Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.

Isaiah 48:16

The Trinity

In this verse you have the Trinity described

There am I = the one that has not spoken in secret

see Isaiah 48:12 – The first and the last = The Son  (Revelation 1:17-18)

The LORD GOD = the Father

His Spirit = The Holy Spirit

Other scriptural evidences of the Trinity

The Bible teaches that there is only one God

›     Deuteronomy 6:4

›     1 Corinthians 8:4

The Bible also teaches that there are three distinct Persons in the Godhead

The Father is God

›     Romans 1:7

The Son is God

›     Hebrews 1:8

The Holy Spirit is God

›     Acts 5:3-4

The Bible points to the existence of the Trinity

In personal pronouns

›     Genesis 1:26

›     Genesis 11:7

›     Isaiah 6:8

In the Baptismal Formula

›     Matthew 28:19

In the proclamation by the seraphims (Holy, Holy, Holy)

›     Isaiah 6:3

In the three Witnesses

›     1 John 5:7

The functional difference between the three Persons

In the administration and activity of the Godhead, the Father is first, the Son is second, and the Spirit is third. The Father is the source, the Son is the channel, and the Spirit is the active agent in the Godhead. This order is seen in 1 Corinthians 8:6 and Ephesians 2:18¹

¹ Rolland McCune, A Systematic Theology of Biblical Christianity: Prolegomena and the Doctrines of Scripture, God, and Angels, (Allen Park, MI: Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary, 2009), 1:289.

The Four C’s of the Holy Spirit

1. The Holy Spirit Convicts

›     John 16:8-11

The Holy Spirit convinces of sin and of the reality of forgiveness through Jesus Christ

Ways the Holy Spirit brings conviction

Through Preaching

›     Acts 2:37

›     2 Timothy 4:2

Through the word of God

›     John 14:16-26

Why the Holy Spirit Convicts

He declares our guilt of sin

›     Romans 3:10-20

He declares the consequences of that guilt

›     Romans 5:12

›     Romans 1:32

He declares the way out of that guilt

›     Psalm 51:3-4

›     Acts 16:30-31

2. The Holy Spirit Converts

›     John 3:1-7

Conversion is turning to God

›     Deuteronomy 4:30-31

Conversion is turning away from unbelief to faith

›     Acts 26:20

Conversion results in a transformed life

›     Ephesians 5:8-11

3. The Holy Spirit Consecrates

›     John 16:13-16

The work of the Holy Spirit in enabling believers to lead holy lives, dedicated to the service of God and conformed to his likeness.

Sanctification is a work of the Holy Spirit

›     Romans 15:16

Sanctification is a necessary part of being a Christian

›     2 Thessalonians 2:13

›     1 Corinthians 6:18-19

Sanctification makes believers more like Jesus Christ

›     2 Corinthians 3:18

4. The Holy Spirit Comforts

›     John 14:16-18

We think comfort is to be comfortable (recliner)

COMFORT, v.t.

1. To strengthen; to invigorate; to cheer or enliven.

›     2 Corinthians 1:3-4

How to apply these 4 C’s to your life

›     Acts 5:17-24

If your desire is to experience the presence of God in your life

•     the answer is fairly simple

•     Just respond to the Holy Spirit today

•     and be obedient to whichever “C” he has employed towards you today

Our hope at Irvington Bible Baptist Church is that this podcast provided some encouragement and has helped you to develop a closer relationship with the LORD Jesus Christ.