Scripture Reading: Matt. 28:19; Rom. 8:9; Phil. 1:19; John 7:37-39; Acts 1:8; John 14:17; Eph. 5: 18-20
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Knowing the Being of the Holy Spirit :
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The Holy Spirit being the third person of the Divine Trinity, the consummation of the Triune God – Matt. 28:19.
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The Father God is the source, the Son God is the course, and the Spirit God is the reaching of men and entering into men of the Triune God – 2 Cor. 13:14.
C
Titles of the Holy Spirit :
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In the Old Testament the Spirit is: “The Spirit of God”; “The Spirit of Jehovah” – Gen. 1:2; 2 Chron. 20:14.
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In the New Testament the Spirit is: “The Holy Spirit”; “The Spirit of Jesus”; “The Spirit of Christ”; “The Spirit of Jesus Christ”; “The life-giving Spirit”; ‘The Spirit” – Luke 1:35; Acts 16:7; Rom. 8:9; Phil. 1:19; Rom. 8:2; 1 Cor. 15:45; John 7:39.
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The Spirit is the Holy Spirit as described above, His being is constituted by a process; hence, He is the all-inclusive and consummated Spirit as the consummation of the Triune God to reach and enter into those who believe into Christ- v. 39.
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Experiencing Being Filled by the Holy Spirit :
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The moment we believed the Lord, we received the Holy Spirit – Acts 1:8; John 14:17.
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Allowing the Holy Spirit to fill every room of our being by praying daily and confessing our sins thoroughly – Eph. 5:18-20; Acts 13:52.
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Being filled by the Holy Spirit by exercising to call upon the Lord and speaking Him – Rom. 12:11; 1 Cor. 12:3; Col. 3:16.