Chapter 17 – The Spirit of Love
“Your love in the Spirit.” Col. 1: 8. This is the only reference to the Holy Spirit in the Epistle to the Colossians. The theme of this beautiful letter is the fullness and glory of Jesus. But Jesus cannot be glorified without recognizing the Holy Ghost; and so we have this brief reference to […]
Chapter 18 – The Holy Spirit in Thessalonians
“For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost.” 1 Thess. 1: 5. “Having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost.” 1Thess. 1: 6. “God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and […]
Chapter 19 – The Holy Spirit in the Epistles of Paul to Timothy
In the pastoral and personal letters of Paul to his son in the gospel, Timothy, we have five important references to the Holy Spirit. We shall consider them in their logical order. I. The Holy Spirit in relation to the person and work of Jesus Christ. 1 Timothy 3: 16, “Great is the mystery […]
Chapter 20 – Regeneration and Renewal
“He saved us by the washing of regeneration, and the renewing of the Holy Ghost; which he shed upon us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior.” Titus 3: 5, 6. This passage gives us a grand view of the plan of salvation. First, the apostle tells us of our former condition, when “we were […]
Chapter 21 – The Holy Spirit in the Epistle to the Hebrews
There are five special references to the Holy Ghost in this epistle. I. THE HOLY SPIRIT IN RELATION TO CHRIST’S DEATH. Hebrews 9: 14. “How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the Eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?” […]
Chapter 22 – God’s Jealous Love
“The Spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy.” James 4: 5. In the marginal reading of the Revised Version, we find this verse translated: “The Spirit that He hath made to dwell in us yearneth over us unto envy.” A still more happy rendering is, “The Holy Spirit, that dwelleth in us, loveth […]