Who Is The Holy Spirit?

Who is the Holy Spirit?

What is the purpose of the Holy Spirit?

How do I steward and grow in my personal relationship with the Holy Spirit?

How do I walk by the Spirit?

What are the functions of the Holy Spirit?

THE FUNCTIONS OF HOLY SPIRIT
The Holy Spirit has many functions. Here are a few:

Conviction of Sin:

John 16:8 NASB
And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment.

Guidance:

John 16:13 NASB
But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.

Spiritual Gifts:

1 Corinthians 12:4 NASB
Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit.

Intercedes:

Romans 8:26-27 NASB
In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

Comfort:

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 NASB
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

Gives Hope

Romans 15:13 NASB
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Advocates:

1 John 2:1-2 NASB
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.

Hebrews 8:6 NASB
But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, by as much as He is also the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises.

New Birth:

John 3:6-7 NASB
That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. [7] Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’

Unifies with Christ:

John 14:16-17 NASB
I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.

1 Corinthians 6:17 NASB
But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him.

Understanding:

1 Corinthians 2:14 NASB
But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised.

Witness through Power:

Acts 1:8 NASB
“…but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.”

1 Corinthians 12:5-6 NASB
And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons.