Holy Spirit
As I mentioned yesterday, it appears to me that it’s hard to find a church, which has the right balance regarding the work of God’s Spirit. Selwyn writes in today’s study: “The voice of the prophet (through whom God’s Spirit spoke) was often heard in the Early Church … Where are the prophets of God in the [...]
Selwyn now looks at another aspect of the church at Antioch – the believers’ openness to the ministry of the Holy Spirit. It seems to me that an understanding of the role of the Holy Spirit is one of the hardest to achieve balance. Many of the traditional churches have difficulty in finding any role at [...]
I think that the verse used by Selwyn to illustrate the principle he is writing about in today’s study; is one, we all should be aware of – at all times. 1 Corinthians 12:11 (NIV): “All these are the work of the one and the same Spirit, and he gives to each one, just as [...]
I don’t have a difficulty with the relationship of Jesus, Father and Holy Spirit – as representative, of the Three Persons, which Christianity has accepted for the last eighteen hundred years – as the Holy Trinity. It is the best representation of a mystery – that we cannot understand – this side of the grave. [...]
In today’s study, Selwyn looks at the role of the Holy Spirit. It’s important to believe that the Holy Spirit is God – in every conceivable way. In the New Testament, we find the Holy Spirit is also referred to, as the Spirit of God or the Spirit of Jesus. In the very first chapter of the [...]
A church that listens
I think Selwyn’s comments are very concise and accurate. He writes: ” … There is far too much reliance on human wisdom and intuition in today’s Church and not enough dependence on the Holy Spirit. That is not to say that the Spirit will ignore our experience and common sense, but because the path the [...]
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