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1 | Praying to the Holy Spirit? | John 14:14 | bowler | 206265 | ||
Doc Enjoyed the link, nothing there on praying to the Holy Spirit, thanks. blessings abound, bowler |
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2 | Praying to the Holy Spirit? | John 14:14 | Wild Olive Shoot | 206280 | ||
Someone is not paying attention.:) Here is some help for you bowler and welcome to the forum, but you will have to read the rest yourself. Stand in His grace, WOS 30. Prayer for Love Toward God The Addressee of This Prayer Let us now consider the Addressee of this prayer. Who is meant by "the Lord" here? We answer unhesitatingly, the third Person of the blessed Trinity, the One who is designated "Lord" in 1 Corinthians 12:5, and "the Spirit of the Lord" in 2 Corinthians 3:18. First, this is clear from the fact that in our present verse He is definitely distinguished from "God" and "Christ," so that reference is here made to the Eternal Three. Second, this fact is borne out by what is here asked of Him: "The Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into patient waiting for Christ." Now it is the distinguishing work of the Spirit to develop our graces and to regulate their exercise. As "the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us" (Rom. 5:5), so love is called forth into action by Him. Third, since the Spirit is co-essential and co-eternal with the Father and the Son, He is worthy of our homage. Nowhere in Scripture is there the least hint that one Person in the Godhead must be excluded from the praises which we give to the Lord. On the contrary, the Spirit is to be publically owned and equally honored with the Father and the Son. This is clear from Matthew 28:19; to be baptized in His name is an act of worship. It is evident again from the place accorded Him in the Christian benediction (2 Cor. 13:14). We are expressly commanded to "worship and bow down . . . before the LORD our maker" (Ps. 95:6). That the third Person is included in that command is plain: "The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life" (Job 33:4; cf. Job 26:13 with Ps. 33:6). Instruction is given to pray to "the Lord of the harvest" (Matthew 9:38). During the days of His earthly ministry Christ sustained that office, as appears from His choosing the apostles and sending forth the seventy. But since His ascension, the Holy Spirit fulfills that ministry (see Acts 13:2, 4; 20:28). The Spirit now calls and equips the "laborers," assigns them their work, and blesses them in it. http://www.pbministries.org/books/pink/Gleanings_Paul/paul_30.htm |
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3 | Praying to the Holy Spirit? | John 14:14 | bowler | 206285 | ||
Wild Olive Shoot My apologies to all! I missed this in what was sent to me by another. Having some trouble with theologian Arthur Pink's writing here. Aruthur Pink 30. Pray For Love Toward God Then had followed the prayer in 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 that they might be comforted and established by an effectual application to them of the glorious contents of the gospel. Next he had solicited their prayers for himself and fellow ministers (2 Thess. 3:1-2), after which he had declared, "But the Lord is faithful, who will stablish you, and keep you from evil. And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you" (2 Thess. 3:4). Note, the apostle did not say, "We have confidence in you" but "We have confidence in the Lord touching you." Paul was assured that God, having begun a good work in them, would graciously complete it. The Addressee of This Prayer Let us now consider the Addressee of this prayer. Who is meant by "the Lord" here? We answer unhesitatingly, the third Person of the blessed Trinity, the One who is designated "Lord" in 1 Corinthians 12:5, and "the Spirit of the Lord" in 2 Corinthians 3:18. First, this is clear from the fact that in our present verse He is definitely distinguished from "God" and "Christ," so that reference is here made to the Eternal Three. I understand his reference to another passage that the Holy Spirit is in the Godhead and deserves worship. What I am trying to see is his take on 2 Thessalonians 2:16, 17 because the prayer mentions Jesus and the Father but does not mention the Holy Spirit and then ends. Then Pink metions chapter 3 as if the prayer is continuing, with the Holy Spirit as the object deserving attention as the recipient of a prayer, but now Paul is speaking of asking the brethren to pray and is no longer praying, he stopped in chapter 2. I don't think I am a theologian by any means, and all credit due to the great men of yesteryear. I do however, respectfully wonder sometimes how they come to the conclusions they do. I appreciate, though reading him, and you sending the link. blessings abound, bowler |
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