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1 | hope and holy spirit, explanation | John 16:13 | Hank | 107019 | ||
Princess: From the content of your post, I must conclude that you have your work cut out for you if you expect to deliver a message on the Holy Spirit to your church on Sunday. ...... You refer to the Holy Spirit as "it." The Holy Spirit is a Person, a member of the Triunity. A person is not properly referred to as an "it." .... You say, "I don't know how to explain how the Holy Spirit gives hope and what exactly the Holy Spirit is. I know for myself what it is, but I need to be able to explain it well. Any suggestions, comments?" ..... Yes, I do have a suggestion. Since it is axiomatic that one who has mastered his material usually has little or no difficulty in explaining it and, conversely, one whose knowledge of his material is scanty has enormous difficulties in trying to explain to others something he himself does not really understand, I would submit for your consideration to forego your message on the Holy Spirit in favor of another topic of which you may feel you have a firmer grasp. I think it unlikely that a crash course on the Holy Spirit undertaken between now and Sunday will equip you to deliver a meaningful message. Postpone it until you have given yourself sufficient time to study this complex subject and gain a measure of competence in it. ...... You may wish to avail yourself of a good Bible dictionary for an overall treatment of the nature and role of the Holy Spirit. And here are a few Bible verses that may help you: Gen. 1:2; Gen. 41:38; Exodus 31:2-5; Judges 3:9,10; 1 Sam. 19:20-23; Micah 3:8; Ezek. 36:25-29; Titus 3:5; 2 Thess. 2:13; Acts 2:4; John 16:13,14; Acts 1:8; Romans 5:5; Romans 8:26; 1 Cor. 12:4-11; Gal. 5:22;23; Eph. 3:16; 2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21. ...... Princess, believe me, I don't want to discourage you in any way. I'm simply saying that such an enormously complex subject as the Holy Spirit cannot be dealt with adequately by exposure to any crash course between now and Sunday. Both you and your audience will benefit if you stick with a subject you know well. Save the message on the Holy Spirit for another day. --Hank | ||||||
2 | hope and holy spirit, explanation | John 16:13 | Ray | 107053 | ||
Hi Hank, I think that those were words that had to be spoken to EPrincess215. It does appear that she lacks the knowledge of the Person. Yet, I believe that she has done well in her choice of Old Testament and New Testament references. And I still believe that we all could consider more the possibility that Holy Spirit is not always talking about the Person. I have always talked for instance about the Giver and the gift. In my personal copy I have "holy spirit" in all the verses that talk about being filled with it, this gift that God has given. Romans 5:5, "and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the *holy *spirit who was given to us." Ezekiel 37:3ff, "And He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" And I answered, "O Lord God, Thou knowest." Again He said to me, "Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, 'O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.' Thus says the Lord God to these bones, 'Behold, I will cause breath [Or, spirit, and so throughout the chapter] to enter you that you may come to life." Ezekiel 5:14, "And I will put My Spirit [Or, breath] within you and you will come to life,..." From the heart, Ray |
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