The Holy Spirit: Activating God's Power in Your Life - Softcover

Graham, Billy

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9780849930720: The Holy Spirit: Activating God's Power in Your Life

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ISBN 10: 0849930723 ISBN 13: 9780849930720

Publisher: W Pub Group, 1988

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With prayerful reverence and focused wisdom, Dr. Graham puts an understandable face on this mysterious third Person of the Trinity: The Holy Spirit is 'not an impersonal force, like gravity or magnetism. He is a Person, with all the attributes of personality. But not only is He a Person, He is divine as well .

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The Holy Spirit: Activating God's Power in Your Life by Billy Graham begins with a very simple statement: "Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness". Graham then affirms that "God heard that first cry for help, that cry for forgiveness, and answered it at Calvary", and that "God also heard our second cry ... and answered it at Pentecost". The Holy Spirit, Graham writes, is "the source of power who meets our need to escape from the miserable weakness that grips us", even after one has given one's life to Christ. "He gives us the power to be truly good". In clear, concise prose, Graham then walks readers through biblical passages that teach about the Holy Spirit. He also describes some related concepts and experiences that are widely misunderstood, such as "Baptism with the Spirit" and "Sins Against the Holy Spirit". And he gives readers a solid outline of the signs and fruits of the Spirit (such as love, joy, peace, patience and kindness). Graham's book may be especially helpful for new Christians, but it will also serve as a helpful reminder to long-time believers. "No person can seek sincerely the cleansing and blessing of the Holy Spirit, and remain the same afterward", Graham promises. This promise is sufficiently grounded in scripture, and offered with such authoritative serenity, that many readers will find real comfort here. --Kevin Attwood

About the Author:

Billy Graham, world-renowned author, preacher, and evangelist, has delivered the Gospel message to more people face-to-face than anyone in history and has ministered on every continent of the world in more than 185 countries. Millions have read his inspirational classics, including Angels, Peace with God, The Holy Spirit, Hope for the Troubled Heart, How to Be Born Again, The Journey, Nearing Home, and The Reason For My Hope.

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