipresence, Psa 139:7

4. The deity of the Holy Spirit is taught in the New Testament. 2 Cor 3:17

B. The Holy Spirit had a ministry in the formation of the Canon of Scripture.

1. The Holy Spirit had a special ministry of divine revelation to O.T. believers; primarily, but not exclusively, to those who had the gift of prophecy. 2 Peter 1:20-21

2. The Spirit had a ministry to every writer of O.T. Scripture. Every writer was controlled by the Spirit in what he wrote. 2 Tim 3:16-17

THEOPNEUSTOS = God-breathed refers to two things: inhale and exhale.

1) The Inhale: GtHS communicated to human authors of the O.T. God's complete and coherent message for both that and all future generations. Jer 1:9; Mark 12:36; Acts 28:25b

2) The Exhale: the human authors wrote down in their own language the divine message from God. 2 Tim 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21

Doctrine of Inspiration: God so supernaturally directed the writers of Scriptures, that without waving their human intelligence, vocabulary, personality, literary style, feeling, or any other human factor, His own complete and coherent message to mankind was recorded with perfect accuracy in the original languages of Scripture, the very words bearing the authority of divine authorship.

3. The ministry of GtHS to the O.T. writers included three categories.

a. The TORAH, “law”. This was written by Moses, who had both the gift and office of prophet.

b. The NABI’IM, which means “Prophets”, includes Joshua, Samuel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Joel, Zachariah. The human authors had the office of prophet.

c. The KETHUBIM, which means "the writings." The human authors had the gift of prophecy only: David, Solomon, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, etc.

Grace Fellowship Church Grace Fellowship Church Thursday, July 30, 2009 Tape # The Spirit of Truth – The Indwelling Holy Spirit, Part 6 Upper Room Discourse, Part 283 John 14:17; 1Cor 2:10-11; 12:11; 2 Tim 3:16-17; 2 Pet 1:20-21 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2009