Doctrine of the Ministry of the Holy Spirit

Ministry of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament.
1. Regeneration (John 3:5–8; Titus 3:5; 1 Pet. 1:23).
2. Enduement—enabled a few divinely appointed believers to perform special functions (Gen. 41:38; Ex. 28:3; Judg. 3:10; 1 Sam. 10:10) and could be removed for discipline (Ps. 51:11).
Ministry of the Holy Spirit in the Church Age.
1. Salvation ministry.
  1. Efficacious grace (Eph. 2:8–9)
  2. Regeneration (John 3:1–16; Titus 3:5).
  3. Baptism (Acts 1:5; 1 Cor. 12:13; Eph. 4:5).
  4. Indwelling (Rom. 8:9; 1 Cor. 6:19–20).
  5. Sealing (2 Cor. 1:22; Eph. 1:13; 4:30).
  6. Distribution of spiritual gifts (1 Cor. 12:11).
2. Postsalvation ministry: the filling of the Holy Spirit that produces spirituality (Eph. 5:18).
  1. Spirituality and carnality, mutually exclusive absolutes (1 John 3:4–9).
  2. Spirituality lost through carnality; recovered through rebound (Prov. 1:23; 1 John 1:9).
  3. Spirituality, a function of the royal priesthood—not subject to Levitical priesthood of Mosaic Law (Rom. 8:2–4; 10:4; 13:8; Gal. 5:18).
  4. Character of incarnate Christ produced in believer (Gal. 4:19; 5:22–23).
  5. Not characterized by emotion or tabooism (Rom. 16:17–18; 2 Cor. 6:11–12).
  6. General objectives of spirituality.
    1. Partakers of the divine nature (2 Pet. 1:4).
    2. Imitation of God (2 Cor. 3:3; Eph. 5:1).
    3. Glorification of Christ (John 7:39; 16:14; 1 Cor. 6:19–20).
    4. Fulfillment of the Law (Rom. 8:2–4).
    5. Proper function of faith perception—assimilation of Bible doctrine (John 14:26; 16:12–14; 1 Cor. 2:9–16).
Ministry of the Holy Spirit to the unbeliever.
1. Restraining (2 Thess. 2:7).
2. Convicting (John 16:7–11).
3. Regenerating (John 3:5).

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