#77 – The Holy Spirit with Dr. Gregg Allison
Knowing Faith
The Holy Spirit Is Not the Potentiator of Our Agendas
When we talk about the Holy Spirit merely as a giver of gifts, then we almost immediately reduce Him to an instrument. A potentiator is a substance that enhances the effect of a drug. We do not set our agendas and develop our programs and then say, Holy Spirit, come and bless this mess. So let's get in step with him and receive his power and enablement to do what he wills.
Pastor, professor, and author, Dr. Gregg Allison, joins Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley for a discussion on the Holy Spirit.
Questions Covered in This Episode:
- Who is the Holy Spirit?
- What does the Spirit do?
- What is the chief confusion you find among students when considering the doctrine of the Holy Spirit?
- How do you discern if something is actually the work of the Spirit?
- The role of the Spirit in the Old Testament vs. the New Testament…
- How did the doctrine of the Holy Spirit develop from the early church fathers, through the medieval period into the Reformation?
- So, for the last century or so, through Charismatic renewal movements...the doctrine of the Spirit has occasionally been involved in intramural skirmishes. Particularly around the spiritual gifts, specifically what are sometimes called the “sign” or the “miraculous” gifts. How can our views on the gifts of the Spirit be strengthened by deeper reflection on the person of the Spirit?
Helpful Definitions:
- Eternal Procession: The Holy Spirit’s unique attribute in relation to the Father and Son: He has always come from the Father and the Son and will continue to do so forever. All things are from the Father, through the Son and by the Spirit.
- Eternally Begotten: The Son’s unique attribute in relation to the Father and the Spirit: the Son is sourced in the Father, but there was never a time when the Son began. All things are from the Father, through the Son and by the Spirit.
- Christology: The eternally begotten Son, who shares in the divine nature assumed upon Himself a fully human nature in the incarnation. Jesus is truly God and truly Man.
Guest Bio:
Dr. Gregg Allison is a professor of Christian Theology at Southern Seminary. Prior to joining the faculty of Southern, Dr. Allison was a professor at Western Seminary, and prior to that He served with campus crusade for Christ for 18 years, was a missionary in Italy and Switzerland. Dr. Allison is the author of numerous books including: Historical Theology: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine, Sojourners and Strangers: The Doctrine of the Church, and Roman Catholic Theology and Practice: An Evangelical Assessment. On top of writing and teaching, Dr. Allison serves as a pastor at Sojourn Community Church in Louisville, KY.
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
- Ephesians 5:18, 2 Peter 3:21, John 15-16, Acts 19:20-21, John 14, Luke 11:13
- “The Holy Spirit” by Dr. Gregg Allison
- Knowing Faith Episode #4 - Are Catholics and Protestants One Big Family with Dr. Gregg Allsion
- “Historical Theology” by Dr. Gregg Allison
- “Sojourners and Strangers” by Dr. Gregg Allison
- “None Like Him” by Jen Wilkin
- “In His Image” by Jen Wilkin
- “Calvin: Institutes of the Christian Religion” by John Calvin
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Pastor, professor, and author, Dr. Gregg Allison, joins Jen, JT, and Kyle for a discussion on the Holy Spirit.
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Christ calls us to care for those living in poverty. The question is, how? Download your free copy of Created to Flourish: How Employment-Based Solutions Help Eradicate Poverty, written by HOPE International President and CEO Peter Greer. HOPE International focuses on alleviating physical and spiritual poverty in 16 countries through Christ-centered microenterprise development.
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