CONTENT
Preface ix
1 THE SPIRIT 11
In the beginning 12
The beginning of man 13
The Spirit, man, and God 15
2 THE SPIRIT OF FAITH 23
Facing God as real 24
Something outside ourselves 26
Faith directs us away from ourselves 27
Faith and miracles 28
The Spirit and faith 31
3 THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST 33
The Spirit in non-Christian religions 34
The Spirit in Christ's earthly life 36
Jesus lived a life of faith 39
Experiencing Jesus 40
New birth 41
Baptism 42
A death 42
A resurrection 44
The pattern of continuing Christian experience 45
4 THE SPIRIT AND THE WORD 48
The use of words for knowing God 48
The Spirit and the use of words 51
Authority 52
Election 53
The forming of the New Testament 54
The search for reality 56
The Spirit applying Scripture 57
The interpretation of Scripture 59
5 THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE SPIRIT 62
What is the church? 63
The church as the Spirit's work 64
The church indwelt by the Spirit 65
The gifts of the Spirit 68
The Spirit and the sacraments 72
6 THE SPIRIT OF PROCLAMATION 76
Mission in the Old Testament 77
The New Testament 79
The Spirit and preaching 80
The Spirit and witness 83
The Spirit and influence 84
The Spirit and mission 85
7 THE SPIRIT OF GRACE: 1 88
The Spirit in the world 90
The call of God 91
A new creation 95
Repentance 95
Faith in Christ 97
8 THE SPIRIT OF GRACE: 2 100
New life 100
New living 103
Union with Christ 104
Sanctification 107
Christian certainty 110
9 THE SPIRIT OF GOD 116
The Spirit as a person 116
The Spirit as God 118
The Spirit in the Trinity 120
The Spirit at the End 123
Appendix 1: Sanctification: An Explanation of Terms 126
Appendix 2: The Gifts of the Spirit 129
Appendix 3: The Spirit and Revival 134
Further Reading 137
Index 139