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12 The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., p. 20. 13 Through the Eternal Spirit, p. 36. 14 Loc. cit. 15 Ibid., pp. 37-38. 16 Ibid., p. 44. 17 Loc. cit. 18 Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, p. 483. 19 Emblems of the Holy Spirit, pp. 229-241. 20 Unpublished notes on Genesis, taken stenographically, Oct 10, 1931. 21 Op. cit., p. 75. 22 Op. cit., p. 242. 23 Cf. International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia, v.s., Oil. 24 Op. cit., pp. 29, 33, 34, 36. Original files can be downloaded from here: http://www.walvoord.com or http://bible.org/
The Person of the Holy Spirit by John F. Walvoord Chapter 2 The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament (Continued from the April-June Number, 1940) [Author’s Note: Following the introductory article on the Person of the Holy Spirit, this discussion will begin the consideration of the work of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament. Included in this article are the first three divisions: (1) The Work of the Holy Spirit in Eternity Past; (2) The Work of the Holy Spirit in Creation; (3) The Work of the Holy Spirit in Old Testament Revelation. To follow in a later article will be the discussion of the work of the Holy Spirit in the inspiration of the Old Testament, in working miracles in the Old Testament, and His ministry to man in the Old Testament.] Introduction. The great Dutch theologian of the last century, Abraham Kuyper, in beginning his classic work, The Work of the Holy Spirit, struck a note which every careful student of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit will echo when he wrote, “The need of divine guidance is never more deeply felt than when one undertakes to give instruction in the work of the Holy Spirit-so unspeakably tender is the subject, touching the inmost secrets of God and the soul’s deepest mysteries. We shield instinctively the intimacies of kindred and friends from intrusive observation, and nothing hurts the sensitive heart more than the rude exposure of that which should not be unveiled, being beautiful only in the retirement of the home circle. Greater delicacy befits our approach to the holy mystery of our soul’s intimacy with the living God.”1 The subject of the work of the Holy Spirit is frequently based on explicit revelation, the contemplation of which affords the devout soul exquisite delight. Some aspects are revealed in less detail, requiring on the part of all who study them most careful induction to avoid error. Frequently a great field of truth is revealed in a few scattered Scriptures. We all must share some feeling of futility in endeavoring to display the beauties of infinite truth, the field being so vast, the danger of warping or slighting the truth ever being present. Two great dangers in interpretation are apparent as illustrated in the literature on the subject. First, we are ever prone to interpret Scripture through experience, instead of interpreting experience through Scripture. The factor of human experience is very close to some aspects of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, but experience may not be normal, and if normal may not be properly interpreted. Much harm has come through arbitrary doctrines established in the last analysis on experience rather than revelation. A second danger, in the opposite extreme, is to limit the doctrine of the Holy Spirit to facts accepted by all. Much that is spiritual is not subject to proof sufficient to satisfy all. Inductions carefully made, and in keeping with all known revelation, are often necessary to bring out all the beauty of doctrine. The Scriptures have been expressly formed to be apparent to those who are taught by the Holy Spirit Himself while a closed book to cold reason and precise deduction. One who appreciates these dangers comes with a renewed sense of dependence on the Holy Spirit Himself to teach the intimate truths relating to His works. It is natural that more attention should have been given to the New than to the Old Testament, with which we are primarily concerned at present. The Old Testament, however, affords an important introduction to the revelation of the New Testament. The similarities and contrasts bring out the truth of the New Testament in greater beauty. The doctrine of the
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A serious departure from the truth
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Only two references to baptism by t
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the act of the sword and the act of
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The doctrine of the indwelling pres
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The importance of the abiding prese
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The chief passage in the New Testam
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temporary gifts the following can b
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these God can continue to reveal Hi
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The importance of the prophetic gif
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f. The Gift of Interpreting Tongues
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fourteen references to the filling
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Him, or, saying, “No.” The issu
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The fact that the Spirit of God has
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universal indwelling of the Holy Sp
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Second, relative perfection is ment
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As Dr. Lewis Sperry Chafer writes i
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a. Progressive Sanctification. Prev
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will of God. Prayer is vitally rela
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