Holy Spirit 2

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit: 

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit How does the work of God in Jesus Christ apply to me? Biblically, God the Holy Spirit works to incorporate us into the work of Jesus. God’s being God-for-us in Jesus includes our incorporation into the new life in Jesus. God’s faithfulness to us leads us to speak of our life in Him.

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit: 

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit and Faith A. The Holy Spirit is primary for faith. If faith is not to degenerate simply into a human work, the priority of the Spirit must be acknowledged. Faith is not figuring out how to get saved. Faith is response to God’s prior leading, the working of the Holy Spirit. John 16:7-11

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit: 

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit and Faith B. Faith means Ec-centricity The believer has her or his center in Jesus Christ. Christ lives in me in the Holy Spirit. Romans 8:1-11; Colossians 3:1-4; Phillip-ians 3:20; 2 Corinthians 5:16 This is the reversal of our sinful self-dependence, the concrete realization of our relatedness to God.

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit: 

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit and Faith C. Faith is Acknowledgment and Obedience God does not denude humans of their action, but by the Spirit creates the space for us to act in freedom. Wesleyans speak of this as God’s prevenient grace, God’s grace given to us that makes possible our actions in response.

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit: 

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit and Faith C. Faith is Acknowledgment and Obedience Our faith is submission to the self-giving presence of the Jesus Christ. We are called to obey the Lord, Jesus Christ. Matthew 28:18-20; Ephesians 3:16-17; Titus 3:4-7 and 2:11. Obedience issues in deeds that are joyous. 2 Timothy 1:13-14; 1:8-10

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit: 

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit and Faith C. Faith is Acknowledgment and Obedience Our faith is submission to the self-giving presence of the Jesus Christ. We are called to obey the Lord, Jesus Christ. Matthew 28:18-20; Ephesians 3:16-17; Titus 3:4-7 and 2:11. Obedience issues in deeds that are joyous. 2 Timothy 1:13-14; 1:8-10

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit: 

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit As the Mediator of Life and Salvation One of the Spirit’s primary roles Scripturally is the mediation of life and salvation. Why is this essential? Otherwise, we will locate the possibilities for salvation in our own capacities. There is an appropriate human response, but it is a response made possible by God.

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit: 

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit As the Mediator of Life and Salvation This is anticipated in the OT (Psalm 33:6; Proverbs 8; Genesis 1:2, 2:7; Psalm 104:30-31). Already in the OT, the Spirit’s creative power is expressed as recreating as well. (Ezekiel 37:9)

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit: 

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit As the Mediator of Life and Salvation In the New Testament, the Spirit mediates new life as well as life in the present. (John 1:12-13, 3:5-8; Galatians 4:29) The Spirit is not opposed to the material, but is its perfecter. (Romans 8:11; 1st Peter 3:18)

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit: 

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit As the Mediator of Life and Salvation As the Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead, the Spirit bespeaks of God’s actions within the created order, not merely over against it. The power and presence of the Spirit bespeaks new possibilities as we are incorporated into the ongoing life of the risen Jesus of Nazareth.