Bible Questions Answered:
How do we know the spirit?
Nikhil/ Mumbai, India
Bible Answer:
Job 28:28 KJV
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
II Timothy 3:15 KJV
And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
If, indeed we wish to understand the truths of God, there is only one place to go, and that is the Word of God.
Be sure your Bible is not some cult's version of the sacred Word! Any cult wishing to further its false beliefs, today, can in our world, come out with it's own version of the Bible, but they forget only one thing!
Galatians 1:8,9 KJV
8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
9 As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
Revelation 22:18,19 KJV
18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
We can know about the Holy Spirit, by the names or descriptions ascribed to Him, in the Word of God.
God the Holy Spirit:
Spirit of God.
Genesis 1:2 KJV
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
My Spirit.
Genesis 6:3 KJV
And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
Good Spirit.
Nehemiah 9:20 KJV
Thou gavest also thy Good Spirit to instruct them, and with heldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.
Free Spirit.
Psalm 51:12 KJV
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy Free Spirit.
His Spirit.
Psalm 106:33 KJV
"Because they provoked His spirit..."
Thy Spirit.
Psalm 139:7 KJV
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
Spirit of Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Might, Knowledge, and Fear of the Lord.
Spirit of Judgment.
Isaiah 4:4 KJV
When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the Spirit of Judgment, and by the Spirit of Burning.
Spirit of the Lord, Spirit of Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Might, Knowledge, and Fear of the Lord.
Isaiah 11:2 KJV
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 of the Fear of the LORD;
Spirit of Judgment.
Isaiah 28:6 KJV
And for a Spirit of Judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.
Spirit of Protection.
Isaiah 59:19 KJV
So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.
Spirit of the Lord.
Isaiah 61:1 KJV
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me; because the LORD hath anointed Me to preach good tidings unto the meek; He hath sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
A New Spirit.
Ezekiel 36:26 KJV
A new heart also will I give you, and a New Spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
Spirit of Grace and Supplications.
Zechariah 12:10 KJV
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of Grace and of Supplications: and they shall look upon Me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for Him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for Him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
Spirit of the Father.
Matthew 10:20 KJV
For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
The Spirit.
Mark 1:10 KJV
And straightway coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens opened, and The Spirit like a dove descending upon Him:
Holy Ghost.
Luke 1:15 KJV
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
Power of the Most High.
Luke 1:35 NLT
The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the Power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be Holy, and He will be called the Son of God.
Spirit of Power (Acts 1:8)
Luke 4:14 KJV
And Jesus returned in the Power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of Him through all the region round about.
The Good Gift, of God's Spirit.
Luke 11:13 KJV
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?
Promise of the Father/ Power from on high.
Luke 24:49 KJV
And, behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with Power from on High.
Comforter, Spirit of Truth.
(Parakletos: One called alongside to help. Our Advocate, Lawyer, Attorney and, Spokesman.
John 14:16-18 KJV
16 And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever;
17 Even the Spirit of Truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth Him not, neither knoweth Him: but ye know Him; for He dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
Spirit of Instruction (Teacher.)
John 14:26 KJV
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in My name, He shall Teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
Spirit of Conviction. (Genesis 6:3)
John 16:8 NLT
And when He comes, He will Convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment.
Spirit Guide, Revealer. (Acts 10:19,20)
John 16:13 KJV
Howbeit when He, the Spirit of Truth, is come, He will Guide you into all truth: for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak: and He will shew you things to come.
The Promise of the Father.
Acts 1:4 KJV
And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for The Promise of the Father, which, saith He, ye have heard of Me.
Holy Ghost, Gift.
Acts 2:38 KJV
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost.
Spirit of Direction:
Acts 13:2 KJV
As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate Me Barnabas and Saul for the work where unto I have called them.
Spirit of Holiness.
Romans 1:4 KJV
And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of Holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
Spirit of Life.
Romans 8:2 KJV
For the law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Spirit of Christ.
Romans 8:9 KJV
But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His.
Spirit of Resurrection.
Romans 8:11 KJV
But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you.
His Spirit (Spirit of Adoption), Witness.
Romans 8:16 NLT
For His Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm (KJV-Witness) that we are God’s children.
Spirit of Intercession.
Romans 8:26 NLT
And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.
Indwelling Spirit.
I Corinthians 3:16 KJV
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
One Spirit.
I Corinthians 6:17 KJV
But he that is joined unto the Lord is one Spirit.
Spirit of Healing, Miracles, Prophecy, Discernment, Tongues and, Interpretation of tongues.
I Corinthians 12:8-10 KJV
8 For to one is given by the Spirit the Word of Wisdom; to another the Word of Knowledge by the same Spirit;
9 To another Faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of Healing by the same Spirit;
10 To another the working of Miracles; to another Prophecy; to another Discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of Tongues; to another the Interpretation of Tongues:
Spirit of Life.
II Corinthians 3:6 KJV
Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth Life.
Spirit of Liberty.
II Corinthians 3:17 KJV
Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty.
Spirit of His Son.
Galatians 4:6 KJV
And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
Spirit of Love, Joy, Peace, Long suffering, Gentleness, Goodness, Faith, Meekness and, Temperance.
Galatians 5:22-23 KJV
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is Love, Joy, Peace, Long suffering, Gentleness, Goodness, Faith,
23 Meekness, Temperance: against such there is no law.
Spirit of /Wisdom and, Revelation.
Ephesians 1:17 KJV
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation in the knowledge of Him:
Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit of God.
Ephesians 4:30 KJV
And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Spirit of Power and, Love.
II Timothy 1:7 KJV
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of Power, and of Love, and of a Sound Mind.
Eternal Spirit.
Hebrews 9:14 KJV
How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the Eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Spirit of Sanctification.
I Peter 1:2 KJV
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through Sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
Spirit of Christ.
I Peter 1:11 KJV
Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
Spirit of Glory.
I Peter 4:14 KJV
If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the Spirit of Glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part He is evil spoken of, but on your part He is glorified.
Spirit of Anointing.
I John 2:27 NLT
But you have received the Holy Spirit (KJV-The Anointing), and He lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what He teaches is true—it is not a lie. So just as He has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ.
Spirit of God.
I John 4:2 KJV
Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
Spirit of Prophecy.
Revelation 19:10 KJV
And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy.
Spirit of Invitation.
Revelation 22:17 KJV
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
