HOLY SPIRIT is the good spirit that direct us in good way and this spirit have many activities in the man Of all the gifts given
to mankind by God, there is none greater than the presence of the Holy Spirit.
The Spirit has many functions, roles, and activities. First, He does a work in
the hearts of all people everywhere. Jesus told the disciples that He would
send the Spirit into the world to “convict the world of guilt in regard to sin
and righteousness and judgment” (John 16:7-11). Everyone has a “God
consciousness,” whether or not they admit it. The Spirit applies the truths of
God to minds of men to convince them by fair and sufficient arguments that they
are sinners. Responding to that conviction brings men to salvation.
Once we are saved and belong to God, the Spirit takes up residence in our
hearts forever, sealing us with the confirming, certifying, and assuring pledge
of our eternal state as His children. Jesus said He would send the Spirit to us
to be our Helper, Comforter, and Guide. “And I will ask the Father, and he will
give you another Counselor to be with you forever” (John 14:16). The Greek word
translated here “Counselor” means “one who is called alongside” and has the
idea of someone who encourages and exhorts. The Holy Spirit takes up permanent
residence in the hearts of believers (Romans 8:9; 1). Jesus gave the Spirit as
a “compensation” for His absence, to perform the functions toward us which He
would have done if He had remained personally with us.
Among those functions is that of revealer of truth. The Spirit’s presence
within us enables us to understand and interpret God’s Word. Jesus told His
disciples that “when He, the Spirit of Truth, comes, He will guide you into all
truth” (John 16:13). He reveals to our minds the whole counsel of God as it
relates to worship, doctrine, and Christian living. He is the ultimate guide,
going before, leading the way, removing obstructions, opening the
understanding, and making all things plain and clear. He leads in the way we
should go in all spiritual things. Without such a guide, we would be apt to
fall into error. A crucial part of the truth He reveals is that Jesus is who He
said He is (John 15:26; 1 Corinthians 12:3).
Another one of the Holy Spirit’s roles is that of gift-giver. First Corinthians
12 describes the spiritual gifts given to believers in order that we may
function as the body of Christ on earth. All these gifts, both great and small,
are given by the Spirit so that we may be His ambassadors to the world,
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