What Saith the Scripture?

“Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of -John V. 39.

ATTRIBUTES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. — Gen. i. 2: And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Job xxxiii. 4: The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almightyhath given me life. Ps. cxxxix. 7: Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? Isa. xl. 13: Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counselor hath taught him? Zech. iv. 6: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. Luke i. 35: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. John vi. 63: It is the Spirit that quickeneth.. Acts V. 3: Why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost? 4: Thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. i Cor. ii. 10: But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. 1 1: For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit

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of God. Heb. ix. 14: The eternal Spirit. Heb. x. 29: The Spirit of grace. I Peter iv. 14: The Spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you. Rev. iv. 5: Seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. Rev. xi. 11: The Spirit of life from God.

Miraculous Influences of the Holy Spirit. — Joel ii. 28, 29: And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit. Matt. xii. 28: But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of

God is come unto you. Acts i. 5, 8: For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts ii. 2-4: 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, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Acts viii. 15-17: Who, when they

were come down, prayed for them, that

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they might receive the Holy Ghost: (for as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost. Acts x. 44, 46: While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Acts xix. 2-6: He said unto them. Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism. Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. i Cor. xii. 9-1 1: To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; to another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: but all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. Gal. iii. 5: He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by

the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Heb. ii. 4: God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will.

Prayer for the Holy Spirit. — Ps. li. 1 1: Take not thy Holy Spirit from me. 1 2: Uphold me with thy free Spirit. Luke xi. 13: If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? Acts iv. 3 1: When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost. Eph. iii. 16: That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man.

Sins against the Holy Spirit. — Isa. lxiii. lo: They rebelled, and vexed his Holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy. Matt. xii. 31: But the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. 32: And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. Mark iii. 29: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation. Acts vii. 51: Ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye. Acts viii. 18-20: And when Simon saw that through laying on of the Apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was

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given, he offered them money, saying. Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. But Peter said unto him. Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. Eph. iv. 30: Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God. I Thess. v. 19: Quench not the Spirit. Heb. x. 29: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath... done despite unto the Spirit of grace? Rev. ii. 7: He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. The Work and Influence of THE Holy Spirit. — Gen. vi. 3: My Spirit shall not always strive with man. Isa. xliv. 3: For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring. 4: And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the watercourses. Isa. lix. 19: When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him. 2 1: My Spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed. Ezek. xxxix. 29: Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my Spirit upon the house of Israel. Hag. ii. 5: According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my Spirit remaineth among you. Zech. xii. 10: I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn. Matt, iii. 1 1: I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but ... he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire. John iv. 14: Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. John vii. 38: He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. 39: (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) John xiv. 16, 17: I lm pray the

Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. John xv. 26: When the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me. John xvi. 7: It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. 8: When he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment. John xx. 22: He breathed on them, and saith unto

them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost. Acts ii. 38: Repent, and be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Acts iii. 19: That your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. Acts V. 32: We are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him. Acts vi. 5: They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost. Acts ix. 31: Walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied. Acts X. 44: The Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. 45: And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. Acts xi. 24: He was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost. Acts xiii. 52: The disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost. Acts XV. 8: God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us. Rom. viii. 1 1: If the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. 14: As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 23: Not only they, but ourselves also, which have the first-fruits of the Spirit. Rom. viii. 26: The Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the

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Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 2 7: And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. Rom. XV. 13: That ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. I Cor. ii. 4: Not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, i Cor. iii. 16: Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? i Cor. xii. 4: Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 7: The manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. 9: To another faith by the same Spirit. 2 Cor. i. 22: Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the

Spirit in our hearts. Gal. iv. 6: Because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Gal. v. 5: We through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. 16: Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. 1 7: For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other; so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. 18: But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. 25: If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Gal. vi. 8: He that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. Eph. i. 13, 14: After that ye beHeved, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. Eph. ii. 1 8: Through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. 22: In whom ye also are builded together for a habitation of God through the Spirit. Eph. iv. 3: Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4: There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling. 30: The Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Eph. V. 9: The fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth. 18: Be filled with the Spirit. Eph. vi. 18: Praying always with all prayer and suppHcation in the Spirit. Phil. i. 19: This shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, i Thess. i. 5: Our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost. 6: Having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost. 2 Tim. i. 7: God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 14: That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us. I John iii. 24: We know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us. i John iv. 2: Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God. 1 3: Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. I John V. 6: It is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

7: For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 8: And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. Jude 20: Building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost. Rev. i. 4: Grace be unto you, and peace, from... the seven Spirits which are before his throne. Rev. xxii. 1 7: The Spirit and the bride say, Come.