What's you name?Who's your daddy?
Is he rich like me?
Has he taken any timeTo show you what you need to live?
Those lyrics could apply to The Holy Ghost.
I was reading the latest post on Richard's Bass Bag this morning (it's a cold day here with very low cloud and mist so there's nothing much happening) and liked his idea of a revolution in heaven.
This is one of his best ideas for a while and is nearly as good as his mistaken belief that by now we should all be driving around in hovercrafts.
What if there was a revolution in heaven though?
That holy ghost joker seems to have been given a bad rap. For a start he/she/it wasn't given a normal body, instead being given the form of a seagull:
I can see why this might rankle given the implication that he/she/it just flies in, makes a lot of noise and shits over everyone. I mean - wouldn't that make you mad?
After a couple of thousand years the holy seagull hasn't been given much to do or, if he/she/it did anything, old Goddy and Jesus seem to have suppressed any mention of it and hogged the limelight for themselves.
It was reported that the holy seagull had some sort of role to play in Jesus's conception but, given the aforementioned unfortunate form, his/her/its involvement might have been more of a voyeuristic one with Archangel Michael having the more 'active' role.
I went to The Bible Speaks To You on-line for some answers and learned this:What does the Holy Ghost do?
It reveals the Christ and announces its coming. Matt 1:18, Luke 2:25
Baptism of the Holy Ghost. Matt 3:11
It energizes. Luke 1:15
It fills us with inspiration. Luke 1:41,46-55,67-79
It leads into all truth and teaches all things. John14:26,
It abides with us forever. John 14:16
It speaks the words of God. Luke 3:22
It leads us into the wilderness not to tempt us but to make us face temptation head on. Luke 4:1
It puts the words of God in our mouth. Luke 12:2
It commands us to preach the Gospel. Acts 1:2
It causes us to champion Christ’s cause, not our own. Acts 4:31
It bears witness to the mission of Christ. Mark 12:36
It infuriates the carnal mind but gives us boldness. Acts 7:54
It reveals heaven & shows relationship of Christ to God. Acts 7:56
It multiplies the number of believers. Acts 2:41, 9:31
It “falls” on those who hear the Gospel in their hearts. Acts 10:45-47
It assigns tasks to believers and sends them forth. Acts 13:2
It commands us what not to do. Acts 16:6
It makes us overseers of the church. Acts 20:28
It makes us prophets. II Peter 1:21
It enables us to heal through God’s power.
All very good but not very helpful. It also seems to pad out his/her/its responsibilities and achievements kind of like an under-performer pads out a CV.
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"What's you name?"
ReplyDeleteHovercraft doesn't need a plural.
"I saw three hovercraft."
Remember that you're expounding on a Richard's Bass Bag* gem of an idea here so grammar is important.
* the original bass bagging site
Hovercraft ARE vehicles that are supported above the surface of land or water by a cushion of air produced by downwardly directed fans. No doubt you get around without your feet touching the ground most mornings.
Delete"What's you name?" Not me - blame The Zombies
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