The Holy Spirit's Divine Deeds

"The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life."  (Job 33:4)


Certain things are done by the Holy Spirit that we are told in the Scriptures can only be done by God. First of all, "creation." In Genesis 1:2 we read, "The Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." There it is at the very beginning. Job says it also: "The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life." This is the creative work of the Holy Spirit, again a proof of His deity. And we must remember also that His is the special operation that we describe as "regeneration." John 3:7 establishes that once and forever: "Ye must be born again." "Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit ..." (John 3:5). This is the action of the Spirit; He gives the rebirth. Original creation and the new creation are both the special work of the Holy Spirit. "It is the Spirit that quickeneth," says our Lord again (John 6:63).


The work of "inspiration" is also the work of the Spirit. "No prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation," says Peter; "...holy men of God spake as they were moved" - carried along, driven; it does not matter which translation you use - "by the Holy Spirit" (2 Peter 1;20-21). All the Scriptures were written in that way: The Holy Spirit inspired and controlled the writers in an infallible manner. So we have our doctrine of the infallibility of the Scriptures, and it is proof positive to us that the Holy Spirit is God. It is God alone who can give the truth and inspire men in their record of the truth.


The work of "resurrection" is also attributed to the Holy Spirit. Very often people are surprised by this. But it is to be found quite clearly in Romans 8:11: "But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you." So we arrive at this - that the Holy Spirit is a person and a divine person.


~Martyn Lloyd-Jones~