Some have taught that the Holy Spirit is not present in the Old Testament. We must bare in mind that there is only Spirit, and that He is God and is therefore unchanging. The same eternal Spirit was at working during the Old and New Testament periods, The Holy Spirit was, is, and always will be the saving agent who draws people to the Lord. If there were not such a strong continuity in the Spirit’s saving ministry, Jesus would not have taught Nicodemus as He did in John 3:5-10. Careful study and interpretation of the whole of Scripture reveals that there are also distinctions in the role of the Holy Spirit between the Old and New Covenant. What occurred at Pentecost is a new role, and not a change in the essential character of the Spirit Himself. Just as the Second person of the Trinity, undertook a new role with creation after His incarnation, and subsequent death, burial, resurrection, and Ascension, so to did the Holy Spirit assume a new role in the life of the believer after Pentecost. We have a new and unique relationship with God, based on the Work of the Spirit, provided by the ministry … READ MORE

We must bear in mind that there is only one Spirit, and that He is God and is therefore unchanging. The same eternal Spirit was at work during the Old and New Testament periods. The Holy Spirit was, is, and always will be the saving agent who draws people to the Lord. There is much continuity in the Holy Spirit’s work between the Old and New Testaments. We must understand that careful study and interpretation of the whole of Scriptures reveals that there are also distinctions between the Old and New covenants concerning the Spirit’s role. What occurred at Pentecost in Acts, 2 is described as a new baptism of the Spirit. It is His role that different, not the essential nature and character of the Spirit Himself. His enhanced role under the New Covenant is more intimate, more personal – but still similar in character to the way we see Him functioning in the Old Testament. What does this mean to us today? Join us this Sunday, February 4, at 10:30 as we plan to explore this very issue.… READ MORE

We are reminded that the Holy Spirit of God guides us into all truth, and that we cannot call upon the Lord, recognizing Him as Lord of our lives without the Holy Spirit enabling us to do so (1 Corinthians 12:3). It is because He is God that He has the power, ability, and desire to transform us from the darkness into the marvelous light. What are we to do? According to Ephesians 5:18 we are to learn to be controlled by the Holy Spirit, and according to Galatians 5:16, we are to walk in the Holy Spirit. The divine enablement to live the Christian life comes from the indwelling Spirit of God and the only way to receive this enablement is to commit yourselves to follow the Lord Jesus Christ! May our goal for the remainder of the week be to learn to walk closely to God, through the power of the Holy Spirit.… READ MORE