God the Holy Spirit, Mentor's Guide, MG14

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The Prophetic Work of the Holy Spirit

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Welcome in the strong name of Jesus Christ! After your reading, study, discussion, and application of the materials in this lesson, you will be able to:

Lesson Objectives

• Describe the biblical concept of prophecy.

• Understand that all Scripture is a “prophetic” word from the Spirit of God.

• See that all prophecy involves “forthtelling” a message from God, while some prophecy also involves “foretelling” a future event in God’s plan. • Demonstrate from Scripture that prophecy is a ministry given to women as well as men. • Prove from Scripture that prophecy comes through the ministry of the Holy Spirit. • Define the doctrines of inspiration and illumination and explain the relationship between them. • Recognize that human beings are deceived about their sinful condition (its seriousness and consequences) and unwilling and unable to truly seek God and his righteousness. • Explain the meaning of conviction and describe the Spirit’s role in bringing people to a knowledge of their sinful condition. • Verify the biblical claim that the Holy Spirit is the author of the Scriptures.

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• Define the key Hebrew and Greek words for repentance.

• Describe the kinds of change that accompany true biblical repentance.

• Demonstrate from the Scriptures that repentance is produced by the work of the Holy Spirit.