A SHORT BIBLE STUDY
“…GOD IS SPIRIT…”
(John 4:24 KJV). God is HOLY. “… I AM HOLY…”
(1 Peter 1:14-16 KJV). “… “I AM WHO I AM
…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). “…I am the Lord, I change NOT…”
(Malachi 3:6 KJV).
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SCRIPTURES: “…GOD IS
SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). God is HOLY. “… I AM
HOLY…” (1 Peter 1:14-16 KJV). “… “I AM WHO I AM …” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). “…I
am the Lord, I change NOT…” (Malachi 3:6 KJV).
PURPOSE OR GOAL OF LESSON: TO
LEARN ABOUT THE BEING UNITED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT, BEING EMPOWERED BY THE HOLY
SPIRIT, AND BEING FREED FROM SIN (MADE HOLY).
APPLICATION OF LESSON: TO BECOME AWARE OF
THE SPIRITUAL AND PRACTICAL COVENANT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT.
TOPIC DISCUSSION: DISCUSS
HOW YOUR SOUL BECOMES UNITED WITH GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT. DISCUSS HOW GOD, THE
HOLY SPIRIT EMPOWERED YOU TO DO “ALL” SPIRITUAL THINGS. TO LEARN THAT GOD FREES
YOU FROM SIN, NOT TO SIN, BUT TO LIVE HOLY. We have established that the Holy Spirit is non-physical and
man’s SOUL is non-physical.
“…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24
KJV). “…man became a
living soul (soul)…”
(GENESIS 2:7 KJV). God is Spirit and so are HIS WORDS. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…THE
WORDS THAT I SPEAK unto
you, they ARE SPIRIT…” (John 6:63 KJV). “… His
name (Jesus) is called The
Word of God…” (Revelation 19:12-13 NASB). Jesus, the WORD,
which is also SPIRIT, has the POWER to BOND and JOIN the Holy Spirit and man’s
SOUL together again like God FIRST created them. “….LET US MAKE man … after
our likeness…” (Genesis 1:26 KJV). “…in his OWN image…..male
and female created
he them…” (Genesis 1:27 KJV). “…And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground (body),
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (Holy Spirit); and man became a
living soul (soul)…” (GENESIS
2:7 KJV). “….God saw every thing he had made……and, behold, it was very good…”
(Genesis 1:31 KJV). God, the
HOLY SPIRIT desires to share this unique “oneness” with “HIS” people AGAIN.
He makes a WAY (salvation) through faith in or dependency upon Jesus Christ,
the WORD of God“… [THE WORD]… It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes (WHO DEPENDS UPON JESUS, HIS WORD)…”
(Romans 1:16 NLT). “…And I, if I (Jesus, the Word) be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men
unto me….” (John 12:32 KJV).
“…This is the work of God, that ye believe on Him
(depend upon HIM)...”
(John 6:28-29 KJV). “…The Father (God, the Holy Spirit) …
he doeth the works…”
(John 14:10 KJV). “…BY GRACE have ye been SAVED THROUGH FAITH…” (Ephesians 2:8-9
ASV). .“…Faith cometh by hearing … THE WORD of God...” (Roman 10:17 KJV). “…The grace
of our Lord was poured out on me (or transferred to me) abundantly, ALONG WITH FAITH (the power to depend upon God) … that are “IN” (OR COMES WITH UNITING OR BEING RESTORED to) Christ Jesus (the WORD)…” (1 Timothy 1:13-14 NIV). “… God
has sent forth the Spirit of His Son (the WORD) into
[your]… hearts (part of the SOUL (non-physical)...”
(Galatians 4:6 NASB). When you are SEALED, BONDED, and UNITED with God through
his INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT “YOU”… “…[BECOME] … ONE; even as ..[the] Father… [is] in [Jesus]
(the WORD, which is SPIRIT) and [Jesus, the Word is] in [Him] (God, the Holy
Spirit), that [YOU] also may be in [ONE OR UNITED AGAIN THROUGH the SPIRIT], so
that the world may believe that [God] sent…[HIS WORD[…” (John 17:21-23
NASB). This Holy “ONENESS” is the joining of man’s soul and God’s Holy Spirit through Jesus, the WORD. GOD
RESTORES MANKIND “BACK” TO THE ORIGINAL CREATED “IMAGE.” What can MAKE mankind spiritually WHOLE again,
spiritually ALIVE, and RESTORE them BACK to God’s original image? The answer: the Holy Spirit; the indwelling HOLY SPIRIT?
“…God is Spirit …” (John 4:24 KJV). “…The Holy
Spirit gives birth to SPIRITUAL LIFE …” (John 3:6 NLT). “….Apart from [the HOLY SPIRIT], you can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV). Only the “breath of life” or “the HOLY
SPIRIT” can return mankind BACK to God’s original, created “image” and “likeness” that was ONCE so VERY good? “…Jesus Christ maketh
thee whole [again]…” (Acts 9:34 KJV). “….LET US MAKE man … after our likeness…”
(Genesis 1:26 KJV). “…in his OWN image…..male
and female created
he them…” (Genesis 1:27 KJV). “…And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground (body),
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (Holy Spirit); and man became a
living soul (soul)…”
(GENESIS 2:7 KJV). “….God saw every thing he had made……and, behold, it was very good…”
(Genesis 1:31 KJV).“…If
any man be in Christ,
he is a NEW
creature …” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “… [because] … all things are … [MADE] … NEW…”
(2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “…I will put a new
spirit in you. …”
(Ezekiel 36:26 NLT). “…God has given
[you] HIS [holy] Spirit as PROOF that
… he [dwells]…in [you].” (1 John 4:13 NLT). “… I AM HOLY…” (1
Peter 1:14-16 KJV). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…God is LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). god, the holy
spirit of love proves his existence by revealing himself and confirming his
word through jesus christ. “…He said to [them].., "You are My
Servant, Israel (HIS PEOPLE), In Whom I will show (express, reveal, confirm, etc.) My GLORY
(MY HOLY EXISTENCE)…” (Isaiah 49:3 NASB). “….The
Word (Jesus) became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we [can see] His (God’s) GLORY (HOLY PRESENCE upon EARTH)…”
(John 1:14 NASB). “…God anointed Jesus of Nazareth
with the Holy Ghost
and WITH POWER:
who went about doing good, and healing
all that were oppressed of the devil; for GOD WAS WITH HIM. And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the
Jews, and in Jerusalem…”
(Acts 10:38-39 KJV). “…God is
Spirit …” (John 4:24 KJV). Jesus SAID: “…I do
nothing of myself…”
(John 8:28 KJV). “…the Father (God, the Holy Spirit) that dwelleth in me, he
doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV).“… I AM HOLY…” (1 Peter 1:14-16 KJV). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…God is LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). god, the holy
spirit works “in” you (by joining himself to you) in order to intimately
express his love. “…God’s
love has been poured out INto
our hearts (a non-physical part of man’s SOUL)
through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us…”
(Romans 5:5 NIV). “…The Spirit of God dwell[s]… in (is joined to) you (your
soul)…”
(Romans 8:9 KJV). “ …
[You] … have this treasure in (DWELLING
WITHIN) earthen vessels, that the excellency of the POWER
may be of God, and not of us...”
(2 Corinthians 4:6-7 KJV). “… Jesus Christ is in
(INDWELLED WITHIN) you (your SOUL)…” (2 Corinthians KJV). “…the Spirit of God dwelleth in (DWELLS WITHIN) you (your SOUL)”
(1 Corinthians 3:16 KJV). “…your body is the temple of the
Holy Ghost which is in (DWELLED WITHIN) you (your SOUL)…”
(1 Corinthians 6:19 KJV). “…I will dwell in
(DWELL WITHIN) them (THEIR SOUL)…” (2 Corinthians 6:16 KJV). “… We now have this light shining in our hearts (part of the SOUL), but we ourselves are
like fragile clay jars containing this great
treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is
from God, not from ourselves…” (2 Corinthians 4:7 NLT). God said: “…I will
put a
new spirit in you (BY INDWELLING WITHIN the soul).
…” (Ezekiel 36:26 NLT). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (ohn 4:24 KJV). “…God is love…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). “…The Spirit of God dwell[s]… in
you (DWELLS WITH the SOUL)…”
(Romans 8:9 KJV). Let’s do a little review on the SOUL. THE SOUL is the REAL YOU. The soul is the authentic
self. The authentic self includes the emotions, affections, appetites,
conscience, personality, and HEART/THOUGHTS (command center of the SOUL). The heart/thoughts
are the command center of the SOUL. The soul’s HEART/THOUGHTS listens to, or
teams up with, or agrees with, or is influenced by either the indwelling Holy Spirit or the outward sinful nature to
live-out, follow, or practice certain lifestyles. “…If
two … shall agree on earth as
touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father
which is in heaven…” (Matthew 18:19 KJV).
“....Can two walk together, except they be agreed?” (Amos 3:3 KJV).The HEART/THOUGHTS are initially
influenced completely by the sinful nature and require TRANSFORMATION. “…Be transformed by the renewing of your mind [The command center of YOUR
SOUL)….” (Romans 12:2 KJV). The body, soul, and God’s Holy Spirit were once ONE UNIT or in a SPIRITUAL union or
covenant relationship TOGETHER. In the beginning man’s heart/thoughts were
TOTALLY influenced by God’s Holy Spirit.
Man’s heart/thoughts were HOLY (set apart and totally FREED from sin). Before
SIN entered into the world, mankind ONCE had the FREEDOM to choose to follow
God’s HOLY instructions and only had ONE choice to make: to obey. But after
FREELY choosing to be led away from God, the Holy Spirit’s commandment they
became separate from him by following after the enticements of the BODY/FLESH.
Following after the enticements of the BODY/FLESH led
them away and separated them from God, the Holy Spirit, his image, and his
likeness. “… [their] … iniquities (sin) …separated
[them]… from God… …” (Isaiah 59:2
KJV). It is the Holy Spirit who EMPOWERS man’s
SOUL to be FREE from SIN. Their FREEDOM to choose to follow God’s Holy
instructions was LOST to the EVIL ONE. The EVIL ONE was now the MASTER of man’s
SOUL through their OWN body/flesh. “….When you offer yourselves to someone as
obedient slaves (to willfully follow them), you are slaves of the one you obey (follow)…” (Romans 6:16
NIV). “…I am …. a slave
to sin.. …” (Romans
7:14-25 NLT). They NO longer had the SPIRITUAL ABILITY TO “CHOOSE” holiness.
WHY? “…and SIN, when it is finished, BRINGETH FORTH DEATH
(Spiritual death)…” (James 1:13-15 NLT). “…The trouble is with me, for I am all too human (now), a slave
to sin … I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it.
Instead, I do what I hate. So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in
me that does it. And I know that nothing good lives in me,
that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t. I want to do what is good, but I don’t…” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT). “…The sinful
nature
is always
hostile to God . It never
did obey God’s laws, and it never will.
…” (Romans 8:1-14 NLT). “…In the beginning
was the Word…
(John 1:1-4 NASB). “…THE WORDS … they ARE SPIRIT (God)…” (John 6:63 KJV). “…GOD IS
SPIRIT…”
(John 4:24 KJV). “…[Adam and Eve]… heard the
voice of the Lord
God …” (Genesis 3:8 KJV). “…BY THE
WORD of the Lord the heavens were made, And by the breath of
His mouth all their host…” (Psalms 33:6 NASB). God SPOKE the world into existence
and he SPOKE to Adam and Eve. His VOICE was audible and it sounded as if he was
WALKING in the garden. “… [Adam and Eve]… heard the
voice of the Lord
God walking
in the
garden in the cool of the day …” (Genesis 3:8 KJV). However,
and in addition to HEARING his VOICE “walking” “IN” the garden, they HID
themselves from his PRESENCE. “… [Adam and Eve]… heard
the voice of the Lord God walking
in the
garden in the cool of the day …and hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst trees of the garden…” (Genesis 3:8 KJV).“…GOD IS SPIRIT…”
(John 4:24 KJV). When God STARTED creating the world his SPIRIT “…moved upon the face of the waters…and [then] God SAID….”
(Genesis 1:2-3 KJV). “…The
invisible [Spirit]…from the creation of the world …[was] ...clearly seen, being understood by the
things that are made…”
(Romans 1:20 KJV). God’s SPIRIT is “clearly
SEEN” by the things MADE which means the VOICE of the SPIRIT moved through
the GARDEN and MADE a walking SOUND. “… [Adam and Eve]… heard
the voice of the Lord God walking
…” (Genesis 3:8 KJV). Regardless of
HOW the voice of the LORD, God was heard WALKING or MOVING through the garden;
God’s -who is SPIRIT - VOICE was HEARD. “… [Adam and Eve]… heard
the voice …” (Genesis 3:8 KJV). God
SPEAKS to his people through Jesus, HIS WORD, which is SPIRIT. “…THE
WORDS THAT I (Jesus, the WORD) SPEAK
unto you, they
ARE SPIRIT…” (John 6:63 KJV). WHY ARE GOD’S WORDS SPIRIT? “…God is Spirit…” (John
4:24 KJV). “… “I AM WHO I AM…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). AND God also confirms HIS WORD through signs, wonders,
and miracles, such as SALVATION, TRANSFORMATION, and CONFIRMATION. “…[GOD]… moved upon the face of the waters…and [then] God SAID…”
(Genesis 1:2-3 KJV). God MOVES today, which is CLEAR by the things MADE. “…If any man be in (joined to)
Christ, he is a
[MADE into a] NEW creature: old things are passed away; behold, ALL THINGS are
become NEW…” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). The indwelling
HOLY SPIRIT is God’s WAY of bonding and connecting to his people once they
are SAVED by the POWER of his WORD. “… [The WORD
of GOD]... is the power of God at work (through the CONFIRMING work of the HOLY SPIRIT), saving everyone who believes (depends upon the word)…”
(Romans 1:16 NLT “…God has given [you] HIS [Holy] Spirit
as PROOF that … he [dwells]…in
[you]…” (1 John 4:13 NLT “…God … SENT forth the [Holy] Spirit of His Son “INTO” [Y]OUR…
HEARTS (SOULS)…” (Galatians 4:6 NASB). God’s indwelling Holy Spirit RETURNS to JOIN
mankind’s SOUL to “HIS” HOLY SPIRIT again. God “….made [your (soul)]…
ALIVE with
Christ (the WORD)… …” (Ephesians 2:5 NIV). “…May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you (your soul)
holy and whole [BY PUTTING] you together [again]—[with
HIS HOLY] spirit, [ and your] soul, and body …” (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
MSG). God, the HOLY SPIRIT comes to
dwell in YOU by JOINING with your SOUL in a covenant relationship. “…The [Holy] Spirit of God dwell
in you (dwelled within you)…” (Romans 8:9 KJV). “…Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you (joined to you)?” (1 Corinthians 3:16 KJV). “…God hath said, I will dwell in them
(dwell within them), and walk in them (display himself “in” and “through” them);
and I will be their God, and they shall be my people…” (2
Corinthians 6:16 KJV). However, “…God is not human …” (Numbers 23:19 NIV). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…”
(John 4:24 KJV). “…God
is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). god,
the holy spirit-the perfect soulmate - completes you. “…May
God himself, the
God who makes
everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole
[and] put (or JOIN) you together [AGAIN]—with [God’s HOLY] spirit,
[your] soul, and body …” (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 MSG). “…Jesus
Christ is in you (joined to your SOUL)…”
(2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV). “…Jesus
Christ maketh thee whole (HOLY)…” (Acts 9:34 NLT).“…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV).
“…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). god, the holy spirit transforms your nature because you
“now” belong to him. “…Ye
shall be
holy unto me:
for I the Lord am holy…” (Leviticus 20:26 KJV). “…Jesus Christ (the WORD, which is SPIRIT) is in you (joined to
you)…” (2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV). “…That’s
why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never
please God. But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are
controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not
have the Spirit of Christ living in them
do not belong to him at
all.)….” (Romans 8:8-11 NLT). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…God is LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). god, the holy
spirit makes you holy (sets you apart & totally frees you from sin). “If the Son therefore shall make you free, you SHALL be free indeed…” (John 8:36 KJV). “… I AM HOLY…” (1 Peter 1:14-16 KJV). “…be
holy, because
I am holy…” (1 Peter 1:16 KJV). “…you are
… A HOLY NATION…” (1 Peter 2:9 NASB). “…by the Grace of God … [you are what you are (holy)] …” (1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV).
BIBLE STUDY: QUESTIONS WITH SUGGESTED ANSWERS
UNITED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
UNITED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
1. IS THE HUMAN SOUL
AND THE HOLY SPIRIT PHYSICAL OR NON-PHYSICAL? THEY ARE
BOTH NON-PHYSICAL. “…GOD
IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…man
became a living soul (soul)…”
(GENESIS 2:7 KJV). IF GOD IS SPIRIT, ARE HIS WORDS SPIRIT TOO? YES, THEY ARE. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…THE
WORDS THAT I SPEAK unto
you, they ARE SPIRIT…” (John 6:63 KJV). WHAT IS JESUS’
OTHER NAME? THE WORD OF GOD.“… His
name (Jesus) is called The
Word of God…” (Revelation 19:12-13 NASB). WHAT THREE
COMPONENTS WAS MANKIND ORIGINALLY CREATED WITH? A BODY,
A SOUL, AND THE SPIRIT. “….LET US MAKE
man … after our likeness…”
(Genesis 1:26 KJV). “…in his OWN image…..male
and female created
he them…” (Genesis 1:27 KJV). “…And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground (body),
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (Holy Spirit); and man became a
living soul (soul)…”
(GENESIS 2:7 KJV). “….God saw every thing he had made……and, behold, it was very good…”
(Genesis 1:31 KJV). WHAT PLAN DID
GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT, PUT IN PLACE TO RESTORE THE BODY AND THE SOUL WITH THE
SPIRIT? THE PLAN OF SALVATION. “… [THE WORD]…
It is the power of God
at work, saving
everyone who believes (WHO DEPENDS UPON JESUS,
HIS WORD)…” (Romans 1:16 NLT).
“…And I, if I (Jesus, the Word) be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men
unto me….” (John 12:32 KJV).
“…This is the work of God, that ye believe on Him
(depend upon HIM)...”
(John 6:28-29 KJV). “…The Father (God, the Holy Spirit) …
he doeth the works…”
(John 14:10 KJV).“…BY GRACE have ye been SAVED THROUGH FAITH…” (Ephesians 2:8-9
ASV). .“…Faith cometh by hearing … THE WORD of God” (Roman 10:17 KJV). “…The grace
of our Lord was poured out on me (or transferred to me) abundantly, ALONG WITH FAITH (the power to depend upon God) … that are “IN” (when joined to) Christ Jesus (the WORD)…” (1
Timothy 1:13-14 NIV). “… God has sent forth the
Spirit of His Son (the WORD) into [your]… hearts (part of the SOUL
(non-physical)...” (Galatians 4:6 NASB).
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2.
HOW HAPPENS TO THE BODY AND SOUL WHEN THEY ARE
REUNITED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT? THEY BECOME REUNITED OR
ONE SPIRIT WITH GOD AGAIN. “…[BECOME] … ONE;
even as ..[the] Father… [is] in [Jesus] (the WORD, which is SPIRIT) and [Jesus,
the Word is] in [Him] (God, the Holy Spirit), that [YOU] also may be in [ONE in the SPIRIT],
so that the world may believe that [God] sent…[HIS WORD[…” (John 17:21-23
NASB). WHAT
MAKES MANKIND “WHOLE” AGAIN? the Holy Spirit; the indwelling HOLY SPIRIT? “…God is Spirit …” (John 4:24 KJV). “…The Holy
Spirit gives birth to SPIRITUAL LIFE …” (John 3:6 NLT). “….Apart from [the HOLY SPIRIT], you can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV). “…Jesus Christ maketh
thee whole [again]…” (Acts 9:34 KJV). “….LET US MAKE man … after our likeness…”
(Genesis 1:26 KJV). “…in his OWN image…..male
and female created
he them…” (Genesis 1:27 KJV). “…And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground (body),
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (Holy Spirit); and man became a
living soul (soul)…”
(GENESIS 2:7 KJV). “….God saw every thing he had made……and, behold, it was very good…”
(Genesis 1:31 KJV). WHAT DOES THE
BODY AND SOUL BECOME WHEN THEY ARE REUNITED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT? A NEW CREATION. “…If any man be in Christ, he is a NEW creature …” (2 Corinthians 5:17
KJV). “… [because] … all things are … [MADE] … NEW…”
(2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “…I will put a new
spirit in you. …”
(Ezekiel 36:26 NLT). “…God has given
[you] HIS [holy] Spirit as PROOF that
… he [dwells]…in [you].” (1 John 4:13 NLT). ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. HOW WAS MANKIND
ORIGINALLY CREATED BACK IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS? WITH A
BODY, THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND A SOUL. “…And
the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground (body), and breathed into his
nostrils the
breath of life (Holy Spirit);
and man became a living soul (soul)…” (GENESIS 2:7 KJV). WHAT DID SIN DO
TO THE BODY, SOUL, AND SPIRIT? IT SEPARATED THEM APART. “…[Their]
INIQUITIES (sin) … separated … [them] and [their] God
(Holy) …” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV). “…It’s YOUR SINS that have cut you off from God (who is HOLY)…” (Isaiah 59:2 NLT). “…And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of
the ground (body),
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (Holy Spirit); [but they followed after the FLESH]
and man became a [dead] soul (soul)…” (GENESIS 2:7
KJV/PARAPHASED). “…the body
(flesh) without (apart from) the spirit is dead…”
(James 2:26 KJV). WHAT DOES SIN CREATED BETWEEN THE BODY, SOUL, AND SPIRIT? IT CREATES A BARRIER OR CHASM. “… And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm (barrier) has been set in place, so
that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over
from there to us…”
(Luke 16:22-25 NASB). “… And
besides all this, between
us and you a great chasm
(barrier) has been set in place…”
(Luke 16:22-25 NASB). WHAT DOES GOD’S
PLAN OF SALVATION DO? IT REUNITES THE BODY, SOUL, AND SPIRIT AND MAKES MANKIND
“WHOLE” AGAIN. “…Jesus Christ maketh thee whole [again]…”
(Acts 9:34 KJV). “…If any man be in Christ, he is a NEW creature …” (2 Corinthians 5:17
KJV). “… [because] … all things are … [MADE] … NEW…”
(2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “… I will put a “new”
spirit in you. …”
(Ezekiel 36:26 NLT).“…May God himself, the God who makes
everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together [again]—[WITH HIS] spirit, [your] soul, and body …” (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
MSG).
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4. WHY DID GOD, THE
HOLY SPIRIT WANT TO BE REUNITED WITH MANKIND AGAIN? BECAUSE
GOD SO LOVED THEM. “…God SO LOVED the world, that he GAVE…” (John
3:16). “…Herein is love, not that we loved God,
but that HE LOVED US...” (1 John 4:10 KJV). “….God SHOWED HIS GREAT LOVE FOR US by sending Christ to die for
us while we were still sinners…” (Romans 5:7-9 NLT). WHAT KIND OF LOVE IS GOD’S LOVE? GOD
IS LOVE AND HIS LOVE IS A HOLY, SPIRITUAL LOVE.“…God is LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…”
(John 4:24 KJV). “… I am [also] holy…” (1
Peter 1:16 KJV). WHO LOVE FIRST, MANKIND OR GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT? GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT. “….HE FIRST LOVED US…” (1 John 4:19 ASV). “…NOT that we loved God, but that HE
LOVED US...” (1
John 4:10 KJV). HOW DOES THE HOLY, COVENANT RELATIONSHIP STAY TOGETHER? WHEN THEY BELIEVER CHOOSES TO ABIDE(STAY) CONNECTED “IN” THE
HOLY SPIRIT AND “NOT” SEPARATE. “…abide in me,
and I in you…”
(John 15:4 KJV). WHAT DID GOD HAVE AGAINST THE CHURCH OF EPHESUS IN
REVELATION 2:4? THEY LEFT THEIR FIRST LOVE, WHO WAS
GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT.
“…I have this against you …you have left your first love…” (Revelation 2:4). “….HE FIRST LOVED [you]…” (1 John 4:19 ASV). “…you
have left your first love (god, the holy spirit)…” (revelation
2:4) NASB).
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5. WHO
IS MANKIND’S “FIRST LOVE? GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT IS.
HOW DOES 1 CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 13 DESCRIBE GOD, THE
HOLY SPIRIT’S KIND OF LIVE? IT IS PATIENT, KIND, HONORABLE, ETC. “…God is love…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…Love
is patient … [God’s]…love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is
not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not
easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. … [God’s grace-filled]…love never
fails” (1 Corinthians 13: 4-8 NIV). “We love, because HE FIRST LOVED US…” (1 John 4:19 ASV). “…God is [first] love…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). “…not
that we loved God, but that he [first] loved [you]...” (1 John 4:10 KJV). HOW LONG WILL GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT LOVE MANKIND? FOREVER. NOTHING WILL SEPARATE MANKIND FROM HIS LOVE. “…[Nothing]…will
be able to separate [you[ from the [first] love of God, …”(Romans 8:31-39 NASB). He has “….loved [you]...with an everlasting [first] love….” (Jeremiah 31:3 KJV). “…There is no greater [LOVE THAN first] LOVE …” (John 15:13 NLT). DID GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT, SENT JESUS TO DEMONSTRATE HIS LOVE
FOR MANKIND? YES. WHY DID HE SENT HIS SON? TO RECONCILE MANKIND BACK INTO A HOLY, COVENANT RELATIONSHIP
WITH HIM. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV).
“…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…Herein is love …God …sent His Son to be the propitiation
(substitute, intervention) for our sins.”
(1 John 4:10 KJV). “…He loved
[you] and
sent his Son
…” (1 John 4:10 NIV). “…
[He sent the ] …one … who can reconcile
God and humanity—the
man Christ Jesus…” (1
Timothy 2:5 NLT). “….Apart
from [the Holy Spirit], you can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV). DID JESUS, ERASE EVERYTHING THAT PREVENTS GOD FROM RECONCILING
WITH MANKIND? YES, HE DID. “… [He sent the ] …one
… who can
reconcile
God and humanity—the
man Christ Jesus…” (1
Timothy 2:5 NLT). “…Jesus Christ maketh
thee whole [again]…” (Acts 9:34 KJV).“…He
that is joined (JOINED) unto the Lord (Jesus) is ONE spirit…” (1 Corinthians 6:17 KJV). “… [God’s FIRST] Love [for you] … is the perfect BOND of unity...”
(Colossians 3:14 NASB). “…He that is JOINED
unto the Lord…” (1 Corinthians 6:17 KJV).
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6.
DOES GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT, WANT TO HAVE A COVENANT
RELATIONSHIP WITH MAN? YES. WHAT PLAN DID HE PUT
IN PLACE TO RESTORE “THAT” RELATIONSHIP. THE PLAN OF
SALVATION. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV).
“…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). God, “….[was] …not
willing that any should perish, but that all should come to
repentance” (2 Peter 3:9 KJV). “… AS MANY as received him, to them GAVE HE POWER TO
BECOME THE SONS OF GOD, even
to them that believe on his name…” (John 1:12 KJV). “…WHOSOEVER
shall call upon the name
of the Lord shall be saved...”
(Romans 10:13 KJV). “…YE ARE “ALL”
CHILDREN OF GOD BY FAITH “IN” (or dependence upon) CHRIST JESUS. …There
is NEITHER Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither
male nor female: for YE ARE ALL ONE IN CHRIST JESUS…” (Galatians
3:26-28 KJV). “…God SHOWS NO FAVORITISM. In
every nation HE
ACCEPTS those who fear him and do what is right. This is the message of Good News for the people of Israel—that there
is peace with God through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all…”
(Acts 10:34-36 NLT). “…Then Peter opened
his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no RESPECTER OF PERSONS: But in every nation he that feareth him,
and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. The word which God sent unto
the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)…”
(Acts 10:34-36 KJV). THE PLAN OF SALVATION WAS JESUS;
WHAT “WAY” DID JESUS OPEN FOR MANKIND? THE WAY TO GOD,
THE HOLY SPIRIT. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV).
“…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV).). “…
[He sent the ] …one … who can reconcile
God and humanity—the
man Christ Jesus…” (1
Timothy 2:5 NLT). “…By
his death, Jesus opened a
new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place
(to the Holy God)…”
(Hebrews 10:19-20 NLT). “Jesus saith…I am the way…”
(John 14:6 KJV).“….Apart
from [the Holy Spirit], you can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV). IS
GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT’S LOVE CONTINUOUS AND IMMUTABLE? YES. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…God is LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). “…I
change NOT…”
(Malachi 3:6 KJV). “…There is
no greater love …” (John 15:13 NLT). “…God is LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). “…God is [FIRST]… LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…God is [HOLY]… LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). “… “I AM” WHO I AM…”
(Exodus 3:14-15 NASB). . “…I change NOT…”
(Malachi 3:6 KJV).
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7. GOD, THE HOLY
SPIRIT, CONFIRMS HIS LOVE THROUGH MANY ACT OF HIS AMAZING G_ _ _ _? HIS AMAZING GRACE.“…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV).
“…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…BY
GRACE have ye been SAVED THROUGH FAITH…” (Ephesians 2:8-9
ASV). “…I
will save you
that you may BECOME
A
BLESSING (an act of grace)....” (Zechariah 8:13 KJV).“…you were called so that you
may inherit a blessing (an act of grace)…” (1
Peter 3:9 NIV). “…you will be a blessing (an
act of Grace)…” (Genesis 12:2 NIV). “….God has blessed (an act of
grace), and I cannot reverse it!”
(Numbers 23:20 NLT). “…THY BLESSING (an act of GRAC) is upon THY PEOPLE…”
(Psalms 3:8 KJV). “…YOU MAKE [your people] “MOST” BLESSED (an act of GRACE) forever; …” (Psalms 21:6 NASB). “…BLESSINGS (acts of GRACE) are on
the head of the righteous (God’s people)…” (Proverbs 10:6 NASB). “…You surround [them] WITH FAVOR (an act of
GRACE) as with a shield…” (Psalms 5:12 NASB). “…by
the GRACE of God I am what I am…” (1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV).
“…by the GRACE of God [you are]…what [you are]…”
(1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV). DID GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT, DESIRE TO BE IN A COVENANT
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU EVEN THOUGH YOU WERE A SINNER? YES.“…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…God is LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). “…Be ye NOT unequally yoked together with
unbelievers for what
fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? And what communion hath
light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? Or what part
hath he that believeth with an infidel?” (2 Corinthians 6:14-15 KJV). HOWEVER, “…There
is … one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus…” (1 Timothy 2:5 NLT). “…The
grace of
our Lord was poured out (transferred) on [mankind]… abundantly, along with
faith and love that
are in Christ Jesus…” (1
Timothy 1:13-14 NIV). “…BY GRACE have [mankind]… been saved THROUGH FAITH; and that NOT OF … [them]SELVES, IT IS THE GIFT OF [FIRST LOVE]…GOD…”
(Ephesians 2:8-9 ASV). DID GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT “SEND” A WAY FOR MANKIND TO
RECONCILE WITH HIM OR CAN THEY DO IT OWN THEIR OWN? GOD,
THE HOLY SPIRIT SENT A WAY. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV).
“…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…By
his death, Jesus opened a
new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most
Holy Place…” (Hebrews
10:19-20 NLT). “Jesus saith…I am the way, the truth, and the life…” (John 14:6 KJV).“… [There is] … one
… who can
reconcile
God and humanity—the
man Christ Jesus…” (1
Timothy 2:5 NLT). “… Apart
from Me, you can do nothing…” (John
15:5 NIV). “… [You] …
can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth … [you]…”
(Philippians 4:13 KJV). “…It is God who
works in [you]… to will and to
act in order to fulfill his good purpose” (Philippians 2:13 NIV). WHAT DID JESUS BECOME IN ORDER TO MAKE A WAY, FOR YOU, TO BE
RECONCILED TO GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT? HE DIED UPON THE
CROSS AND BECAME THE ATONING SACRIFICE FOR MANKIND’S SINS. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV).
“…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins…” (1 John 2:2 NIV). “…Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of
the world” (John 1:29
KJV). .“…God so loved the
world, that HE
GAVE his only begotten (specially created) Son …” (John 3:16 KJV). “...Whosoever believeth in
him (depend upon him) should not perish, but
have everlasting life…” (John
3:16 KJV). “… [There
is] … one … who can reconcile
God and humanity—the
man Christ Jesus…” (1
Timothy 2:5 NLT). “…This is
love…” (1 John 4:10 NLT). “…God is [YOUR FIRST]… LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). “…There is
no greater love …” (John 15:13 NLT).
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8. WHAT DID GOD, THE
HOLY SPIRIT, DEMONSTRATED BY SENDING HIS SON? HE DEMONSTRATED
HIS LOVE FOR MANKIND.“…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV).
“…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…God SHOWED HIS GREAT LOVE FOR US by “SENDING” Christ to die for
us WHILE we
were still sinners…” (Romans
5:7-9 NLT). “….HE FIRST LOVED US…” (1 John 4:19 ASV). “…not that we
loved God,
but that he loved us and
SENT HIS SON to be the propitiation
for our sins.” (1 John 4:10 KJV). “…[God] … SPARED NOT his own Son, but DELIVERED
him up FOR US
ALL…” (Romans 8:32 KJV). “…
the
just for the
unjust, that he might BRING
US to God…” (1
Peter 3:18 KJV). “…There is no GREATER LOVE than to lay
down one’s life…” (John 15:13 NLT). DO YOU HAVE TO EARN, DESERVE, OR BE WORTHY OF GOD’S GIFT OF
SALVATION? NO. WHY OR WHY NOT? IS IT A FREE GIFT OF GOD. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…”
(John 4:24 KJV). “…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…BY
GRACE … [you are] …saved THROUGH FAITH;
and that NOT OF YOURSELVES, IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD; not of WORKS, that no man should glory…” (Ephesians 2:8-9 ASV). “….God …now commandeth all men every where to REPENT…”
(Acts 17:30 KJV). “… REPENT AND RETURN, “SO”
that your sins may be wiped away…” (Acts 3:19 NASB). “…EXCEPT YE REPENT, ye shall all likewise PERISH…”
(Luke 13:3 KJV). “…BY GRACE … [you are]
…saved …not
of WORKS, that no man should glory…” (Ephesians 2:8-9 ASV). WHAT DOES GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT”S, PLAN OF SALVATION DO FOR
MANKIND? IT REUNITES THEM WITH GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT,
AGAIN. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV).
“…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). Therefore, “…He that is joined unto the Lord is ONE spirit
(or united with God, the Holy Spirit in a covenant relationship)…”
(1 Corinthians 6:17 KJV). HOW? “…The Lord (Jesus, the
Word, which is also Spirit) is that Spirit…”
(2 Corinthians 3:17 KJV). “…God [sends]… forth the
Spirit of His Son (the WORD, which is also SPIRIT) “INTO”
[YOUR]… HEARTS (part of the SOUL)…” (Galatians 4:6 NASB). “…Jesus
Christ (the WORD, which is also SPIRIT) is … [NOW] … in (joined to) you…” (2
Corinthians 13:5 KJV). “…He is faithful and
just to forgive [your] sins, and to cleanse [you]
… from all unrighteousness…”
(1 John 1:9 KJV). “… [God]…
[considers]…[you] ACCEPTED in (when joined to) the
beloved (Jesus Christ, the Word, which is also SPIRIT)…” (Ephesians 1:6 KJV). Therefore, “…if
Christ (the Word) be in (be joined to) you… [then] …the Lord …[is] … in your
presence (and “YOU” are in (joined to) his presence)
…”
(Romans 8:10 KJV & Exodus 33:16-23 NIV).
“… [Jesus, (the WORD) sets]… me in
(or joins me to) [god’s] … presence forever…”
(Psalms 44:12 NASB). “…YOU (God) MAKE HIM (her) “MOST”
BLESSED forever … in (when
joined to) YOUR
PRESENCE…”
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9.
WHEN MANKIND IS REUNITED TO GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT
AGAIN, WILL IT SAVE THEIR SOULS FROM SPIRITUAL DEATH? YES. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…God is LOVE…” (1
John 4:4-8 KJV). “ … [they
will receive] ... eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord…”
(Romans 6:23 KJV). “ …[you] … have this treasure (his holy indwelling spirit) in (dwelling within) earthen vessels,
that the excellency of the
(SAVING) power may
be of God, and not of us...” (2 Corinthians 4:6-7 KJV). “… [The WORD]… It is
the power (of God
at work , saving
everyone who believes…” (Romans 1:16 NLT). “…saved … NOT OF YOURSELVES, IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD; not of works,
that no man should glory…” (Ephesians 2:8-9 ASV). IS GOD’S INDWELLING SPIRIT “HOLY?” YES.“…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV).
“…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “… I AM HOLY (set
apart & absolute FREE from sin)…” (1 Peter 1:14-16 KJV). And, “There is none holy as the Lord…” (1
Samuel 2:2 KJV). “… [God’s
indwelling Spirit is]…for our profit, that [we] might be partakers (participants) of his HOLINESS...”
(Hebrews 12:10 KJV). “…there is none like unto thee…” (Jeremiah 10:6 KJV). He is “…majestic in HOLINESS…” (Exodus 15:11 KJV). “…[God is] … very GREAT;
[He is] … clothed in SPLENDER and MAJESTY, Covering [Him]self … with LIGHT as with
a cloak…”(Psalm
104:1-2 NASB). “…there is none like unto thee…” (Jeremiah 10:6 KJV). “…His radiance is like the sunlight; He has rays flashing from His hand…” (Habakkuk
3:4.NASB. “… His
… [Holiness] … is above earth
and heaven…” (Psalms 148:13 NASB). “…. the whole earth is full of
[your HOLY]…glory
(presence)…”
(Isaiah 6:3). “There is none holy as the Lord…” (1 Samuel 2:2 KJV). “…Be holy, because I am holy…”
(1 Peter 1:16 KJV).
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