The Message of the Holy Spirit

by Warrington, Keith

• ISBN13: 9780830824113
• ISBN10: 0830824111
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-12-30
• Publisher: Ivp Academic

Summary

The story of the Holy Spirit is epic, stretching from the Bible's earliest pages to its last breath. In this commentary Keith Warrington leads us through the Scriptures to discover God's Spirit throughout, eager to do good through us and, more centrally, eager to remind us that he abides with us and is for us.

Author Biography

Keith Warrington is principal and director of doctoral studies for Regents Theological College, Worscestershire, England. He is also the author of Discovering the Holy Spirit in the Mew Testament.

Table of Contents

General preface	p. 7
Author's preface	p. 8
Chief abbreviations	p. 9
Bibliography	p. 10
Introduction	p. 11
Who is the Holy Spirit and what is he like? (1 Samuel 16:11-13; Matthew 3:11-16; Acts 2:2)	p. 15
The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament
The Holy Spirit is the energiser of all creation (Genesis 1:1-3)	p. 35
The Holy Spirit works wonders through weak people (Judges 3:7-11; 6:24-8:28; 11:1-40; 13:25-15:15)	p. 42
The Holy Spirit in the Gospels
The Holy Spirit is associated with proclamation (Luke 1:41-79; 2:25-35)	p. 51
The Holy Spirit authenticates Jesus (Luke 1:35; 3:22; 4:1-15)	p. 57
The Holy Spirit commissions Jesus (Luke 4:16-30; 12:8-12)	p. 70
The Holy Spirit and salvation (John 3:1-10; 4:7-26; 7:37-39)	p. 85
The Holy Spirit is the Paraclete (John 14:12-17; 15:26-16:7, 13-15)	p. 97
The Holy Spirit convicts unbelievers (John 16:1-11)	p. 107
The Holy Spirit in the book of Acts
The Holy Spirit and evangelism (Acts 1:8; 4:1-31; 6:8-7:60; 13:4-12)	p. 121
The Holy Spirit at Pentecost (Acts 2:1-12)	p. 131
The Holy Spirit guides believers (Acts 5:3-9; 8:29-40; 10:19-23; 11:12-15; 13:2-4; 16:6-10)	p. 142
The Holy Spirit in the Epistles
The Holy Spirit opposes the flesh and affirms believers (Romans 8:1-13,14-23, 26-27)	p. 153
The Holy Spirit provides gifts (1 Corinthians 12:4-31; Romans 12:6-8)	p. 178
The Holy Spirit and transformation (Galatians 5:16-6:2)	p. 193
The Holy Spirit seals and guarantees believers (Ephesians 1:3-14)	p. 206
The Holy Spirit provides access to God (Ephesians 2:11-22)	p. 215
The Holy Spirit and unity (Ephesians 4:1-16, 25-32)	p. 223
Be filled with the Spirit (Ephesians 5:18-6:18)	p. 236
Conclusion	p. 245
Study Guide	p. 249
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