Understanding the Spirit's Role in the Church Age Believer
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The Spirit would make possible the incorrect recording of Jesus' words and descriptions of events.

False

The disciples' gospels would be dependent on their own memory and personal experiences.

False

The disciples could handle the weight of Jesus' words at that time.

False

Lewis Johnson's article, The Spirit and Believers, is a comprehensive treatment of the passage in John 16.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Spirit's ministry is limited to the disciples' experience and knowledge at that time.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The promise of propositional revelation is mentioned in Lewis Johnson's article.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Holy Spirit will only speak on His own initiative.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The promise of the Holy Spirit's guidance into all truth is a direct application for every believer.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Ed Glasscock is a professor at Gray's Seminary.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Holy Spirit's primary role is to glorify Himself.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The believer is sealed by the Spirit of God after conversion.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Ephesians 1:13-14, 4:30, 2 Corinthians 1:22, and 5:5 are all texts that deal with the earnest or pledge of the Holy Spirit.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The concept of sealing implies ownership and protection by God.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The concept of sealing is only mentioned in Ephesians 1 and Ephesians 4.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Father, Son, and Spirit are all involved in the salvation and sustaining of the believer.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The baptism of the Spirit is only mentioned in 1st Corinthians 12-13.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Sealing is a mark of ownership but not a mark of protection.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The sealing of the Spirit is an optional part of understanding eternal security.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

From a human perspective, the sealing of the Spirit is unbreakable.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ministries of the Holy Spirit include conviction, regeneration, baptism, indwelling, and sealing.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The sealing of the Spirit is an experience that should be sought after through prayer and pleading with God.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Grieving the Spirit is related to obeying the Scriptures and living a life that is pleasing to God.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The warning not to grieve the Spirit is not related to the preceding context of unwholesome words and living a life that is pleasing to God.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Being sealed with the Spirit means that one will never struggle with bitterness, wrath, and anger.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The baptism of the Spirit is the Spirit baptizing believers into Christ's body.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The believer is placed into the body of Christ without the baptism of the Spirit.

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The baptism of the Spirit results in multiple bodies of Christ.

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Paul only referred to the believers in Corinth in 1 Corinthians 12, 13.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Corinthian believers were spiritually mature when they received the baptism of the Spirit.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The baptism of the Spirit is an event that occurs in the future.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Spirit is an element, like water, according to the passage.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The believer's placement into the body of Christ is a result of the baptism of the Spirit.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The passage implies that only mature believers can be part of the body of Christ.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The baptism of the Spirit is an optional experience for believers.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the content, Christ baptizes with water.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The indwelling of the Spirit and the union with Christ are distinct concepts.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Spirit is responsible for the believer's sanctification process.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

John the Baptist baptized with the Holy Spirit and fire.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are all involved in the believer's salvation experience.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Acts 1:4-5 records the promise of the Holy Spirit as a past event.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

The Spirit and Believers

  • The Spirit's ministry to the disciples in John 16:12-15:
    • Recalling Christ's words and events to the disciples' minds
    • Ensuring accurate recording of the gospels without human error
    • The Spirit's guidance into all truth
  • The Spirit's role in the believer's life:
    • Illumining, inspiring, and bringing revelation
    • Glorifying Christ, not Himself

Sealing of the Spirit

  • The believer is sealed by the Spirit of God at the point of conversion (Ephesians 1:13-14, 4:30, 2 Corinthians 1:22, 5:5)
  • The sealing of the Spirit:
    • A pledge or guarantee of the believer's inheritance
    • An essential part of understanding eternal security
    • Not an experience to be sought after, but a fact of divine revelation
    • A mark of ownership and protection
  • The significance of sealing:
    • Wraps up the idea of eternal security
    • The triune God is involved in the salvation and sustaining of the believer
    • The believer is marked out from eternity past for eternity future

Baptism of the Spirit

  • The baptism of the Spirit:
    • A process that occurs at the point of conversion
    • Christ baptizes with the Holy Spirit (Matthew 3:11, Mark 1:8, Luke 3:16, John 1:33-34, Acts 1:4-5, 11:16, 1 Corinthians 12:13)
    • The believer is placed into the body of Christ, the church
    • Results in one body, with all believers united (1 Corinthians 12:13)

Union with Christ

  • Union with Christ:
    • A mysterious unity, joining the believer with Christ
    • Implies a relationship of intimacy with Christ
    • Distinct from the whole experience of the power of Christ

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This quiz explores the role of the Spirit in the life of a church age believer, including witnessing, interceding, and producing fruit, based on scriptural teachings and Lewis Johnson's article.

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