Through His Spirit
Overview
Who is the Holy Spirit to you? A mysterious being, shrouded in enigma and controversy? Is He a cold doctrine, perhaps referred to in Scripture but irrelevant to you today? Or is He a living, vibrant person who comforts, teaches, and guides you throughtout life?
To many, the idea of the Holy Spirit is confusing at best. But in this collection of timeless sermons, Dr. J. Vernon McGee explores the mysteries of the third member of the Trinity, breathing new life into ageless doctrines. This treasury features some of Dr. McGee's finest works and helps you to discover:
- The role of the Holy Spirit in creation and throughout the ages
- Jesus' reliance on the Holy Spirit in His life and ministry
- The relevance and purpose of the Holy Spirit in your own life
- What it means to walk in the Spirit
Through his warmth of expression and unmistakable teaching style, Dr. McGee transforms a difficult and confusing subject into a thought-provoking, wondrous, and fascinating study, bringing to life the person who is the Holy Spirit. Through His Spirit is a resource no believing Christian should be without.
Top Highlights
“Then what does it mean to quench, or extinguish, the Holy Spirit? It is to resist His leading. It is when a believer says no to God. It is putting the will of the individual above the will of God. That is what it means to quench the Holy Spirit.” (Pages 194–195)
“The question is asked: ‘How many Persons are there in the Godhead?’ The answer is: ‘There are three Persons in the Godhead: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; and these three are one God, the same in substance, equal in power and glory.’ That definition is the finest to be found.” (Page 20)
“Jesus Christ returned to the Father because He had completed His work here. When He died on the cross, He died a judgment death. He took my guilt and your guilt and died in our place. He was delivered for our offenses, but He was raised for our justification. He was raised from the dead that you and I might not only have our sins subtracted, but so that we might have His righteousness added.” (Page 95)
“That’s where the trouble is in the church today—carnal believers. God can’t speak to a great many people who are born again. The reason is because they have no understanding of the Word of God. They do not study the Word of God, and they have no hunger or desire for it whatsoever.” (Page 43)
“Scripture clearly delineates seven unique and peculiar ministries that the Holy Spirit came to perform: He came in order that He might restrain evil in the world, convict of sin, regenerate, indwell, seal, baptize, and fill.” (Page 87)
- Title: Through His Spirit
- Author: J. Vernon McGee
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Print Publication Date: 2003
- Logos Release Date: 2006
- Pages: 256
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Holy Spirit › Sermons; Sermons, American › 20th century
- ISBNs: 9781418518059, 1418518050
- Resource ID: LLS:THRHISSPRT
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T03:22:22Z
J. Vernon McGee (1904–1988) was an ordained Presbyterian minister, theologian, and radio minister. He was born in Hillsboro, Texas in 1904. McGee was pastor of the historic Church of the Open Door in downtown Los Angeles from 1949–1970.
McGee earned his BD from Columbia Theological Seminary, and his ThM and ThD from Dallas Theological Seminary. After serving in Presbyterian congregations in Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas, he moved to southern California to serve as pastor of Lincoln Avenue Presbyterian Church. In 1949 he moved to Los Angeles and became pastor of the Church of the Open Door. He also served as chairman of the Bible department at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles (now Biola University) and lectured several times at Dallas Theological Seminary.
In 1967, McGee started his popular Thru the Bible radio series and soon it was broadcast on over 400 channels in North America. The radio broadcasts were transcribed, edited, and published in the Thru the Bible Commentary series. Other titles by McGee include David: A Man After God’s Own Heart, J. Vernon McGee on Prayer, Jesus: Centerpiece of Scripture, Living by Faith, and more.