The Holy Spirit

By Dr. John Thomas Wylie

Being spiritually inspired, we have presented a publication which is an effort to present the personal views of the author as well as the usage of inspirational and reliable resources. It is an effort to present the personality and presence of the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost) with holy unison.
This is not so much a record of my personal experiences with the Holy Spirit but an academic and biblical effort to present him as he is with regard to all that he is. It is my intention to exhibit a scriptural-based foundation in this study of the Holy Spirit.
This publication seeks to show the active doings of the Holy Spirit in todays world for todays people. He is very active in the church in the hearts of many whom he has called his people.
It is my prayer you find great joy in the reading of this Spirit-filled, God-inspired publication. May it inspire you for many days to come.
Rev. Dr. John Thomas Wylie

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jul 29, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524612818

Dr. John Thomas Wylie

The Reverend Dr. John Thomas Wylie is one who has dedicated his life to the work of God’s Service, the service of others; and being a powerful witness for the Gospel of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Dr. Wylie was called into the Gospel Ministry June 1979, whereby in that same year he entered The American Baptist College of the American Baptist Theological Seminary, Nashville, Tennessee. As a young Seminarian, he read every book available to him that would help him better his understanding of God as well as God’s plan of Salvation and the Christian Faith. He made a commitment as a promising student that he would inspire others as God inspires him. He understood early in his ministry that we live in times where people question not only who God is; but whether miracles are real, whether or not man can make a change, and who the enemy is or if the enemy truly exists. Dr. Wylie carried out his commitment to God, which has been one of excellence which led to his earning his Bachelors of Arts in Bible/Theology/Pastoral Studies. Faithful and obedient to the call of God, he continued to matriculate in his studies earning his Masters of Ministry from Emmanuel Bible College, Nashville, Tennessee & Emmanuel Bible College, Rossville, Georgia. Still, inspired to please the Lord and do that which is well – pleasing in the Lord’s sight, Dr. Wylie recently on March 2006, completed his Masters of Education degree with a concentration in Instructional Technology earned at The American Intercontinental University, Holloman Estates, Illinois. Dr. Wylie also previous to this, earned his Education Specialist Degree from Jones International University, Centennial, Colorado and his Doctorate of Theology from The Holy Trinity College and Seminary, St. Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Wylie has served in the capacity of pastor at two congregations in Middle Tennessee and Southern Tennessee, as well as served as an Evangelistic Preacher, Teacher, Chaplain, Christian Educator, and finally a published author, writer of many great inspirational Christian Publications such as his first publication: 112 “Only One God: Who Is He?” – published August 2002 via formally 1st books library (which is now AuthorHouse Book Publishers located in Bloomington, Indiana & Milton Keynes, United Kingdom) which caught the attention of The Atlanta Journal Constitution Newspaper. Dr. Wylie is happily married to Angel G. Wylie, a retired Dekalb Elementary School teacher who loves to work with the very young children and who always encourages her husband to move forward in the Name of Jesus Christ. They have Four children, 11 grand-children and one great-grandson all of whom they are very proud. Both Dr. Wylie and Angela Wylie serve as members of the Salem Baptist Church, located in Lilburn, Georgia, where the Reverend Dr. Richard B. Haynes is Senior pastor. Dr. Wylie has stated of his wife: “she knows the charm and beauty of sincerity, goodness, and purity through Jesus Christ. Yes, she is a Christian and realizes the true meaning of loveliness as the reflection as her life of holy living gives new meaning, hope, and purpose to that of her husband, her children, others may say of her, “Behold the handmaiden of the Lord.” A Servant of Jesus Christ!

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Published by AuthorHouse 06/03/2016

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CONTENTS

Preface

Chapter One

Who Is The Holy Spirit?

Heavenly Ghost/Holy Ghost/Holy Spirit

He Is A Person

He Is A Member of The Trinity

Spiritual/ Profound Power

Related to Believers

The Holy Spirit’s Part In Creation

From the Scriptures

From the Use of Elohim

A few Particulars Of The Spirit’s Part In Creation

Beginnings of The Church

Chapter Two

The Holy Spirit And His Mission On Earth

Who Is The Holy Spirit?

Chapter Three

What Does The Spirit Do In The World?

Chapter Four

The Gift Or The Baptism Of The Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit’s Part In Revelation And Inspiration

The Author Of Revelation

The Divine Instrument

The Christian Life: Living In The Spirit

The Person of the Holy Spirit

The Work of the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit motivated the Biblical Journalists.

He leads us to Salvation.

He indwells in the adherent.

He Leads the congregation.

He is our Counselor.

He is our Strength.

He is our Teacher.

He is our Assurer.

Chapter Five

Obscenity (Blasphemy) Against The Holy Spirit

The Controversy Concerning The Sin

The Cause (Matthew 12:22-23)

The Charge (Matthew 12:24-29)

The Lord’s answer comprised of three proclamations (vv.25-29)

The Character Of The Sin

Chapter Six

The Holy Ghost

The Christian life must be under control of the Holy Ghost, the fact that life will be a witness.

The Role of The Holy Ghost

Talking in the Unknown Tongue

The Fruit And Gifts Of The Spirit

Images Of The Holy Spirit

Qualities Of The Holy Spirit

Blessings Of The Holy Spirit’

Bibliography

PREFACE

I have a spiritual conviction that in these troubling, trying, tiresome days, spiritually, we ought to focus more on lectures, sermons and comments on the great Christian doctrines of the Christian faith.

By the same token, however, we should expound in such a manner in the simplest terms so that the average layperson in the pew can understand exactly the meaning of these doctrines. I have tried to present such in this publication with simple expositions.

I hope these expositions may be used of God to bless many who read its contents. My preaching brethren are free to use these expositions in any way that will assist them to glorify Our Lord and Saviour.

Reverend Dr. John Thomas Wylie

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A Special

Dedication And Memorial

This publication is dedicated In Memory Of The

Late Reverend Dr. John L. Copeland,

Former Pastor Of Zion Missionary Baptist Church

Nashville, Tennessee

Who First Inspired Me To Publish and Hold Jesus Christ

Above All.

And To His Wife: Mother Clara Penny James Copeland,

A True Icon In The Christian Community

I Thank You For Your Spiritual Encouragement

Along life’s Way!

To God Be The Glory!

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CHAPTER

One

Who Is The Holy Spirit?

God as present and dynamic in the otherworldly encounters of men. The term in its later sense does not happen in the Old Testament. The fundamental Hebrew words mean additionally breath or wind, as in the Greek. It is just as men knew about a type of presence which had no material shape or frame; the storage room relationship they could consider was that of breath or wind. Jesus himself utilized the relationship as a part of his discussion with Nicodemus about being conceived of the Spirit (John 3:5-8). The less God was considered as having a physical structure, the more accentuation was laid on his being a Spirit, as undetectable however as genuine as the wind or breath.’

In Psalm 51:11 and Isaiah 63:10 f. we discover the expressions the blessed Spirit and his heavenly Spirit," however the significance is not that of later Christian thought. All that is implied is that God manages men by his Spirit, and that this Spirit is blessed in light of the fact that it is the Spirit of the God who is Himself heavenly. This without a doubt, is the trademark thought about the Old Testament; the refinement is made between God as a Spirit and the soul of this awesome Spirit. The soul of the celestial Spirit is his extremely life rule, whereby He can bear on all His differing exercises in creation (Genesis 1:2; Job 26:13; Psalm 104:27-32). In the issues of men (Zech 4:1-6). In blessing men with extraordinary endowments (Exodus 31:3; Judges 3:10, 14:6; 1 Samuel 16:13, 14; Isaiah 11:2, 61:1-3), and in censuring, indicting,