Holy Spirit
Our Duty Toward Him

The Holy Spirit is a mystery to many.  This series answers many of the critical questions about Him.  

 

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What Is Our Duty Toward The Spirit?

 

Must depend upon the Spirit.

The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen,    Acts 1:1-2

 

Must follow the Spirit. 

Most assuredly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish." 19This He spoke, signifying by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, "Follow Me."    John 21:18-19

 

Must receive the Spirit.  It is conditional on our receiving. 

And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever--  John 14:16

 

Not to grieve the Spirit. 

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.    Ephes. 4:30

 

Not to quench the Spirit. 

Do not quench the Spirit.    1 Thes. 5:19

 

To be continually filled with the Spirit. 

And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, 19speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, 20giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21submitting to one another in the fear of God.    Ephes. 5:18-21

 

To be full of the Spirit. 

Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business;  Acts 6:3

 

And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch,  Acts 6:5

 

And Ananias went his way and entered the house; and laying his hands on him he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."  Acts 9:17

 

And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, 19speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, 20giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21submitting to one another in the fear of God.    Ephes. 5:18-21

 

To be led and guided by the Holy Spirit. 

However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.   John 16:13

 

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.   Romans 8:14

 

But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.    Galatians 5:18

 

To be sensitive to the leadership of and obey the Spirit. 

Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. 7After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. 8So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. 9And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." 10Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.

11Therefore, sailing from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and the next day came to Neapolis,

 Acts 16:6-11

 

To bear the fruit of the Spirit. 

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. 24And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 26Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.   Galatians 5:22-26

 

(for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),    Ephes. 5:9

 

To follow the teaching of the Spirit. 

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.    John 14:26

 

To let the Holy Spirit change us into the image of Christ day by day. 

But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.    2 Cor. 3:18

 

To pray in the Holy Spirit. 

But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,    Jude 20

 

To receive the unction, the anointing of the Spirit. 

But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things. 21I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth.   1 John 2:20-21;

 

But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.    1 John 2:27

 

To walk in the Spirit. 

I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.  Galatians 5:16

 

If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.   Galatians 5:25

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