1. Rom 8:2
“For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.”

3. The Danger of the holy spirit

4. Progressive Evangelical Leaders Meet To Affirm Doctrine Of
‘Sola Feels’

5. The Danger of the Holy Spirit
“The Holy Spirit Guides Me Today”
“The Holy Spirit Speaks to Me”
Danger = Can’t Be Proven
Danger = This Has Become An Excuse For Not Using the Bible.

6. The Gift of the Holy Spirit
Acts 2:38 “And Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.’”

7. The Indwelling of the Holy Spirit
Dwells In Us Through His Word.
Dwells In Us Physically, But Can’t Be Felt.
Dwells In Us & Directly Operates Within Us.
Can’t Be Felt, Doesn’t Take Over
Can’t Be Felt, Doesn’t Take Over
Direct Operation
Felt & Takes Over

8. How Did God Reveal Himself?
2 Peter 1:20-21 “But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.”

9. The Holy Spirit Brought Forth the Bible
Psalm 109:6-8 = Who Wrote This?
Acts 1:15-16, 20
“Brethren, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.”

10. The Holy Spirit Brought Forth the Bible
Mark 12:36 “David himself said in the Holy Spirit, The Lord said to my Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand, Until I put Thine enemies beneath Thy feet.‘” (Quoting Psalm 110:1)

11. The Holy Spirit Brought Forth the Bible
With That Type of Investment In God’s Word, The Holy Spirit Never Contradicted the Bible (2 Sam. 23:2-3)!

12. How Did the Ancients Write About “Spirits”?
They Talked of Them Dwelling in People.
They NEVER Talked About Them Taking Over People’s Will!!!

13. Teaching Spirits
1 Tim. 4:1 “But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons.”

14. The Choice of Listening Determines What Spirit You are Of
1 John 4:6 “We are from God; he who knows God listens to us; he who is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.”

15. Teaching Spirits of Influence
Eph. 1:17 “…that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him.”

16. Evil Spirit of Influence
Eph. 2:1-2 “And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.”

17. Secular Writers Jubilees 1
“[Israel] will not obey until they acknowledge their sin and the sins of their fathers. But after this they will return to me in all uprighteousness and with all of their heart and soul. And I shall cut off the foreskin of their heart…And I shall create for them a holy spirit and I shall purify them.”
2nd Cent. B.C.

18. Secular Writers The Testament of Simeon
“But Joseph (of Jacob) was a good man, one who had within him the spirit of God, and being full of compassion and mercy he did not bear ill will toward me, but loved me as well as my brothers…And you, my children, each of you love his brothers with a good heart, and the spirit of envy will depart from you.”
2nd Cent. B.C.

19. Secular Writers Dead Sea Scrolls – The Community Rule
“He has created man to govern the world, and has appointed for him two spirits in which to walk until the time of His visitation: the spirits of truth and injustice…All children of righteousness are ruled by the Prince of Light and walk in the ways of light, but all the children of injustice are ruled by the Angel of Darkness and walk in the ways of darkness.”
100 B.C.