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“The Holy Spirit”

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In this sermon, Pastor Martin introduces Donald MacLeod's book, "The Spirit of Promise," which he considers the finest work on the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. Martin highlights MacLeod's direct engagement with contemporary issues like tongues and prophecy, particularly refuting the accusation that churches not cultivating these gifts are 'dead-letter churches.' He praises MacLeod's masterful chapters on being led by the Spirit and being filled with the Spirit, recommending the book for any serious person, not just theologians.

Outline 3 sections · 1 min

  1. Introducing Donald MacLeod's 'The Spirit of Promise' 0:00
  2. Masterful Chapters on Being Led and Filled with the Spirit 0:39
  3. Identifying Donald MacLeod 1:11

Key Quotes

“What I feel is the finest small work, or even large work, on the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, addressing not only the general doctrine of the Holy Spirit, but in particular, some of the burning issues of our day, such as tongues and prophecy in relationship to the gifts of the Spirit, the accusation that if we do not expect and cultivate the gifts of prophecy and tongues, we are dead-letter churches, we are not truly charismatic churches in the biblical sense.”
“And his chapter on being led by the Spirit is nothing short of masterful, and I do not use that term lightly or frequently.”
“And this, for any serious person, it's not a book for theologians.”

A full transcript is available on the tab. 3 paragraphs, roughly 1 minutes.

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