Holy/Holy Spirit

​HOLY

• God is known for his Holiness (Psalm 93:5)-Your royal decrees cannot be changed.  The nature of your reign, O LORD, is holiness forever.
• God cannot tolerate sin (Isaiah 59: 2)-But there is a problem-your sins have cut you off from God.  Because of your sin, he has turned away and will not listen anymore.
• God uses His word to make us Holy (John 17: 17)-Make them pure and holy by teaching them your word and truth.
• Christians should try to be Holy (1 Peter 1: 15)-But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God-who chose you to be His Children-is holy.
• God is worthy of praise because He is Holy (Revelation 4: 8)-Each of these living beings had six wings, and their wings were covered with eyes, inside and out.  Day after day and night after night they keep on saying, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty-the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come."

HOLY SPIRIT

• The Holy Spirit was involved in creation (Genesis 1: 2)-The earth was empty, a formless mass cloaked in darkness.  And the Spirit of God was hovering over its surface.
• The Holy Spirit empowers leaders (Judges 3: 10)-The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel's judge.  He went to war against King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram, and the LORD gave Othniel victory over him. 
• The Holy Spirit teaches us (John 14: 26)-But when the Father sends the Counselor as my representative -and by the Counselor I mean the Holy Spirit-he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I myself have told you.
• The Holy Spirit guides us (John 16: 13)-When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth.  He will not be presenting his own ideas; he will be telling you what he has heard.  He will tell you about the future.
• The Holy Spirit empowers us to be witnesses (Acts 1: 8)-But when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you will receive power and will tell people about me everywhere-in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
• The Holy Spirit lives within us (Romans 8: 11)-The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead,, lives in you.  And just as he raised Christ from the dead, he will give life to your mortal body by this same Spirit living within you.
• The Holy Spirit sanctifies us (Romans 15: 16)-a special messenger from Christ Jesus to you Gentiles.  I bring you the Good News and offer you up as a fragrant sacrifice to God so that you might be pure and pleasing to him by the Holy Spirit. 
• The Holy Spirit opens our spiritual eyes (1 Corinthians 2: 10)-But we know these things because God has revealed them to us by his Spirit, and his Spirit searches out everything and shows us even God's deep secrets.
• The Holy Spirit is involved in salvation (Titus 3: 5)- He saved us, not because of things we did, but because of his mercy.  He washed away our sins and gave us a new life through the Holy Spirit.