The Holy Spirit is known by\nmany names and titles, most of which denote some function or aspect of His\nministry. Below are some of the names and descriptions the Bible uses for the Holy\nSpirit: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Author of Scripture: (2 Peter 1:21<\/strong>;\n2 Timothy 3:16<\/strong>)\nThe Bible is inspired, literally \u201cGod-breathed<\/strong>,\u201d by the Holy Spirit, the third\nPerson of the Trinity. The Spirit moved the authors of all 66 books to record\nexactly what He breathed into their hearts and minds. As a ship is moved\nthrough the water by wind in its sails, so the biblical writers were borne\nalong by the Spirit\u2019s impulse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Comforter \/ Counselor \/\nAdvocate: (Isaiah\n11:2<\/strong>; John 14:16<\/strong>; 15:26<\/strong>; 16:7<\/strong>) All three words are translations of the\nGreek parakletos, from which we get \u201cParaclete,\u201d another name for the Spirit.\nWhen Jesus went away, His disciples were greatly distressed because they had\nlost His comforting presence. But He promised to send the Spirit to comfort,\nconsole, and guide those who belong to Christ. The Spirit also \u201cbears witness\u201d\nwith our spirits that we belong to Him and thereby assures us of salvation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Convicter of Sin: (John 16:7-11<\/strong>)\nThe Spirit applies the truths of God to men\u2019s own minds in order to convince\nthem by fair and sufficient arguments that they are sinners. He does this\nthrough the conviction in our hearts that we are not worthy to stand before a\nholy God, that we need His righteousness, and that judgment is certain and will\ncome to all men one day. Those who deny these truths rebel against the\nconviction of the Spirit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Deposit \/ Seal \/ Earnest: (2 Corinthians 1:22<\/strong>;\n5:5<\/strong>; Ephesians 1:13-14<\/strong>)\nThe Holy Spirit is God\u2019s seal on His people, His claim on us as His very own.\nThe gift of the Spirit to believers is a down payment on our heavenly\ninheritance, which Christ has promised us and secured for us at the cross. It\nis because the Spirit has sealed us that we are assured of our salvation. No\none can break the seal of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Guide: (John 16:13<\/strong>) Just as the Spirit guided\nthe writers of Scripture to record truth, so does He promise to guide believers\nto know and understand that truth. God\u2019s truth is \u201cfoolishness<\/strong>\u201d to the world, because\nit is \u201cspiritually discerned\u201d (1 Corinthians 2:14<\/strong>). Those who belong to Christ\nhave the indwelling Spirit who guides us into all we need to know in regard to\nspiritual matters. Those who do not belong to Christ have no \u201cinterpreter\u201d to\nguide them to know and understand God\u2019s Word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Indweller of Believers: (Romans 8:9-11<\/strong>;\nEphesians\n2:21-22<\/strong>; 1 Corinthians 6:19<\/strong>) The Holy Spirit resides in the\nhearts of God\u2019s people, and that indwelling is the distinguishing\ncharacteristic of the regenerated person. From within believers, He directs,\nguides, comforts, and influences us, as well as producing in us the fruit of\nthe Spirit (Galatians\n5:22-23<\/strong>). He provides the intimate connection between God and His\nchildren. All true believers in Christ have the Spirit residing in their\nhearts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Intercessor: (Romans 8:26<\/strong>)\nOne of the most encouraging and comforting aspects of the Holy Spirit is His\nministry of intercession on behalf of those He inhabits. Because we often don\u2019t\nknow what or how to pray when we approach God, the Spirit intercedes and prays\nfor us. He intercedes for us \u201cwith wordless groans<\/strong>,\u201d so that when we are\noppressed and overwhelmed by trials and the cares of life, He comes alongside\nto lend assistance as He sustains us before the throne of grace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Revealer \/ Spirit of Truth: (John 14:17<\/strong>;\n16:13<\/strong>;\n1 Corinthians\n2:12-16<\/strong>) Jesus promised that, after the resurrection, the Holy\nSpirit would come to \u201cguide you into all truth<\/strong>.\u201d Because of the Spirit\nin our hearts, we are able to understand truth, especially in spiritual\nmatters, in a way that non-Christians cannot. In fact, the truth the Spirit\nreveals to us is \u201cfoolishness<\/strong>\u201d to them, and they cannot understand\nit. But we have the mind of Christ in the Person of His Spirit within us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spirit of God \/ the Lord \/\nChrist: (Matthew\n3:16<\/strong>; 2 Cor. 3:17<\/strong>; 1 Peter 1:11<\/strong>) These names remind us that the\nSpirit of God is indeed part of the triune godhead and that He is just as much\nGod as the Father and the Son. He is first revealed to us at the creation, when\nHe was \u201chovering\nover the waters<\/strong>,\u201d denoting His part in creation, along with that of\nJesus who \u201cmade\nall things<\/strong>\u201d (John 1:1-3<\/strong>). We see this same Trinity of God again\nat Jesus\u2019 baptism, when the Spirit descends on Jesus and the voice of the\nFather is heard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Spirit of Life: (Romans 8:2<\/strong>)\nThe phrase \u201cSpirit\nof life<\/strong>\u201d means the Holy Spirit is the one who produces or gives life,\nnot that He initiates salvation, but rather that He imparts newness of life.\nWhen we receive eternal life through Christ, the Spirit provides the spiritual\nfood that is the sustenance of the spiritual life. Here again, we see the\ntriune God at work. We are saved by the Father through the work of the Son, and\nthat salvation is sustained by the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Teacher: (John 14:26<\/strong>;\n1 Corinthians\n2:13<\/strong>) Jesus promised that the Spirit would teach His disciples \u201call things<\/strong>\u201d and bring to their\nremembrance the things He said while He was with them. The writers of the New\nTestament were moved by the Spirit to remember and understand the instructions\nJesus gave for the building and organizing of the Church, the doctrines\nregarding Himself, the directives for holy living, and the revelation of things\nto come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Witness: (Romans 8:16<\/strong>;\nHebrews 2:4<\/strong>;\n10:15<\/strong>)\nThe Spirit is called \u201cwitness\u201d because He verifies and testifies to the fact\nthat we are children of God, that Jesus and the disciples who performed\nmiracles were sent by God, and that the books of the Bible are divinely\ninspired. Further, by giving the gifts of the Spirit to believers, He witnesses\nto us and the world that we belong to God.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Holy Spirit is known by many names and titles, most of which denote some function or aspect of His ministry. Below are some of the names and descriptions the Bible uses for the Holy Spirit: Author of Scripture: (2 Peter 1:21; 2 Timothy 3:16) The Bible is inspired, literally \u201cGod-breathed,\u201d by the Holy Spirit, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[526,535],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n