Bible Questions & Answers
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QUESTION: Have we concentrated less in the past on the Holy Spirit than
the Father and the Son?
ANSWER: The line of thought, that we have not concentrated on the Holy Spirit
to the same degree as God and Christ, is to some degree legitimate, since He is
the third person in the Godhead. However, I know of none that have suppressed
the knowledge, attributes, or functions of the Holy Spirit. It appears that some,
especially in the Pentecostal movement, have taken it upon themselves to give
“undue” attention to the Holy Spirit, thus relegating the Father and Son to
seemingly inferior roles. This ought not to be! The yearning for spiritual gifts by
the groups you speak of stems from an immature need to “walk by sight and not
by faith,” instead of the other way around (I Corinthians 13:11; II Corinthians 5:7).
It is an attempt to prove (or to be assured of) one’s faith based on a “feeling” of
being set free as the result of seeing or experiencing a sign from God (Matthew
12:39). It is a false assurance based on a false premise and it, therefore, will not
stand in Judgment! Faith comes only by hearing (which includes acceptance and
obedience) the Word of God (Romans 10:17).
