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Subject: Praying to the Holy Spirit? |
Bible Note: 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 |