"We Believe In The Holy Spirit”

• When we talk about God the Father, we can understand the concept of a Father,

• When we talk about God the Son, again we can understand the concept of a Son,

• When we talk about the God the Holy Ghost we have a hard time understanding the concept of Someone we can not see.

I have asked the Lord to help me in this sermon to help each one here today to have a biblical understanding view of WHO IS THE HOLY SPIRIT!

My fear in preaching this sermon is that we hear the words of the Holy Spirit so much that what I am preaching from God’s Word is not going to penetrate your heart.

Before we get into the heart of this sermon on the Holy Spirit we need to deal with two mis-understandings concerning the Holy Spirit in the King James version.

Now I am a King James preacher. I believe it is the best translation that a preacher can preach from.

However, I am not like some of these KJV preachers ONLY that believe it is the ONLY TRANSLATION and if you preach from any other translation you are going to die and go to hell.

1) One of the problem of the kjv is a grammar problem.

2) The other one is bad impression that is given

(1) For example in the KJV we read in , Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

Notice, the Holy Spirit is referred to as a “It”.

ASV translates Romans 8-16 The Spirit HIMSELF bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.

I agree the HOLY SPIRIT IS NOT AN “IT” the Holy Spirit is a “HIM”.

Illus: Now I agree in this transgender generation there is a lot of “It’s out there but the Holy Spirit is not an “It”.

He’s not an “IT”, but a person of the Godhead, and He is in every believer.

There is another thing we need to consider as we deal with the Holy Spirit concerning the King James version that deals with a bad impression.

(2) In Ephesians 5:18, we are instructed, And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit.

We have two commands from God in this verse, such as:

(1) BE NOT DRUNK WITH WINE

(2) BE FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT

We are told not to drink wine and then the KJV Bible tells us not to drink in EXCESS.

According to the King James translation it gives the impression it is all right to drink wine but do not drink it in excess.

Now if you believe that is true, you have to explain other verses of scriptures that teach drinking wine is sinful. Such as: Proverbs 20:1, Isaiah 5:22, Isaiah 5:11, Ephesians 5:6, and Numbers 6:3. There is over seventy-five verses of scriptures that deals with the drinking of alcoholic beverage.

But if there was not one scripture in the Bible that forbids drinking, common sense tells us of the damage it has done:

• To people’s health

• To robbing them of their wealth

• To destroying their reputation

• To destroying their home

• To destroying their careers

That is why many of the seventy-five scriptures concerning drinking starts off with “WOE” UNTO THEM WHO DRINK!

Notice these words again that needs to be dealt with in kjv, And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess.

Let’s look at several more translations to understand Ephesians 5:18

• Ephesians 5:18, NLT (New Living Translation: "Don't be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit."

• Ephesians 5:18, CSB (Christians Standard Bible): "And don't get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled by the Spirit."

Illus: What some say who drink they say, “My doctor tells me it is alright to drink”.

Well, all that means is that your doctor probably drinks does not know what the Bible teaches about drinking and you need to find you another doctor.

What Paul was telling the Ephesian christians, DO NOT GET DRUNK ON WINE, BE FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT AND GET DRUNK ON THE HOLY SPIRIT.

Some years ago hearing Dr. J. Vernon McGee gave a commencement address at Dallas Theological Seminary.

He was then in his early 80s and near the end of a long and fruitful ministry.

Of course, he was addressing young preachers.

During this commencement address he said that if he were starting his ministry over again, he would give much more attention to the Person and work of the Holy Spirit.