The Work Of The Holy Spirit

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 book is neither meant to be a theological treatise nor an academic exposition but a toolkit to unleash human potentials; a resource for intervention in dealing with human life hurts and as a channel of Gods healing and liberation through Jesus Christ.

As humans, we long to be recognized. When what we are doing is ignored or looked over, it is difficult to find the will power to keep going. Without the Holy Spirit’s daily guidance, it is easy to lose passion for doing what is right.

In all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth’’ (Acts 1:8). “I have told you this while I am still with you. The helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the father will send in my name, will teach you everything and make you remember all that I have told you” (John 14:26). “I have much more to tell you, but now it would be too much for you to bear. When however, the Spirit comes, who reveals the truth about God.

Paul, more than any other New Testament writer links the concept of the Spirit indwelt believer, with the day to day living and empowering of the Christian life. As Paige muses, "Christians who were formerly alienated from God have not simply been entered into the heavenly register of the redeemed; the Spirit indwells and empowers them to live a life pleasing to God." Furthermore, Paul's introduction and subsequent explanation of this theme is perhaps

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 Holy Spirit also brings conviction to the believer about sin, which brings Christians to repentance and right standing in the eyes of God. Without the Holy Spirit, people are not saved, but with this Spirit our bodies become a dwelling place of the Lord. The Holy Spirit is also a teacher, and with the Spirit people can rightfully understand the concept of truth and what truth entails, especially

What’s the Sacrament that is essential for a Catholic to spiritually become a adult? One of the last steps after the Sacrament of Baptism in the Catholic faith is the Sacrament of Confirmation. Confirmation is the Sacrament in which Catholics receive the fullness of the Holy Spirit. This enables individuals to profess and confess their faiths as strong Christians, and soldiers of Jesus Christ. Confirmation is the Sacrament by which God strengthens an individual 's faith through the Holy Spirit. It sends Catholics out as witnesses of Jesus, and it seals their membership in the Catholic Church with the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit (Ellis and Ramsey 2005). Catholics originally received these gifts at Baptism, and they unwrap them at Confirmation. Two gifts of the Holy Spirit that Catholics unwrap at Confirmation are fortitude and understanding. For instance, young Catholics can use fortitude to resist temptation from doing drugs because it will cause harm to their bodies. Young Catholics can also use the gift of understanding to see how God is there for them during difficult situations and that he is working in each of their lives. At confirmation, individuals chose a saint whom they want to be named after.

The Spirit is the witness to the adoption of believers into God’s family as a joint heir with Christ (Romans 8:12-16). Wesley describes the Spirit as guiding, rectifying, teaching, purifying and uniting believers together in the will of God through Jesus Christ (Oden, 2012, p.106). The Bible tells us while Jesus has ascended above and is seated at the right hand of the Father, the Holy Spirit dwells in believers here ( Matthew 22:44, Psalm 101:1, Acts 1:5, John 14:17). It is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit that allows believers to see the truth, and perceive the Spirit himself – “He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you.” John 14:17 (NLT). So it is by the infilling of the Holy Spirit, that one not only experiences works of the Spirit, but confirmation of the Spirit Himself.

The work of the Holy Spirit provides great strength for the classical method. No matter how the apologist presents the arguments for theism, the aim of the unbeliever is to refute and deny the truth like the postmodernist for example. Thus, the Holy Spirit remains the prime factor for the deliverance of such

As described in CCC 1832, the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. They belong in their fullness to Christ, Son of David. They complete and perfect the virtues of those who receive them. They make the faithful docile in readily obeying divine inspirations. Each one person is entrusted with a particular gift from the Holy Spirit, which he needs to live throughout his or her life. For the moral life of Christians is sustained by the gifts of the Holy Spirit. These are permanent dispositions which make man docile in following the promptings of the Holy Spirit.

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 all of Paul’s writings an array of words are expressed to describe the workings of Christ. In many of these cases thorough exegesis is necessary to understand the true content and application for daily life. One of the heaviest of these words that has caused a large amount of debate throughout history, and one that is imbedded in the book of Galatians, is justification. Nonetheless, the means that individuals receive this form of justice is through faith, and faith alone according to Paul. Faith is the factor of response to the gospel message. The central argument in the Galatian epistle is whether one follows the “works of the law” or has “faith in Jesus Christ.” Paul’s stance here conveys through the works of Jesus Christ, God has