🕊️ THE HOLY SPIRIT
Main Text: Ephesians 1:13–14 KJV
“In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.”
Key Pauline Texts
Ephesians 1:13–14 • Ephesians 4:30 • 1 Corinthians 2:10–13 • 1 Corinthians 6:19 • 1 Corinthians 12:13 • Romans 8:9–16, 26–27... more🕊️ THE HOLY SPIRIT
Main Text: Ephesians 1:13–14 KJV
“In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.”
Key Pauline Texts
Ephesians 1:13–14 • Ephesians 4:30 • 1 Corinthians 2:10–13 • 1 Corinthians 6:19 • 1 Corinthians 12:13 • Romans 8:9–16, 26–27 • Galatians 5:16–25
INTRODUCTION — THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE DISPENSATION OF GRACE
There is much confusion today concerning the ministry of the Holy Spirit. Some identify spirituality primarily with tongues, miracles, emotional experiences, falling down, visions, dreams, or supernatural manifestations.
But when we rightly divide the word of truth (2 Timothy 2:15), we recognize that God's dealings in Scripture must be understood dispensationally.
The Holy Spirit's ministry connected with Israel's prophetic program must not automatically be made identical to His ministry in the Body of Christ.
For the believer today, the Holy Spirit is not someone we must repeatedly beg to “come down.” The moment we believe the Gospel of Christ—Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again—we are sealed by the Holy Spirit.
📖 Ephesians 1:13
Therefore, the question is not merely:
“Do you feel the Holy Spirit?”
The biblical questions are:
Have you believed the Gospel?
Are you sealed by the Spirit?
Are you walking in the Spirit according to revealed truth?
1️⃣ THE PERSON OF THE SPIRIT
He is Divine, Personal, and Real
📖 1 Corinthians 2:10–11; Ephesians 4:30; 2 Corinthians 3:17
The Holy Spirit is not merely an influence, emotion, force, or religious atmosphere. Scripture presents Him personally and divinely.
A. He POSSESSES Knowledge
📖 1 Corinthians 2:11
“...the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.”
The Spirit knows. Knowledge demonstrates personality and intelligence.
B. He POSSESSES a Will
📖 1 Corinthians 12:11
“...dividing to every man severally as he will.”
The Holy Spirit exercises will. He is not an impersonal force controlled by man.
C. He POSSESSES Emotion
📖 Ephesians 4:30
“And grieve not the holy Spirit of God...”
You cannot grieve electricity or an impersonal power.
The Holy Spirit is a divine Person.
🔥 PREACHING TRUTH:
WE DO NOT MANIPULATE THE HOLY SPIRIT—WE SUBMIT TO THE TRUTH HE REVEALED.
2️⃣ THE PROCLAMATION OF THE SPIRIT
He Reveals and Communicates God's Truth
📖 1 Corinthians 2:10–13; Ephesians 3:3–5
God's truth is not discovered by man's wisdom. It is revealed by God.
A. The Spirit REVEALS
📖 1 Corinthians 2:10
“But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit...”
Divine truth requires divine revelation.
B. The Spirit RECORDS
📖 1 Corinthians 2:13
Paul speaks of truths:
“...which the Holy Ghost teacheth...”
The Spirit communicated God's revelation through God's chosen apostles and prophets.
C. The Spirit's Revelation must be RIGHTLY DIVIDED
📖 2 Timothy 2:15
All Scripture is inspired, but not every command in Scripture is addressed directly to the Body of Christ.
We must distinguish Prophecy from Mystery, Israel from the Body of Christ, and God's kingdom program from the present Dispensation of Grace.
🔥 PREACHING TRUTH:
THE HOLY SPIRIT NEVER LEADS YOU CONTRARY TO THE WRITTEN WORD HE INSPIRED.
3️⃣ THE PERSUASION OF THE SPIRIT
He Works Through the Gospel of Christ
📖 1 Corinthians 2:1–5; Romans 10:17; 1 Corinthians 15:1–4
The Spirit's work is not separated from God's revealed message.
A. The MESSAGE is Christ Crucified
📖 1 Corinthians 2:2
“For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.”
Our preaching centers upon Christ and His finished work.
B. The MEANS is God's Word
📖 Romans 10:17
“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
Faith is not produced by emotional manipulation.
Preach the Word.
C. The MYSTERY Gospel must be understood through Paul's ministry
📖 1 Corinthians 15:1–4; Romans 2:16; Romans 16:25
For today, the saving message is Christ's death for our sins, His burial, and resurrection.
🔥 PREACHING TRUTH:
THE SPIRIT DOES NOT SAVE THROUGH RELIGIOUS CEREMONY; GOD SAVES THE SINNER WHO BELIEVES THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST.
4️⃣ THE PLACEMENT BY THE SPIRIT
He Baptizes the Believer into the Body
📖 1 Corinthians 12:13; Romans 6:3–4; Galatians 3:27
Here is one of the most important Dispensational distinctions concerning baptism.
A. ONE SPIRIT
📖 1 Corinthians 12:13
“For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body...”
The Spirit performs the baptism.
B. ONE BODY
The result is identification with Christ and membership in His Body.
📖 1 Corinthians 12:27
“Now ye are the body of Christ...”
C. ONE BAPTISM
📖 Ephesians 4:5
“One Lord, one faith, one baptism,”
From a Dispensational understanding, the operative baptism for the Body of Christ today is Spirit baptism, not water baptism as a requirement for salvation or membership in Christ's Body.
🔥 PREACHING TRUTH:
WATER CAN PUT YOU INTO WATER; ONLY THE SPIRIT CAN PUT YOU INTO CHRIST'S BODY.
5️⃣ THE PRESENCE OF THE SPIRIT
He Indwells Every Believer
📖 Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 3:16; 1 Corinthians 6:19
The believer does not need to travel somewhere to find God's presence.
A. His RESIDENCE is in the Believer
📖 1 Corinthians 6:19
“...your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you...”
B. His RESIDENCE belongs to Every Saved Person
📖 Romans 8:9
“...if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.”
Having the Spirit is not reserved for an elite class of Christians.
C. His RESIDENCE demands Responsible Living
📖 1 Corinthians 6:20
“For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body...”
Grace does not encourage careless living.
Grace gives us a new reason for godliness.
🔥 PREACHING TRUTH:
THE BELIEVER DOES NOT NEED MORE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT; THE HOLY SPIRIT SHOULD HAVE MORE CONTROL OF THE BELIEVER THROUGH THE WORD.
6️⃣ THE PRESERVATION OF THE SPIRIT
He Seals the Believer unto Redemption
📖 Ephesians 1:13–14; Ephesians 4:30
This is one of the strongest truths concerning eternal security.
A. The SEALING follows Believing
📖 Ephesians 1:13
“...after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,”
We do not earn the sealing.
God seals the believer.
B. The SEAL guarantees Security
📖 Ephesians 4:30
“...whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.”
Notice the duration:
UNTIL THE DAY OF REDEMPTION.
Not until your next failure.
Not until you commit another sin.
Not until you lose your emotions.
C. The SPIRIT is our Earnest
📖 Ephesians 1:14
The Spirit is the earnest of our inheritance—God's guarantee concerning what He has promised.
🔥 PREACHING TRUTH:
WE ARE NOT HOLDING ON TO GOD TO STAY SAVED—GOD HAS SEALED US BY HIS SPIRIT.
7️⃣ THE PRAYER OF THE SPIRIT
He Helps Our Infirmities
📖 Romans 8:26–27
Believers sometimes misunderstand prayer. We do not always know what we should pray for.
But God has made provision.
A. He HELPS our Weakness
📖 Romans 8:26
“Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities...”
The Spirit knows our weakness.
B. He HELPS when we lack Wisdom in Prayer
“...for we know not what we should pray for as we ought...”
Prayer is not a technique for manipulating God.
C. He INTERCEDES according to God's Will
📖 Romans 8:27
“...he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.”
Our confidence rests not in our eloquence but in God's provision.
🔥 PREACHING TRUTH:
WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY, GOD IS NOT CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT YOU NEED.
8️⃣ THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT
He Produces Godly Living Through Truth
📖 Romans 8:1–4; Galatians 5:16; Ephesians 3:16
The Spirit-filled life is not primarily about spectacular manifestations.
It is about Christ being formed in our practical walk.
A. POWER over the Flesh
📖 Galatians 5:16
“Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.”
The answer to the flesh is not returning to Mosaic law.
B. POWER for the Inner Man
📖 Ephesians 3:16
“...strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;”
God works from the inside outward.
C. POWER through Grace Doctrine
📖 Romans 6:14
“For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.”
Grace is not permission to sin.
Grace is God's program for victorious Christian living.
🔥 PREACHING TRUTH:
THE SPIRIT-FILLED LIFE IS NOT CONTROLLED BY FEELINGS; IT IS GOVERNED BY SOUND DOCTRINE WORKING IN THE INNER MAN.
9️⃣ THE PRODUCE OF THE SPIRIT
He Produces Spiritual Fruit
📖 Galatians 5:22–25
Spirituality is not measured by how loudly someone shouts or how dramatically someone behaves.
Paul gives us measurable evidence.
A. FRUIT in Character
📖 Galatians 5:22
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace...”
The Spirit changes character.
B. FRUIT in Conduct
📖 Galatians 5:22–23
Longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and temperance become evident in practical life.
C. FRUIT through Walking
📖 Galatians 5:25
“If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.”
Our position should influence our practice.
🔥 PREACHING TRUTH:
THE STRONGEST EVIDENCE OF SPIRITUAL MATURITY IS NOT A SPECTACULAR GIFT BUT A SCRIPTURALLY TRANSFORMED LIFE.
🔟 THE PROGRAM OF THE SPIRIT
He Glorifies Christ Through the Body of Christ
📖 Ephesians 3:9–10, 21; Philippians 1:20; 1 Corinthians 12:12–13
Here we reach the dispensational purpose.
God is forming something today that was once a mystery:
THE BODY OF CHRIST.
A. A MYSTERY was Revealed
📖 Ephesians 3:9
Paul was commissioned:
“And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery...”
This truth had been hid in God.
B. A MANIFESTATION of God's Wisdom
📖 Ephesians 3:10
Through the church, the manifold wisdom of God is displayed even to principalities and powers in heavenly places.
C. A MISSION to Glorify Christ
📖 Ephesians 3:21
“Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus...”
The Holy Spirit does not draw attention to human personalities.
His ministry works toward God's purpose in Christ.
🔥 PREACHING TRUTH:
THE HOLY SPIRIT IS NOT BUILDING OUR PERSONAL KINGDOMS—HE IS WORKING OUT GOD'S PURPOSE IN THE BODY OF CHRIST.
🏁 CONCLUSION — THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE BELIEVER TODAY
When we rightly divide Scripture, we discover that the Holy Spirit is not merely about emotional experiences or miraculous manifestations.
He is intimately involved in the believer's entire Christian life.
He REVEALS truth.
He PLACES us into Christ's Body.
He INDWELLS us.
He SEALS us.
He HELPS us in prayer.
He STRENGTHENS the inner man.
He PRODUCES spiritual fruit.
He works according to God's revealed purpose for the Body of Christ.
Therefore:
DON'T SEEK A SENSATION WHEN GOD HAS GIVEN YOU SCRIPTURAL TRUTH.
📣 CALL TO ACTION — THREE “W's”
1. WALK IN THE SPIRIT
📖 Galatians 5:16
Do not live under the domination of the flesh. Allow sound grace doctrine to renew your thinking and govern your conduct.
2. WALK IN THE WORD
📖 Colossians 3:16
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly...”
The Spirit-filled life and the Word-filled life are inseparable in practical Christian living.
3. WALK WORTHY
📖 Ephesians 4:1
Your salvation is secure, but your walk matters.
We do not live godly lives to become saved.
We live godly lives because we are already saved by grace and sealed by the Spirit.
💎 FINAL THOUGHTS — 10 TRUTHS ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT
1️⃣ PERSON — He is God, not merely a force.
2️⃣ PROCLAMATION — He revealed God's truth.
3️⃣ PERSUASION — He works through God's Gospel and Word.
4️⃣ PLACEMENT — He baptizes believers into one Body.
5️⃣ PRESENCE — He indwells every believer.
6️⃣ PRESERVATION — He seals us unto the day of redemption.
7️⃣ PRAYER — He helps our infirmities.
8️⃣ POWER — He strengthens the inner man.
9️⃣ PRODUCE — He produces spiritual fruit.
🔟 PROGRAM — He works according to God's purpose for the Body of Christ.
🕊️ THE HOLY SPIRIT IS NOT SOMEONE YOU MUST BEG TO COME INTO YOU AFTER YOU ARE SAVED.
According to Ephesians 1:13, when you hear the Gospel, believe it, and trust Christ, God seals you with the Holy Spirit.
And according to Ephesians 4:30, you are:
“SEALED UNTO THE DAY OF REDEMPTION.”
Therefore, believer:
Know your position.
Believe sound doctrine.
Rightly divide the Word.
Walk in the Spirit.
Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly.
And glorify Christ through your life.
SAVED BY GRACE.
BAPTIZED INTO ONE BODY BY THE SPIRIT.
INDWELT BY THE SPIRIT.
SEALED BY THE SPIRIT.
STRENGTHENED BY THE SPIRIT.
UNTIL THE DAY OF REDEMPTION.
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