God 's Holy Spirit : An Example Of A Spiritual Service

Finally, his call to know and experience God in a “vitally Trinitarian” way by the Spirit captures the very essence of Paul’s ministry and encapsulates the entire thesis of the book.

In this paper, I will review Robert Gromacki’s book The Holy Spirit: Who He is, What He Does I will detail what I feel the book is about. I will emphasize various points given by the author that stood out to me. Finally, I will give my personal evaluation of the book.

The fundamental theme presented in chapter twenty five and twenty six of David W. Dorries book Spirit Filled Christology maintains that Jesus came, not only as a pathway for salvation, but also to lead as an example of the Spirit’s movements and to empower His church with supernatural abilities to further the ministry that He began. In order to expound upon his statements, Dorries uses historical context.

One example of Paul being empowered by the Holy Spirit is when he raised Eutychus from the dead in Acts 20. This teaches me that the Holy Spirit can empower people to achieve things that may seem impossible. When Eutychus fell out of the window, the people probably didn't have much hope that he would live. The Holy Spirit can enable anyone to do something great, even when it seems like there is no hope. The Holy Spirit also empowered Paul in Acts 20 when he encouraged the Ephesian elders. This shows me that the Holy Spirit can give me the strength to encourage people to tell them to stay strong in their faith. Lastly, Paul defending himself before the officials in Acts 23, 24, and 25 taught me that the Holy Spirit can help me stand up for my faith. He has the power to give me the bravery and determination to stand up in front of

Importantly, “The Spirit of truth who ‘unveils’ Christ to us ‘will not speak on his own’” (CCC 687). The Holy Spirit is divinely self-effacing, in that he keeps himself in the background. Returning back to the beginning of our discussion, this is the opposite of the idea of “feeling” the Holy Spirit, for inherently, the Spirit points us away from himself and directs us toward the knowledge that “God is Love” (1 John 4: 8, 16). It is in this context that we are able to understand the Holy Spirit’s movement and work in the economy of salvation as a gift from God, out of God’s goodness and love (CCC

The Holy Spirit comforts: John 14:16, And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Helps us in our Weakness. The Holy Spirit intercedes: Romans 8:26, in the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans. The Holy Spirit searches the deep things of God: 1 Corinthians 2:11, The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. The Holy Spirit sanctifies: Romans 15:16, to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles with the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. Bears witness or testifies: Romans 8:16, The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.

author keeps the same divine abilities Jesus’ was presented with throughout the book, and uses the crucifixion scene as a glorification of Jesus’ life. Consequently, Jesus’ refuses to use his powers and allows the crucifixion (Harris 269). Pontius Pilate, the Roman official which historians have deemed responsible for sentencing Jesus (Harris 91). In John, Pilate makes eight attempts to dissuade Jesus’ accusers that Jesus is guilty of crime. According to John, Pilate had written on the cross, “’Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews,’” (John 19:19). This depiction of an innocent Pilate, and guilty Pharisees and Temple priests expresses the Johannine community’s distance from Judaism. Instead of blaming Rome, something the Jews have done for

When an individual comes to faith in Christ he or she is not left alone to battle the struggles of sin, lead people to Jesus, experience heartache and sorrow, find God’s will, or live a life that is pleasing and honoring to the Lord. No, Christians are given an awesome gift that cannot be purchased or earned. Believers are blessed with the gift of a relationship with the Holy Spirit. Jesus said in John 14:16, “ And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever.”(ESV) Sadly, many believers do not have a correct understanding of who the Holy Spirit is, or what He does. The purpose of this paper is define the person and work of the Holy Spirit.

“The Spirit of God is moving among his people. We have entered a new era of the Healing Gospel of Jesus Christ that begs to be heard. Across the land there are Christian Bodies, here and there, who have been stirred to return to it. But, their number is still small. One by one, however, God’s spirit is moving where hearts are open to the Spirit’s leading.” (p.

The Holy Spirit of God is the active force or power in one’s life, which most certainly includes spiritual formation (Pettit, 2008, p. 46). When Jesus was speaking with his disciples he made it clear – by using the analogy of a vine and branches – that apart from him they could do nothing (John 15:5). Only if one is connected to Christ will they have the ability to bear fruit and the way Jesus empowers those connected to him is through the Holy Spirt that that father will send in his name (John 14:26). The fact is that the triune God dwells in the Christian in and through the Holy Spirit. One sees this when they place multiple passages together to gain a full understanding of this concept. For example, Jesus made it clear that he and the father would come and make their home with the disciple (John 14:23). In 1 Corinthians 6:19 Paul reminds the Corinthians that their bodies are the very temple of God because the Holy Spirit dwells in them which is similar to what Jesus said would happen when he sent the Holy Spirit after his resurrection and ascension (John 14:17, 16:7).

The king of The Jews, they shout. Mounted high on the cross so that all might see, with a crown of thorns, they mockingly proclaim him king, this so-called Son of God. The blood seeping from the wounds that pierce his head flowing freely along his face, yet he shows no anger. He is the Christ, some say in a mocking fashion.

The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father, and is equal in essence and in power in the Trinity to the Father and the Son. The Holy Spirit was originally sent by Jesus after his ascension into heaven, Jesus himself saying that he would send a “helper” after he departed from the earth. This spirit is worshipped just as the Father and the Son are, and also participated in the creation of the world, sustaining and giving life continually to all things, and exhibits the uniqueness and characteristics of the third person in the Trinity. This is the same Holy Spirit that divinely inspired the infallible word of God, and although the canon is now closed, the Holy Spirit still works powerfully and constantly in the life of the church and in believers. The Holy Spirit is the giver of spiritual gifts, which are given at conversion and help the believer become more like their creator. The presence of the Holy Spirit is evident in the life of all true believers, and this Spirit turns cowardly men into mighty warriors for Christ who accomplish actions way beyond their natural ability.

The various gifts of the Holy Spirit as listed in Scripture are conveyed according to the will of the Holy Spirit to every man for the eventual purpose of the edification and building up the church body.

In the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit is the source of life and creation. The Holy Spirit worked in the lives of men that God placed His Spirit upon such as prophets and kings to perform His service. Therefore, the Holy Spirit was not given universally in the Old Testament but selectively and temporarily for service. However, in the New Testament, the Spirit grants life to God’s people and believers are brought to faith, in Jesus, through the sovereign work of the Spirit.

The Holy Spirit plays a very vital role in the lives of each and every believer; He can strengthen us with a strength that we cannot even begin to muster up in ourselves. He can bring us joy that we cannot even begin to find in the things of this world. He can bring peace to our lives more than anything that we can ever find on this earth. “The Holy Spirit which is primarily an energizing process, is also a revealing, refining, consuming, illuminating process, and one by which we are made to glow with love to God, and love to man, and love to souls.”