Holy spirit: 5 definitions

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General definition (in Christianity)

Source: archive.org: Easton's Bible Dictionary

Holy spirit definition and references: See Holy Ghost.

Source: archive.org: Nave's Topical Bible

Holy spirit definition and references: –General scriptures concerning Genesis 1:2; 6:3; 41:38; Exodus 31:3; 35:31; Numbers 27:18; Nehemiah 9:20; Job 16:19; 32:8; 33:4; Psalms 51:11,12; 103:9; 139:7; Isaiah 4:4; 6:8; 11:2; 28:6; 30:1; 32:15; 40:13; 42:1; 44:3,4; 48:16; 51:12; 54:13; 59:19,21; 61:1; 63:10,11,14; Ezekiel 36:27; 37:9,14; 39:29; Joel 2:28,29; Micah 2:7; 3:8; Haggai 2:5; Zechariah 4:1-7; 12:10; Matthew 1:18,20; 3:11,16,17; 4:1; 10:20; 12:28; 28:19; Mark 1:10; 12:36; 13:11; Luke 1:15,35,67; 2:25-27; 3:22; 4:18; 11:13; 12:12; 24:49; John 1:9,32,33; 3:5,6,34; 4:14; 6:45,63; 7:38,39; 14:16,17,26; 15:26; 16:7-14; 20:22; Acts 1:2,5,8,16; 2:2-4,33,38; 4:8,31; 5:3,4,9,32; 6:5; 7:51; 8:15-19; 9:31; 10:19,20,44-47; 11:15,16,24; 13:2,4,9,52; 15:8,28; 16:6,7; 19:2-6; 20:28; Romans 1:4; 5:3-5; 8:1-27; 9:1; 11:33,34; 14:17; 15:13,16,18,19,30; 1 Corinthians 2:4,10-14; 3:16; 6:11,19; 12:3-11; 2 Corinthians 1:22; 3:3,6,8,17,18; 5:5; 6:4,6; 13:14; Galatians 3:2,3,14; 4:6; 5:5,17,18,22,23,25; 6:8; Ephesians 1:12-14,17; 2:18,22; 3:5,16; 4:3,4,30; 5:9,18; 6:17,18; Philippians 1:19; 2:1; Colossians 1:8; 1 Thessalonians 1:5,6; 4:8,9; 5:19; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Timothy 4:1; 2imothy 1:7,14; Titus 3:5,6; Hebrews 2:4; 3:7; 6:4; 9:14; 10:15,29; 1 Peter 1:2,11,12,22; 3:18; 4:14; 2 Peter 1:21; 1 John 2:20; 3:24; 4:2,13; 5:6-8; Jude 1:19,20; Revelation 1:4; 2:7,11,29; 4:5; 5:6; 11:11; 14:13; 19:10; 22:17
–See Inspiration
–See Word Of God, Inspiration Of
–Inspiration Of
–Instances Of
–Joseph Genesis 41:38
–Bezaleel Exodus 31:3; 35:31
–The seventy elders Numbers 11:17
–Balaam Numbers 24:2
–Joshua Numbers 27:18
–The Judges

Othniel Judges 3:10

Gideon Judges 6:34

Jephthah Judges 11:29

Samson Judges 13:25; 14:6,19
–King David 1 Chronicles 28:11,12
–The prophets

Azariah 2Ch 15:1

Zechariah 2Ch 24:20; Zechariah 1:1

Ezekiel Ezekiel 8:3; 11:1,5,24

Daniel Daniel 4:8

Zacharias Luke 1:67

Elizabeth Luke 1:41

Simeon Luke 2:25,26
–The disciples Acts 6:3; 7:55; 8:29; 9:17; 10:45
–See Inspiration
–Sin Against Isaiah 63:10; Matthew 12:31,32; Mark 3:29; Luke 2:10; 12:10; Acts 5:3,9; 7:51; 8:18-22; Ephesians 4:30; Hebrews 10:29; 1 John 5:16
–Withdrawn From Incorrigible Sinners Genesis 6:3; Deuteronomy 32:30; Psalms 51:11; Proverbs 1:24-28; Jeremiah 7:29; Hosea 4:17,18; 5:6; 9:12; Matthew 15:14; Luke 13:7; Romans 1:24,26,28
–See Reprobacy
–Instances Of
–Antediluvians Genesis 6:3-7
–People of Sodom Genesis 19:13,24,25
–Israelites Numbers 14:26-45; Deuteronomy 1:42; 28:15-68; 31:17,18
–Samson Judges 16:20
–Saul 1 Samuel 16:14; 18:10-12; 19:9-11; 20:30-33; 22:7-19; 28:15,16; 2 Samuel 7:15

Source: archive.org: Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1) Holy Spirit refers to:—In the New Testament used in the KJV In the Old Testament "the Holy Spirit" (Psalms 51:11; Isaiah 63:10-11). The Hebrew ruwach , and Greek pneuma , is the same for both "Spirit" and "Spirit." His personality is proved by attributes and acts being attributed to Him peculiarly. Genesis 1:2, "the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters" at creation, as distinct from the Word's operation (Genesis 1:3). He "strove with man" before the flood (Genesis 6:3). He "came upon" Saul (1 Samuel 10:10) and "upon David," and then "the Spirit of Jehovah departed from Saul" (1 Samuel 16:13-14). David prays "take not Thy Holy Spirit from me" (Psalms 51:11). Israel "vexed God's Holy Spirit," though He had "put His Holy Spirit within" Moses, Israel's leader, and "the Spirit of Jehovah" had "caused Israel to rest" in the promised land after his wilderness wanderings (Isaiah 63:11-12; Isaiah 63:14).

He is invoked in prayer to revive Israel long dead spiritually and politically (Ezekiel 37:9): "Come, O Life breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live." Song of Solomon 4:16, the Heavenly Bridegroom calls for (John 14:16) the Holy Spirit first as the" N. wind" to "awake," i.e. arise strongly as a Reprover (John 16:8-11), then like the S. wind to "come" gently as the Comforter (John 14:16). He first clears away the mists of gloom, error, unbelief, and sin, which intercept the light of the Sun of righteousness; then He infuses spiritual warmth, causing the "spices" (i.e. graces) to "flow out" (2 Corinthians 4:6). The coming renewal or "regeneration" of the earth shall be through God's "sending forth His creating Spirit" (Psalms 104:30; Isaiah 32:15). The restorations after the flood, and on a smaller scale every spring after winter's deadness, are an earnest of it (Matthew 19:28; Revelation 21:5).

At the opening of New Testament it is written respecting our Lord's body "that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 1:20); and to Mary herself the angel said, "the Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee" (Luke 1:35). His personal agency is marked by His "descending in a bodily shape like a dove" upon Christ at His baptism (Luke 3:22; John 1:32-33).

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2) Holy Spirit refers to:—(See HOLY SPIRIT.)

Source: archive.org: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Holy Spirit refers to:—The Christian doctrine of the Holy Spirit arises out of the experience of the Church, as it Interprets, and is itself interpreted by, the promise of the Comforter given by Jesus to His disciples ( John 14:1-31; John 15:1-27; John 16:1-33 ). This appeal to experience follows the method adopted by St. Peter in his Pentecostal sermon ( Acts 2:33 ). The teaching may briefly be stated as follows: The Holy Spirit is God; a Person within the Godhead; the Third Person, the knowledge of whom depends on the revelation of the Father and the Son, from both of whom He proceeds. He was in the world, and spoke by the prophets before the Word became flesh, and was Himself the agent in that creative act. Through Him the atonement was consummated. He is the life-giving presence within the universal Church, the Divine agent in its sacramental and authoritative acts; communicating Himself as a presence and power to the individual Christian; mediating to him forgiveness and new birth; nourishing, increasing, and purifying his whole personality; knitting him into the fellowship of saints; and finally, through the resurrection of the body, bringing him to the fulness of eternal life. The purpose of this article is to justify this teaching from Scripture.

1. The promise of Christ. It is unnecessary to discuss the historical character of the Last Discourses as presented in John, because the fact of the promise of the Spirit is sufficiently attested by St. Luke ( Luke 24:49 , Acts 1:4-5; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:33 ), and its significance corroborated by the whole tenor of the NT.

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