Lesson 9: The Transforming Power of God's Holy Spirit

Jesus Christ told the disciples the Holy Spirit could not come until:
The apostles were commissioned.
The law was done away.
The second physical temple was destroyed.
Jesus had first ascended to heaven and been glorified.

Which spiritual gift is the most useful and all encompassing?
Joy.
Self-control.
Love.
Peace.

The Holy Spirit is likened to:
A Comforter.
A Helper.
All of the above.
Living waters.

What tool or tools are absolutely necessary to stir up the gift of the Holy Spirit?
Prayer combined with fasting.
Positive self-talk.
Penance.
Sinning that grace may abound.

Of which body of biblical law did Jesus Christ express the spiritual intent?
The Ten Commandments.
The sacrificial law of Leviticus and Numbers.
Deborah’s decision in the book of Judges.
The civil law.

How does God change the human heart?
Human experience.
Through the indwelling of God’s Holy Spirit.
All of the above.
Humanly acquired knowledge of good and evil.

What specific Old Testament group did God give His Spirit to?
The whole tribe of Reuben.
The 70 elders of ancient Israel.
The kings of the House of Israel after the time of Solomon.
Gideon’s 300.

The Holy Spirit is:
Only obtained by “praying it down”.
A gift from God.
Always accompanied by “speaking in tongues”.
Something we must earn by good works.

What chapter reveals the greatest insight into the Holy Spirit?
Luke 3.
Romans 8.
I Corinthians 15.
Leviticus 19.

How do we know the things of God?
By the Holy Spirit.
By memorizing the Bible.
It is not possible.
Being taught by ministers.

What is the Holy Spirit?
The third person of the Godhead.
Part of a Trinity.
Simply another name for God.
God’s divine power.

What did Jesus Christ come to do?
“Spiritualise” the law away.
Fulfill and expand the law.
Totally replace Moses.
Destroy the law.

From whom does the Holy Spirit proceed?
The Father and the Son.
Only the Father.
The angelic world.
Only the Son.

What is the necessary first step for receiving God’s Spirit?
Repent of our sins.
Receive the laying on of hands.
Keep the feast of Pentecost.
Be baptized (immersed) in water.

What does the Greek phrase Hagios Pneuma, literally mean?
Pulsing electricity.
Hot air.
Holy wind.
Strong wind.

In Old Testament times God’s Holy Spirit was:
Available primarily to God’s prophets and patriarchs who had repented and accepted the truth of God.
Not available to humans.
Universally available.
Only available to the descendants of Abraham.

Being led by and possessing the Holy Spirit makes us:
Free from keeping the law.
Immortal.
Sons of God.
Equal with God.

The Father begat Jesus as a human through the agency of:
An unidentified spiritual component.
Purely natural means.
A formula in the Apocrypha.
The Holy Spirit.

What does receiving the Holy Spirit mean?
God’s divine help is added to strengthen our own will and effort.
We can abandon our own efforts to overcome sin.
We cannot lose eternal life.
Christ in us will do all the overcoming for us.

When will God make His Spirit available to all peoples?
It is available to all now, regardless of beliefs.
Only during the Great White Throne Judgment.
From the beginning of Christ’s millennial reign.
After the fifth trumpet sounds.

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