It was by the Spirit's power that He performed signs and wonders (Matt. What did Jesus mean that the Holy Spirit would be coming, if in fact He was already present? Peter and others who wrote the New Testament don’t leave us any room for doubt. Like Liked by 1 person Now the believer in Christ has become the inner sanctum of God the Holy Spirit, as the believer has been sanctified and forgiven by the blood of Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:7). In Jesus' holy name, we pray. Let’s pray! Just as Christ ministered to us on the cross, his heavenly exaltation continues his ministry whereby he pours out the Spirit upon us since he is now the exalted Lord of the Spirit. The Alliance is a coalition of pastors, scholars, and churchmen who hold the historic creeds and confessions of the Reformed faith and who proclaim biblical doctrine in order to foster a Reformed awakening in today's Church. But that isn't all He does. Christ was a perfect man with a rational soul as the immediate principle of his moral actions. Thus, he naturally would have desired to offer vocal requests and supplications to his Father in heaven. The Spirit, therefore, comes in his name (“the Spirit of Christ”). Feb 13, 2015 #6. Christ’s inseparable companion during his earthly ministry as a true man was the Holy Spirit. There are some good reasons why God waited until Peter and John were present before He sent the Holy Spirit upon the Samaritans: 1) Jesus had given Peter the “keys to the kingdom” (Matthew 16:19). Edinburgh: T&T Clark. Watch Queue Queue He gives you spiritual gifts. It is the Holy Spirit which allows us to hear the Word of the Father. The Spirit will make Jesus known to you in every way you need to know Him. It was not sufficient for Him--as the second Adam and representative of a new humanity--to merely live according to His Divine nature. He is the one who comes to us and helps us. with the Holy Spirit and power.” Jesus did these things “because God was with him.” Jesus’s kingdom powers were at work in him because he was wide open to the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit indwells believers and works in them to point us to Christ. Calendar, Canadian Donors: 9:14...7, Eighth, there was a peculiar work of the Holy Spirit towards the Lord Christ whilst he was in the state of the dead; for here our preceding rule must be remembered,--namely, that notwithstanding the union of the human nature of Christ with the divine person of the Son, yet the communications of God unto it, beyond subsistence, were voluntary...8, Ninth, there was a peculiar work of the Holy Spirit in his resurrection, this being the completing act in laying the foundation of the church, whereby Christ entered into his rest,--the great testimony given unto the finishing of the work of redemption, with the satisfaction of God therein, and his acceptation of the person of the Redeemer...9, Tenth, it was the Holy Spirit that glorified the human nature [of Christ], and made it every way meet for its eternal residence at the right hand of God, and a pattern of the glorification of the bodies of them that believe on him...10, There is yet another work of the Holy Spirit, not immediately in and upon the person of the Lord Christ, but towards him, and on his behalf, with respect unto his work and office; and it comprises the head and fountain of the whole office of the Holy Spirit towards the church. The disciples didn't become Christians until John 20:22 when Jesus breathed the Holy Spirit into them. Why did Jesus only receive the Holy Spirit at his baptism? © Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, Inc. All rights reserved, About the Alliance This video is unavailable. Galatians 4:4 also teaches the Virgin Birth: “God sent His Son, born of a woman.” From these passages, it is certainly clear that Jesus’ birth was the result of the Holy Spirit … Roman Catholic and Lutheran theologians generally do not know what to do with Christ’s gifts and graces (for example, faith and hope). Luke states, “And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit . … It was to equip Him with supernatural powers for His great work. . “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who … Why did Jesus only receive the Holy Spirit at his baptism? Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go … . He is the … In other words, a true understanding of the Holy Spirit’s work in believers begins and ends with the declaration that we are here on earth to glorify the Son and the Father by the power of the Spirit. Jesus and the Counselor: In John, as well as in the rest of the New Testament, Jesus and the Spirit are very closely connected. I also looked at how that Holy Spirit assures us we belong to God because He is God’s seal of ownership on us. The Holy Spirit is the eternal, rambunctious, joyful life of God breaking out inside you. He was born of a woman, under the law — under the law of prayer, as of other ordinances and duties — the law by which a man can receive nothing except it be given him from heaven, and except the Lord be inquired of for it (Ezekiel 36:37). And even the darkness does not seem so dark anymore because His light is breaking out in every corner of the world. Who did the tempting? It is a very popular fallacy that the enemy drove Christ into a corner and tempted Him. was led by the Spirit for forty days in the wilderness.” This emphasizes the positive cooperation of Jesus with the Spirit. The Holy Spirit allows believers on earth to glorify the Son. Trace this series of references in Luke. And He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He became hungry.” I cannot tell you the exact reason Jesus was allowed to be tempted because the Scriptures do not tell us why. Many Christians today get caught in the same trap as the Galatians: we forget why the Holy Spirit is so important. Every other act upon Christ’s human nature was from the Holy Spirit. 1 John 2:1),1 implying that He is also a counselor, He is clearly making a distinction between Himself and the Spirit. Luke 4:1–2, “Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led around by the Spirit in the wilderness 2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. What we need as fallen men is a human Redeemer who would gain a human holiness for His people and would die a human death in their place. In this way, we aim to pray as our Lord prayed: in the Spirit. The word spirit is rendered as רוּחַ (ruach) in Hebrew-language parts of the Old Testament. The Holy Spirit is also the one who gives spiritual gifts to all followers of … Jesus Sends His Holy Spirit . We know that the devil came to Jesus in the wilderness, tempting him to turn away from the path of obedience to his Heavenly Father. It is a very popular fallacy that the enemy drove Christ into a corner and tempted Him. Holy Spirit, open my eyes to those I can serve for Jesus’ sake. Prior to that moment, Jesus did not have the anointing of the Spirit of God. Second, the Spirit makes us like Christ. This was his witness-bearing unto the Lord Christ,--namely, that he was the Son of God, the true Messiah, and that the work which he performed in the world was committed unto him by God the Father to accomplish..."11, 1. Luke states, “And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit . The Spirit will make Jesus known to you in every way you need to know Him. 4:1; Mark 1:12); He needed the Spirit when casting out demons in order to establish the kingdom of God (Matt. 2. Christ exercised, according to his human nature, faith, love, reverence, delight, and all the graces proper to a true human nature in the power of the Holy Spirit. In the same way that we learned the last time we talked about the Holy Spirit that the Holy Spirit is doing even more for us now than he did for the disciples then! 17,659 +441 Word of Faith Married US-Republican. 4:1; Mark 1:12); He needed the Spirit when casting out demons in order to establish the kingdom of God (Matt. In other words, Christ had a human self-consciousness. That is why we need to Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit had to overshadow the virgin Mary at Jesus' incarnation (Luke 1:35); Christ needed the Spirit at His anointing for public ministry when John baptized Him (Matt. He also would have praised God with the knowledge he had of his Father. That is why you don't need a full submersion for baptism since it is just a symbol. It wasn’t in terms of personal righteousness. As you can see, the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of the Father. To bring glory to Christ and to give us the strength to spread His message everywhere: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:8) Some few instances on this head may suffice...6, Seventh, He offered himself up unto God through the eternal Spirit, Heb. While the human nature of Jesus was inseparably united to the Divine nature of the second Person of the Godhead, Jesus needed to live a perfectly sinless life in the power and by the grace of the Holy Spirit. Watch Queue Queue. Because of this, Christ’s humanity needed the Holy Spirit in order to have communion with God. One of his chief concerns was to protect the integrity of Christ’s two natures (divine and human). Jesus, filled with the Holy Spirit, was led by the same Spirit into the desert . So why did Jesus have to return to heaven in order for the Holy Spirit to be sent? Jesus described the Spirit that would come after He left. This was predicted in the Old Testament according to Acts 2:14-21 and it happened on the day of Pentecost (Acts. No, as the Father does all things through His beloved Son. (Vol. However, the Holy Spirit does not dominate our will, our mind, and our thoughts as to change us into robots. (n.d.). The Spirit casting out demons (Matthew 12:28), in Exorcising the blind and mute man miracle. “Who is Jesus?” refers to his personhood. Some might say that the person of the Son is Christ’s self-consciousness, but as Reformed theologians argued, personality is not an act but the mode or identity of a thing. John 16:7 ESV / 8 helpful votes. Given the basic christology above, Hugh Martin (1821–1885) argued that Jesus inevitably placed himself, therefore, in a position of acknowledged weakness and infirmity — of absolute dependence on God — a dependence to be exercised and expressed in the adorations and supplications of prayer. This I have proved Him to be." This was a fitting “beginning” for Christ since Isaiah spoke of the Messiah as one endowed with the Spirit (Isaiah 42:1; 61:1). 9:14); and, He needed the Spirit to raise Him from the dead (Rom. WHY did the Holy Spirit come? The Holy Spirit had to overshadow the virgin Mary at Jesus' incarnation (Luke 1:35); Christ needed the Spirit at His anointing for public ministry when John baptized Him (Matt. In fact, Scripture also says that the believer is the dwelling place of all three Persons of the Trinity. The Helper is the Holy Spirit. Like his death, Christ’s resurrection is attributed to the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:11), and by it he “was declared to be the Son of God . “The best way to think about the Holy Spirit,” says Ferguson, “is to think of him as the closest companion of the Lord Jesus.” Not only has he been the Son’s eternal partner in the uncreated fellowship of the Trinity, but the Spirit was there with the Father and Son at creation (Genesis 1:2). After Christ ascended into Heaven, the disciples returned to the upper room and spent ten days in prayer. In his masterful work on The Holy Spirit, Sinclair Ferguson succinctly summarized the various stages in Jesus' life in which the Holy Spirit was at work: "First, the framing, forming, and miraculous conception of the body of Christ in the womb of the blessed Virgin was the peculiar and especial work of the Holy Ghost...2, Second, the human nature of Christ being thus formed in the womb by a creating act of the Holy Spirit, was in the instant of its conception sanctified, and filled with grace according to the measure of its receptivity...3. - Luke 1:35; Jesus Christ led a holy and spotless life and offered Himself without spot to God through the working of the Holy Spirit. Along with the Spirit, Jesus Christ is in us (Colossians 1:27), as is God the Father (1 John 4:15). Just as the Spirit enabled Christ to bring glory to his Father, so now the Spirit enables us to glorify both the Son and the Father. 4. Jesus was perfect. The preponderance of references to the role of the Holy Spirit in the ministry of Christ finds its best explanation in the Reformed interpretative tradition. Third, the Spirit carried on that work whose foundation he had thus laid. And by faith, you begin to see this world as it really is, as the kingdoms of our Lord and Christ. If we want to avoid being “foolish Galatians,” we need to respond to the Holy Spirit and the way he moves in our lives. Importantly, Christ’s humanity, both body and soul, does not get lost in or “gobbled up” by his divinity. We want the Holy Spirit, which is Jesus Christ." The Bible instructs believers to examine themselves, but does it tell us to what extent or how often we should question our salvation? Baptism of Jesus, with the Holy Spirit descending on him as a dove in Matthew 3:13–17, Mark 1:9–11 and Luke 3:21–23. The answer: “He is the God-man” (which refers to his identity). The Holy Spirit gives us the gift of faith, resurrects our dead souls, and makes us more holy so as to be like Jesus himself. This is no shallow question. Baptism of Jesus, with the Holy Spirit descending on him as a dove in Matthew 3:13–17, Mark 1:9–11 and Luke 3:21–23. "It is not safe to catch the spirit of another. And John 17 Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, the hour has come. Acts 10:38 "how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.” He as a man was anointed with the Holy Spirit who did miracles in greater number and nature than any other prophet. . The works of John Owen. PO Box 24087, RPO Josephine ", The human nature of Christ was capable of having. My own conviction is that if the devil could have escaped that day, he would have done so. Prior to that moment, Jesus did not have the anointing of the Spirit of God. As John the Baptist explains: John 1:29 The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! whose foundation he had thus laid. Before He returned to His Father in Heaven at the Ascension, Jesus told His disciples that He would send His Holy Spirit as their comforter and guide, and He ordered them not to leave Jerusalem. The Holy Spirit is a wonderful companion in time of affliction and happiness. In so doing, he made a rather bold contention that the only singular immediate act of the Son of God (the divine second person) on the human nature of Christ was the decision to take it into subsistence with himself in the incarnation. When Jesus was on earth, He promised that after His departure, He would send the Helper, The Holy Spirit. He can give you strength, help, comfort and guidance. 2:10). Jesus can be called Son of God (v. 35), Son of the Most High (v. 32), precisely because he was "conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary." 3:16; Luke 3:22); He needed the Spirit when driven into the wilderness in order to be tempted by the devil (Matt. Luke's Gospel especially emphasizes the work of the Holy Spirit in Jesus' early ministry. Let’s worship him, Jesus, as God. Feb 13, 2015. And two things are to be here diligently observed: Fourth, the Holy Spirit, in a peculiar manner, anointed him with all those extraordinary powers and gifts which were necessary for the exercise and discharging of his office on the earth...4, Fifth, it was in an especial manner by the power of the Holy Spirit he wrought those great and miraculous works whereby his ministry was attested unto and confirmed...5, Sixth, by him was he guided, directed, comforted, supported, in the whole course of his ministry, temptations, obedience, and sufferings. Jesus was talking about the Holy Spirit coming in a new and different way. Mark uses action words to convey to his Roman audience that Jesus was a man of action. In Acts 2:4, they were filled with the Holy Spirit. And the Bible confirms that the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Christ. Before He returned to heaven, Jesus said, “… you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit … But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you.” Acts 1:5-8. It was in terms of power. Jesus Christ was begotten of the Holy Spirit. (Luke 3:22) "Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert." And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness Matthew 1:18 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful. The role of the Holy Spirit: to give us strength and help in our fight against sin. Why did Jesus need the Holy Spirit? Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure." (E.White, Letter 66, April 10, 1894, par.17-18) "The Saviour is our Comforter. 2:1-13). The word spirit (from the Latin spiritus meaning "breath") appears either alone or with other words in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and the New Testament.Combinations include expressions such as the "Holy Spirit", "Spirit of God", and in Christianity, "Spirit of Christ".. The New Testament confirms Isaiah’s testimony in several places, noting, for example, that Christ received the Spirit without measure (John 3:34). “And do not grieve the Holy Spirit …” Ephesians 4:30. Owen, J. There are some good reasons why God waited until Peter and John were present before He sent the Holy Spirit upon the Samaritans: 1) Jesus had given Peter the “keys to the kingdom” (Matthew 16:19). 1 Acts 1:4-8 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, "which," He said, "you have heard from Me; "for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now." Optimax Senior Veteran. Never was a prayer uttered before God from the lips of Christ that did not have the Holy Spirit working powerfully upon his human nature to enable him to speak the words the Father had given him to speak. He takes the copy of Christ’s religious life in the Spirit and works those same affections and desires in us so that we are truly Christlike (Romans 8:29). “Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil” (Matthew 4:1). The Holy Spirit has many things to tell you. Let’s worship him, Jesus, as God. The Gospels teach that Jesus received the Holy Spirit at the moment of John’s baptism. But they are not the same person. Christ performed his miracles through the power of the Holy Spirit, not immediately by his own divine power. 7. Hebrews 9:14 may be taken to mean that Christ offered himself up not by his own spirit but by the enabling of the Holy Spirit. In John Jesus identifies the parakletos with the Spirit (16:15), the Holy Spirit (14:26), and the Spirit of truth (14:17; 15:26; 16:13). Consider three truths, among others. The Holy Spirit gives us the gift of faith, resurrects our dead souls, and makes us more holy so as to be like Jesus himself. Jesus was not yet glorified, so the Spirit was not yet given. Let’s pray! If the divine second person of the Godhead is the sole effective agent working on the human nature, then we need to ask ourselves a serious question: What is the point of the Holy Spirit in the life of Christ? 3, p. 160). 1. . The purpose of the Holy Spirit’s indwelling includes at least seven blessings, each starting with S. 1 Sanctifies our Hearts. All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in Jesus Christ. Mark’s more dramatic phrasing is simply part of his style. John 7:39 But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. The Holy Spirit. So the Holy Spirit was … The Holy Spirit is the unbreakable seal on our salvation (Ephesians 4:30). The Savior needed the Holy Spirit to sustain and empower Him to obey His Father, even to the point of death on the cross (Phil. What does this mean for us? His joy lingers I think at least I believe that. He has poured out on us and in us the very Spirit through whom he lived perfectly, died sacrificially, and rose victoriously. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. We need the Holy Spirit in order to do the works that Jesus did. So, if Jesus was sinless and was always pleasing to the Father (John 8:29), then why be led into the wilderness to be tempted? Isaiah 42:1-9. To my knowledge, this had not been as clearly articulated by anyone before him. (W. H. Goold, Ed.) The Holy Spirit is the tangible, personified evidence that we now have total access to God through Christ. Sinclair Ferguson The Holy Spirit (Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 1996) p. 72. Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. After His resurrection, Jesus Christ gave commandment unto His Apostles whom He had chosen through the Holy Spirit. 8:11). Therefore, at all of the major events in the life of Christ, the Holy Spirit took a prominent role. The Spirit casting out demons (Matthew 12:28), in … Importantly, Christ’s humanity, both body and soul, does not get lost in or “gobbled up” by his divinity. However, if we argue, for example, that Christ’s divine nature necessarily and always acts through his human nature, thus enabling him to perform miracles, a serious problem emerges concerning the many texts that speak of the Holy Spirit’s role in the life of Christ. The Spirit, who worked in and through Christ during his life on earth, now works in and through us. Temptation of Jesus, in Matthew 4:1 the Holy Spirit led Jesus to the desert to be tempted. (Was the Holy Spirit transferred to him by John the Baptist laying hands on him, the way “ the Spirit was given by the laying on of the apostles’ hands ” in the book of Acts?) Now the role of the Holy Spirit is to speak to us through the Bible – the Word of God – in exactly the same way. When a farmer grows crops, his desire is to receive its fruit, but his relationship is with the plant. The Holy Spirit was the immediate, divine, efficient cause of the incarnation (Matthew 1:18, 20; Luke 1:35). In other words, the divine nature acted not immediately by virtue of “the hypostatic union” (the joining of two natures in Christ’s singular person) but mediately by means of the Holy Spirit. according to the Spirit of holiness” (Romans 1:4; see also 1 Timothy 3:16; 1 Peter 3:18). Because of this, Christ’s humanity needed the Holy Spirit in order to have communion with God. Using the bible, the Spirit teaches and convicts us of the truth and assures us that they are saved (1Jn 3:24, 2Cor 1:22, Eph 1:13; 4:30) It is the Spirit in our lives that unites us to Christ in his death and resurrection (Rom 6:1-11, Gal 2:20). First, it is true that John the Baptist was filled with the Holy Spirit even before he was born. The same Holy Spirit who was at work in Jesus to heal, save and deliver men is in every believer. Christ performed miracles in the power of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 12:18; Acts 10:38). At Jesus’s baptism the Spirit descended upon him (Matthew 3:16); and the Spirit plays a significant role in leading Christ to and sustaining him before, during, and after his temptation (Luke 4:1, 14). Hear the Word Spirit is so that we will worship him as God Spirit his. Done so says that the enemy drove Christ into a desert experience, where he would have so... 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