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The Amish Voice
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P.O. Box 128
575 U.S. Highway 250
Savannah, OH 44874
(419) 962-1515
May 2016
WHO IS THE HOLY SPIRIT?
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is
come, he will guide you into
all truth: for he shall not
speak
of
himself;
but
whatsoever he shall hear, that
shall he speak: and he will
show you things to come
(John 16:13).
INTRODUCTION
During one of his missionary
trips, the Apostle Paul met up
with some church members in
Ephesus, and when the
conversation turned to the
Holy Spirit, they replied,
We
have not so much as heard
whether there be any Holy
Ghost
(Acts 19:2).
The reply of the Ephesian
disciples concerning the Holy
Spirit illustrates the sad and
shameful treatment often
given Him, even in our day.
Far too often the Holy Spirit’s
existence has been ignored
and His ministry misunderstood.
Therefore it is my passionate desire to
shed some light on the Holy Spirit. Who
is He, what does He do in our world, and
how does He fit in our everyday Christian
lives? It is very important for us to
understand that whenever the Holy Spirit
does something, it is God at work,
creating,
speaking,
transforming us, living within
us, and working in us.
Although, the Holy Spirit can
do this work without us
knowing, it is helpful for us
to know more. Otherwise, we
end up in the same place
Israel did:
My people are
destroyed
for
lack
of
knowledge (
Hosea 4:6).
Whenever the Holy Spirit
speaks, it is God speaking.
Take for example Ananias
when he lied to the Holy
Spirit (Acts 5:3-4). Ananias
was not lying to a
representative of God; He
was lying directly to God.
When a lost hell-bound sinner
calls upon the name of the
Lord to be saved (Rom. 10:9-
13), many wonderful things
take place. For example,
that individual
is
instantly
forgiven of all his sins,
translated from death
Who Is the Holy Spirit of God?
—Joe Keim
“And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all
with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound
from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the
house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them
cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And
they were all filled with the Holy Ghost…” Acts 2:1-4
“And, [Jesus] being assembled together with them, commanded
them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for
the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with
the Holy Ghost not many days hence.” Acts 1:4-5