Category Archives: Holy Spirit

Why you need the Holy Spirit

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Jacob Young

In doing a little research today, I ran across a section I’d marked in On Communion with God from a previous read that I thought I’d share. I tend to like lists, especially pithy ones that pack a lot of … Continue reading →

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A meditation on the fruit of the Spirit

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Jacob Young

I was startled by little grammatical thing in Galatians 5 the other week. Have you ever noticed that we generally say “The fruits of the Spirit,” when the text actually puts it in the singular form, “fruit of the Spirit”? It’s … Continue reading →

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I executed myself this morning.

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Jacob Young

I got stood up today. You know: “Hey, let’s do coffee!” “Awesome. [Fill in scheduling] See you there!” Time arrives… your sitting there… waiting… and waiting… and waiting… What do you do? I typically ruminate and internally fume with a … Continue reading →

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The Effects of a Depraved Mind in Believers

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Jacob Young

Bellow is a selection from Owen’s work on the Holy Spirit where he’s discussing the “futility” or vanity of the depraved mind (Ephesians 4:17) and how this persists in believers after they have experienced the regenerating work of the Holy … Continue reading →

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Spirit of Christ

Posted on May 3, 2008 by Jacob Young

A name for the Holy Spirit that John Owen recently drew my attention to is, “the Spirit of Christ” in Romans 8:9. Of course I’d read, and knew the name before, but had not given deep thought. There is something … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the “filling of the Spirit”

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Jacob Young

I struggle to understand what people mean when they say “the filling if the Spirit” or “the Holy Spirit is moving here”. I am a continuationist, and firmly believe that the Spirit is presently working in the redeemed of Christ … Continue reading →

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