Posts Tagged ‘Holy Spirit’
The Spirit in the Old Testament: Creation, Power, Judgment, and Salvation
As we dive into an exhaustive study of the Holy Spirit as seen in the pages of the Old Testament, I will continue to organize the material in a topical fashion, to provide a logical flow of thought. This opens up the risk of accidentally omitting a verse or two, which I have tried to…
Read MoreThe Holy Spirit in the Old Testament Part 1
From beginning to end, the Scriptures show God working through His Spirit. We see the Spirit in the opening verses of Scripture, actively involved in the creation of the cosmos (Genesis 1:2). We see Him in the closing verses of Scripture, inviting all who will to come to Christ for salvation (Revelation 22:17). Most of…
Read MoreIntroduction To The Holy Spirit
The third person of the Godhead, the Holy Spirit is a concept about which there is no shortage of writing and thought, and yet there is also no shortage of confusion and mystery. In all the religions of the world, there is nothing like the Holy Spirit. He is truly unique to Christianity. Within “Christendom”…
Read MoreThe Holy Spirit and Translation Issues Part 2
Supplied Text Can Affect Meaning As Malinda Kathleen Reese and Google Translate have learned, a direct word-for-word translation from one language to another can create sentences that are rough, incomplete, or even unintelligible. There are occasions when a single word in one language is accurately translated into multiple words in another and vice versa. For…
Read MoreThe Holy Spirit and Translation Issues Part 1
As we approach the Scriptures to study any topic, and certainly as we approach the study of a topic as complex and controversial as the Holy Spirit we must keep in mind the difficulties that come with working from a translation. Because the Scriptures were not written in modern English, the Bible that you hold…
Read MorePrinciples of Good Bible Study Applied to The Holy Spirit
As we approach a serious Bible study of a topic as misunderstood and divisive as the Holy Spirit, it bears repeating that careful and correct methods of study are of vital importance. When any topic is being considered, whether it is the Holy Spirit, salvation, or who cut off whose ear in the garden, the…
Read MoreWhy Write Another Holy Spirit Study?
I never dreamed that I would set about to write about the Holy Spirit. Ever. The third person of the Godhead is a topic that has been clouded in a great deal of mystery and confusion for my entire life. I suppose that I am not alone in this. I am also probably in good…
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