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CHAPTER: 5
GOD’S SPIRIT AND WORD IN THE ITME OF THE
PROMISES
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Which are the people in
the Old Testament through whom
the Holy Spirit worked?
The prophets, the kings, the
psalmists, the writers of
different books, the wise men,
and sages are the people of
the Old Testament in whom the
Holy Spirit worked in order to
reveal the will of God.
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Which are the four
functions of the Holy Spirit
with regard to the Creation?
It belongs to the Holy Spirit
to rule, sanctify, preserve
and animate creation, for he
is God, one with the father
and the Son. He preserves
creation in the Father through
the Son.
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How did the Israelites
expect the Spirit to work
among them?
“Behold, I am doing a new
thing”¸(Is 43:19). Two
prophetic lines were to
develop, one leading to the
expectation of the Messiah,
the other pointing to the
announcement of a new Spirit.
They await in hope the
“consolation of Israel” and
“the redemption of Jerusalem,”
which is the Spirit itself. (Zeph;
2:3; Lk; 2:25, 38)
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What does Isaiah 11:1-2
speak of the role of the
Spirit in the promised
Messiah?
“There shall come forth a
shoot from the stump of Jesse,
and a branch shall grow out of
his roots. And the Spirit of
the LORD shall rest upon him,
the spirit of wisdom and
understanding, the spirit of
counsel and might, the spirit
of knowledge and the fear of
the LORD”.
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According to Lk; 4:18-19,
what is the role of the Spirit
in the life of Jesus?
“The Spirit of the LORD God is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me
to bring good tidings to the
afflicted; he has sent me to
bind up their broken hearted,
to proclaim liberty to the
captives, and the opening of
the prison to those who are
bound; to proclaim the year of
the LORD’s favor.”
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What will Spirit of God
do at the end of times
According to the promises, at
the “end time” the Lord’s
Spirit will renew the hearts
of men, engraving a new law in
them. He will gather and
reconcile the scattered and
divided peoples; he will
transform the first creation,
and God will dwell there with
men in peace.
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How does the Holy Spirit
affect the human heart?
The Holy Spirit purifies the
heart and the Spirit is making
ready “a people prepared for
the Lord.”
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