The Holy Spirit: The Person Of The Divinity In Charge Of Communication

The choice of the Holy Spirit as the person of the Divinity in charge of communicating the message to humanity is also an act of divine sovereignty. In the Old Testament, the work of the Spirit as the communicator of divine truth can already be seen. David, king, prophet, and author of most of the psalms, declares: “The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me; his word was on my tongue” (2 Samuel 23:2). Ezekiel states: “Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon me” (Ezekiel 11:5).VOTS 11.2

It is in the New Testament, however, that the work of the Holy Spirit as the communicator of the divine message is most clearly seen. Jesus Himself was responsible for announcing the important work of the Spirit and His relationship to the church. This ministry would be fulfilled, Jesus promised, through three specific functions: (1) The Spirit would act as a “witness” of Christ, giving testimony about Him; (2) The Spirit would act as “teacher” of the church, teaching His followers “all things”: (3) The Spirit would act as “leader” of the church to guide it “into all truth.” We will briefly analyze each of these functions of the Holy Spirit in the church.VOTS 12.1