How do the biblical authors describe the activity of the Holy Spirit in the lives of humans? This post examines the use of language concerning the Holy Spirit in the Old and New Covenants.
What is the Holy Spirit's function in the Old Covenant? Three main areas include empowering leadership, empowering prophecy, and serving as the presence of God.
What does it mean that the Holy Spirit indwells believers? What is its nature, and what are the benefits?
When and how does a believer receive the gift of the Holy Spirit?
Is the baptism of the Holy Spirit the same thing as receiving the gift of the Spirit? What it is, who gives it, and other implications.
Does Jesus' baptism and subsequent reception of the Holy Spirit serve as a precedent for all new covenant believers after Pentecost?
Did Jesus receive the Holy Spirit in his baptism or after he was baptized? What are the implications, if any, for believers concerning receiving the Holy Spirit?
Justification is a key concept that can be hard to understand. Jesus' work on the cross is the foundation for its meaning.
Part 1 examines the fundamental definition of what it means to “make disciples” from a biblical context.
Part 2 examines an interpretive dilemma of "make disciples" due to the grammatical structure of Matthew 28:19-20, as well as provides critical commentary on the popular usage of "disciple-making" and its consequences.