CHAPTER TWO

THE DEFINITION OF THE SPIRIT

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Scripture Reading: Gen. 1:2; Judg. 3:10; 6:34; Gen. 6:3a; Psa. 51:11; Isa. 63:10-11; Luke 1:13-17, 30-36; Matt. 1:18-20; Mark 1:10, 12; Matt. 4:1; Luke 4:1, 18; John 1:32-33; 7:37-39; 1 Cor. 15:45b; Rev. 21:6; 22:17c

OUTLINE

1. In the Old Testament the Spirit is:
1. The Spirit of God in God's creation of the universe—Gen. 1:2.
2. The Spirit of Jehovah in God's reaching of men and in His care for men—Judg. 3:10; 6:34; Gen. 6:3a.
3. The Spirit of holiness in God's making His chosen people holy unto Himself—Psa. 51:11; Isa. 63:10-11.
2. In the New Testament the Spirit is:
1. The Holy Spirit:
1. In the conception of John the Baptist to introduce God's becoming a man in His incarnation —Luke 1:13-17.
2. In the conception of Jesus in God's incarnation to be a man in the flesh—Luke 1:30-36; Matt. 1:18-20.
2. The Spirit:
1. With whom Jesus was anointed and who was in the move of the man Jesus in His ministry to God on the earth—Mark 1:10, 12; Matt. 4:1; Luke 4:1, 18; John 1:32-33.
2. But in the believers to flow out as rivers of living water was not yet before Christ's glorification—resurrection—John 7:37-39.
3. Through and in His resurrection Christ as the last Adam became the life-giving Spirit to enter into His believers to flow out as rivers of living water—1 Cor. 15:45b; Rev. 21:6; 22:17c.