Before the Nicene Creed of 325, all believers knew that there were two holy spirits in the Bible: The Word, and the spirit of prophecy. Over the next 20 sections we are going to look at the Bible’s distinction of these two spirits, which begins with the grammar.
1. It’s All in the Grammar – The grammar of the Bible distinguishes the Spirit of Christ from the spirit of God.
2. The Messenger of His Face – Isaiah described the Spirit of Christ as the Messenger of His Face, which Paul called “the Image of the invisible God.”
3. The Image of the Invisible God – The Spirit of Christ told Moses that He appeared as “God Almighty” to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
4. The Word – “The Word” described the Spirit of Christ as the speaker for the invisible God.
5. He Will Send You Another Helper – The Word was the Holy Spirit on Moses, and all of Israel.
6. The Spirit of Prophecy – The spirit of God in the prophets was called “the spirit of prophecy from before the Lord.”
7. The Spirits of God in Christ – Jesus Christ was full of the spirit of prophecy, the spirit of wisdom, and the spirit of the breath of life. “In Him all the fulness of the deity dwells in bodily form” (Colossians 2:9).
8. The Two Holy Spirits in the Gospels – There are two holy spirits in the gospels. The Holy Spirit that came upon Mary, and the spirit of God that was first put on Christ.
9. The Spirit of God speaks for Christ – On the Day of Pentecost, the spirit of God became the speaker for Christ, “the Spirit.”
10. The Lord is “the” Spirit – Jesus described Himself as “the Spirit” in the kingdom of heaven, which Paul explained in his Epistles.
11. You are “in Spirit” – The expression “spirit” without the article described the anointing of the spirit of God after the Day of Pentecost.
12. There is One Body and One Spirit – God sanctified the Body of Christ with one spirit, the spirit of truth.
13. The Lord’s Day – In the Lord’s Day, the Spirit of Christ will submit to God, and we will no longer worship Christ.
14. The Firstborn of Creation – The apostles explained Christ as the beginning of the creation of God, the firstborn of creation.
15. Against the Anointed – In John’s time, some claimed that the Spirit of Christ received by faith was the spirit of God, making Jesus to be God Himself.
16. The Abomination of Desolation – In 193, the bishop of Rome exalted himself as high as Christ, and the place of God’s sanctuary was cast down. The same bishop preached modalism in Rome.
17. In the Wilderness – After the spirit of God was taken from the Church, the saints were nurtured “in the wilderness.”
18. The Two Witnesses – Jan Huss and Martin Luther were two witnesses, who by the Spirit of Christ, preached against the beast that held them in Satan’s hand.
19. A Great Mountain Burning with Fire – Ezekiel prophesied that the spirit of God would be revived in the East, and go to the Dead Sea, the previous ground of Christianity.
20. Our Fellowship is with the Father and His Son – When we keep Christ’s commandments, there are two spirits that come to make their home with us.