The Holy Spirit's Work in Our Lives

I. The Focus of the Holy Spirit Being the Person of Christ - John 16:1-4
A. The centrality of Christ - John 15:26-27
B. Not being stumbled by environment - John 16:1 (cf. John 15:18-25)
C. Religious without knowing the Father and the Son - John 16:2-3

II. The Relationship of the Holy Spirit with the Father and Son - John 16:5-15
A. God is uniquely One
1. In the Old Testament - Deut. 6:4; Isa. 44:6
2. In the New Testament - Mark 12:29; 1 Cor. 8:4, 6
B. God is distinctly Three
1. In the Old Testament - Gen. 1:26; Isa. 6:8
2. In the New Testament - Matt. 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14
C. All Three are God
1. The Father is God - John 6:27; 1 Pet. 1:2
2. The Son is God - Heb. 1:8; 1 John 5:20
3. The Holy Spirit is God - Acts 5:3-4; 1 Cor. 2:10-12
D. All Three are eternal
1. The Father is eternal - Isa. 9:6; 1 Tim. 1:17
2. The Son is eternal - John 1:1; Phil. 2:6
3. The Spirit is eternal - Heb. 9:14
E. All Three exist at the same time
1. In eternity past - John 17:5; Heb. 9:14
2. In the Old Testament period - Gen. 1:1-2 with John 1:1-3
3. In the New Testament period - Matt. 3:16-17; John 14:16-17
4. In the believer's experience - Rom. 8:9-11; Eph. 3:14-17
5. In eternity future - Rev. 22:1
F. All Three are One
1. The Father, Son, and Spirit - John 14:26 with 15:26; 16:13-15
2. The Son and the Father - John 10:30; 17:11, 21-22
3. The Son and the Spirit - John 14:16-18; 2 Cor. 3:17
G. All Three mutually indwell One Another
1. The Father, Son, and Spirit - John 16:13-15; Col. 2:9
2. The Son and the Father - John 1:18; 10:38; 14:9-10
3. The Lord and the Spirit - John 14:16-18; Rev. 1:4; 4:5 with 5:6
H. All Three are in us
1. The Father is in us - John 14:23; Eph. 4:6; John 4:23-24
2. The Son is in us - Rom. 8:10; 2 Cor. 13:5; Col. 1:27
3. The Holy Spirit is in us - John 14:17; 1 Cor. 3:16
I. All Three operate as One in man's experience
1. The Father sanctifies us - John 17:11, 17; 1 Thess. 5:23
2. The Son sanctifies us - Eph. 5:26; Heb. 2:11
3. The Holy Spirit sanctifies us - Rom. 15:16; 1 Cor. 6:11
III. The Operations of the Holy Spirit in God's Economy - John 16:5-15
A. The necessity of the "going" of the Son for the "coming" of the Spirit - John 16:5, 7
1. Losing sight of God's economy in emotions - John 16:5-6
B. The agents of the Holy Spirit's work - John 16:7-8; 2 Cor. 5:18-20
C. The convicting work of the Holy Spirit
1. Becoming conscious of the real nature of sin - unbelief in the Person of Christ
- John 16:8-9
2. Becoming conscious of the true meaning of righteousness - the resurrected and exalted Christ - John 16:8, 10; 1 Cor. 1:30; Rom. 4:22-25
3. Becoming conscious of the true significance of judgment - Satan is judged on the cross - John 16:8, 11; Col. 2:14-15
D. The guiding and leading work of the Spirit
1. According to our capacity - John 16:12; 1 Cor. 2:14-15; 3:1
2. According to reality in the realm of the Spirit - John 16:13; 1 Cor. 2:9-13
3. According to the mysteries of the Triune God - John 16:13-15; 1 Cor. 2:1, 7;
Col. 2:2; Eph. 3:3-6