holy spirit

I am well aware of different views on praying TO the Holy Spirit. I am convinced that I am free to do so. However, I have a brother in the Lord, who is some 30 years older, who holds no office in our church (neither do I), who is not convinced that we should pray to the Holy Spirit. He seems...

”The priest setting the lamps in order daily represents Christ causing his people daily to receive and give forth light and life. In the midst of a dark world, believers are set up as lights. See Phil. 2:15; Matt. 5:16. They should be as the Baptist, "burning and shining lights." They should be...

I know there's a long discussion about Ephesians 5:19 and Col. 3:16. My question concerns how the adjective "spiritual" is interpreted. I understand that what is termed "songs" is also logically attributed to "hymns and psalms" by default. For my part, I think that's convincing. John Murray, for...

https://www.academia.edu/1400557/The_Erotic_Ontology_of_the_Doctrine_of_God_in_Jonathan_Edwards I recently read this article. How would mature theologians respond? I am not a mature theologian. To what extent is the Edwardisan/article's description of the Trinity, incarnation, the believer's...

I'm looking for some resources on the Spirit's procession, specifically what it means to "proceed" rather than be begotten. I'm not necessarily looking for information on the Filioque. I've read a lot of the well-known works, but am wondering if I'm missing something I should consult. For...

Hello, brethren, Do you have any recommended reading (preferably not too long, more like a Puritan treatise or something similar) on holiness? As in, what it is, the holiness of God, the holiness of created things like the saints, sabbath, scriptures and temple, and related topics? In addition...

Orthodox Christians all affirm that every word of Scripture has been completely inspired by God (i.e. Verbal Plenary Inspiration). However, there are divergent views on the mode of its inspiration and the role that the human authors played in the writing of Scripture. The organic view of...

Galatians 5:16 "I say then: walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh." What Puritan works are there on this subject?

The Works of Richard Greenham Volume 1 by Richard Greenham, (1531-1594) Richard Greenham, (1531-1594) was an early puritan, engaged in holy labor for Christ, being a most godly brother, wonderful pastor, zealous preacher, and esteemed as used greatly in the church of God. This first volume of...

There are plenty of quotations from Reformed theologians affirming that Adam had the Holy Spirit before the fall (I think the logic is very simple, given that Jesus was filled with the Spirit as well), but my question is whether anyone speaks the same way of angels? Personally, I do agree with...

Pretty much every commentary I read seems to take "He is with you and will be in you", as meaning the Spirit was only "with" Old Testament believers, but after Pentecost, it is "in" believers, which seems needlessly pedantic to me, but some solid scholars like Jim Hamilton believe this and he...

How would you encourage new or maybe even long time believers who struggle with hard sayings in Scripture. If we were to look online I'm sure there are many cults and atheistic movements dedicated to flooding their websites with "Contradictions" in the Bible. If a believer runs into these or...

How would you respond to this concept? I have a friend who is currently a youth pastor at a pentecostal church, but has recently been studying the church fathers. He has been convinced that Baptism and Union with Christ are one and the same in what seems to be a lutheran sense. He doesn't...

Walking Victoriously in the Power of the Spirit by C. Matthew McMahon One of the more neglected theological topics over the past 500 years of church history is a practical theology of the Holy Spirit; how the Holy Spirit works in your life as a believer every single second of every single...

I have a question that I can’t wrap my head around lately and was hoping you guys could point me in the right direction or share some insight into your understanding. 1) How are we to understand the Aseity of the Holy Spirit in terms of the following: According to John 5:26, “For just as the...

This question is directed at ministers, and those proficient in Latin: is "Solus" the correct word to use here? And why was this idea of the Holy Spirit alone never formally developed as were the other Solas? "For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as...

Hello, my sister is witnessing to one of our cousins who is a Roman Catholic, and wants to know the best way to approach some of her (cousin) beliefs regarding Infant Baptism and the receiving of the Holy Spirit. Here is the question. The question that has come up that my sister needs help is...

I am not entirely sure if this edition is still available. It comprises three parts 1. A Narrative of Surprising Conversions 2. The Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God 3. An Account of the Revival of Religion in Northampton 1740-1742 The first part was rather disparate...