The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts A research paper submitted to Professor P. L. Brewster In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements For BIBL364 Liberty University Online By Robert Ortiz Jr. Lynchburg‚ Virginia August 17‚ 2012 Table of Contents Introduction 2 The Coming / Filling of the Holy Spirit 2 The Holy Spirit Speaks through Believers 4 The Holy Spirit Speaks to Believers 4 The Holy Spirit Works
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The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts Student Name Course and Section Date TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………………………………………1 Intro to Acts The Holy Spirit WHO IS THE HOLY SPIRIT………………………………………………………………………………………………1 What Did Jesus Say About the Holy Spirit? What Was the Holy Spirit’s Role? Why is the Holy Spirit necessary? THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT………………………………………………………………2 Corporate Prayer and Unity Prior to the Holy Spirit’s
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Holy Spirit The “Person” of the Holy Spirit Of the three “persons” to the concept of the Trinity‚ the Holy Spirit is often shrouded in more mystery than the other two. While the person of God the “Father” as the creator and sustainer of creation is well established in the scripture and the history of Judaism and Christianity‚ and while the person of Jesus the “Son” as an actual person in the course of human history is well documented in history and scripture‚ the person of the Holy Spirit
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The Holy Spirit is the third person in the trinity. The Holy SpiritSpirt draws and convicts human beings; and those who respond to his invite and want to become one with him‚ He renews and transforms into the image of God. The Holy Spirit is sent by the Father and the Son to be with His children‚ He extends spiritual gifts to the church‚ and empowers the church to bear witness to unbelieversnon-believes about Christ. The Bible supplies three important lines of witness to the divine nature of the
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THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE BOOK OF ACTS Luke as the author of The Book of Acts of the Apostles shows the reader the ministry of Jesus Christ through the discharge of the Holy Spirit within the apostles and His church. Luke was a historian as well as a theologian. Luke accentuates the captivating facets of the Holy Spirit prophesied in the Old Testament. Luke speaks to the reader of Acts about the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Luke emphasizes the “filling with‚” the Holy Spirit “comes upon” them‚ and the
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gifts of the Holy Spirit contain a big role in the spiritual life of the believer. There are said to be seven gifts to around eighteen gifts of the Spirit to be brought upon those who believe in God. Each denomination has a certain gift that they focus on more then others. As Pentecostals believe that speaking in tongues is the ultimate gifts and thats what shows that a person has been filled with the Spirit‚ Mennonites dont focus on speaking in tongues at all. Each Gift of the Spirit has a certain
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• Baptism in (or with) the Holy Spirit is a very important‚ distinctive Christian experience in the life of the believer. The basis is found in the book of Acts‚ specifically the event of Pentecost. • John the Baptist preached baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. (Mk. 1:4) • Later he declared about Jesus‚ “I baptize with water‚ but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” (1:8) • 3 yrs later‚ shortly before Pentecost‚ Jesus talked with the apostles about a gift promised by the father
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Baptism and the Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts Water Baptism vs Baptized with the Spirit and Power The book of Acts begins with Jesus ’ parting words to His apostles before His ascension to the right hand of God the Father. In His opening statement Jesus promises the Holy Spirit‚ and He does this by distinguishing the coming of the Spirit from the baptism of John. “For John truly baptized with water‚ but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” (Acts 1:5) John had testified
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The baptism of the Holy Spirit. What is it and how do I get it? A teaching from Pat Robertson. The first of two parts. PatRobertson.com - The question has been asked‚ "How do I get the baptism of the Holy Spirit? What is it and how do I get it?". Before Jesus left‚ He said to his disciples‚ "You tarry in Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high." And He said‚ "You will receive power after that when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And then you will be my witnesses‚ in Jerusalem and
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The Greek words pneuma‚ meaning spirit‚ and logos‚ meaning doctrine‚ make up the word pneumatology. Pneumatology is the doctrine of the Holy Spirit (Bere and Horton 169). The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. He enters into a person’s heart when they except Jesus as their Lord and Savior. It is impossible to live a triumphant Christian life without being aware and knowing the works of the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit is a person‚ just like God and Jesus. Some proof of this is that He
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