1. Dunlap church of Christ Questions? Just Let Us Know!
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To The Services
Of The
Dunlap church of Christ
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2. John 16:8-11
“And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: (9) Of sin, because they believe not on me;”

3. (10) Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; (11) Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.”

4. “Be ready always to give an answer…”
I Peter 3:15
“Be ready always to give an answer…”

5. What Role Does The Holy Spirit Play In Our Conversion?
How Does He Do
What He Does?

6. I. The Need for Conversion
All who are accountable - sin
Romans 3:9 “we have before proved
both Jews and Gentiles, that they are
all under sin;” v.23
I John 5:19 “the whole world lieth in wickedness”

7. I. The Need for Conversion
All who are accountable - sin
(Romans 3:9, 23; I John 5:19)
Sin produces spiritual death
Romans 5:12 “Wherefore, as by one man sin
entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:”
Romans 7:9 “commandment came, sin revived, and I died.”

8. I. The Need for Conversion
II. The Holy Spirit Works in Conversion

9. All Three Persons
in the Godhead Work
In Our Salvation
Father - Planned
(Ephesians 1:1-4)
Son - Executed
(John 3:16)
Holy Spirit-Revealed
(Ephesians 3:3-5)
Holy Spirit
Convicts The World
(John 16:8-11)
Convict = convince
with evidence
Of:
Sin
Righteousness
Judgment

10. I. The Need for Conversion
II. The Holy Spirit Works in Conversion
III. How Does the Spirit Operate?
The Holy
Spirit
Directly?
Through
Word?

11. III. How Does the Spirit Operate?
A. Calvinism Teaches - Direct Operation
Upon The Sinner
Unconditional
Election
Total
Depravity
Limited
Atonement
Perseverance
Of The Saints
Irresistible
Grace

12. III. How Does the Spirit Operate?
A. Calvinism Teaches - Direct Operation
Upon The Sinner
B. The Holy Spirit Operates Through Word

13. Law of the Spirit of Life
The Spirit Revealed
(Eph.3:3-5)
Sword of the Spirit
(Eph.6:17)
Law of the Spirit of Life
(Romans 8:1-2)

14. III. How Does the Spirit Operate?
A. Calvinism Teaches - Direct Operation
Upon The Sinner
B. The Holy Spirit Operates Through Word
C. Convicted & Converted By The Word

15. The Spirit Revealed (Eph.3:3-5) Sword of the Spirit (Eph.6:17)
Rom. 1:16
Jas. 1:18-21
II Thess. 2:14
I Pet. 1:18-25
II Cor. 5:17-20
John 17:20
Acts 18:8
Acts 2:37

16. James 1:18ff
“Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.”

17. II Thessalonians 2:14
“Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

18. James 1:18ff
“Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.”

19. III. How Does the Spirit Operate?
A. Calvinism Teaches - Direct Operation
Upon The Sinner
B. The Holy Spirit Operates Through Word
C. Convicted & Converted By The Word
D. What The Spirit Does - The Word Does

20. Holy Spirit
The Word
John 3:5,6,8
John 6:63
Titus 3:5
I Cor. 6:11
Romans 8:9
Born of
Quickened
Saved
Washed
Sanctified
Led By
I Pet.1:23-25
Psa.119:50,93
James 1:21
Eph. 5:26
John 17:17
Psa. 119:105

21. III. How Does the Spirit Operate?
A. Calvinism Teaches - Direct Operation Upon The Sinner
B. The Holy Spirit Operates Through Word
C. Convicted & Converted By The Word
D. What The Spirit Does - The Word Does

22. I. The Need for Conversion
II. The Holy Spirit Works in Conversion
III. How Does the Spirit Operate?
IV. The Holy Spirit Gives Evidence
of Conversion

23. The Spirit Provides Evidence
Romans 8:16
“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:”

24. The Spirit Provides Evidence - Rom.8:16
“I’ve
done that”
“Repent and
be Baptized”
Agree
Tells What
One Must Do
Knows What
He Has Done
Then we can know we are children of God!

25. I. The Need for Conversion
II. The Holy Spirit Works in Conversion
III. How Does the Spirit Operate?
IV. The Holy Spirit Gives Evidence
of Conversion
V. Consequences of the Direct
Operation of the Spirit

26. Consequences Makes belief God’s responsibility
If don’t believe - God is respecter...
Denies - all-sufficiency of the word
Consequences
God didn’t make the word powerful
Denies free-moral-agency of man
Eliminates the need to preach

27. I. The Need for Conversion
II. The Holy Spirit Works in Conversion
III. How Does the Spirit Operate?
IV. The Holy Spirit Gives Evidence
of Conversion
V. Consequences of the Direct
Operation of the Spirit

28. God’s Simple Plan HEAR (Romans 10:17) BELIEVE (John 8:24)
REPENT (Luke 13:3)
CONFESS (Rom.10:9-10)
BAPTIZED (Gal. 3:27)
ADDED TO THE CHURCH (Acts 2:41,47)

29. Are You Wayward?
“Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.” Acts 8:22
“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” James 5:16