Description The role of the Holy Spirit in the development of the early church was absolutely crucial as the New Testament documents were being written and circulated.
He is the author of "Discovering Jesus in the New Testament.".
About the Author Keith Warrington is a research fellow in New Testament and Pentecostal studies and lecturer in New Testament studies at Regents Theological College in Cheshire, England.
Each chapter concludes with helpful study questions and a useful bibliography.
Readers will gain an appreciation of the Spirit as a complex, wise, creative, powerful, and personal member of the Godhead who is sent to equip, empower, affirm, inspire, gift, and ultimately transform the people of God.
Progressing from Matthew to Revelation, this in-depth study allows the scriptures to speak out of their original contextual situations and into our lives today.
Taking a "text-driven" approach, Warrington moves beyond the controversy and sensationalism associated with charismatic phenomena to examine the third person of the Trinity himself.
Nevertheless, many Christians today have only a vague understanding of the Holy Spirit--the comfort he offers, the gifts he imparts--but few could articulate his vital role in the life of every believer.
Therefore the New Testament writers sought to explain his character and mission in the events they recorded and through the letters they penned.
However many first-century believers, often unacquainted with the Old Testament, had little knowledge of the work of God\'s Spirit.
Description The role of the Holy Spirit in the development of the early church was absolutely crucial as the New Testament documents were being written and circulated
