Who is the Holy Spirit? Is there evidence that He is truly working in the believers heart? What does the Bible say about the Holy Spirit? Today, the fervor to know more about the Holy Spirit is perhaps greater than it has ever been. Within the pages of this book, Abraham Kuyper provides you with a comprehensive look at the ministry and work of the Holy Spirit in order to understand more fully the purpose of the Spirit and how you can apply the Bibles teaching to your life. He reveals a profound, yet detailed look at the Holy Spirits ministry to and through the believer. Called by many of Kuypers day the most comprehensive study ever made on the Holy Spirit, this book will be a channel of blessing and encouragement to you as you seek to live for Christ.
Abraham Kuyper was a Dutch politician, journalist, statesman and theologian. He founded the Anti-Revolutionary Party and was prime minister of the Netherlands between 1901 and 1905.
Unevenly good and bad. Not bad as in horrible, per se, just bad as in insufficient or poorly fleshed out. There are some high points of the book which were on subjects that I was interested in researching, with issues of how the Holy Spirit works in the life of infants being amongst them. That section was worth reading even if only for the fact that it was so intriguing. Other sections of the book seemed to meander in a rather unfocused way, and while the usual Kuyperian jems can be found here, for the most part I was not overly impressed with the book; this is something that rarely ever happens when I read Kuyper. 3 stars may be too harsh but 4 seems too strong. Worth reading for those interested; casual readers of Kuyper or people just interested in the Holy Spirit in general can probably skip this one.
“Sanctification embraces the whole man, body and soul, with all the parts, members, and functions that belong to each respectively. It embraces his person and all of his person. This is why sanctification progresses from the hour of regeneration all through life, and can be completed only in and through death.”
“But the Hymn of Praise rises highest when it addresses the Eternal One directly; when the saint thinks not of himself, nor of his brethren, nor of the demons, but of the Lord God alone.”
Thoughtful, pastoral. Short chapters and very digestible.