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Christians have developed divergent beliefs about the Holy Spirit, often rooted in various church traditions as much as in Scripture. However, it’s to Scripture we must turn if we are to root out our misconceptions and clarify our understanding of the third person of the Trinity.
There is no more maligned, no more misunderstood, no more misrepresented, no more insulted, no more dishonored, and no more blasphemed member of the Trinity in our contemporary church culture than the Holy Spirit, and we sort of give a free pass to people. But we need to rethink that, because the Holy Spirit is God.
May 11, 2011 · Myth 1: The Holy Spirit keeps a record of my sin. Truth 1: The Holy Spirit remembers your sin no more (Heb 10:17) The Holy Spirit is not forgetful, but love keeps no record of wrongs. At the cross, justice was done and all your sins were forgiven (Col 2:13). To forgive literally means to send away.
Feb 18, 2022 · So, to better understand the Holy Spirit, let’s clarify and redefine three misconceptions: 1) The Holy Spirit is a force, 2) The Holy Spirit is not permanent, and 3) The Holy Spirit is a feeling. THREE MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT
- Michael Jakes
- Believing That the Holy Spirit Is Just an Active Force. A popular catchphrase which catapulted its way into popular culture in the late 1970s is from the movie “Star Wars” – “may the force be with you.”
- Believing That His Ministry Ends with the Rapture of the Church. The Rapture of the Church is the next event on God’s prophetic calendar. It will be sudden, as well as cataclysmic, and it will spell the end of life on earth as we know it, and the end of the Church on earth.
- Believing That He Does Not Convict Christians of Sin. Here we have only one of the many false teachings found within the hyper-grace movement. To take away any one aspect of the Holy Spirit’s ministry is heretical and borderline blasphemous.
- Believing That the Holy Spirit and Demons Can Indwell the Believer Simultaneously. Finally, getting this wrong about the Holy Spirit can throw not just our theology, but our very lives into a spiritual tailspin.
Jun 2, 2023 · The Holy Spirit can be difficult to understand—maybe even the most difficult Person of the Trinity to understand. Is He a doctrine? A person? A supernatural force? Here's a fuller biblical portrait of who the Holy Spirit really is.
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Jan 4, 2022 · There are many misconceptions about the identity of the Holy Spirit. Some view the Holy Spirit as a mystical force. Others see the Holy Spirit as an impersonal power that God makes available to followers of Christ.
