Intro to Pentecostal Doctrine

LIST AND DESCRIBE THE 5 EVIDENCES IN SCRIPTURE THAT POINT TO THE HOLY SPIRIT BEING A PERSON, AND NOT AN INANIMATE OBJECT OR IMPERSONAL FORCE.

1. Has a mind, will, emotions

2. Acts and makes decisions

3. Can be grieved or resisted

4. Called the Paraclete by Jesus

5. Referred to with personal pronouns

LIST AND DESCRIBE 5 EVIDENCES IN SCRIPTURE THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT IS FULLY DIVINE LIKE THE FATHER AND THE SON.

• Listed with the Father and the Son

• Distinct from the Father and the Son

• Has divine attributes

• Does divine works

• Directly called God

__________    ______________  REFERS TO THE SPIRIT OF GOD IN HIS FULLNESS OR HIS
COMPLETE ACTIVITY

seven spirits

OLD TESTAMENT LEADERS, ___ AND ____ WERE ANOINTED WITH ____ AS A SIGN
THEY HAD BEEN CHOSEN BY GO

kings, priests, oil

THE SPIRIT IS NOT INFERIOR TO THE FATHER OR THE SON. ALL THREE PERSONS
ARE EQUALLY GOD; THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE AS TO THEIR ____ AND
____ BUT THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN THEIR ____.

essence, nature, function

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SPECIAL PRESENCE OF GOD AND WHAT DOES
THAT NAME MEAN?

SHEKINAH – A HEBREW WORD MEANING DWELLING PLACE, AND A DEMONSTRATION OF GOD’S
GLORY

____ PEOPLE ARE SPIRITUALLY DEAD IN THEIR ___
AND ___, AND CONSEQUENTLY INSENSTIVE TO ____ THINGS.
ONLY WHEN THE ____ _____ MOVES UPON THEM CAN THEY BECOME
AWARE OF THEIR ____ ____. THEY MUST THEN DECIDE WHETHER TO
CONTINUE IN THEIR ____ ____ OR TO RESPOND POSITIVELY TO THE
_____ OF THE _____ _____.

unregenerated, trespasses, sin, spiritual, Holy Spirit, sinful state, voice, Holy Spirit.

THERE ARE THREE WAYS THE HOLY SPIRIT CONVICTS OF SIN ACCORDING TO JOHN 16:8. LIST AND DESCRIBE ALL 3.

• Convicts of sin - He shows people their true spiritual need.

• Convicts of righteousness - He reveals what is right and exposes the lack of it.

• Convicts of judgment - He makes clear the reality of coming judgment and accountability.

Conviction of sin comes only by the ___ ____.

Holy Spirit

The Spirit of God enters a person’s heart at the time of repentance and faith, causing ____. 

regeneration

God has given both His ___ and His ___ to the ___ and to ___ believers for their ___ and ____.

Word, Spirit, Church, individual, guidance, edification

The Holy Spirit and the scriptures are always in ___.

agreement

___ is the act by which God makes Himself known by His people.

Revelation

____ is the Spirit’s influence which enabled writers of Scripture to record God in such a way as to insure it’s infallibility. 

Inspiration

2 Tim 3:16-17, 1 Thes 1:5. 1 Cor 2:4

2 Timothy 3:16-17: All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

1 Thessalonians 1:5: For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we were among you for your benefit

1 Corinthians 2:4: My speech and my proclamation were not with persuasive words of wisdom but with a powerful demonstration by the Spirit

Acts 1:8, Acts 2:38-39

Acts 1:8 - But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

Acts 2:38-39 - “Repent,” Peter said to them, “and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”