Marv Wiseman

The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament

      The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament - Pr. Marv Wiseman

The operations and activities of the Holy Spirit are found scores of times throughout the Old Testament.  In every instance, the Holy Spirit was imparting something of His supernatural Self to whatever it was the situation demanded.  In each event, the human recipient was keenly aware that it was not himself but God’s Spirit that was responsible for what was being accomplished.  He was always to the rescue when something beyond the mere ability of man was needed. Continue reading “The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament” →

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The Holy Spirit in the Creation

      The Holy Spirit in Creation - Pr. Marv Wiseman

We need look no further than the very first chapter of Genesis to find critical activity of the Holy Spirit of God.  Genesis 1:1 tells us that “In the beginning,” Elohim-“God created the heavens and the earth,” And “God” is clearly in the Hebrew plural and rendered “Elohim”.  Following in verse 2, the Holy Spirit of God is referenced with the words “and the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.” The Hebrew word for “move” is the word translated into English as “brooded”, brooded in the way a mother hen broods over her anticipated chicks in incubation. Continue reading “The Holy Spirit in the Creation” →

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The Holy Spirit’s Position in the Trinity 

      The Holy Spirit in the Trinity - Pr. Marv Wiseman

In this present series, we undertake the doctrine of the Holy Spirit of God.  He… and He is referred to in the masculine gender… is not a “thing”, but an “it”, a person.  Not only a person but a divine Person and one who is a full-fledged equal member of the Triune Godhead.  Because the Holy Spirit is commonly referred to as the third Being of the Trinity, as in Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, He’s frequently relegated to a role of lesser authority and importance than the Father and the Son, and this is a grievous mistake.  Continue reading “The Holy Spirit’s Position in the Trinity “ →