A concise, practical book on the person and work of the Holy Spirit.
Part of the Questions Christians Ask series.
Many people find it easy to understand about God and Jesus, but struggle to understand quite how and where the Holy Spirit fits into the picture. Who exactly is he? And how does he work in our lives? This book cuts through the confusion and looks at what the Bible says about the Holy Spirit.
Suitable for all Christians, and especially those who are struggling with questions about who the Holy Spirit is.
Part of the Questions Christians Ask series: a range of short, simple books designed to help Christians understand what God has said about these questions and many more in the Bible.
Introduction
1. The Spirit of Life
2. The Spirit of God
3. The Spirit of Love
4. The Spirit of Truth
5. The Spirit of Power
| Contributors | Tim Chester, Christopher de la Hoyde, Derek Perkins |
|---|---|
| Format | Audiobook |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The Good Book Company |
A gem of a book that helps us embrace the beautiful work of God's Holy Spirit in our lives. I loved it - both for the beautiful theology, the wise practical advice ... and for the wonderful illustrations.
The Holy Spirit is sent to give us the life, love, truth and power of God - to bring us as sons to a loving Father. This book shows the glory and grandeur of his work in a warm, clear style that reflects the character of the Spirit himself.
This very readable book will reassure your mind, warm your heart, and raise your expectations of the Spirit's work in your life. Tim and Chris don't shy from the questions that have confused Christians, but nor are they distracted by them. Read this if you want to understand and enjoy the Spirit's life-giving role among all believers today.
Who on earth is the Holy Spirit? by Tim Chester and Christopher de la Hoyde is written to reassure believers about the experience of the Spirit in their lives. It’s also written to help believers become more aware of the work of the Spirit.... continue reading
Following on from my recent review of Sam Allberry’s “Is God Anti-Gay?“, I recently acquired another in the helpful little series of the well-presented ‘Questions Christians Ask’ series. This book, in a fetching shade of what is best described as duck-egg blue, seeks to engage with the huge question of “Who on Earth is the Holy Spirit?”. Here, authors Tim Chester and Christopher de la Hoyde seek to answer that big question in an accessible way.... continue reading
I love this book, as a primer its a good lead into introducing the role, person of the Holy Spirit and His purposes in a believers life. Does it answer everything no, it's small, but it gets the ball rolling in a wonderfully concise and helpful way.
This is an excellent short book, giving a Biblical overview of the Holy Spirit, which is very readable.
This little book attempts to deal with a very emotive subject area and nails its colours to the mast from the very beginning [page 8] by saying "We want to raise your expectations of the Spirit's work in your life. When you pray, we want you to expect the Spirit to work miracles. When you talk about Jesus we want you to expect the Spirit to create faith in people's hearts. When you read God's word we want you to expect the Spirit to create intimacy with the Father. When your tempted, we want you to expect the Spirit to gives [!] you alternative desires. etc." Sounds a little like the present prevalent 'name-it-and-claim-it' movement to me. Godly men through the centuries know that The Spirit does say No, or not yet or occasionally yes. Why? Because the Holy Spirit only grants that which is within God's plan, His timetable and His will. The Father points to Jesus; the Holy Spirit points to Jesus - so we must ask in His name to be wise. All Christians are 'work in progress' through the sanctification of the Spirit's prompting, leading and encouragement to be fit for Heaven. We must never ask for anything and expect it as a right. That is not the Gospel nor the work of The Spirit. The booklet misapplies a quotation in Galatians that meets a natural human desire of anticipation that by 'expecting you will receive'. Not true. Unscriptual and misleading to those who ask and find they are declined. They are often left with a feeling of rejection or 'lacking in spiritual standing'. This is often very destructive to the young, immature Christian who is looking for the rock and are thrown a worldly pebble by their misguided teachers. Asking for something is not formulaic as suggested by the booklet - and the expectation is certainly not a right.
A gem of a book that helps us embrace the beautiful work of God's Holy Spirit in our lives. Full of carefully thought through Biblical wisdom, carefully explained and thoughtfully illustrated with vulnerable personal examples from the authors' lives.
