John 14 (New King James Version)
John 14
The Way, the Truth, and the Life
1 “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many mansions;[a] if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.[b] 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. 4 And where I go you know, and the way you know.”5 Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?”
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
The Father Revealed
7 “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.”
8 Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.”
9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. 11 Believe Me that Iam in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.
The Answered Prayer
12 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. 13 And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask[c] anything in My name, I will do it.
Jesus Promises Another Helper
15 “If you love Me, keep[d] My commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.
Indwelling of the Father and the Son
19 “A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also. 20 At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you.21 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”
22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, “Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world?”
23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. 24 He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me.
The Gift of His Peace
25 “These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 28 You have heard Me say to you, ‘I am going away and coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice because I said,[e] ‘I am going to the Father,’ for My Father is greater than I.
29 “And now I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe. 30 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me. 31 But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go from here.
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THE HOLY
SPIRIT
"Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come,
He will guide you into all truth: for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak: and He will show you things to come. He shall glorify Me ..." John 16:13, 14 |
I. The Holy Spirit is not an inanimate power or force, but a Person. A. Jesus and Paul both continually referred to the Holy Spirit as "He," not "It." John 14:16, 17, 26; 15:26; 16:7, 8, 13, 14 B. The Spirit intercedes "with groanings which cannot be uttered." Romans 8:26 C. He speaks to man.
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Luke 2:26 "And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost ..."
John 16:13 "Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he ... shall not
speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak ..."
Acts 8:29 "Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to
this chariot."
Acts 10: 19, 20 "While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto
him, Behold, three men seek thee. Arise therefore, and get thee down, and
go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them."
Acts 11:12 Acts 13:2 "As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy
Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called
them."
Acts 21:11; 28:5; 1 Timothy 4:1
Hebrews 3:7 "Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his
voice"
Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22; 14:13; 22:17 |
insulted (Hebrews 10:29); and lied to (Acts 5:3). E. He has a will (exercises choice, discretion). 1 Corinthians 12:11 F. He has the capacity to love (Romans 15:30), and we can have fellowship with Him (2 Corinthians 13:14). G. He has intelligence and is capable of making decisions. 1 Corinthians 2:10, 11; Isaiah 40:13; Acts 15:28 H. He has a personality, and specific qualities are attributed to His character. 1. Goodness. Nehemiah 9:20; Galatians 5:22, 23 2. Holiness. Romans 1:4, etc. 3. Truth. John 14:17; 15:26; 16:13 4. Grace. Hebrews 10:29; Zechariah 12: 10 5. Comfort. John 14:26; 15:26 6. Patience, love, gentleness, etc. Galatians 5:22, 23 II. The Holy Spirit is one with God.
Isaiah 48:16; Matthew 28:19;
Acts 5:3, 4; 1 Corinthians 3:16 with 6:19;
12:4-6; 2 Corinthians 13:14; 1 John 5:7 A. He has all the attributes of God. 1. He is eternal. Hebrews 9:14 a. He was present with God in the creation of the world. Genesis 1:2, 3; Job 26:13; 33:4; Psalms 104:30 b. Many Old Testament scriptures speak of the Spirit of God. Isaiah 11:2; 42:1; 48:16; 61:1; 63:9; Ezekiel 36:26, 27 2. He is everywhere (omnipresent). Psalms 139:7-10 3. He knows everything (omniscient). Isaiah 40:13; 1 Corinthians 2:10, 11 4. He is all-powerful (omnipotent). Psalms 104:30 B. Yet He is a distinct personality apart from both the Father and the Son. Matthew 12:31, 32 (Mark 3:29, 30; Luke 12:10); John 14: 16; 16:5-15 III. What is the function of the Holy Spirit? What are His responsibilities? A To instruct, teach, reveal. Nehemiah 9:20; Job 32:8; Luke 12:12; John
14:27; 15:26; 16:13, 14; Acts 13:2; 1 Corinthians 2: 10, 13; Ephesians 1:16, 17;
3:5; 2 Peter 1:21; 1 John 2:20, 27 B. To counsel, guide. John 14:26; 16:13; Acts 11:12; 16:6, 7; 20:22, 23;
Romans 8:14; Galatians 5:18 C. To intercede and assist in prayer. Romans 8:26, 27; Ephesians 2: 18; Jude 20 D. To comfort. John 14:16, 26; 15:26; 16:17; Acts 9:31 E. To commission to service (ministry). Isaiah 48: 16; Acts 13:2; 20:28 F. To convict of sin, to strive with sinners. Genesis 6:3; John 16:8-11 G. To give power and boldness. Acts 1:8; Acts 4:31; Ephesians 3: 16; I Timothy l :6, 7 H. To testify that we are the children of God. Romans 8:16; Galatians 4:6 I. To testify of Jesus. John 15:26 J. To empower the believer to have victory over the flesh.
Romans 8:4, 13; Galatians 5:16, 25 K. To inspire to prophesy. Numbers 9:30; 11:25, 29; 2 Samuel 23:2, 3;
2 Chronicles 20: 14, 15; Acts 21:4; 28:25; 2 Peter 1:21 L. To impart life (I Samuel 10:6, 9; Ezekiel 37:9, 14; Romans 8:11);
hope (Romans 15:13); joy (Romans 14: 17; I Thessalonians 1:6;
Galatians 5:22); love (Romans 5:5); skill (Exodus 31:2-5); and even
physical strength (Judges 14:6, 19; 15;14, 15), as well as spiritual
strength (Ephesians 3:16). IV. Scripture uses many types or symbols for the Holy Spirit. A. Water. Isaiah 44:3; Ezekiel 36:25-27; John 7:38, 39; 4:14;
12:4-6; 2 Corinthians 13:14; 1 John 5:7 A. He has all the attributes of God. 1. He is eternal. Hebrews 9:14 a. He was present with God in the creation of the world. Genesis 1:2, 3; Job 26:13; 33:4; Psalms 104:30 b. Many Old Testament scriptures speak of the Spirit of God. Isaiah 11:2; 42:1; 48:16; 61:1; 63:9; Ezekiel 36:26, 27 2. He is everywhere (omnipresent). Psalms 139:7-10 3. He knows everything (omniscient). Isaiah 40:13; 1 Corinthians 2:10, 11 4. He is all-powerful (omnipotent). Psalms 104:30 B. Yet He is a distinct personality apart from both the Father and the Son. Matthew 12:31, 32 (Mark 3:29, 30; Luke 12:10); John 14: 16; 16:5-15 III. What is the function of the Holy Spirit? What are His responsibilities? A To instruct, teach, reveal. Nehemiah 9:20; Job 32:8; Luke 12:12; John
14:27; 15:26; 16:13, 14; Acts 13:2; 1 Corinthians 2: 10, 13; Ephesians 1:16, 17;
3:5; 2 Peter 1:21; 1 John 2:20, 27 B. To counsel, guide. John 14:26; 16:13; Acts 11:12; 16:6, 7; 20:22, 23;
Romans 8:14; Galatians 5:18 C. To intercede and assist in prayer. Romans 8:26, 27; Ephesians 2: 18; Jude 20 D. To comfort. John 14:16, 26; 15:26; 16:17; Acts 9:31 E. To commission to service (ministry). Isaiah 48: 16; Acts 13:2; 20:28 F. To convict of sin, to strive with sinners. Genesis 6:3; John 16:8-11 G. To give power and boldness. Acts 1:8; Acts 4:31; Ephesians 3: 16; I Timothy l :6, 7 H. To testify that we are the children of God. Romans 8:16; Galatians 4:6 I. To testify of Jesus. John 15:26 J. To empower the believer to have victory over the flesh.
Romans 8:4, 13; Galatians 5:16, 25 K. To inspire to prophesy. Numbers 9:30; 11:25, 29; 2 Samuel 23:2, 3;
2 Chronicles 20: 14, 15; Acts 21:4; 28:25; 2 Peter 1:21 L. To impart life (I Samuel 10:6, 9; Ezekiel 37:9, 14; Romans 8:11);
hope (Romans 15:13); joy (Romans 14: 17; I Thessalonians 1:6;
Galatians 5:22); love (Romans 5:5); skill (Exodus 31:2-5); and even
physical strength (Judges 14:6, 19; 15;14, 15), as well as spiritual
strength (Ephesians 3:16). IV. Scripture uses many types or symbols for the Holy Spirit. A. Water. Isaiah 44:3; Ezekiel 36:25-27; John 7:38, 39; 4:14;
Ephesians 5:26; Revelation 22:17 B. Fire. Exodus 13:21; Psalms 78:14; Isaiah 4:4; Malachi 3:3, 4;
Matthew 3:11; Hebrews 12:24; Acts 2; 3:6-11 C. Wind. 2 Kings 19:11; Ezekiel 37:9; John 3:8; Acts 2:2 D. Oil. Isaiah 61:1, 3; Hebrews 1:9; 1 John 2:20, 27 E. Rain; dew. Psalms 68:9; 72:6; Isaiah 32:15; Hosea 6:3; 10:12; 14:5 F. Dove. Genesis 1:2 ("moved on" = "brooded over" or "fluttered," Heb.);
Matthew 3:16 V. The work of The Triune God can be seen in that, even as the Son came to glorify the Father
(John 17:4), so was the Spirit sent to glorify the Son (John 8:55; 16:14). A. The Father's promise to send the Spirit was given long before Jesus ever came to earth.
| Isaiah 44:3 "For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring." Isaiah 32:15 "Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest." Ezekiel 36:27 "And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them." Joel 2:28 "And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions." Zechariah 12:10 "And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son ..." |
B. The Lord Jesus Himself promised that when He should leave He would send the Spirit of Truth.
| Luke 24:49 "And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high." John 14:16 "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever." John 16:7 "Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?" Acts 1:4 "And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me." |
THE GODHEAD
"...in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost."
Matthew 28:19
I. The doctrine of the Trinity (or, Godhead) – attacked by cults (such as the Watchtower Society,
or Jehovah's Witnesses) so that they can also deny the deity of Jesus – is one of the most basic
fundamentals of Christianity. A. Although the word "trinity" is not in the Bible, the concept of the three-in-one, the triune
God, is. The term "Godhead," referring to the three-in-one, can be found in Acts 17:29
and Colossians 2:9. (Many other words or concepts "not in the Bible" are scriptural
nonetheless: i.e., theology, Bible, etc.) Acts 17:29
Colossians 2:9 B. The doctrine of the Godhead can be summed up in the literal Hebrew translation of one verse. Deuteronomy 6:4 "Hear, O Israel, Jehovah our Gods (plural) is Jehovah a unity." II. The concept of the Godhead (Trinity) is evident in scripture as early as the first chapter of the
book of Genesis. A. The Hebrew word Elohim (translated "God" in Genesis 1:1) actually indicates more than
one divine personality. This same plural form is used over 2,500 times in the Old Testament. B. In the account of creation recorded in the book of Genesis God speaks plurally of His
own Person. Genesis 1:26, 27 (See also Genesis 3:22; 11:7; Isaiah 6:3, 8.) "Let us make man in our
image, after our likeness ... So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him." III. Even the Old Testament makes definite reference both to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Proverbs 30:4
Isaiah 11:2 "... the Spirit ... the Lord ... Him"
Isaiah 42:1 "My Servant ... I ... My Spirit ... upon Him"
Isaiah 48:16 "The Lord God ... His Spirit ... sent Me"
Isaiah 61:1 "Spirit of the Lord God ... upon Me ... the Lord"
Isaiah 63:9 "He ...the Angel of His Presence ... His Holy Spirit"
Ezekiel 36:26, 27 IV. Close examination of the following New Testament scriptures will make obvious to any
student of the Bible that the doctrine of the Godhead is truth. Matthew 1:20, 21 "the Lord (the Father) ... the Holy Spirit ... Jesus"
Matthew 3:16, 17 "Jesus ... the Spirit of God ... a Voice from heaven (the Father)"
Matthew 12:18 "I ... My Spirit ... on Him"
Matthew 22:42, 43 "Christ ... the Spirit ... Lord (the Father)"
Mark 1:9-11 "Jesus ... the Spirit ... a Voice from heaven ... My beloved Son"
Mark 12:35, 36 "Christ ... the Holy Spirit ... the Lord (the Father)"
Luke 1:35 "the Holy Spirit ... the Highest ... the Son of God"
Luke 2:26, 27 "the Holy Spirit ... Christ ... Jesus"
Luke 3:21, 22 "Jesus ... the Holy Spirit ... a Voice from heaven ... My beloved Son"
Luke 10:21 "Jesus ... the Spirit ... Father"
Luke 12:9, 10 "God ... the Son ... the Holy Spirit"
John 3:5 "Jesus ... the Spirit ... God"
John 3:34, 35 "God ... the Spirit ... the Father ... the Son"
John 4:24, 25 "God ... a Spirit ... Messiah ... Christ"
John 14:16, 17, 26 "the Comforter ... the Father ... in My name"
John 15:26 "the Comforter ... the Father ... of Me"
John 20:21, 22 "Jesus ... Father ... the Holy Spirit"
Acts 2:32, 33 "Jesus ... God ... the Father ... the Holy Spirit"
Acts 2:38, 39 "Jesus Christ ... the Holy Spirit ... God"
Acts 4:30, 31 "Jesus ... the Holy Spirit ... God"
Acts 5:31, 32 "God ... a Prince and Savior ... the Holy Spirit"
Acts 7:55 "the Holy Spirit ... Jesus ... God"
Acts 8:14-16 "God ... the Holy Spirit ... Jesus"
Acts 10:38 "God ... Jesus ... the Holy Spirit"
Acts 10:46-48 "God ... the Holy Spirit ... the Lord"
Acts 11:16, 17 "the Lord ... the Holy Spirit ... God ... the Lord Jesus Christ"
Acts 20:21-23 "God ... Jesus ... the Holy Spirit"
Romans 1:1, 3, 4 "God ... His Son, Jesus Christ ... the Spirit"
Romans 5:5, 6 "God ... the Holy Spirit ... Christ"
Romans 8:2, 3 "the Spirit ... Jesus ... God ... His own Son"
Romans 8:8, 9 "God ... the Spirit ... the Spirit of Christ"
Romans 8:16, 17 "the Spirit ... God ... Christ"
Romans 14:17, 18 "the Holy Spirit ... Christ ... God"
Romans 15:12, 13 "Root of Jesse (Jesus) ... God ... Holy Spirit"
Romans 15:16 "Jesus ... God ... the Holy Spirit"
Romans 15:30 "The Lord Jesus Christ ... the Spirit ... God"
1 Corinthians 6:10, 11 "God ... the Lord Jesus ... the Spirit"
1 Corinthians 12:4-6 "Spirit ... Lord ... God"
1 Corinthians 7:39, 40 "the Lord Jesus ... the Spirit ... God"
1 Corinthians 8:2 "the Lord Jesus ... the Spirit ... God"
2 Corinthians 3:3, 4 "the Spirit ... Christ ... God"
2 Corinthians 13:14 "Jesus ... God ... the Holy Spirit"
2 Corinthians 5:5, 6 "God ... the Spirit ... the Lord (Jesus)"
Galatians 4:6, 7 "God ... the Spirit ... Son ... Father ... God ... Christ"
Ephesians 2:18 "through Him (Jesus) ... Spirit ... the Father"
Ephesians 2:21, 22 "the Lord ... God ... the Spirit"
Ephesians 3:14, 16 "the Father ... Jesus Christ ... His Spirit"
Ephesians 4:4-6 "Spirit ... Lord (Jesus) ... God and Father"
Ephesians 5:18-20 "Spirit ... Lord (Jesus) ... God ... Father"
Colossians 1:6-8 "God ... Christ ... Spirit"
1 Thessalonians 4:6-8 "Lord (Jesus) ... God ... Holy Spirit"
1 Thessalonians 5:18, 19 "God ... Father ... Christ ... Jesus ... Spirit"
2 Thessalonians 2:13, 14 "God ... Lord ... God ... Spirit ... Lord Jesus Christ"
Titus 3:4-6 "God ... Holy Spirit ... Jesus Christ"
Hebrews 2:3, 4 "Lord (Jesus) ... God ... Holy Spirit"
Hebrews 3:4, 6, 7 "God ... Christ ... Holy Spirit"
Hebrews 6:4-6 "Holy Spirit ... God ... Son"
Hebrews 9:14 "Christ ... Spirit ... God"
Hebrews 10:29-31 "Son of God ... Spirit ... Lord ... God"
1 Peter 1:2 "God the Father ... Spirit ... Jesus Christ"
1 Peter 3:18 "Christ ... God ... Spirit"
1 Peter 4:14 "Christ ... Spirit ... God"
2 Peter 1:21 "God ... Holy Spirit ... Lord (Jesus)"
2 Peter 2:1 "God ... Holy Spirit ... Lord (Jesus)"
1 John 4:2 "Spirit ... Jesus ... God"
1 John 4:13, 14 "Spirit ... Father ... Son ... Savior"
1 John 5:7 "Father ... Word ... Holy Spirit"
Jude 20, 21 "the Holy Spirit ... God ... Lord ... Jesus Christ"
Revelation 1:9, 10 "Jesus Christ ... God ... Jesus Christ ... Spirit"
Revelation 3:5-7 "Father ... Spirit ... He that hath the key of David (Jesus)"
Revelation 14:12, 13 "God ... Jesus ... Lord ... Spirit"
Revelation 21:9, 10 "Lamb ... Spirit ... God"
Revelation 22:16-18 "the offspring of David (Jesus) ... Spirit ... God" V. Even though there are three individual Persons in the Godhead, there is still only one God. Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 44:6; 1 Corinthians 8:4; 1 Timothy 2:5; James 2:19
THE GODHEAD: Three
Distinct Personalities
.I.
The Father is a distinct personality apart from the Spirit:
Matthew 3:16, 17
Isaiah 48:16 II. The Spirit is a distinct personality apart from the Son: Matthew 123:31, 32 (Luke 12:10)
John 16:7, 13, 14
1 John 5:6-8 III. The Son is a distinct personality apart from the Father: Matthew 10:32; 11:25-27
Mark 13:32
Luke 17:5
John 5:19, 20, 30; 6:37-39; 14:12, 28, 31; 16:5, 16; 32:17
Ephesians 1:17, 20
1 Corinthians 3:23; 11:3
Colossians 3:1
Hebrews 1:1-3 IV. Yet "the Lord our Gods (plural, Heb.) is one Lord." This is a mystery. Deuteronomy 6:4
Genesis 1:26, 27 ("...us...our...our") ..
Matthew 28:19
I. The doctrine of the Trinity (or, Godhead) – attacked by cults (such as the Watchtower Society,
or Jehovah's Witnesses) so that they can also deny the deity of Jesus – is one of the most basic
fundamentals of Christianity. A. Although the word "trinity" is not in the Bible, the concept of the three-in-one, the triune
God, is. The term "Godhead," referring to the three-in-one, can be found in Acts 17:29
and Colossians 2:9. (Many other words or concepts "not in the Bible" are scriptural
nonetheless: i.e., theology, Bible, etc.) Acts 17:29
Colossians 2:9 B. The doctrine of the Godhead can be summed up in the literal Hebrew translation of one verse. Deuteronomy 6:4 "Hear, O Israel, Jehovah our Gods (plural) is Jehovah a unity." II. The concept of the Godhead (Trinity) is evident in scripture as early as the first chapter of the
book of Genesis. A. The Hebrew word Elohim (translated "God" in Genesis 1:1) actually indicates more than
one divine personality. This same plural form is used over 2,500 times in the Old Testament. B. In the account of creation recorded in the book of Genesis God speaks plurally of His
own Person. Genesis 1:26, 27 (See also Genesis 3:22; 11:7; Isaiah 6:3, 8.) "Let us make man in our
image, after our likeness ... So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him." III. Even the Old Testament makes definite reference both to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Proverbs 30:4
Isaiah 11:2 "... the Spirit ... the Lord ... Him"
Isaiah 42:1 "My Servant ... I ... My Spirit ... upon Him"
Isaiah 48:16 "The Lord God ... His Spirit ... sent Me"
Isaiah 61:1 "Spirit of the Lord God ... upon Me ... the Lord"
Isaiah 63:9 "He ...the Angel of His Presence ... His Holy Spirit"
Ezekiel 36:26, 27 IV. Close examination of the following New Testament scriptures will make obvious to any
student of the Bible that the doctrine of the Godhead is truth. Matthew 1:20, 21 "the Lord (the Father) ... the Holy Spirit ... Jesus"
Matthew 3:16, 17 "Jesus ... the Spirit of God ... a Voice from heaven (the Father)"
Matthew 12:18 "I ... My Spirit ... on Him"
Matthew 22:42, 43 "Christ ... the Spirit ... Lord (the Father)"
Mark 1:9-11 "Jesus ... the Spirit ... a Voice from heaven ... My beloved Son"
Mark 12:35, 36 "Christ ... the Holy Spirit ... the Lord (the Father)"
Luke 1:35 "the Holy Spirit ... the Highest ... the Son of God"
Luke 2:26, 27 "the Holy Spirit ... Christ ... Jesus"
Luke 3:21, 22 "Jesus ... the Holy Spirit ... a Voice from heaven ... My beloved Son"
Luke 10:21 "Jesus ... the Spirit ... Father"
Luke 12:9, 10 "God ... the Son ... the Holy Spirit"
John 3:5 "Jesus ... the Spirit ... God"
John 3:34, 35 "God ... the Spirit ... the Father ... the Son"
John 4:24, 25 "God ... a Spirit ... Messiah ... Christ"
John 14:16, 17, 26 "the Comforter ... the Father ... in My name"
John 15:26 "the Comforter ... the Father ... of Me"
John 20:21, 22 "Jesus ... Father ... the Holy Spirit"
Acts 2:32, 33 "Jesus ... God ... the Father ... the Holy Spirit"
Acts 2:38, 39 "Jesus Christ ... the Holy Spirit ... God"
Acts 4:30, 31 "Jesus ... the Holy Spirit ... God"
Acts 5:31, 32 "God ... a Prince and Savior ... the Holy Spirit"
Acts 7:55 "the Holy Spirit ... Jesus ... God"
Acts 8:14-16 "God ... the Holy Spirit ... Jesus"
Acts 10:38 "God ... Jesus ... the Holy Spirit"
Acts 10:46-48 "God ... the Holy Spirit ... the Lord"
Acts 11:16, 17 "the Lord ... the Holy Spirit ... God ... the Lord Jesus Christ"
Acts 20:21-23 "God ... Jesus ... the Holy Spirit"
Romans 1:1, 3, 4 "God ... His Son, Jesus Christ ... the Spirit"
Romans 5:5, 6 "God ... the Holy Spirit ... Christ"
Romans 8:2, 3 "the Spirit ... Jesus ... God ... His own Son"
Romans 8:8, 9 "God ... the Spirit ... the Spirit of Christ"
Romans 8:16, 17 "the Spirit ... God ... Christ"
Romans 14:17, 18 "the Holy Spirit ... Christ ... God"
Romans 15:12, 13 "Root of Jesse (Jesus) ... God ... Holy Spirit"
Romans 15:16 "Jesus ... God ... the Holy Spirit"
Romans 15:30 "The Lord Jesus Christ ... the Spirit ... God"
1 Corinthians 6:10, 11 "God ... the Lord Jesus ... the Spirit"
1 Corinthians 12:4-6 "Spirit ... Lord ... God"
1 Corinthians 7:39, 40 "the Lord Jesus ... the Spirit ... God"
1 Corinthians 8:2 "the Lord Jesus ... the Spirit ... God"
2 Corinthians 3:3, 4 "the Spirit ... Christ ... God"
2 Corinthians 13:14 "Jesus ... God ... the Holy Spirit"
2 Corinthians 5:5, 6 "God ... the Spirit ... the Lord (Jesus)"
Galatians 4:6, 7 "God ... the Spirit ... Son ... Father ... God ... Christ"
Ephesians 2:18 "through Him (Jesus) ... Spirit ... the Father"
Ephesians 2:21, 22 "the Lord ... God ... the Spirit"
Ephesians 3:14, 16 "the Father ... Jesus Christ ... His Spirit"
Ephesians 4:4-6 "Spirit ... Lord (Jesus) ... God and Father"
Ephesians 5:18-20 "Spirit ... Lord (Jesus) ... God ... Father"
Colossians 1:6-8 "God ... Christ ... Spirit"
1 Thessalonians 4:6-8 "Lord (Jesus) ... God ... Holy Spirit"
1 Thessalonians 5:18, 19 "God ... Father ... Christ ... Jesus ... Spirit"
2 Thessalonians 2:13, 14 "God ... Lord ... God ... Spirit ... Lord Jesus Christ"
Titus 3:4-6 "God ... Holy Spirit ... Jesus Christ"
Hebrews 2:3, 4 "Lord (Jesus) ... God ... Holy Spirit"
Hebrews 3:4, 6, 7 "God ... Christ ... Holy Spirit"
Hebrews 6:4-6 "Holy Spirit ... God ... Son"
Hebrews 9:14 "Christ ... Spirit ... God"
Hebrews 10:29-31 "Son of God ... Spirit ... Lord ... God"
1 Peter 1:2 "God the Father ... Spirit ... Jesus Christ"
1 Peter 3:18 "Christ ... God ... Spirit"
1 Peter 4:14 "Christ ... Spirit ... God"
2 Peter 1:21 "God ... Holy Spirit ... Lord (Jesus)"
2 Peter 2:1 "God ... Holy Spirit ... Lord (Jesus)"
1 John 4:2 "Spirit ... Jesus ... God"
1 John 4:13, 14 "Spirit ... Father ... Son ... Savior"
1 John 5:7 "Father ... Word ... Holy Spirit"
Jude 20, 21 "the Holy Spirit ... God ... Lord ... Jesus Christ"
Revelation 1:9, 10 "Jesus Christ ... God ... Jesus Christ ... Spirit"
Revelation 3:5-7 "Father ... Spirit ... He that hath the key of David (Jesus)"
Revelation 14:12, 13 "God ... Jesus ... Lord ... Spirit"
Revelation 21:9, 10 "Lamb ... Spirit ... God"
Revelation 22:16-18 "the offspring of David (Jesus) ... Spirit ... God" V. Even though there are three individual Persons in the Godhead, there is still only one God. Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 44:6; 1 Corinthians 8:4; 1 Timothy 2:5; James 2:19
| The Attributes of God As Evident in Each Person of the Godhead | |||
| The Father | Jesus Christ | The Holy Spirit | |
| omnipotent (all-powerful) |
Genesis 18:14 Isaiah 43:13 Jeremiah 32:17, 27 Matthew 19:26 |
Daniel 7:13, 14 Matthew 28:18 1 Peter 3:22 John 3:31, 35; 17:2 |
Psalms 104:30 |
| omnipresent (everywhere) | 1 Kings 8:27 Psalms 139:3, 7-10 Proverbs 15:3 Jeremiah 23:23, 24 Isaiah 57:15 Acts 17:24, 27, 28 |
Matthew 18:29 Matthew 28:19, 20 Ephesians 1:23 |
Psalms 139:7-10 |
| omniscient (all-knowing) | 1 Chronicles 28:9 2 Chronicles 6:30 Job 34:21, 22 Psalms 139:1-6, 11-18; 147:5 Isaiah 48:5; 66:18 Acts 15:18 Romans 11:33-36 1 John 3:20 |
John 4:25, 26, 29; 6:64; 13:11; 19:28; 21:17 He knew their thoughts: Matthew 9:4; 12:25; 22:18 Mark 2:8; 12:15 Luke 5:22; 6:8; 9:47; 11:17 John 2:24,x25;x5:42; 6:6;x16:19,x30; Acts 1:24 He knew the future: Matthew 16:21; 20:18, 19 John 2:19, 21, 22; 12:23, 24, 32, 33 |
Isaiah 40:13 John 14:26 1 Corinthians 2:10, 11 |
| immutable (unchanging) | Malachi 3:6 | Hebrews 13:8 | 1 Corinthians 12:4 |
| eternal (everlasting) | Genesis 21:33 Exodus 3:14 Psalms 90:2; 102:27 Isaiah 41:4 Romans 1:23; 16:27 1 Timothy 1:17; 6:16 Revelation 4:8 |
Isaiah 44:6; 48:12 1 Timothy 1:17; 6:16 Revelation 1:4, 5, 8, 11, 17; 2:8; 21:6; 22:13 Hebrews 7:25 pre-existent to creation: Genesis 1:26; 3:22; 11:7 ("...us...our...our...") Proverbs 8:22-36 Isaiah 48:12, 16 Micah 5:2 John 1:1-3, 10; 3:13; 6:62; 8:35, 58; 17:5, 24 Romans 11:36 1 Corinthians 8:6 Ephesians 3:9 Philippians 2:5 Colossians 1:15-19 Hebrews 1:2 Revelation 3:14 |
Hebrews 9:14 |
Isaiah 48:16 II. The Spirit is a distinct personality apart from the Son: Matthew 123:31, 32 (Luke 12:10)
John 16:7, 13, 14
1 John 5:6-8 III. The Son is a distinct personality apart from the Father: Matthew 10:32; 11:25-27
Mark 13:32
Luke 17:5
John 5:19, 20, 30; 6:37-39; 14:12, 28, 31; 16:5, 16; 32:17
Ephesians 1:17, 20
1 Corinthians 3:23; 11:3
Colossians 3:1
Hebrews 1:1-3 IV. Yet "the Lord our Gods (plural, Heb.) is one Lord." This is a mystery. Deuteronomy 6:4
Genesis 1:26, 27 ("...us...our...our") ..
The
Holy Spirit
of God
"Not by might, nor by power,
but by My Spirit", says the Lord
(Genesis 41:38) So Pharaoh asked them, "Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God?"
(Exodus 31:3-5) and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts-- {4} to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, {5} to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of craftsmanship.
(Job 33:4) The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
(Psalms 51:10-13) Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. {11} Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. {12} Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. {13} Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to you.
(Isaiah 11:2-3) The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him-- the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD-- {3} and he will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears;
(Isaiah 61:1-2) The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, {2} to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,
(Joel 2:28-29) 'And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. {29} Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days.
(Zechariah 4:6) So he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: 'Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the LORD Almighty.
(Matthew 10:19-20) But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, {20} for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
(Matthew 12:28) But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
(Luke 3:16) John answered them all, "I baptize you with water. But one more powerful than I will come, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
(Luke 4:18-19) "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, {19} to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."
(John 6:63) The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
(John 14:15-18) "If you love me, you will obey what I command. {16} And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever-- {17} the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. {18} I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
(John 15:26) "When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me.
(John 16:12-15) "I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. {13} But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. {14} He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you. {15} All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you.
(Acts 1:8) But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
(Romans 1:4) and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
(Romans 5:5) And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
(Romans 8:1-2) Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, {2} because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.
(Romans 8:9-17) You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. {10} But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. {11} And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you. {12} Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation--but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it. {13} For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, {14} because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. {15} For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father." {16} The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. {17} Now if we are children, then we are heirs--heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
(Romans 8:26-27) In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. {27} And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will.
(1 Corinthians 2:9-14) However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him"-- {10} but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. {11} For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. {12} We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. {13} This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. {14} The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
(1 Corinthians 3:16-17) Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you? {17} If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him; for God's temple is sacred, and you are that temple.
(1 Corinthians 6:9-11) Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders {10} nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. {11} And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
(1 Corinthians 12:3-13) Therefore I tell you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus be cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit. {4} There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. {5} There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. {6} There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. {7} Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. {8} To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, {9} to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, {10} to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. {11} All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines. {12} The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ. {13} For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body--whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free--and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.
(2 Corinthians 3:16-18) But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. {17} Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. {18} And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
(Galatians 5:22-25) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, {23} gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. {24} Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. {25} Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
(Ephesians 4:29-32) Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. {30} And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. {31} Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. {32} Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
(2 Thessalonians 2:13-14) But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. {14} He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(2 Timothy 1:7) For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
(1 Peter 3:18) For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit,
(1 John 2:27) As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit--just as it has taught you, remain in him.
(1 John 3:23-24) And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. {24} Those who obey his commands live in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.
(1 John 4:12-13) No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. {13} We know that we live in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
(Revelation 19:10) At this I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, "Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."