Pneumatology: Study Of The Holy Spirit

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Pneumatology
Pneumatology is the study of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is God, the third person of the trinity. The Spirit of God dwells within Christians, directing them to follow His will in their lives. The Spirit is like the wind. “The wind blows where it wishes and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes” (John 3:8 TLV). The Spirit also fills Christians with love, peace, and kindness and many more character traits. As part of the Godhead, the Holy Spirit has a specific ministry.
Part of the Spirit’s ministry includes His convicting of sin in the world, guiding people to truth, and leading them into righteousness. One of the first interactions the Holy Spirit has with humans is to draw the sinner …show more content…

The Bible commands believers not to quench or grieve the Spirit. “The Spirit grieves when a believer sins, [and] He grieves until we confess and repent from our rebellion toward Him” (Nadler 91). Christians also quench the Spirit of God when they know He is impressing them to do something and refuse to follow those promptings. Christians should not ignore these promptings as the flesh is trying to quench the Spirit (Nadler 91).
On the other hand, Christians have responsibilities. Being filled with the Spirit, believers can walk in humility, contentment, purity, faith, love, as well as being a light to a world that is blind (Alderman 94). Jesus commands believers to “make disciples of all nations immersing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Ruach ha-Kodesh [Holy Spirit]” (Matthew 28:19 TLV). Christians have to live in the Spirit to achieve this. “For the flesh sets its desire against the Ruach [Spirit], but the Ruach [Spirit] sets its desire against the flesh” (Galatians 5:17 TLV).
Humans have a sinful nature and have to be filled with the Holy Spirit to be changed.
The Holy Spirit lives in people who put their trust and faith in Jesus Christ. The Spirit of God is a person of the trinity, even though you cannot feel or touch Him. The Spirit of the LORD and the believer are made one. Nothing can break the seal between God and man once he has put …show more content…

Spirit of God: an Easy Guide to Understanding the Holy Spirit's Presence and Influence in a Believer's Life. Faith Print. Co., 2002.
Holy Scriptures: Tree of Life Version. Baker Book House, 2016.
Nadler, Sam. Messianic Discipleship: Following Yeshua, Growing in Messiah. Word of Messiah Ministries,

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