Pneumatology Flashcards
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I. Who is the Holy Spirit and how does He operate in the life of a believer?
A
- He is the Spirit of God.
- To me, He is the Omnipresence of God.
- God the Father is in Heaven on His throne
- God the Son is in Heaven at the Father’s righthand
- God the Spirit is everywhere
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II. Give Scriptural verification that the Holy Spirit is coequal with God and our Lord Jesus.
A
- Matthew 3:16-17: … the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on Him; and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well please.”
- Genesis 1:2: The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
- 1 John 5:7: For there are three that bear witness in heaven: The Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one.
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Q
III. Do you believe in the ongoing work of miraculous sign gifts such as speaking in tongues?
A
- No. It has to have a purpose.
- When tongues was first used in Acts at the very beginning of the church, thousands of people were gathered from all kinds of nations and languages.
- The apostles did not speak in different languages. They spoke in their own language. But what the hearers heard they heard in their own language.
- The purpose of tongues in this moment was to spread the gospel to people who did not speak the same language as the apostles.
- Today, it seems when people appear to use “tongues”, the purpose is to separate/distinguish themselves from others and appear more “holy”. This is a very pharisaical approach to the use of tongues.
- 1 Corinthians 13:8-10: Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away.
- The use of tongues, instigated by the Holy Spirit, has ceased.
