Quiz: Why We Should Care About the Holy Spirit

In John 16, the night before Jesus died, He told His disciples that He had to depart from them in order for the following to happen:

in order that the Holy Spirit would come
in order that He would return bringing various spiritual gifts to mankind
in order that He would be seated at the right hand of the Father
in order to fulfill the prophecy of Isaiah 53
none of the above

The argument advanced by J.C. Holloway regarding why Christians do not need the indwelling and ongoing influence of the Holy Spirit was based on the following reasoning:

The Spirit has already done everything it is going to do and said (through the Scriptures) everything it is going to say.
In 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Paul tells us that the Scriptures will make us “thoroughly equipped”, therefore we don’t need anything in addition to the Scriptures.
Both of the above.
None of the above.

In John 7:37-39 Jesus cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” Jesus then explained that this “living water” referred to:

Himself (Jesus, the Son of God)
Baptism
The Holy Spirit
The Lord's Supper
The Scriptures

Evaluate the following statement: “James Harding used the following analogy to describe the importance of the Holy Spirit dwelling within a Christian: ‘The Spirit is like electricity to a trolley car. You can’t see it, it is mysterious. But without it, the car is just a hulk of rusting iron!’”

True
False

Evaluate the following statement: “Understanding the nature and character of God is a subject that is appropriate for theologians, but has little practical benefit in the life of most Christians.”

True
False

The following example(s) of faith in the Old Testament came out of having an accurate view of the nature and character of God:

Noah obeyed God and built the ark in holy fear, understanding that the God who created the world also had the ability to destroy it.
Abraham, who obeyed God in being willing to sacrifice Isaac, believing that God was faithful (always keeping His word). The Lord had promised Abraham would have many descendants through Isaac. Therefore, Abraham reasoned God would raise Isaac from the dead.
Daniel’s three friends, who refused to bow down to the golden image, believing that the God they served was all-powerful, therefore able to deliver them from the fiery furnace if He chose to.
The virgin Mary believed the angel, that she could conceive a child even as a virgin, because she understood that nothing is impossible for God.

Example(s) of the effects of distorted views of God leading to major spiritual problems today include (incorrectly) seeing the God as:

The Great Enabler – who excuses the sins of all believers and does not call us to lead holy lives.
The Great Doctrine Inspector – who is inspecting everyone’s theology with a magnifying glass, just waiting to smite anyone who is not 100% perfectly aligned on all points.
The Great Killjoy – who is trying to ruin anyone’s enjoyment in life.
The One Who Wants Everyone to Be Happy in This Life – who only wants to bless believers with material wealth, comfort, friends, happy families, etc.

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Quiz: Why We Should Care About the Holy Spirit

Chuck Pike February 19, 2021

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