The Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is the one who tells what the Holy writings mean.

In 1 Corinthians 2:9-14 it says, “The Holy Writings say, ‘No eye has ever seen or no ear has ever heard or no mind has ever thought of the wonderful things God has made ready for those who love him.’ God has shown these things to us through His Holy Spirit.  It is the Holy Spirit Who looks into all things, even the secrets of God, and shows them to us. Who can know the things about a man, except a man’s own spirit that is in him? It is the same with God. Who can understand Him except the Holy Spirit? We have not received the spirit of the world. God has given us His Holy Spirit that we may know about the things given to us by Him.

We speak about these things also. We do not use words of man’s wisdom. We use words given to us by the Holy Spirit. We use these words to tell what the Holy Spirit wants to say to those who put their trust in Him. But the person who is not a Christian does not understand these words from the Holy Spirit. He thinks they are foolish. He cannot understand them because he does not have the Holy Spirit to help him understand.”
There are some special things the Holy Spirit did while Christ was on earth:

A.  He had an important part in bringing Christ to earth and in making Christ able to do His work here on earth. John 3:34b says, ‘God gives Him all of His Spirit.” (Matthew 1:18b; Luke 1:35)

B.  He was there when Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River, and He came down from heaven like a dove. (Luke 3:22; John 1:32).

C He was with Christ when He was tested by the devil in the desert. (Luke 4:1-13)

D.  He was there when God showed that He had put His hand on Christ and had chosen Him. (Isaiah 61:1; Luke 4:16-21)

E.  He was the One Who taught men when Christ spoke to them. (John 3:3-6; 14:25-26)

F.  His power was able to heal people. (Acts 10:38)

G. He showed His power in Christ’s life. (Luke 4:14-15)

H.  He had a part in raising Christ from the dead. Romans 8:11 says, ‘The Holy Spirit raised Jesus from the dead. If the same Holy Spirit lives in you, He will give life to your bodies in the same way.”

I. He told men they were guilty of their sins. The followers of Jesus knew they were guilty of sins and they trusted Christ. The Holy Spirit must have told them this.

The most important thing to remember is that the Holy Spirit, as one part of the Three-in-one God, has always been and always will be. The Holy Spirit was doing things before Christ came in the flesh to this earth. The Holy Spirit did things during the time Christ was on earth. The Holy Spirit is doing things today, and the Holy Spirit will do things forever.