“Is being slain in the Spirit biblical?”……Most commonly, being "slain in the Spirit" happens when a minister lays hands on someone, and that person collapses to the floor, supposedly overcome by the power of the Holy Spirit. Those who practice slaying in the Spirit use Bible passages that talk about people becoming "as dead" (Revelation […]

“What is the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit?”……Answer: The concept of "blasphemy against the Spirit" is mentioned in Mark 3:22-30 and Matthew 12:22-32. The term blasphemy may be generally defined as "defiant irreverence." The term can be applied to such sins as cursing God or willfully degrading things relating to God. It is also attributing […]

…by Bill Bright The Christian and the Holy Spirit 1. Who is the Holy Spirit and why did he come? While there is a degree of divine mystery to the nature of the Holy Spirit, He definitely is not a bundle of warm feelings or good memories. Neither is He a vague cosmic force. In […]

“What is the difference between the Holy Spirit and Holy Ghost?”……Answer: It is only the King James Version of the Bible which uses the term "Holy Ghost." It occurs 90 times in the KJV. The term "Holy Spirit" occurs 7 times in the KJV. There is no clear reason as to why the KJV translators […]

Does the Spirit ever lead in a way that’s contrary to biblically revealed ethics? No, of course not. The Holy Spirit couldn’t possibly lead somebody to disobey the Holy Spirit’s teaching. That would be God acting against himself. I would think it would be elementary and manifestly obvious to every Christian that God the Holy […]

“What is the baptism of the Holy Spirit?”……The baptism of the Holy Spirit may be defined as that work whereby the Spirit of God places the believer into union with Christ and into union with other believers in the body of Christ at the moment of salvation. First Corinthians 12:12-13 is the central passage in […]

“What is Pneumatology?”……The word Pneumatology comes from two Greek words which mean “wind, air, spirit” and “word” – combining to mean “the study of the Holy Spirit.” Pneumatology is the study of God the Holy Spirit, the third Person of the Trinity. It answers numerous important questions about the Holy Spirit:……Who / what is the […]