Lesson 1: Who Is the Holy Spirit and Why Did He Come?
Objective: To experience the Spirit-filled life as a moment-by-moment reality. Read: Acts 10
Memorize: John 14:21, John 15:10
Introduction to the Holy Spirit

Who is the Holy Spirit?

While there is a degree of divine mystery to the nature of the Holy Spirit, He definitely is not a bundle of warm feelings or good memories. Neither is He a vague cosmic force.

In this lesson, you will study biblical evidence proving that the Holy Spirit is a real person who loves and cares for you. You will also discover why He came and how He can make a difference in your life.

Who Is The Holy Spirit?

The Holy Spirit is a person, the third person of the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He is not a vague, ethereal shadow, nor an impersonal force. He is a person equal in every way with the Father and the Son. All the divine attributes ascribed to the Father and the Son are equally ascribed to the Holy Spirit.

1.) Personality (a person) is composed of intellect, emotions, and will. In I Corinthians 2:11, what indicates that the Holy Spirit has intellect? What evidence do you observe in Romans 15:30 that the Holy Spirit has emotions? How does the Holy Spirit exercise His will as recorded in I Corinthians 12:11?

2.) Find the word that describes the nature of the Holy Spirit in each of the following references. (John 16:13, Romans 8:2, Hebrews 10:29, Romans 1:4)

3.) What is His function, or role? (John:14:16,26, I Corinthians 3:16, John 16:13-14, Acts 1:8)

4.) What specific actions does the Holy Spirit perform? (Acts 13:2, Acts 8:29, Romans 8:14, John 16:7-8, Romans 8:26, II Thessalonians 2:13)

5.) What are His attributes? (Hebrews 9:14, Psalm 139:7, I Corinthians 2:10-11)

Why Did He Come?

1.) What is the chief reason the Holy Spirit came? (John 16:14)

2.) What will be the logical result when the Holy Spirit controls your life?

3.) How does the diagram below compare with your life?

Life Application

1.) Write one new insight you have gained from this lesson concerning the Holy Spirit:

2.) In what area of your life do you believe the Holy Spirit needs to be more in control?

3.) What will be the result when He is in control?

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A Personal Word
How do use this study
Index of All Studies
THE CHRISTIAN AND
THE HOLY SPIRIT
Who Is the Holy Spirit
and Why Did He Come?
The Holy Spirit's
Relationship with You
Why Are So Few Christians Filled with the Holy Spirit?
How You Can Be Filled
with the Holy Spirit
How You Can Know
When You Are Filled
Continue to Be Filled
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