LOOK OUT FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT (or at least, don't stand underneath it just in case).

 

Read this:

CHRISTIANS SHOULD BE CAREFUL NOT TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT

The Holy Spirit is the least known member of the Trinity. Many Christians know much about God the Father and God the Son but many do not know anything about God the Holy Spirit. Some denominations do not even acknowledge that the Holy Spirit is God.

           Oscar Amaechina  Christian Post

No shit Sherlock!

"Some denominations do not even acknowledge that the Holy Spirit is God."

I like the surprise, almost shock in the tone here in the writer, assuming that everyone accepts that The Holy Spirit is a real thing but that some don't acknowledge that it's a god.

According to Barna research in 2021: “The study shows, in general, that while a majority of America’s self-identified Christians, including many who identify as evangelical, believe that God is all-powerful, all-knowing and is the Creator of the universe, more than half reject a number of biblical teachings and principles, including the existence of the Holy Spirit.”

This article tells us that the Holy Spirit is the executive arm of the Trinity. The world was created by it in Genesis 1. It wrote the Bible (2 Timothy 3:16). It was responsible for the miraculous birth of Jesus (Luke 1:35). All miracles which Jesus did were done by the power of the Holy Spirit (Mathew 12:28). Jesus was able to go to the Cross to be crucified for the salvation of humanity by the leading of the Holy Spirit (Hebrew 9:14). Jesus would have remained in the grave if not for the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:11). After Jesus commissioned the Apostles and the other disciples, they had no motivation of preaching the Gospel until the Holy Spirit enabled them on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2). There is no way we would have come to know Jesus if not for the conviction power of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:3). The Holy Spirit is powerful in more than one way.

Holy shit! - I mean Holy Spirit.

The writer of this claptrap is a real nutter not just a Robert-grade one.

He then goes on to talk about blasphemy and how men were denying the works of the Holy Spirit and attributing them to some other powers - demons? Jesus? He's not entirely clear on this part. He does say that doing that is blasphemous against the Holy Spirit: 

"When “Powerful men of God” abuse their office, they are getting dangerously close to blasphemy. Prophecy is one of the vocal gifts of the Holy Spirit, and abusing the gift of prophecy and saying what the Holy Spirit did not say is a blasphemy against Him."

I think old Oscar is a little bit in love with the Holy Spirit which is clearly his favourite over the old guy and the whippersnapper. He reminds us that Christ was crucified for an alleged case of blasphemy under Judaic law but that Christianity is different from Judaism because it doesn't condemn anyone to death because of blasphemy (that's a relief - ed) but then gets a bit tangled up by saying: "But should we continue to blaspheme that grace may abound? God forbid! It is important that we take heed to the warning of Christ not to say a word against the Holy Spirit because the sin is unforgivable here on earth and the afterlife. If blasphemy against the Holy Spirit cannot be forgiven, what will be the fate of those who are ignorantly engrossed in this sin?" WTF?

Oscar gives up on direct blasphemy at this point and bangs on about apostasy which we all know is an act of refusing to continue to follow, obey, or recognise a religious faith. He says that Christians should avoid mocking the Holy Spirit - those who deny its existence are guilty of the sin of apostasy which in his mind he sees it as an unpardonable sin. 

I guess I'm guilty of this 'unpardonable sin' because, I do admit, I've mocked it and referred to it as the Holy Seagull. Sorry. 

I'm not sure if Richard has an opinion on the Holy Seagull Holy Spirit as he just rolls the Trinity together and mocks it as one entity. He does acknowledge it in a recent post though where he accused Robert of colluding with it for his own advantage.

Robert believes in it and, like Oscar, loves it a bit. He uses it like an instant finance company when he needs a bit of extra dosh, prays to it and, miraculously what he's asked for comes true. Here's an example from an earlier post of his:

"We were a bit short of readies yesterday and I didn't think I'd be able to provide for my little family. I prayed to the Holy Spirit for assistance and lo - when I went shopping in Pak 'n' Save, pork roasts were on deep cut special. I bought two plus some dehydrated mashed spuds,  a couple of litres of Top Top ice-cream, some Scotch eggs, a few chocolate eclairs, some Bulgarian sauvignon blanc and  a family sized pack of Bisto gravy. Life is good. Thanks Holy Spirit."  - Robert the apathetic sanctimonious sinner and toilet cleaner