The content of this book is to provide a scriptural basis for overcoming fear of the Holy Spirit. Your level of fear of the Holy Spirit can be measured by your commitment to your spirit and spiritual life. This can be measured by the amount of time spent nurturing your spirit and your knowledge of the Word of God. Your relationship with the Holy Spirit depends on you. He is willing to fulfill all the promises for you. Whatever level of spirituality you currently are at is a result of your openness to the Holy Spirit. As you reach out for more, He will reach back and reveal more. By faith, look at the scriptures without reservation to see what the Word says. Look at the writers of the New Testament that reached a level of spirituality that you can strive to achieve. Look to God and trust Him to guide you into all truth. Do not be afraid to follow your heart to desire more of God in your daily life. God never intended for you to receive Him as Father and Son and fear Him as the Holy Spirit.

While not endorsing what they consider to be the excesses of Pentecostalism, the charismatic movement, and the Third Wave, Sawyer and Wallace have embraced what they have tentatively called pneumatic Christianity. They contend that the way much of evangelical cessationism has developed is reactionary and reductionistic. Rather than focus upon scriptural images of the Holy Spirit as a presence deep within the soul of the believer, many cessationists have reactively denied experience in opposition to the Pentecostal overemphasis upon experience, which at times supplanted the revealed truth of scripture.

Are you afraid of the Holy Ghost? Do you know someone who is? If so, this powerful book is for you! Who's Afraid of the Holy Ghost contains over 150 questions and answers regarding the Holy Spirit including: Who is the Holy Spirit? Why do I need the Holy Spirit? What is "speaking in tongues"? What does it mean to be "Spirit filled"? What are the "Gifts of the Spirit"? What is "Holy Spirit baptism"? Many Christians view the Holy Spirit as some mysterious entity. They don't understand Him and therefore don't accept Him. This book is written in a simple, easy to read format with solid Scriptural support. It's great for new Christians, mature Christians, and even skeptics! Every Pastor and Teacher should have this book as a resource. It's the perfect resource for anyone desiring a closer walk with the Holy Spirit. Steve Williamson is an ordained minister and the founder of Mighty Wind Ministries. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A & M University, and a Master of Science degree from Southern Methodist University. Steve and his wife, Robin have been married for over 25 years and are the parents of three wonderful children. God placed a vision in Steve's heart to "Share the Secret of the Spirit" to the world. Mighty Wind Ministries was birthed to fulfill this vision through teaching others about the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Steve is an anointed teacher with a heart for God and a love for people. As many will testify, he has a special gift for sharing the Holy Spirit. His warm, relaxed style helps make even the deepest subjects easy to understand. Through his ministry, many people have come to know the power of the Holy Spirit. In addition to speaking engagements, he serves as a Worship Minister and Elder at West Houston Christian Center in Houston, Texas.

“If there were a Guinness Book of World Records entry for ‘amount of times having prayed the sinner’s prayer,’ I’m pretty sure I’d be a top contender,” says pastor and author J. D. Greear. He struggled for many years to gain an assurance of salvation and eventually learned he was not alone. “Lack of assurance” is epidemic among evangelical Christians. In Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart, J. D. shows that faulty ways of present- ing the gospel are a leading source of the confusion. Our presentations may not be heretical, but they are sometimes misleading. The idea of “asking Jesus into your heart” or “giving your life to Jesus” often gives false assurance to those who are not saved—and keeps those who genuinely are saved from fully embracing that reality. Greear unpacks the doctrine of assurance, showing that salvation is a posture we take to the promise of God in Christ, a posture that begins at a certain point and is maintained for the rest of our lives. He also answers the tough questions about assurance: What exactly is faith? What is repentance? Why are there so many warnings that seem to imply we can lose our salvation? Such issues are handled with respect to the theological rigors they require, but Greear never loses his pastoral sensitivity or a communication technique that makes this message teachable to a wide audience from teens to adults.

This book studies the Holy Spirit through the lens of both biblical and systematic theology. It provides a comprehensive look at the third person of the Trinity as revealed by Scripture, focusing on eight central themes and assumptions.

--A comprehensive account of the role and work of the Spirit, covering the entire Bible. --Written by a team of leading evangelical scholars, including world authorities such as Craig Bartholomew, David deSilva, James D. G. Dunn, Walter Kaiser and Max Turner. --Informed by the latest scholarship. --Will become the standard introductory survey on the subject. Written by an international team of leading scholars, this is the first comprehensive exploration of the role and work of the Holy Spirit, as witnessed in both the Old and New Testaments. With contributions by Craig Bartholomew, Gary Burge, David deSilva, James D. G. Dunn, David Firth, Walter Kaiser, Wonsuk Ma, John Christopher Thomas, Max Turner, and Matthias Wenk, among others, this authoritative survey will rapidly establish itself as a standard reference point for scholars and students of all theological persuasions. Any attempt at a "biblical theology" must begin with a careful exegesis of the biblical text. To this end, each contributor addresses the text through a rigorous exegesis of pertinent passages, keeping in mind the genre, canonical contexts, and sweep of redemptive history.