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Pentecost
Pentecost Part 3. The Holy Spirit
Pentecost, the Greek name for ʽShavuot’, is an ancient feast in Israel that celebrates the harvest and giving of the Torah on Sinai. In the Christian liturgical calendar, Pentecost, observed 50 days after Easter Sunday, marks the end of the Easter season and celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles and other disciples of Jesus.
Doctrine of the Holy Spirit
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http://www.reasonablefaith.org/defenders-2-podcast/s7
The Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit is the third person in the Trinity. He is fully God. He is eternal, omniscient, omnipresent, has a will, and can speak. He is alive. He is a person. He is not particularly visible in the Bible because His ministry is to bear witness of Jesus (John 15:26). Some cults like the Jehovah's Witnesses say that the Holy Spirit is nothing more than a force (Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, pp. 406-407). This is false. If the Holy Spirit were merely a force, then He could not speak (Acts 13:2); He could not be grieved (Eph. 4:30); and He would not have a will (1 Cor. 12:11). The truth is that the Holy Spirit is a person the same as the Father and the Son are within the Trinity.
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Person of the Holy Spirit
Third person of the Trinity, coequal with God the Father and God the Son.
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Shield of the Trinity
His Names His Attributes Symbols of Sins Against Power in
Christ's Life
God Acts 5:3-4
Eternal Heb. 9:14
Dove Matt. 3:16
Blasphemy Matt. 12:31
Conceived of Matt. 1:18, 20
Lord 2 Cor. 3:18
Omnipotent Luke 1:35
Wind Acts 2:1-4
Resist (Unbelief) Acts 7:51
Baptism Matt. 3:16
Spirit 1 Cor. 2:10
Omnipresent Psalm 139:7-10
Fire Acts 2:3
Insult Heb. 10:29
Led by Luke 4:1
Spirit of God 1 Cor. 3:16
Will 1 Cor. 12:11
Lied to Acts 5:3
Filled with Power Luke 4:14, 18
Spirit of Truth John 15:26
Loves Rom. 15:30
Grieved Eph. 4:30
Witness of Jesus John 15:26
Eternal Spirit Heb. 9:14
Speaks Acts 8:29; 13:2
Quench 1 Thess. 5:19
Raised Jesus Rom. 8:11
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The Works of the Holy Spirit Access to God, Eph. 2:18 Inspires prayer, Eph. 6:18; Jude 20
Anoints for Service, Luke 4:18 Intercedes, Rom. 8:26
Assures, Rom. 8:15-16; Gal. 4:6 Interprets Scripture, 1 Cor. 2:1, 14; Eph. 1:17
Authors Scripture, 2 Pet. 1:20-21 Leads, Rom. 8:14
Baptizes, John 1:23-34; 1 Cor. 12:13-14 Liberates, Rom. 8:2
Believers Born of, John 3:3-6 Molds Character, Gal. 5:22-23
Calls and Commissions, Acts 13:24; 20:28 Produces fruit, Gal. 5:22-23
Cleanses, 1 Thess. 3:13; 1 Pet. 1:2 Empowers Believers, Luke 24:49
Convicts of sin, John 16:9, 14 Raises from the dead, Rom. 8:11
Creates, Gen. 1:2; Job 33:4 Regenerates, Titus 3:5
Empowers, 1 Thess. 1:5 Sanctifies, Rom. 15:16
Fills, Acts 2:4; 4:29-31; 5:18-20 Seals, Eph. 1:13-14; 4:30
Gives gifts, I Cor. 12:8-11 Strengthens, Eph. 3:16; Acts 1:8; 2:4; 1 Cor. 2:4
Glorifies Christ, John 16:14 Teaches, John 14:26
Guides in truth, John 16:13 Testifies of Jesus, John 15:26
Helps our weakness, Rom. 8:26 Victory over flesh, Rom. 8:2-4; Gal. 4:6
Indwells believers, Rom. 8:9-14; Gal. 4:6 Worship helper, Phil. 3:3
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Part 3. The Presence of the Holy Spirit
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Where was the Holy Spirit prior to Pentecost? Isn’t His presence recorded in the OT and prior to Pentecost in the NT? What is the difference between the presence of the Holy Spirit in the old covenant and in the new covenant subsequent to Pentecost?
Presence of the Holy Spirit
Pentecost Part 3. The Holy Spirit
In the old covenant the Holy Spirit is not the permanent possession of Jewish believers or followers of Yahweh. It isn’t as though they had or enjoyed the presence of the Holy Spirit in their lives on a daily basis. Rather, in the OT the Holy Spirit would come upon people to anoint them for a special purpose to which God had called them. This was a temporary, special anointing to carry out a specific task. It wasn’t the permanent presence of the Holy Spirit. William Lane Craig Defenders 2, Doctrine of the Holy Spirit, Part 3
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OT Presence: Impermanent
OT Presence: Special Purpose
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If the Holy Spirit did not dwell permanently in Old Testament believers, then where was the presence of God evident in Israel?
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OT Presence: The Glory of the Lord (Shekinah Glory) Filled the temple.
With Israel’s apostasy and God’s judgment upon Israel, the presence of God reluctantly, slowly left the temple and deserted Israel so that Israel was now bereft of God’s presence and was ripe for judgment. Look at Ezekiel 9:3 which describes the withdrawal of God’s presence from the temple in preparation for God bringing judgment upon Israel, “Now the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherubim on which it rested to the threshold of the house; and he called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writing case at his side.” Notice there the Spirit of God, or the presence of God, is beginning to withdraw from Israel. The glory of God has exited the Holy Place and is now on the threshold of the temple. Then in Ezekiel 11:23 we see the glory and presence of God departing further, “And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.” That is the Mount of Olives. So the Spirit of God, or the presence of God, is leaving the temple and goes up to the Mount of Olives and then leaves Israel. Israel is now abandoned by God to her enemies and they come and conquer Israel. So during Israel’s faithful period, at least, the presence of God – the permanent abode of God in Israel – was the temple. The Spirit would come to anoint people for special tasks in the old covenant time. But the Spirit of God was not the permanent presence of the believer. Defenders 2, Doctrine of the Holy Spirit, Part 4
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http://sharedveracity.net/2013/06/29/old-testament-fit-to-hebrew-history/
NT Presence: The Temple of the Holy Spirit
NT Presence: The Temple of the Holy Spirit
“So we are literally the place where God’s presence and Spirit abides in the world today. He is residing in us as temples of the Holy Spirit. He is the permanent possession of the Christian believer. We don’t need to pray as David did, “Take not thy Holy Spirit from me” because he is going to be with us until death unless we apostatize or throw him out of our lives. He is now residing within us as our permanent possession empowering us, gifting us, transforming us, sanctifying us, and strengthening us to live the Christian life. What an advantage we enjoy over these old covenant believers!” William Lane Craig Defenders 2, Doctrine of the Holy Spirit, Part 4
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Old Covenant
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New Covenant
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New Covenant
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The New Covenant in Hebrews 8 – 10:18
Feature Old Covenant New Covenant When established at Exodus at crucifixion
Parties: God and national Israel (Ex. 19-24) Christians (Luke 22:20; John 3:16-21)
People redeemed from bondage in Egypt (Ex. 20:2) in sin (Heb. 9:15)
Mediator of the covenant Moses (Ex. 20:18-19; Heb. 9:19-20) Jesus Christ (Heb. 8:6; 9:15; 12:24)
Ratified by blood of animals (Ex. 24:8; Heb. 9:19-20) Jesus Christ (Matt. 26:28; Rom. 3:25)
Promises offered prosperity, national security, become God's treasured nation (Ex. 19:5; Lev. 26)
eternal life (John 3:16), children of God (Rom. 8:14-17, 29), know God, law in heart, forgiveness (Heb. 8:10-12), with God forever (Rev. 21:3-7)
Initiation sign of the covenant circumcision (Gen. 17:11; Ex. 12:48-49; John 7:22-23)
conversion of the heart (Matt. 5:8; Acts 15:8; Rom. 2:28-29)
Continuing sign of the covenant observance of the Sabbaths (Ex. 31:16-17; Ezek. 20:12)
new life of faith in Christ (Eph. 2:4-10; 4:17; 5:1-2)
Obligations obedience to the law that was given through Moses (Ex. 24:3; Lev. 26; Deut. 28)
be perfect (Matt. 5:48), believe, obey Christ (Gal. 6:2; 1 John 3:23-24; Rom. 12:1; 2 Cor. 10:5)
Duration of the covenant during time of national Israel, temple and Levites (Heb. 8:13)
eternity (John 5:24; 6:54-58; Heb. 9:15; 12:22-28; Rev. 21:3-7)
Priesthood Aaron and sons (Ex. 29:9; Lev. 8) Jesus Christ (Heb. 4:14-16; 5:5-6), believers (1 Pet. 2:5, 9)
High Priest entered presence of God
symbolically once a year on the Day of Atonement after offering the required blood sacrifices (Lev. 16; Heb. 9:7)
sat down at God's right hand forever, after offering his own blood for all (Heb. 7:20-8:2; 9:11-14)
Feature Old Covenant New Covenant Holy place where God can be worshiped
tabernacle in wilderness (Deut. 12), temple in Jerusalem (1 Kings 8:29-30)
temple of the Spirit (1 Cor. 3:16), wherever believers are (John 4:21-24; Matt. 18:20)
Commemorations weekly Sabbath (Ex. 20:8-11, Deut. 5:12-15) and seasonal festivals (Lev. 23)
Lord's Supper (Luke 22:19-20; Cor. 11:26-28)
Sacrifices continual offering of animals and food offerings (Lev. 1-7; Heb. 10:1) as a reminder of sins (Heb. 10:30)
Christ's one sacrifice (Heb. 9:26-28; 10:12) forgave sins, perfects the worshipper, clears conscience (Heb. 8:12; 10:1-2, 22); Christian's life of service is to be a living sacrifice (Rom. 12:1)
Law Ten Commandments (Ex. 20; Deut. 5) and 603 additional laws governing moral, civil and religious affairs, fulfilled by adherence to the letter of numerous rules (Ex., Lev., Deut.)
Sermon on the Mount reveals Christian attitude and way of thinking (Matt. 5-7), law of Christ fulfilled by loving God and humans (John 13:34-35; Rom. 3:8-10; Gal. 5:14; 6:2; 1 John 2:3-6; 3:7-10, 21-24)
Contrast the letter kills (Rom. 4:14-15; 2 Cor. 3:6), slavery (Gal. 4:24-25; 5:1)
The Spirit gives life (John 6:63; 2 Cor. 3:6), freedom (Gal. 4:26; 5:1)
Main feature the law was a shadow of the good things to come (Heb. 10:1)
Jesus Christ, God in the flesh (Isa. 42:1-7; 49:5-13; Heb. 1; 9:11-15; 10:5-10)
Contact with God through priesthood (Lev. 1-7) individual comes to God's throne (Heb. 4:16)
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