Preaching the Holy Spirit
I just finished a three-month sermon series on the Holy Spirit, and surprisingly, preaching the Holy Spirit was a far more difficult task than I imagined that it would be. In preparation, I read John Owen’s magisterial work on The Holy Spirit, quite a bit of...3 Ways the Holy Spirit Gives Christ to Us
Immediately in the opening of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, the apostle launches into robustly theological praise to God for the love that he has lavished upon his people in and through Jesus Christ. When Paul focuses his praise on the Father (Eph. 1:3-6),...The Centrality of the Blood of Jesus in the Christian Gospel
For Paul, the gospel of Jesus is a message first and foremost of our redemption and forgiveness through the blood of Jesus: 7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, 8which he lavished upon...The Filioque Controversy, The Holy Spirit, and Christ’s Incarnation
The Filioque Controversy is the long-standing division between the Eastern and Western Churches, where the West added the phrase filioque (“and the Son”) to the Nicene Creed, so that the creed explains that the Holy Spirit “proceeds from the Father...Download My Free eBook
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