What Does It Mean to Grieve the Holy Spirit?

What Does It Mean to Grieve the Holy Spirit? – “On the positive side, when we suffer, he’s right there with us. On the dangerous side, when we sin he’s right there with us. And so to grieve the Holy Spirit is to do the things that offend the Holy Spirit within us.”

Pray in the Spirit – At all Times, Always!

Pray in the Spirit – At all Times, Always! – “Which brings up the question, how’s your prayer life going? Are you and your prayer life living in a rut? Is it dull or filled with excitement and anticipation? Are you praying while sitting back or are you praying on the edge of your seat?”

 

Who Is the Holy Spirit?

Who Is the Holy Spirit? – “You and I must get our understanding of the Holy Spirit right if we love the truth and want to glorify Jesus Christ with our lives.”

10 Things You Should Know about the Holy Spirit

10 Things You Should Know about the Holy Spirit – Here’s one example, “All God’s actions are from the Father, through the Son, and finally reach their conclusion in the Holy Spirit.”

The Problem with Trying to Portray the Holy Spirit

The Problem with Trying to Portray the Holy Spirit – “Sometimes the biblical portrayal of the Holy Spirit just seems too vague and indirect for our taste. If we were making him known, we would make him known differently, more like the other persons of the Trinity—better than what we’ve got.” 

Could There Be a Worse Home Than This?

Could There Be a Worse Home Than This? – “We speak a great deal, especially at Christmas time, of the condescension of the eternal Son of God in coming to earth, to be born in a stable and cradled in a manger. Is it a less wonderful condescension, for the Holy Spirit to make your heart his home—and to live there as your guest?”

You Don’t Have to Choose between the Head and the Heart

You Don’t Have to Choose between the Head and the Heart – “The head or the heart? The mind or the emotions? The will or the affections? Often, we’re tempted to think of these as opposite ends of the spectrum—we can either be filled with information or be ‘filled with the Spirit’.”

How the Holy Spirit Helps Us Read Scripture

How the Holy Spirit Helps Us Read Scripture – “The Holy Spirit’s role does not stop with the writing of the texts. Good interpretation is also dependent on the ongoing work of the Spirit to in-spire us to understand, receive, and apply what God has spoken.”

Are You Relying on the Spirit or a Hunch?

Are You Relying on the Spirit or a Hunch? – “Intuition is like a book of matches. We can use the tool to warm a house up or burn it down.”

Teach us to Pray: The Help of the Spirit

Teach us to Pray: The Help of the Spirit – “You don’t know what to pray, when to pray, how to pray, who to pray for, and even why you should pray at all. You feel utterly helpless.”

Satan Hates Him

Satan Hates Him – “Yes, we know that Satan hates Jesus, marriage, and evangelism. But perhaps we should also consider his hatred for the Holy Spirit.”

 

How the Spirit Can Heal the Church (Again)

How the Spirit Can Heal the Church (Again) – “Basil understood that the Spirit ministers to the church so she might know, enjoy, and manifest the very beauty of God amid this dark and dreary world. Specifically, I believe he wanted readers to see three ways this occurs.”

The Holy Spirit and Human Flourishing

The Holy Spirit and Human Flourishing – “As human beings, we are most fully embodied and in our proper place when we are in-dwelt by the Holy Spirit. Thus, there is no path toward true and lasting human flourishing apart from God’s indwelling Spirit.”

Pentecost Was a Reversal

Pentecost Was a Reversal – “Pentecost, in an important sense, is Babel’s reversal.”

You Were Sealed by the Spirit

You Were Sealed by the Spirit – “This seal signified three realities: security, ownership, and authenticity.”

How to Entertain the Holy Spirit

How to Entertain the Holy Spirit – “If you are in Christ, then the God of highest heaven has made your heart his home. The Holy Spirit has moved in, so to speak, filling your soul’s halls and rooms with himself. And he will never, ever move out.”

What We Need is Power

What We Need is Power – “The power to get through the day does not come from the instructions on how to get through it. The power to glorify God is in the glorious gospel.”

Come, Holy Spirit: Seven Ways He Meets Us as We Gather

Come, Holy Spirit: Seven Ways He Meets Us as We Gather – “What can we consistently ask and expect the Holy Spirit to do when we gather?”

Invisible and Unmistakable: How Scripture Pictures the Holy Spirit

Invisible and Unmistakable: How Scripture Pictures the Holy Spirit – “We still sometimes struggle to know God, and not just in the personal sense of knowledge, but in the basic what-are-we-even-talking-about sense. This is especially the case with our knowledge of the Holy Spirit.”

 

The Love in His Grief: How the Spirit Responds to Our Sin

The Love in His Grief: How the Spirit Responds to Our Sin – “How do we grieve the Spirit of God? Do all sins grieve his heart the same?”