Sino ang Banal na Espiritu

Who is The Holy Spirit?

Acts 8:14-17

Since we are praying for us to be baptized by Jesus with the Holy Spirit, we must know who the Holy Spirit is.  Without the Holy Spirit, we can never testify as a true Christian.

The Holy Spirit is a Person of God in the Trinity

Matthew 28:19, Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, (NIV)

Ang Banal na Espiritu ay persona sa Trinity, iisa ang Diyos na may tatlong persona ng pagpapakilala. Ang mga sumusunod na talata mula sa Biblia ay nagpapakilala kung sino ang Banal na Espiritu.

John 14:16-17, And I (the Son) will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever-- the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. (NIV)

2 Corinthians 13:14, May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. (NIV)

Acts 2:32-33, God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of the fact. Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear. (NIV)

Sa pamamagitan ng mga taltang ito, makikita na ang Diyos ay kumikilos bilang tatlong persona, nagkakaisa ang Ama, Anak at Espiritu Santo sa paggawa sa buhay ng bawat Kristiano.

The Holy Spirit has the Characteristics of Personality:

Ang Espiritu Santo ay may personal na katangian.  Mayroon siyang damdamin, ugali, at kalooban.  Siya ay gumagawa ayon sa kalooban ng Ama.

• The Holy Spirit has a Mind:  Romans 8:27

And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will. (NIV)

• The Holy Spirit has a Will: 1 Corinthians 12:11

But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills. (NASB)

• The Holy Spirit has Emotions: The Holy Spirit grieves:

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. (NIV) Ephesians 4:30

The Holy Spirit Shared in Creation: Genesis 1:2-3

The earth was empty, a formless mass cloaked in darkness. And the Spirit of God was hovering over its surface. Then God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. (NLT)

The Holy Spirit Raised Jesus from the Dead

Romans 8:11 The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as he raised Christ from the dead, he will give life to your mortal body by this same Spirit living within you. (NLT)

The Holy Spirit Places Believers into Christ's Body

1 Corinthians 12:13, For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body--whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free--and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. (NIV)

John 3:5, Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit." (NIV)

The Holy Spirit Proceeds from the Father

John 15:26, [Jesus Speaking] When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me. (NIV)

The Holy Spirit Proceeds from Christ

John 16:7, [Jesus Speaking] But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. (NIV)

Works of the Holy Spirit

Kapag ang Espiritu Santo na ang nangunguna sa ating buhay, siya na ang nagtutuwid, umaakay at nangungusap sa ating buhay.

• He Teaches:John 14:26
But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. (NIV)

• He Testifies of Christ: John 15:26
When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me. (NIV)

• He Convicts: John 16:8
When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt [Or will expose the guilt of the world] in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: (NIV)

• He Leads: Romans 8:14
Because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. (NIV)

• He Reveals Truth:John 16:13
But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. (NIV)

• He Strengthens and Encourages: Acts 9:31
Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace. It was strengthened; and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it grew in numbers, living in the fear of the Lord.(NIV)

• He Comforts: John 14:16
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever. 

• He Helps Us in our Weakness: Romans 8:26
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. (NIV)

• He Intercedes: Romans 8:26
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. (NIV)

• He Searches the Deep Things of God: 1 Corinthians 2:11
The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. (NIV)

• He Sanctifies: Romans 15:16
To be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles with the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.(NIV)

• He Bears Witness or Testifies:Romans 8:16
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: (KJV)

The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. (NIV)

• He Forbids: Acts 16:6-7
Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to. (NIV)

• He Can be Lied to: Acts 5:3
Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? (NIV)

• He Can be Resisted: Acts 7:51
"You stiff-necked people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are just like your fathers: You always resist the Holy Spirit!" (NIV)

The Holy Spirit Gives Divine Gifts: 1 Corinthians 12:7-11 

Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines. (NIV)

Ang bawat Kristiano ay dapat manalangin upang  bautismuhan siya ni Jesus sa Banal na Espiritu. Hanggat hindi ito nagganap ang isang Kristiano ay walang lakas upang magpahayag. 

Ito ang dahilan kung bakit maramign Krisitnao ang nagiging mahina at lumalayo sa Diyos bandang huli.

Mga bagay na dapat gawin:

1.       Manalangin  ng taimtim at may pananampalataya upang tanggapin ang Banal na Espiritu (Lucas 11:13)

2.     Patuloy na kilalanin ang Banal na Espiritu sa pamamagitan ng pagbabasa ng Biblia, pananalangin  at pagsamba 

3.         Hanapin sa sarili ang mga bunga ng Espiritu (Galatia 5:22).

4.       4.        Patuloy na maglingkod at magpagamit sa Diyos sa mga ministeryo ng pagtuturo, at  paglilingkod.