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 […]
Chapter 23 – The Holy Spirit in the Epistles of Peter
There are three important truths respecting the Holy Spirit presented in the Epistles of Peter. I. THE SPIRIT OF INSPIRATION. In 2 Peter 1:21 we are told that “the prophecy came not by the will of man, but holy men of old spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” This is a […]
Chapter 24 – The Holy Spirit in the First Epistle of John
One is impressed with the limited number of direct references to the Holy Ghost in the great epistle of the beloved disciple in comparison with his references to the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. There are only four or five passages in all this long letter, in which the blessed Paraclete is mentioned by […]
Chapter 25 – The Holy Spirit in Jude
“These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit. But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.” Jude 19-21. The Epistle of Jude, like the Apocalypse […]
Chapter 26 – The Sevenfold Holy Ghost
“I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day.” Rev. 1: 10. “The seven Spirits which are before his throne.” Rev. 1: 4. “And before the throne seven lamps of fire, which are the seven Spirits of God.” Rev. 4: 5. “Having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into […]
Chapter 27 – The Spirit’s Last Message to the Church
“He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.” Rev. 3: 22. The seven letters of the Lord Jesus to the seven churches of Asia contain the last message of the Holy Ghost to the Churches of the Christian age. These messages were not addressed to the Apostolic Church; […]