The Holy Spirit is God
Who is the Holy Spirit?
A) He is God
B) He is a superhero
C) He is a neighbor
D) He is a horse
A) He is God
* The Bible teaches that there is only one God, but He exists in three persons of the Trinity - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Complete this thought: The Holy Spirit is a/an _____?
A) Equal person of the Godhead
B) Creation of God
C) Impersonal force
D) Positive influence from God
A) Equal person of the Godhead
* It is important to affirm that the Holy Spirit is a person because wrong understandings lead to false teaching and error. He is not just a force; He is an equal person of the Trinity, just as the Father and the Son are.
Where does truth come from?
A) God defines and reveals it
B) Each person’s own thoughts
C) What everybody agrees on
D) Nobody knows
A) God defines and reveals it
* God is the author of truth - truth is simply God’s expression of Himself, He is true, and He tells us what is true.
What is the first thing the Bible mentions about the Holy Spirit?
A) He is not in the Bible
B) He created all things
C) He is not GodD
D) He doesn’t do anything
B) He created all things
* The Bible first mentions the Holy Spirit in Genesis 1, the creation account. The Holy Spirit is God who created all things.
What does it mean to convict someone?
A) To convince them of wrong
B) To amaze them
C) To send them to jail
D) To believe in them
A) To convince them of wrong
* It is essential to realize the depth of your sinfulness. For unbelievers, conviction should prompt them to cry out for salvation. For believers, conviction helps them to see Jesus’ love displayed on the cross.
What sin did Ananias and Sapphira commit?
A) They ate a ham sandwich
B) They lied to God, the Holy Spirit
C) They served others
D) They bough a new car
B) They lied to God, the Holy Spirit
* Ananias and Sapphira lied to God and the Lord judged them for their sin. God demands purity and honesty.
What is intellectual or intelligence?
A) The sense of smell
B) The ability to think and reason
C) Part of the body
D) The power to fly
B) The ability to think and reason
* Intellect, the ability to think and reason, is one of the three characteristics of personhood. The Holy Spirit demonstrates intellect, proving He is a person.
Who promised that the Father would send “the Spirit of truth”?
A) Our pastor
B) Jesus
C) Superman
D) Santa Claus
B) Jesus
* Jesus’ death completely satisfied God’s wrath, which the elect deserved.
Why did the Holy Spirit come upon Christ like a dove?
A) He is a dove
B) To testify of Jesus’ innocence and blamelessness
C) He didn’t, and the Bible lied
D) So Jesus could fly like a bird
B) To testify of Jesus‘ innocence and blamelessness
* The Holy Spirit came upon Christ like a dove to testify of His innocence and blamelessness.
What does the Bible say about our good works?
A) They are perfect
B) They are polluted by sin
C) God accepts them
D) Everyone can do good works
B) They are polluted by sin
* The Bible says no one does good works on their own because everyone’s works are corrupted by sin. Only Jesus’ good works are perfect. God counts Jesus’ works to our account when we believe in Him.
We are commanded to worship only God. Should we worship the Holy Spirit?
A) No
B) Yes
C) Sometimes
D) Only when He deserves it
B) Yes
* God commands mankind to worship Him alone (Exodus 20:3). Since the Holy Spirit is God, all mankind is to worship Him.
What is the will?
A) The ability to decide and chose
B) Some boy’s name
C) A paper they read after you get married
D) The future
A) The ability to decide and chose
* The will is another of the three characteristics of personhood, and the Holy Spirit demonstrates it also. The Spirit’s will helps prove He is a person.
True or False - the Holy Spirit led the writers of the Bible to document God’s truth.
A) True
B) False
A) True
* Scripture is inspired, or “breathed out” by God. Peter explained that “no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit“ (2 Peter 1:21). The Holy Spirit led the writers to write exactly what God wanted them to write.
How did the SpiritC reveal God’s existence to the world?
A) Through creation
B) A big sign
C) A contract
D) Magic
A) Through creation
* The Holy Spirit revealed God’s existence to the world through general revelation. General revelation Means that all creation testifies of God and so all men without excuse before God.
How does the Holy Spirit help Christians to pray?
A) He prays for theme when they are weak
B) He assures them that they are God’s children
C) He prays for them when they have no words
D) All the above
D) All of the above
* Christians have access to God through Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit. When God’s children don’t know exactly what words to pray, the Holy Spirit prays according to God’s will.
What does it mean that the Holy Spirit inspired the Bible?
A) He is very encouraging
B) He is the divine author
C) The Bible inspires Him
D) I have no idea
* The Holy Spirit inspired the Bible. This means that He is the divine author of Scripture which is why we can call the Bible God’s Word.
What is an emotion?
A) The ability to throw a football
B) The ability to show feelings
C) Concentration to think hard
D) A robot dance
B) The ability to show feelings
* Complex emotion is the final characteristic of personhood that the Holy Spirit demonstrates. It also helps prove He is a person.
Why was it good - and not bad - that Jesus left the earth?
A) Because they didn’t like Him anyway
B) Because He sent the Holy Spirit
C) Because He got tired
D) Because He didn’t like them anyway
B) Because He sent the Holy Spirit
* Jesus lived on earth as a man and could only be with a small group of His followers at any time. But when He returned to heaven, He sent the Holy Spirit, who lives inside every single believer no matter where they are in the world.
Does the same Spirit who empowered Christ dwell with believers?
A) No
B) Yes
C) Girls alone
D) Boys alone
B) Yes
* The same Spirit that powerfully worked in the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus is powerfully at work with Christians.
One of the Holy Spirit’s primary works is to ______ .
A) Glorify Christ
B) Do miracles
C) Make people feel good
D) Give people visions
A) Glorify Christ
* The Holy Spirit puts Christ on display in everything that He does. When He is working in the hearts of people, Christ is worshiped and praised.
Does the Holy Spirit save sinners?
A) Yes, because He is God
B) No only God can save sinners
C) Sorta
D) Only on Sunday
A) Yes, because He is God
* The Holy Spirit saves sinners by taking the perfect life and atoning death of Jesus Christ and applying it to the sinner through the preaching of the gospel.
What does it mean to grieve the Holy Spirit?
A) To make Him sad
B) To make Him happy
C) To make Him sleepy
D) To fall off your bike
A) To make Him sad
* All people have emotions, and as a person, the Holy Spirit is deeply saddened when people continue in sin and rebellion against God. Disobedience grieves Him
In what ways does the Holy Spirit guard believers?
A) He teaches truth and protects from error
B) With dogs and alarms
C) He builds really good fences
D) He sings songs
A) He teaches truth and protects from error
* The Holy Spirit teaches and reminds Christians of what is true, which helps guard them from falling for what is wrong.
What kind of weapons does the Holy Spirit equip Christians with?
A) Spiritual
B) Physical
C) Weak
D) Big Bombs
A) Spiritual
* The Holy Spirit equips every Christian for spiritual warfare. He clothes them with the whole armor of God to fight the battle and bring every lofty argument captive to the Lord Jesus.
Why can believers pray to God as their Father?
A) Because God listens to all prayers
B) Because God adopts believers into His family
C) Because Christians never sin
D) All of the above
B) Because God adopts believers into His family
* When someone trusts in Jesus for salvation, God rescues them from the spiritual family of satan and adopts them into His family. All believers are God’s children.