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Titus 3:6
6 Which [hos] he shed [ekcheo] on [epi] us [hemas] abundantly [plousios] through [dia] Jesus [Iesous] Christ [Christos] our [hemon] Saviour [soter]; KJV-Interlinear
6 whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, NASB
The Holy Spirit is God. He is a person, just as the other two members of the Godhead are, 2 Cor. 13:14, 1 Pet. 1:2.
As the Father is the unseen member of the Trinity who authored the plan for the Divine Decrees, so too, the Holy Spirit is the unseen member of the Trinity through whom divine power is conveyed. In this sense, the Holy Spirit is the agent for the revealing of the Plan of God, and the agent for the power by which the plan is executed.
Jesus Christ, the Son, is the only revealed member of the Trinity, and it is He who executes the Plan of God, and therefore the one who controls history.
The Holy Spirit has many attributes which describe His function and role in life. He is called the Spirit of holiness, Rom. 1:4, life, Rom. 8:2, knowledge, Isa. 11:2, truth, Jn. 14:17.
He restores and gives life, Gen. 1:2, Job 33:4.
He is the agent for the restraint of sin, 2 Thes. 2:6-7.
He acts as the substitute for the missing human spirit in unbelievers so that they can understand the Gospel, 2 Cor. 2:14.
He is the guide to all truth, Jn. 16:13-15.
He is the divine author (writer) of the scriptures, 1 Cor. 2:16, Heb. 3:7.
The Holy Spirit guarantees accurate communication of truth, 2 Sam. 23:2, 2 Tim. 3:16, 2 Pet. 1:20-21.
The Holy Spirit teaches the believer, Jn. 14:26, 15:26.
The Holy Spirit is the agent for converting knowledge, into understanding or wisdom, Eph. 3:19, 4:13, 2 Pet. 1:8.
The Holy Spirit is the agent of regeneration, Titus 3:5, baptizes us into union with Christ, 1 Cor. 12:13, 1 Pet. 2:9. He indwells the believer, Rom. 8:9-11, 1 Cor. 3:16, 6:19-20, 2 Cor. 6:16, Col. 1:27-29.
He is the agent of sealing or guaranteeing eternal life for the believer, Eph. 1:13, 4:30.
He provides a spiritual gift for each believer, 1 Cor. 12:4, Eph. 4:11.
We are commanded to be filled (fellowship) with the Spirit, Eph. 5:18, which is the result of confession of sin to God the Father.
He is the agent of the production of divine good (gold, silver, and precious stones), 1 Cor. 3:12-13, which is rewarded in eternity, 1 Cor. 3:14.
These are just as few of the attributes of the Holy Spirit, who is unseen and unheard, and unfelt by humanity.
As for those who boast of their unique contact with their Holy Spirit, there are special padded rooms, and jackets, even medication that can help their condition.
The Holy Spirit is in you, if you have believed in Christ. His indwelling is automatic, just as all three members of the Trinity’s indwelling in you, is, from the moment you first believed in Christ. Their indwelling is permanent and you will never, nor can you ever, lose it.
The word for richly, means abundant. Abundant means a vast quantity of which you could never use in an infinite number of lifetimes. In other words, it is a lot.
The Holy Spirit is the mechanism by which the power of God is conveyed and applied to everything.
Therefore, since the ultimate power of the universe, is resident within you, in abundant quantities, then that sort of makes you very special.
Jesus Christ is the agent of salvation, and through the plan of God, all contact with Him (God the Father), must go through the Son, Jesus Christ.
Had the Cross not occurred, then this power and relationship with God, would not have been possible.
This is the ultimate and distinctive difference (access to God, through Christ) between Christianity and all other religions, beliefs, cults, philosophies, etc.
The pouring of Gods blessings are represented by these words. God pours generously and without limit. And if you advance to spiritual maturity, then you will not only experience phenomenal blessing now in this life, but you will really experience them in eternity, which is or should be, your ultimate goal in life.
