The Holy Spirit Lesson Seven The Holy Spirit in the General Epistles

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The Holy SpiritLesson SevenThe Holy Spirit in
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The Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit in the General
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• I. The Holy Spirit in the General Epistles.
• A. The Spirits work in the prophets.
• 1. The Holy Spirit spoke through the
  writers of the Old Testament (Hebrews
  37 98 in the instructions concerning the
  tabernacle Hebrews 1015,16 II Peter 121).

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The Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit in the General
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• I. The Holy Spirit in the General Epistles.
• A. The Spirits work in the prophets.
• 2. The claims of the Holy Spirit in
  Scripture witness to Christians truths
  about Gods plan (Hebrews 1015).

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The Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit in the General
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• I. The Holy Spirit in the General Epistles.
• A. The Spirits work in the prophets.
• 3. When the Holy Spirit revealed
  prophesies to those of Old Test-
  ament times it can also be said that
  the Spirit of Christ spoke in them (I Pet
  111,12 cf. II Pet 121).

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The Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit in the General
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• I. The Holy Spirit in the General Epistles.
• A. The Spirits work in the prophets.
• 4. Those who taught the gospel in the
  first century did so by (lit. in) the
  Holy Spirit I Peter 112).

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The Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit in the General
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• I. The Holy Spirit in the General Epistles.
• B. The Spirits work in miracles signs.
• 1. God bore witness to the validity of the
  gospel message through various miracles
  and gifts of the Holy Spirit (Hebrews 24).

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The Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit in the General
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• I. The Holy Spirit in the General Epistles.
• C. The Spirit in Christians.
• 1. Christians become partakers of the
  Holy Spirit (Hebrews 64).
• 2. The Spirit that dwells in Christians is
  jealous for our devotion (James
  45).

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The Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit in the General
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• I. The Holy Spirit in the General Epistles.
• C. The Spirit in Christians.
• 3. Those who are carnally minded do not
  have the Spirit (Jude 19).
• 4. The Spirit is the truth (I John 567).
  We can test what kind of spirit we have by
  whether we hold to what the Spirit has
  revealed (I John 41-6). .

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The Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit in the General
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• II. The Holy Spirit in the Book of Revelation.
• A. John received the the vision of the book of
  Revelation while in the Spirit (Revelation
  110).
• 1. Within the vision John saw things in
  the Spirit (Revelation 42)
• 2. And was carried away in the
  Spirit (Revelation 173).

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The Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit in the General
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• II. The Holy Spirit in the Book of Revelation.
• B. Within the vision, the Spirit
• 1. Spoke to the seven churches of Asia
  (Rev. 27 11 17 29 36 13 22).
• 2. Taught things (Revelation 1413).
• 3. And invited the one who who
  thirsts unto fellowship with God
  (Revelation 2217).