Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Investigating the Holy Spirit

My dad gave me a book by Charles Stanley called "The Wonderful Spirit Filled Life". The book details Stanley's investigation of the Holy Spirit and how He guides our lives- but it isn't as easy as it might sound. Very good read so far, and I'll report more on it later.

The concept of the Holy Spirit has always been vague to me at best. Raised in the Catholic Church all I ever knew was that it was part of the Trinity and the "Lord, the giver of life". But it ended there. Most churches don't teach on the Holy Spirit. Most salvation focused mega churches end at being saved, or limit their teachings to Jesus Christ alone.

If I still have any readers after my 4-month hiatus- Who is the Holy Spirit?