RECOGNIZE THE HOLY
SPIRIT BY HIS ROLE
John 16:12-16
•
“I have much more to say
to you, more than you can
now bear. 13 But when he,
the Spirit of truth, comes, he
will guide you into all truth.
12
• He will not speak on his own;
he will speak only what he
hears, and he will tell you
14
what is yet to come. He
will bring glory to me by
taking from what is mine
and making it known to you.
•
15 All
that belongs to the Father
is mine. That is why I said the
Spirit will take from what is
mine and make it known to you.
• 16 “In a little while you will see
me no more, and then after a
little while you will see me.” --Jn
16:12-16
References to…
"baptism with the H.S.",
"Receive the H.S.", and
"Be filled with the Spirit"
are plentiful and
convincing.
But what does that mean?
How do you know you have it?
Are their counterfeits?
we are cautioned:
• "Dear friends, do not believe every spirit,
but test the spirits to see whether they are
from God, because many false prophets
have gone out into the world. 2 This is how
you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every
spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ
has come in the flesh is from God, 3 but
every spirit that does not acknowledge
Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of
the antichrist, which you have heard is
coming and even now is already in the
world.“ -- 1 Jn 4:1-3
How can we recognize the Holy
Spirit and His working?
• Some think of the Holy Spirit as…
– "Spirit of praise"
– "a Spirit of ecstasy"
– a spirit of freedom..
• Jesus called Him "the Spirit of Truth"!
(Jn 15:26)
A RELIABLE GUIDE IN
TRUTH
"But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will
guide you into all truth...." -- 16:13a
• The Holy Spirit is
the personification
of truth.
• The Holy Spirit
wants to be our
teacher -instructing in
Truth.
Orchid of the Holy Spirit
A UNIFIED VOICE IN
REVELATION
"...He will not speak on his own; he will speak
only what he hears, and he will tell you what is
yet to come."-- 16:13b
• The Holy Spirit
never speaks on
His own.
• Satan is a master
at counterfeit,
deceit, and
error.
FAITHFUL IN BRINGING
GLORY TO CHRIST
"He will bring glory to me by taking from what
is mine and making it known to you."-- 16:14
• A unique
characteristic of
the Holy Spirit is
that He always
brings glory to
Christ.
• A correct view of
the Holy Spirit
Magnifies Jesus.
So, Now…
• You and I need this Spirit of God!
• Nothing less than the Holy Spirit of
God will satisfy.
• So, how do you get in on this gift of
the Holy Spirit?
– Receive Him
– Give yourself fully to Him.