One of the effects that all the discussion surrounding Strange Fire
has had on me, personally, has been to renew my interest in the Person
and work of the Holy Spirit. And not just the discussion as it relates
to the gifts of the Spirit, but in all the ways the Third Person of the
Trinity exists and works to be worthy of all worship.
To that end, I’ve been reading some stuff on pneumatology. And one of
the books that has invariably come up in discussions of good theology
books on the Holy Spirit is George Smeaton’s The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit,
first published in 1882. Having been published two decades before
Charles Fox Parham and Agnes Ozman would introduce the modern versions
of the miraculous gifts to the church, Smeaton’s discussion of the gifts
is particularly interesting to me. So, I’ve been reading selections of
his work, and wanted to share with you some of the things he includes in
his lecture entitled, “The Work of the Spirit in the Inspiration of
Prophets and Apostles.” I’m quoting from the 1958 Banner of Truth
edition. Continue at Mike Riccardi
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