It has struck me that in almost all discussions about the Holy Spirit and his work, the topic “the Spirit and judgment” is left out of consideration. We do not connect that with the Spirit so readily. For Scripture calls the Holy Spirit also “a spirit of judgment and of fire” (Isa. In this article I draw attention to an aspect of the comprehensive work of the Spirit that has remained very much in the background in theological reflection and in our speaking about the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is even involved in matters of learning and insight (Ex. It is the Holy Spirit who renews the face of the earth in the spring (Ps. 33:6), and he is involved in the upholding all things. And so Lord’s Day 8 of the Heidelberg Catechism rightly speaks about “the Holy Spirit and our sanctification”.īut Scripture shows that the work of the Holy Spirit is not restricted to sanctifying us. For it is he who causes us to be born again (John 3:8) and who works our sanctification (1Th. When we think about the work of the Holy Spirit, we think right away about the renewal of our hearts and lives.
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