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the role of the Spirit in regeneration, adoption, baptism, gifting, indwelling, sealing, and sanctification. We will come to understand that the powerful work of the Spirit enables the Church to fulfill its mission in the world. The person of the Holy Spirit is as real and vital as God the Father and God the Son. The Spirit is sent by the Father and the Son into the world so that we can experience loving fellowship with them and so that we can be empowered to obey God’s commands and accomplish his mission. Our prayer is that your dependance on the Spirit will grow as you study the Scriptures together.

Objectives for Capstone Module 14, God the Holy Spirit

After your reading, study, discussion, and application of the materials in this lesson, you will be able to:

Objectives for Lesson 1 The Person of the Holy Spirit

Teaching Objectives for Capstone, by Module

1. Describe the essential Christian understanding of God as Trinity. 2. Use the Scriptures to defend the truth that the Holy Spirit is fully God. 3. Use the Scriptures to defend the truth that the Holy Spirit is a Divine Person. 4. Explain the filioque and briefly describe the theological disagreements which have resulted from it. 5. Understand and defend the theological reasons for believing that the Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son. 6. Explain Augustine’s definition of the Holy Spirit as the “bond of love” between the Father and the Son. 7. Explain why the Holy Spirit must be worshiped and glorified along with the Father and the Son. 8. Understand why the theological study of the Holy Spirit is called Pneumatology . 9. Summarize the Old Testament view of the Spirit of God. 10. Use the Scriptures to describe the life-giving role of the Spirit in creating and sustaining the world. 11. Identify the major symbols associated with the Holy Spirit in the Scriptures and show how they contribute to our understanding of him as the Life-giver. 12. Explain how the names and titles of the Holy Spirit in the Scriptures contribute to our understanding of him as the Life-giver. 13. Explain why the ministry of the Spirit is a source of hope.