2.1 - The Work of the Holy Spirit

The Work of the Holy Spirit A Discourse delivered by Mr. James Anderson At Fraserburgh, 9th August, 1896 Digitized by www.ChristianHomeSite.com Formatted and made available by www.GravelHillchurchofChrist.com THIS is a large subject, and only a few aspects of it can be looked at in one address. This being so I will try to confine myself to what I consider to be some of the more important and practical points of it. Our choice of this subject is the result of enquiry by quite a number of earnest intelligent people in this place, concerning our belief in the person and work of the Holy Spirit. As the report has gone round, here and elsewhere, that we do not believe in the Holy Spirit, let me open this discourse by a brief, general statement of our belief in regard thereto. First, then, our belief in the personality and deity of the Holy Spirit is a deep, strong, and settled belief. We admit no one to fellowship who doubts or denies here. Second, we believe that the men who wrote the Scriptures were inspired by the Holy Spirit; and, therefore, we have in the Bible the mind of the Spirit. Third, we believe that the Holy Spirit dwells in the Christian. Fourth, we believe that the Holy Spirit is an active agent in the conversion of every sinner. And as it was questions and conversation concerning the work of the Spirit in conversion that gave rise to this subject, let this have our first attention.