Truth Unites Should We Pray to the Holy Spirit?
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Dec 15, 2025 Gavin Ortlund dives into the significance of praying to the Holy Spirit, highlighting His full divinity and personhood. He discusses New Testament prayer patterns, emphasizing the relationship believers can cultivate with the Spirit. The episode also explores the comforting role of the Spirit as our helper and seal, connecting His work intimately with Christ. Through engaging imagery, Gavin encourages reliance on the Spirit for true spiritual power, fostering deeper intimacy in one's faith journey.
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Boat With No Raised Sail
- Ortlund uses the image of a sailboat with an unraised sail to illustrate Christians not harnessing the Spirit's power.
- The metaphor warns that ignoring the Spirit keeps the Christian life from moving forward.
Spirit Is Fully Divine
- The Holy Spirit is fully God and thus fully worthy of prayers and adoration like the Father and the Son.
- Gavin Ortlund argues that prayer to the Spirit follows logically from Trinitarian belief and historical practice.
Follow The Pattern Without Being Limited
- Treat the New Testament pattern (to the Father, through the Son, in the Spirit) as a guiding rhythm, not a forbidding rule.
- You may pray directly to the Holy Spirit just as Christians pray to Jesus by reasonable extension.
