How do we understand the Holy Spirit? Though countless Christians through the ages have confessed “I believe in the Holy Spirit,” the Spirit has often remained an elusive figure, rel
“Highly recommended. . . . Helpful not only for simply meditating on the meaning of the Spirit in all of its implications for the church but also for discovering an ample supply of useful insights for preaching and teaching.”
—Reformed Review
“A concentrated, hard-hitting book. . . . It responds to a pressing need for solid teaching on the Holy Spirit.”
—Living Church
“Michael Green is always worth reading, and this goes for his I Believe in the Holy Spirit. It treats virtually every aspect of the Holy Spirit, along with a chapter on the charismatic movement. . . . Lots of solid material.”
—Restoration Review
“Green is a scholar with a remarkable gift for lucid and lively exposition of great Christian matters. . . . He has put all Christian readers most deeply in his debt.”
—Church Times
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Michael Green (1930–2019) was one of the best-known British evangelical theologians and preachers of his generation. A scholar with degrees from the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Toronto, Green had a passion for evangelism and a rare talent for communicating complex ideas in easy-to-understand language. In 1996, Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey granted Green a Lambeth degree of Doctor of Divinity. ?He led university missions on six continents, pastored St. Aldate's Church Oxford, and introduced innovative approaches in seminary education. He authored more than seventy books across a range of fields, including evangelism, apologetics, biblical commentary, and academic theology.
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Table of Contents
Preface
1. The Holy Spirit
2. The Spirit in the Old Testament
3. The Spirit of Jesus
4. The Spirit and Jesus
5. The Spirit in Mission
6. The Spirit in the Individual
7. The Spirit in the Church
8. The Spirit’s Baptism
9. The Spirit’s Fulness
10. The Spirit’s Gifts
11. What Are We to Make of the Charismatic Movement?
12. The Holy Spirit and the Future of the Church
Bibliography
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