THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

(08-03-2009, 15-08-2010)


John16:7-8 When you get born again, it is the Holy Spirit who convicts you.


You are born again of the Spirit and the Holy Spirit dwells in you. John 3:3-8, Romans 8:9-11, 1Corinthians 3:16

John 14:16-17


John 7:37-39 If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Streams of living water will flow from within him – this refers to the Holy Spirit. He who believes in Jesus, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. This is the flow of the Holy Spirit flowing even to help others. Note that the river can be used by others also, while a well is usually for personal use.


Acts 1:4-8 Baptism with the Holy Spirit – (Spirit upon).

Acts 2:38-39 After being born again, you are ready to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 19:1-6 Acts 1:8

When we are filled with the Holy Ghost, we receive miraculous power to operate in the supernatural realm. The original Greek word for power is: dunamis (doo'-nam-is) – miraculous power/might/violence (dynamite).


Genesis 1:1-3 The Holy Spirit is like a potential energy – he is always ready to bring to fruition God's plan. He is there even in the midst of chaos – all we need to do is recognize him and give him an opportunity to help us. He is gentle – he does not force things.


Acts 2:1-4 Speaking in tongues is a manifestation of baptism in the Holy Ghost. When you speak in your language you speak as the mind gives the utterance but when you speak in tongues you speak as the Spirit gives the utterance.


1Corinthians 13:1 There are tongues of men (languages spoken somewhere else – Acts 2:4-8) and tongues of angels.

The evidence that you have received the gift of the Holy Spirit is speaking in other tongues. And they were filled with the Holy Spirit and they began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. Acts 10:44-48 THEY WERE ALL FILLED


There are therefore three types of tongues:


Praying in tongues.






Tongues from man to God, for private edification, prayer and praise to God, and messages in tongues from God to man. Obviously tongues to God (1 Corinthians 14:2) require no interpretation, since God understands all languages. 1Corinthians 14:2,4-6,14-19 Praying in tongues is for every Christian who is baptized in the Holy Spirit.



(2) Prophecies in tongues (with interpretation) (1 Corinthians 14:5- 9).


There are also messages in tongues from God to man. Tongues which form a message to people require interpretation in most cases. This kind of tongues is a spiritual gift for the edification of others. It was of this gift and ministry that Paul was speaking of when he taught that not all speak in tongues (1 Corinthians 12:28-30). In those verses it is talking about ministries in the church - not about the Baptism in the Holy Spirit. According to Mark 16:17 all can speak in tongues in the sense mentioned in 1 Corinthians 14:2 - prayer in tongues to God - see point (1). But not all those baptised in the Holy Spirit will prophesy or give messages in tongues.


(3) However, in the case where the speaker is speaking by the spirit words in a human language understood by the hearers but not by himself, it can be said that tongues are a sign for the unbelieving (Acts 2:8; 1 Corinthains 14:22). This kind of sign is happening sometimes even in our days.



Acts 2:12-18 They were not drunk with wine but they were filled with the Holy Ghost. In these last days God is pouring out his Spirit upon all flesh.