Holy Spirit

The “Down-grade” Controversy Foreshadowed

… We are not to be pugnacious, always contending for every crotchet of our own ; but wherein we have learned the truth of the Holy Spirit, we are not …

“Through Much Tribulation”

… Often, in the deep anguish of my spirit, did I stay my petitions, because I thought them hopeless; and when again the Holy Spirit drew me to the …

Psalm 141

Psalm 141

… Nor is that prayer of any virtue or efficacy which is no kindled by the fire from above, the Holy Spirit of God, which we have from our …

Psalm 50

Psalm 50

… An inward, spiritual, supernatural, universal change is effected in the saints by the power of the Holy Ghost. Thus they are renewed in the spirit of their minds …

Psalm 104

Psalm 104

… Whoever the human penman may have been, the exceeding glory and perfection of the Holy Spirit's own divine authorship are plain to every spiritual mind. DIVISION. After …

Psalm 24

Psalm 24

… Faith in Jesus is the work of the Holy Spirit, and has all virtues wrapped up in it. Faith stands by the fountain filled with blood, and as …

Psalm 139

Psalm 139

… a strain? Holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. What themes are more sublime than the Divine attributes? And which of these …

Psalm 65

Psalm 65

… All this may furnish us with a figure of the operations of the Holy Spirit in beating down high thoughts, filling our lowly desires, softening the soul, and …

Psalm 119

Psalm 119

… Thirdly, they are holy comforts, Isaiah 64:5 Psalms 138:5; they flow from a Holy Spirit, and nothing can come from the Holy Spirit but that which …

Psalm 40

Psalm 40

… lifted by the Holy Spirit into the region of prophecy, David was honoured to write concerning a far greater than himself. SUBJECT. Jesus is evidently here, and although …

Psalm 15

Psalm 15

… The Lord in answer to the question informs us by his Holy Spirit of the character of the man who alone can dwell in his holy hill. In …

Psalm 33

Psalm 33

… But the first Christians "walked in the fear of the Lord, and in the comforts of the Holy Ghost." They may think that the fear will injure the …

Psalm 72

Psalm 72

… This is spoken and promised of Christ, and serves to teach us that Christ coming to his church and people, by the gracious influences of his Holy Spirit …

Psalm 55

Psalm 55

… King David, though for innocency not only a dove, but the phoenix of doves, and so a notable type of Christ, upon whom the Holy Ghost descended in …

Psalm 74

Psalm 74

… To vex the Holy Spirit is no mean sin, and yet how frequently are we guilty of it; hence it is no marvel that we are often under …

Psalm 135

Psalm 135

… The Holy Spirit occasionally repeats himself; not because he has any lack of thoughts or words, but because it is expedient for us that we hear the same …

Psalm 130

Psalm 130

… The Holy Ghost layeth out here two opposite passions most plainly— fear , in respect of evil deserving sins, and hope , in regard of undeserved mercies.— Alexander Roberts. 1610 …

Psalm 136

Psalm 136

… the world is our enemy, and we are redeemed from it by the Holy Spirit. We are ransomed, let us enjoy our liberty; Christ has wrought our redemption …

Psalm 143

Psalm 143

… May the Holy Spirit lead us into its inner meaning . EXPOSITION Verse 1. Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications. In the preceding psalm he …

Psalm 94

Psalm 94

… us; these are his comforts. "Delight." This is a transcendant expression, which the Holy Ghost in the pen of the prophet David comes up unto. It had been …

Psalm 88

Psalm 88

… Messianic references to be pointed out in the Notes, where, if God the Holy Ghost be pleased to illustrate the page, we have gathered up more than enough …

Psalm 147

Psalm 147

… This the Holy Spirit mentions as a part of the glory of God, and a reason for our declaring his praise: the Lord is not only a Builder …

Psalm 132

Psalm 132

… the indwelling of the Holy Ghost in believers is a wonder of grace parallel to the incarnation of the Son of God. God in the church is the …

Psalm 51

Psalm 51

… Surely men who cavil at this doctrine have need to be taught of the Holy Spirit what be the first principles of the faith. David's mother was …

Psalm 69

Psalm 69

… Then they will be off from their merry pins, and will find that this was very far from being the "Comfort of the Holy Ghost, "wherein and whereby …

Psalm 105

Psalm 105

… but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost, "2Pe 1:21. The first application of the word is to Abraham (Ge 2 …

Psalm 103

Psalm 103

… the imperative necessity of adoration? Certainly, he uses no vain repetitions, for the Holy Spirit guides his pen; and thus he shews us that we have need, again …

Psalm 37

Psalm 37

… But if you will give me leave to conjecture, the Holy Ghost may seem in this promise at once to show the condition of the church, and to …

Psalm 78

Psalm 78

… What must it be to grieve the Lord of love! Yet we also have vexed the Holy Spirit, and he would long ago have withdrawn himself from us …

Intimate Knowledge of the Holy Spirit

John 14:17

… Oh, worship the Holy Spirit! The greatest crime of sinners is to blaspheme the Holy Spirit—and the greatest fault of saints is to neglect the Holy Spirit …

Receiving the Holy Spirit

Acts 19:2

… SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "He said unto them, Have you received the Holy Spirit since you believed?" Acts 19:2 . IT may be well to notice …

A Gospel Promise

Ezekiel 36:27

… It is right to pray for the influences of the Holy Spirit, but it is not right to think of the Holy Spirit, Himself, as though He were …

The Saint and the Spirit

John 14:17

… the man of God knows the Holy Spirit, for He is with him and dwells in him. But the man of the world knows not the Holy Spirit …

The Holy Spirit Glorifying Christ

John 16:14

… They are not of the Holy Spirit, for the Holy Spirit teaches us not to magnify outward rites, but Christ. And that teaching is not of the Holy …

The Holy Spirit Glorifying Christ

John 16:14

… The Holy Spirit comes and takes the veil away from our heart and then we see Christ. It is the Holy Spirit's office to come between us …

The Holy Spirit's Chief Office

John 16:14

… IT is the chief office of the Holy Spirit to glorify Christ. He does many things, but this is what He aims at in all of them—to …

"Honey In The Mouth!"

John 16:14

… First, WHAT THE HOLY SPIRIT DOES. It is clear, Beloved Friends, that the Holy Spirit deals with the things of Christ. As our brother, Archibald Brown, said, when …

Praying In The Holy Spirit

… What does praying in the Holy Spirit mean? The word may be translated, "by the Holy Spirit," or, "through the Holy Spirit," as well as, "in the Holy …

The Pentecostal Wind and Fire

Acts 2:2-4

… When the Holy Spirit was bestowed, by the Son of God, upon His disci- ples it was as breath—"He breathed on them and said, Receive the Holy …

A Most Needful Prayer Concerning The Holy Spirit

Psalm 51:11

… But the second I shall ask your attention to in greater detail. "Take not Your Holy Spirit from me." Remember, my Brethren, it was the Holy Spirit who …